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Columpa Bobb (born 1974) is a Canadian actor, playwright, poet and teacher of Coastal Salish decent. She has been performing, writing plays and teaching for a number of years. In 1997 she won a Jesse Richardson Theatre Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her work in Firehall Theatre's production of Drew Hayden Taylor's Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth.

Her play, Jumping Mouse (cowritten with Marion deVries), a play for young audiences, was nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award and a James Buller Award. Bobb is most recognized for the role of Mary Cook on the CBC show North of 60 and guest roles on the short lived series The Rez.

She is the daughter of poet and writer Lee Maracle and the great-granddaughter of actor Chief Dan George. She was a cultural instructor and faculty member of the Centre for Indigenous Theatre in Toronto. She is currently teaching classes and directing the Young Company for Manitoba Theatre for Young People in Winnipeg, Manitoba where she now lives.

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