Ferne Downey
President

Ferne Downey is the President of ACTRA, the national union representing over 21,000 professional performers in the English-language recorded media in Canada. Ferne has spent the past 28 years working extensively as an actor in radio, television, film, and theatre and has served ACTRA members as an elected representative for 18 years. Past service to the union includes participation on collective bargaining committees, two terms as Vice-President Communications and President for ACTRA Toronto, and three terms as National Treasurer. She is ACTRA’s representative on the board of the ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society. Downey is the second woman to be ACTRA’s National President in the organization’s 66-year history.