Who is playing Frankie Drake?

Who is playing Frankie Drake?

Lauren Lee Smith Overview. Lauren Lee Smith portrays the fictional Frankie Drake, the first female private detective in 1920s Toronto, with Chantel Riley as her crime solving partner Trudy Clarke.

Why did Frankie Drake go blonde in Season 3?

Gone are the sleuth's signature red locks, replaced instead by a very modern blonde bob. Presumably, this hairdo change is because star Lauren Lee Smith got tired of dying her natural hair color every year for the show.

Why does Frankie Drake wear modern clothes?

Lauren Lee Smith admits “historical liberties” are taken with Frankie's clothes on The Frankie Drake Mysteries. ... In season one, we tried to only wear vintage clothing but it would just sort of disintegrate so they started mixing them with contemporary clothes.

Is Trudy dead in Frankie Drake mysteries?

To be fair, it's an unexpected way of telling a familiar story. When Chantel Riley's Trudy Clarke turns up dead on the floor of the Drake Detective Agency in the episode's opening moments, it's wildly shocking. Especially when it seems as though it's very, very real.

Has Lauren Lee Smith always played Frankie?

In early 2007, she played Kath in the CBC miniseries Dragon Boys. The same year, Smith was cast in starring roles in the 2008 thriller film Pathology and in the 2009 drama film Helen with Ashley Judd. ... In 2017, she was cast in the lead role in the CBC drama series Frankie Drake Mysteries.

How many episodes of Frankie Drake are there?

41 Frankie Drake Mysteries/Numero di puntate

Did Lauren Lee Smith wear a wig?

Her hair was damaged when she went from red back to blonde to start filming last fall, and eventually had to be cut as a result. Given that episodes and certain scenes are shot out of order, we had to use a wig for consistency's sake in just a few instances.

Does Frankie Drake wear a wig?

TTVJ: Frankie has a bit of a different look this season, as do you with your haircut. ... In Season 2, we decided to do a beautiful wig, but it added an hour and a half to my day everyday — which is a little insane because shooting is already between 12-15 hours.

Will Frankie Drake have a Season 5?

Frankie Drake Mysteries Will Not Get Season 5.

Is Frankie Drake having a Season 4?

SEASON FOUR OF FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES TO MAKE U.S. DEBUT ON OVATION TV; PREMIERES OCTOBER 2 DURING MYSTERY ALLEY BLOCK. Los Angeles, CA – Ovation TV, America's only arts network, has set the U.S. premiere date for the fourth season of the beloved drama series Frankie Drake Mysteries.

Why was Frankie Drake cancelled?

• Could it be that Grace and Frankie was canceled due to the fact that their storyline was a little too close for comfort to that of the Amazon series, Transparent, a show in which the main character, an older transgender woman, comes out to her family and friends? Unfortunately, some would argue yes, as pointed out by an article in Salon.

Who plays Frankie Drake?

• Lauren Lee Smith plays the lead role in Frankie Drake Mysteries. She was first discovered in her native Vancouver when she was cast as a series regular on the hit Showtime series The L Word . Lauren seamlessly transitioned to films by co-starring in Terry Zwigoff’s film Art School Confidential for Sony Classics, opposite Max Minghella .

Where are Frankie Drake Mysteries filmed?

• Frankie Drake Mysteries was filmed in Toronto in Canada.