Months before, Lightning had auditioned for Trickster, a Canadian TV show about an Indigenous family, submitting a tape of herself acting while four months pregnant. "It's really exciting to be a part of something that's Canadian and Indigenous and a juicy role," Lightning said Monday in an interview with CBC Edmonton's Radio Active. Radio Active 10:21 Trickster stars local Enoch Cree actor Local actor Crystle Lightning joins us to talk about her lead role in the CBC series Trickster. Lightning plays Jared's mother, Maggie, who would do anything to protect her son but struggles with her own issues, including substance abuse and mental illness. Georgina Lightning plays Sophia, Maggie's mother and Jared's grandmother, on the show.

Source: CBC News October 06, 2020 13:00 UTC