About

Andrea Rankin (she/her) is an award-winning Canadian actor, singer-songwriter, educator, and co-founder of the Trauma-Informed Arts Institute. She is a professional performer with membership in both the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and is a certified teacher and member of the Ontario College of Teachers.

As an actor Andrea has performed leading roles in plays, musicals and operas across Canada, including four seasons at the Stratford Festival where she originated roles in several world première productions and played Shakespearean leads like Ophelia in Hamlet (2022). Andrea is also a musical artist: her debut EP Tides was featured on CBC Music and SiriusXM Radio, and she is currently working on her full-length album Petrichor.

Andrea holds a Master of Teaching degree from at the University of Toronto, where she was awarded a full-tuition graduate research scholarship from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada for her research into trauma-informed practices in arts education. She also holds a BFA in Acting (UofA), Vocal Music (Grade 9) and Vocal Pedagogy & Conducting credentials from the Royal Conservatory of Music and is a graduate of the Birmingham Conservatory for Classical Acting at the Stratford Festival. Her work bridges the performing arts and education, with a deep commitment to creating safer, more sustainable spaces for creativity, learning, and performance.

Above all, Andrea approaches her work — and the people she meets — with creativity, curiosity and care.