Renée graduated from the University of Calgary's Fine Arts program with the Dean's Award for Creative Achievement.  Her minor was in History, in keeping with  her love of good stories.  She has worked professionally as an actor and improvisor since her youth, and continues to develop new work that explores and builds on her training in theatre, comedy and improvisation.  Renée cofounded The Wind-Up Dames after graduating from the U of C, which created original plays for Alberta Theatre Project's (PlayRite's Festival; Le Gros Spectacle), Ground Zero Theatre (PARANOiA), and Fringe Festivals (PEEL).  She is part of the development of Spontaneous Theatre, as Mimi in Blind Date, and as a co-creator, ensemble member and assistant director of Legend Has It.

Stage credits include The Shape of Things (ATP), Hay Fever, Macbeth, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary), The Philadelphia Story (TC, Manitoba Theatre Centre), Arcadia, Ivanov, The Real Thing (Theatre Junction), Tough! (Sage Theatre), Jack & The Beanstalk (Dandi Productions, Montréal Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, L'Orchestre symphonique de Québec).     

      spontaneous theatre

Renée is an active member of the Spontaneous Theatre movement, working with creator Rebecca Northan as a co-creator, assistant director and performer.  

Blind Date - MIMI 2011 to present.  

Legend Has It was Created by Rebecca Northan with Renée Amber, Mark Meer, Bruce Horak & Jamie Northan.  Renée is a Betty Mitchell Award Nominee for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting role as Eydis, the hero's sidekick.  World Premiere at ATP's PlayRite's Festival, 2014.

Voted Best Play by the Audience Choice Award, FFWD

The wind-up dames

Renée co-founded The Wind-Up Dames with partner Brieanna Blizzard (Moench) in their final year University.  They created 4 original full-length productions and several short-form pieces as a company, including work commissioned by Alberta Theatre Projects and Ground Zero Theatre.  Their style could be described as magical realism, and straddled the lines between theatre, comedy and performance art.