When I profess that I adore young actors, I am completely in earnest. And it seems like the ones that the Hallmark network hires are always the crème de la crème. Whether they appear in background scenes, have a line or two, or are essentially the junior leads, I am consistently impressed with their competence as well as their humility. I realize their parents are quite often the reason they are well grounded, and when I noticed Shay Thorsen in the cast list for the sequel to one of my all-time favorite Hallmark films, All of My Heart, I immediately contacted her for an interview. And I am immensely honored to share our recent chat with all of my fantastic followers!
RH: So nice that we could chat today, Shay. How old are you now?
ST:
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I started when I was about four, but then we moved to Hawaii, and we lived there for about seven years. Then we came back to Canada, and I started acting classes 'cause it was always something I had been interested in besides being something fun to do. Acting became my passion and I love doing it.
Wow! So why did you go from Vancouver to Hawaii?
Well, I couldn't get into the kindergarten I wanted to go to here in Vancouver. So that took us to Hawaii.
Oh my goodness! I'm thinking, "Why did you come back from Hawaii?"
I know what you mean. It's because we're not Americans. That's why we had to come back to Vancouver. As my mom would say, "It's complicated."
That's what I was thinking. I have enough Canadian actor friends who try to come to the U.S., and it can be a very long, hard process. Did you happen to do any acting while in Hawaii?
No, because again we're not Americans. You can only do American acting if you're American and Canadian acting if you're Canadian.
Again, that's what I thought. When you get older, there are ways, but even those can be rather time-consuming and involved. {pause} Back to your career, Shay, what was your first acting credit?
I think the first was an Audi
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