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Lorena Gale (born May 9, 1958 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actress, director, and writer. She has been active in stage, movie, and television acting since the 1980s. She is the author of two award-winning plays, Angélique and Je me souviens. Gale is also a wife and mother.

Recently, Gale has acted in several A-list movies, including Fantastic Four, The Chronicles of Riddick, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She has guest starred on programs such as The X-Files, Smallville, and Kingdom Hospital. Until August 2005, she starred as Priestess Elosha on the SciFi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica.

Concerning her role in Battlestar Galactica, Gale has said that she most enjoyed the woman-to-woman scenes with Mary McDonnell. She believes that there is no such thing as "artificial intelligence", just "intelligence". She enjoys watching the show as a fan. (Podcast)

Her play, Angélique, the story of executed slave Marie-Joseph Angelique, was the winner of the 1995...

Created by dipity on Jan 24, 2008

Last updated: 11/17/09 at 12:16 PM

• The Exorcism of Emily Rose
  Sep 8, 2005

  The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a 2005 horror/thriller film directed by Scott Derrickson. The film is based on the true story of Anneliese Michel, a young Catholic woman from Germany who died in 1976 after unsuccessful attempts to cure her from the alleged state of demonic possession with the means of psychotropic drugs. Also, a church-approved exorcism was performed on her, according to her wish. According to the court, her death was caused by medical neglect of the priest watching over her. The story of her short life which consisted of strong faith and an exhausting struggle with what seemed to be supernatural powers served as the basis for this horror movie. The screenplay was written by Scott Derrickson and Paul Harris Boardman. Many viewers saw the film as a courtroom drama that was marketed as a horror film, and it was largely dismissed by critics who were expecting a more terrifying experience. As of July 18, 2006 it had made $144,166,820 worldwide according to www...,
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• Lorena Gale's Birthday
  May 8, 1958

  Lorena Gale was born