She starred for three seasons in HBOs American version of the British seriesGetting On.
Shes appeared in over 120 film and TV projects fromDances with WolvestoLegends of the FallandSmoke Signals.
She is currently in post-production on a feature on the Black Power movement in Canada.
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Simmonds first emerged as the star of Todd Hayness filmWonderstruckopposite Julianne Moore.
