Joe Beaudoin Jr.: Created page with "{{Cast Data | image= | character= Female Dancer | series= Caprica | nationality= CA | imdb= 2755573 | sortkey= Giroday, Paula }} '''Paula Giroday''' is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer who portrayed a Female Dancer at Mysteries in {{CAP|Ghosts in the Machine|prose=Y}}. == Career == Giroday was born in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.im..."

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'''Paula Giroday''' is a Canadian actress, writer, and producer who portrayed a Female Dancer at [[Mysteries]] in {{CAP|Ghosts in the Machine|prose=Y}}.

== Career ==

Giroday was born in [[w:Coquitlam|Coquitlam]], [[w:British Columbia|British Columbia]], Canada.<ref group="external" name="imdb_paula_giroday_bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2755573/bio/#:~:text=Paula%20Giroday%20was%20born%20in%20Coquitlam%2C%20British%20Columbia%2C%20Canada|title=Paula Giroday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

=== Acting ===

Giroday is known for her role as Trish in ''[[w:Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' (2011).<ref group="external" name="imdb_once_upon">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843230/characters/nm2755573|title=Once Upon a Time (TV Series 2011-2018) - Paula Giroday as Trish|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> Her other television credits include ''[[w:The Detour (TV series)|The Detour]]'' (2016) and ''[[w:Motive (TV series)|Motive]]'' (2013).<ref group="external" name="imdb_paula_giroday_known">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2755573/#:~:text=She%20is%20known%20for%20Once%20Upon%20a%20Time%20(2011)%2C%20The%20Detour%20(2016)%20and%20Motive%20(2013)|title=Paula Giroday|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

Additional television appearances include ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'' (2009) as Gorgeous Latina #2 in "Echo,"<ref group="external" name="celebwhois_smallville">{{cite web|url=https://celebwhois.com/f5903/#:~:text=Smallville%20(TV%20Series)%20Gorgeous%20Latina%20%232%20%2D%20Echo%20(2009)|title=Paula Giroday Wiki, Bio, facts|publisher=CelebWhoIs|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> and ''[[w:Alice (miniseries)|Alice]]'' (2009) as a Go Go Dancer.<ref group="external" name="celebwhois_alice">{{cite web|url=https://celebwhois.com/f5903/#:~:text=Alice%20(TV%20Mini%20Series)%20Go%20Go%20Dancer%20%2D%20Episode%20%231.2%20(2009)|title=Paula Giroday Wiki, Bio, facts|publisher=CelebWhoIs|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

Her film work includes roles in ''Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas'' (2021), ''Christmas Sail'' (2021), and ''[[w:Playing Cupid (2021 film)|Playing Cupid]]'' (2021) as Misty.<ref group="external" name="imdb_playing_cupid">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11348956/characters/nm2755573|title=Playing Cupid (TV Movie 2021) - Paula Giroday as Misty|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> In 2022, she appeared in ''[[w:Family Law (Canadian TV series)|Family Law]]'' as Odessa.<ref group="external" name="imdb_paula_giroday_family_law">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2755573/filmotype/actress#:~:text=Family%20Law,Odessa%20(1%20episode%2C%202022)|title=Paula Giroday - Actress|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

=== Dance and Performance Background ===

Giroday has been performing since the age of three.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_performing_since_three">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=We%27ve%20all%20been%20performing%20since%20we%20were%20three%20years%20old|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> She met her ''True Heroines'' collaborators Fiona Vroom and Jovanna Huguet while working together at a Vancouver cabaret, where they danced together for two years.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_cabaret_met">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=The%20three%20of%20us%20met%20when%20we%20were%20working%20at%20another%20cabaret%20in%20Vancouver%20that%20shut%20down%2C%20actually.%20We%20were%20dancing%20together%20for%20two%20years|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> When that cabaret closed, the three performers decided to continue working together and created their own multimedia project.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_continue_working">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=we%20just%20thought%20we%20could%20do%20our%20own.%20We%20really%20wanted%20to%20incorporate%20singing%20and%20dancing%20into%20the%20TV|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

Giroday explained their motivation for creating performance opportunities:

{{quote|text=We want to be able to sing, dance, and sing all the time, especially as you get older and you're not necessarily getting as much work in the professional dance world as you might be getting when you were younger. We never want to lose that and keep that.|sign=Paula Giroday|source=''That Shelf'' interview, March 2014<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_dance_motivation">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=We%20want%20to%20be%20able%20to%20sing%2C%20dance%2C%20and%20sing%20all%20the%20time%2C%20especially%20as%20you%20get%20older%20and%20you%27re%20not%20necessarily%20getting%20as%20much%20work%20in%20the%20professional%20dance%20world|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>}}

=== Producer and Writer ===

Giroday was the creator and executive producer of the webseries ''The True Heroines'' (2011-2013), in which she also portrayed Dottie Rodriguez, a 1950s housewife with super strength.<ref group="external" name="imdb_true_heroines_character">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1752761/characters/nm2755573|title=The True Heroines (TV Series 2011-2013) - Paula Giroday as Dottie Rodriguez|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="celebwhois_true_heroines_creator">{{cite web|url=https://celebwhois.com/f5903/#:~:text=The%20True%20Heroines%20(TV%20Series)%20(creator%20%2D%206%20episodes)%20%2D%20Come%20On%2Da%20My%20House%20(2013)|title=Paula Giroday Wiki, Bio, facts|publisher=CelebWhoIs|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

