Ava-Marie Tate is a former Québécois actress, colleague of Sander Cohen, movie producer, and Rapture celebrity. During the city's golden years Ava specialized in producing propaganda films to help change public opinion and keep Rapture's inhabitants distracted from the political problems in the city. There are several references to her in BioShock 2. Her name is mentioned on posters for the two movies The Black Dream starring Sander Cohen, and Health Hazards of the Sun.