Savannah Burton

Burton in 2014

Savannah Burton (born c. 1977)[1] is a Canadian actor and athlete originally from Corner Brook, Newfoundland.[2] She was named to the Canadian national dodgeball team in March 2015, becoming the first out transgender athlete to compete for Canada internationally in team sports.[3]

Career

Burton became a member of the Canadian acting union ACTRA in 2006 and is best known for her roles on Beauty & the Beast on the CW Network and Killjoys on the Syfy network. In 2017, she was selected to be a member of Me to We Canada Future 50 series.[4]

In 2017 she moved to Los Angeles to further her acting career.[1]

In 2022 she appeared in the short film Junior's Giant.[5]

Athletics

In 2014 Burton competed in a rowing marathon in Ottawa.[6] She and teammate Enza Anderson became the first openly trans rowers to compete in Canada.[6]

She is the first out transgender athlete to compete for Canada internationally in team sports, having been selected for the Canadian national women's dodgeball team in March 2015.[3][7] Her team finished fourth in the Dodgeball World Championship in Las Vegas that year. She competed again in 2017 as part of Team Maple Leaf when the championship was hosted at the Markham Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario.[8] She had previously been a member of Canada's men's team at the inaugural 2012 world championship in Kuala Lumpur, before her transition.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Haynes, Megan (2 February 2017). "Transgender Toronto actress takes on the U.S." The Toronto Star. p. 50.
  2. ↑ Hurley, Cory (8 December 2015). "Transgender woman from Corner Brook led human rights case". PNI Atlantic News.
  3. 1 2 3 Lou, Ethan (6 July 2015). "Transgender dodgeballer to represent Canada". The Toronto Star. p. 5. ...the team will include what's believed to be a first for any Canadian sports team on the international stage: a transgender athlete.
  4. ↑ "Meet the WE are Canada Future 50: Savannah Burton". WE. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  5. ↑ "Junior's Giant". Canadian Film Fest. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 Clancy, Clare (24 August 2014). "Transgender athletes compete in Ottawa to change attitudes in sports". CTV News. Canadian Press.
  7. ↑ Costa, Daniela (2015-05-22). "Trans athlete added to Canadian women's dodgeball team". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  8. ↑ "This trans dodgeball player shares her experience on the court". Xtra Magazine. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2019-07-10 – via YouTube.
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