Description
Gloria Iatridis is Inuvialuk, a member of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region in the Western Arctic. She was born and raised in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Olivia Kate Iatridis, is also a member of the same land claim region. Over her thirty-year career, Gloria has worked in a variety of capacities for the public services sector of the governments of the Northwest Territories, Alberta, and the federal government. Gloria considers her most successful endeavour to be her role as a supportive mother and champion to her children, Olivia and Michael. Gloria loves being a mother and decided early on that she would nurture and support whatever passions her children had. She believes that any child can do whatever they set their mind to and that parents should be there to support them and guide them to success. Gloria is one of Olivia’s greatest fans and will continue to support her throughout her acting career.
There are many unwritten rules in the film industry, many of which actors only learn through experience. After years of being her daughter’s manager and greatest supporter, Gloria Iatridis shares her insights on being a parent to a child actor in Booked, combining advice for the parent with a child actor with memoirs of her and Olivia’s experiences in the industry.
Although Gloria encourages parents to support their children’s passions, there are many things a parent should be aware of before entering the film industry. Together with Olivia, she shares information from an Indigenous perspective on how to support a child actor through their budding career, covering a broad range of topics such as:
• How to stay safe in the film industry
• Finding an agent
• Auditions and callbacks
• Payment and contracts
• Representation, diversity, and inclusion
• Balancing acting work and personal life for both parent and child
The Iatridises write to make sure both parents and children are prepared for the hard work and dedication necessary for a career as a child actor—and to celebrate all the victories that come with acting too.