April Telek | |
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 Telek at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | April Amber Telek April 29, 1975 Vancouver, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Jamie Campbell |
| Children | 1 |
April Amber Telek (born April 29, 1975) is a Canadian actress. [1]
Telek was born and raised on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia. In Japan, she pursued her modelling career and won a Shiseido Cosmetics contract for Asia from 1989 to 1990. In April 1994, she won the title of Miss Canada [2] and represented Canada in several international pageants. She is known for portraying Denise in George Lopez's Mr. Troop Mom .
Telek won the coveted Women In Film and Television Award of Artistic Merit at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2010 for her portrayal of Jana (loosely based on Lana Clarkson) in Amazon Falls. [3] In June 2011, she also won the Leo Award, Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role for a Feature Film, for Amazon Falls. [4] In 2016, she was a voice performer in the video game Dead Rising 4 as a survivor. [5] In 2017, she received another Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for her role as Donna Williams in the TV series Rogue . [6]
April is married to Jamie Campbell and has one daughter from a previous relationship with Gaming Executive Joe LaCascia.[ citation needed ]
In 2020, Telek claimed she was raped by fashion mogul Peter Nygård. She made the claim soon after Nygård was accused of child sex trafficking. [7] Telek told CBC's The Fifth Estate that in November 1993, she was contacted to model a new line of Nygard's clothing in Winnipeg. She stated that after arriving at Nygard's executive suite, he exposed himself, asked her for oral sex, and after she declined, he raped her several times over a two day period. [8] Lawyers for Nygard said he denied any sexual assaults of anyone, and further said sworn statements from two witnesses disputed Talek's allegations. [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Downhill Willie | Samantha | |
| 1995 | Deadly Sins | Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Jones | |
| 1997 | Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball | Fiona | Video |
| 1997 | Masterminds | Sexy Girl | |
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | News Reporter | |
| 1997 | When Danger Follows You Home | Pam | |
| 1998 | Letting Go | The Receptionist | |
| 1999 | Y2K | Chloe | |
| 1999 | Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby | Mrs. Wilson | |
| 1999 | My Father's Angel | Unknown | |
| 1999 | Little Boy Blue | Hotty Cashier | |
| 2000 | Screwed | News Reporter | |
| 2001 | Seeking Winonas | Winona #1 | |
| 2001 | Camouflage | Stage Woman | |
| 2001 | Replicant | Downtown Mother Victim | |
| 2004 | Man Without a Name | Martina Schick | |
| 2004 | Walking Tall | Casino Waitress | |
| 2005 | White Noise | John's Secretary | |
| 2005 | The Brotherhood IV | Captain Arabella Morrissey | Video |
| 2006 | Gray Matters | Lana Valentine | |
| 2010 | Amazon Falls | Jana | |
| 2013 | Midnight Rider | Belinda Chaney | |
| 2013 | Leap 4 Your Life [9] | Maureen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | Blonde Singer | TV film |
| 1996 | A Kidnapping in the Family | Marlee | TV film |
| 1996 | Sliders | Honey Sue | Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy" |
| 1996 | Highlander: The Series | Roxanne | Episode: "Dramatic License" |
| 1996 | The Outer Limits | Young Lucy | Episode: "Paradise" |
| 1996 | Fall into Darkness | Flight Attendant | TV film |
| 1996 | Millennium | Calamity | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1996 | Viper | Amanda | Episode: "Talk Is Cheap" |
| 1997 | Viper | Hostess | Episode: "Black Box" |
| 1997 | Madison | Daisy Lamont | Episode: "Opportunity Knocks" |
| 1997 | Super Dave's All Stars | Miss Super Dave Contestant | TV series |
| 1997 | Echo | Stu's Date | TV film |
| 1997 | Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | Brenda Webb | TV film |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Brittany | TV film |