The series was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best web content.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_csa_nomination">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=While%20in%20town%20for%20this%20week%27s%20Canadian%20Screen%20Award%20events%2C%20where%20the%20series%20was%20nominated%20for%20an%20award%20for%20best%20web%20content|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> Set in 1951 New Paradise Hill, the webseries followed three former genetically-created supersoldiers attempting to live as suburban housewives while evading the corporation that created them.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_series_description">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=True%20Heroines%20on%20the%20web%20follows%20three%20young%20housewives%20in%20the%20sleepy%20little%20Hamlet%20of%20New%20Paradise%20Hill%20in%201951|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

The production emphasized female representation both in front of and behind the camera, with a female director, female cinematographer, and large female crew.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_female_crew">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=It%20was%20really%20important%20to%20us%20to%20highlight%20women%20even%20on%20the%20set.%20We%20had%20a%20female%20director%2C%20a%20female%20cinematographer%2C%20and%20a%20large%20female%20crew|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> The project combined both a webseries and live stage cabarets, which the creators called a "comic strip cabaret" featuring vignettes exploring the characters' backstories in the 1940s.<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_comic_strip_cabaret">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=We%20call%20it%20a%20%22comic%20strip%20cabaret%22%20because%20it%27s%20filled%20with%20all%20of%20these%20vignettes|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

Describing the thematic goals of the series, Giroday explained the metaphor of hidden identities in 1950s society:

{{quote|text=The 50s was very much a time for things like that. People didn't really have superpowers, but lots of people definitely took it upon themselves to hide who they were. If you were gay, you couldn't say it. If you were hyperactive, you had hysteria. If you were a women, you had a whole other list of expectations. It was all so self-contained in that time, so that's what kind of got us thinking about how our superpowers would fit into that and make these characters who they are.|sign=Paula Giroday|source=''That Shelf'' interview, March 2014<ref group="commentary" name="thatshelf_fifties_hiding">{{cite web|url=https://thatshelf.com/interview-the-true-heroines/#:~:text=The%2050s%20was%20very%20much%20a%20time%20for%20things%20like%20that.%20People%20didn%27t%20really%20have%20superpowers%2C%20but%20lots%20of%20people%20definitely%20took%20it%20upon%20themselves%20to%20hide%20who%20they%20were|title=Interview: The True Heroines|publisher=That Shelf|date=8 March 2014|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>}}

She also worked as choreographer on the short film ''Three Days''.<ref group="external" name="celebwhois_choreographer">{{cite web|url=https://celebwhois.com/f5903/#:~:text=Three%20Days%20(Short)%20(Choreographer)%20(post%2Dproduction)|title=Paula Giroday Wiki, Bio, facts|publisher=CelebWhoIs|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

=== Coaching and Writing ===

Giroday works as a sex and intimacy coach through her practice Sensual Heart Wellness.<ref group="external" name="instagram_sensualheart">{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/paulagiroday_/#:~:text=Sex%20and%20intimacy%20coach%20%40sensualheart_wellness|title=Paula Giroday (@paulagiroday_)|publisher=Instagram|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> She writes on [[w:Substack|Substack]] under the name "LoveSexIntelligence," describing herself as a "Sex and relationship coach, mother of two, wife, and curious woman figuring it out moment to moment."<ref group="external" name="substack_bio">{{cite web|url=https://substack.com/@lovesexintelligence#:~:text=Sex%20and%20relationship%20coach%2C%20mother%20of%20two%2C%20wife%2C%20and%20curious%20woman%20figuring%20it%20out%20moment%20to%20moment|title=LOVE SEX INTELLIGENCE|publisher=Substack|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref> Her Substack shares "real, honest, personal and expert insight into love and sex."<ref group="external" name="substack_description">{{cite web|url=https://substack.com/@lovesexintelligence#:~:text=Here%20to%20share%20real%2C%20honest%2C%20personal%20and%20expert%20insight%20into%20love%20and%20sex|title=LOVE SEX INTELLIGENCE|publisher=Substack|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

In her writing, Giroday explores themes of capacity, burnout, and self-acceptance, drawing from her experiences balancing motherhood, marriage, and her coaching practice.<ref group="external" name="substack_capacity">{{cite web|url=https://lovesexintelligence.substack.com/p/the-great-liberation-of-accepting#:~:text=Between%20the%20expectation%20to%20show%20up%20for%20everyone%2C%20run%20a%20household%2C%20tend%20to%20the%20endless%20piles%20of%20laundry%20and%20everything%20in%20between%2C%20raise%20two%20small%20children|title=The great liberation of accepting your capacity|author=LOVE SEX INTELLIGENCE|date=10 October 2025|publisher=Substack|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

== Personal Life ==

Giroday is married with two children.<ref group="external" name="substack_bio" /> Her husband works out of town, requiring her to frequently manage the household independently.<ref group="external" name="substack_husband">{{cite web|url=https://lovesexintelligence.substack.com/p/the-great-liberation-of-accepting#:~:text=half%20the%20time%20on%20my%20own%20because%20my%20husband%20works%20out%20of%20town|title=The great liberation of accepting your capacity|author=LOVE SEX INTELLIGENCE|date=10 October 2025|publisher=Substack|accessdate=4 January 2026}}</ref>

== References ==

=== External Sources ===
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=== Commentary and Interviews ===
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