Heather White

Biography

Heather has been involved with Mohawk Girls since 2007 when it started as the short film Escape Hatch. She hopes that Mohawk Girls and the casting of a plus-size actress as the character Caitlin will help inspire other young women to adopt a positive body image, as well as encourage them to work hard, to always follow their dreams, and continue to break society’s expectations of beauty.

After graduating from Concordia University’s Theatre Program and attending Toronto’s Center for Indigenous Theatre Heather worked on the Muriel Miguel collaborative creation A Series of Savage Events: A Love Story, Alanis King’s play Gegwah, spoken entirely in the Ojibway language, and worked under the tutel...