| 1997 | Dad's Week Off | Bikini Girl | TV film |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | Susan Tanner | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
| 1998 | Sleepwalkers | Kimberly Daniels | Episode: "A Matter of Fax" |
| 1998 | Voyage of Terror | Rhonda Rowan | TV film |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | Doreen Nolan | Episode: "Merv Doucette" |
| 1998 | The Net | Greta | Episode: "Lucy's Life" |
| 1999 | The New Addams Family | Alex Banning | Episode: "Green Eyed Gomez" |
| 1999 | The Outer Limits | Shirley Baxter | Episode: "What Will The Neighbors Think" |
| 1999 | Millennium | Elizabeth 'Liddy' Hooper | Episode: "Nostalgia" |
| 1999 | The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Lily | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" |
| 1999 | Beggars and Choosers | Fran | Episodes: "The Mountainmen: Part 1", "Sex, Drugs & Videotape" |
| 2000 | The Spring | Emma Baker | TV film |
| 2000 | The Hunger | Alissa Dunlap | Episode: "Approaching Desdemona" |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Lucy | Episodes: "WhupSumAss", "Sleepers" |
| 2000 | Hollywood Off-Ramp | Naughty Rosemary Riding Hood | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Reaction" |
| 2000–2001 | The Immortal | Dr. Sara Beckman | Main role (22 episodes) |
| 2001 | First Wave | Gibson | Episode: "Black Box" |
| 2002 | Special Unit 2 | Miss Understanding | Episode: "The Piper" |
| 2002 | Body & Soul | Shoshana White Deer | Episode: "Saviors" |
| 2003 | Romeo! | Swimming Coach | Episode: "Man of the Hizzouse" |
| 2003 | Before I Say Goodbye | Arlene Barron | TV film |
| 2004 | 5ive Days to Midnight | Dottie Sikorski (scenes deleted) | TV miniseries |
| 2004 | Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story | Debbie Rowe | TV film |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Elvira Mom | Episode: "Haunted" |
| 2005 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy | Woman In Bungalow 5 At Chateau Marmont | TV film |
| 2005 | Young Blades | Maid Isabelle | Episode: "Four Musketeers and a Baby" |
| 2005 | Third Man Out | Alice Savage | TV film |
| 2005 | Stargate SG-1 | Sallis | Episodes: "Avalon: Part 2", "Origin" |
| 2005 | His and Her Christmas | Sarah | TV film |
| 2006 | The Collector | Darla Gunn | Episode: "The Chef" |
| 2006 | Flight 93 | Lyz Glick | TV film |
| 2006 | Whistler | Rose | Episode: "Scratching the Surface" |
| 2007 | The L Word | Nell | Episode: "Lassoed" |
| 2007 | Tin Man | Prostitute | Episode: "Into the Storm" |
| 2007–2008 | Robson Arms | Sasha Kowalski | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 2007–2008 | Aliens in America | Leslie Becker | Episodes: "Church", "Hunting", "The Muslim Card" |
| 2008 | Men in Trees | Pushy Broad | Episode: "Get a Life" |
| 2009 | The Building | Maria | TV film |
| 2009 | Reaper | Phyllis | Episode: "My Brother's Reaper" |
| 2009 | Mr. Troop Mom | Denise | TV film |
| 2009 | Health Nutz | German Woman | TV film |
| 2010 | Shattered | Donna Bishop | Episode: "The Sins of Fathers" |
| 2010 | Growing the Big One | Marie | TV film |
| 2011 | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Elle | TV film |
| 2011 | Endgame | Lilly Palmera | Episode: "Turkish Hold'em" |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Darla | Episode: "Frontierland" |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Female TV Host | Episode: "Brush with Madness" |
| 2011–2012 | Hell on Wheels | Nell | Recurring role (8 episodes) |
| 2012 | Radio Rebel | Delilah | TV film |
| 2012 | Duke | Cami | TV film |
| 2012 | Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade | Donna | TV film |
| 2013 | Christmas Bounty [10] | Gale Bell | TV film |
| 2013 | She Made Them Do It | Mimi | TV film |
| 2013 | Stalkers | Anita | TV film |
| 2014–2017 | Rogue [11] | Donna | Recurring role (15 episodes) |
| 2014 | Happy Face Killer | Wanda | TV movie |
| 2014 | Santa Hunters | Natasha | TV film |
| 2016 | Supernatural | Etta Fraser | Episode: "The Chitters" |
| 2020 | Christmas She Wrote | Amy | TV film |
| 2021 | Scaredy Cats | Sneak | Main role |
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