April Telek

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April Telek
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Born
April Amber Telek

(1975-04-29) April 29, 1975 (age 50)
Vancouver, Canada
Other namesApril A. Telek
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseJamie Campbell
Children1

April Amber Telek (born April 29, 1975) is a Canadian actress. [1]

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Early life

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.

Career

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] [7]

Personal life

April is married to Jamie Campbell and has one daughter, Ava (b. November 8, 2006), who is also an actress, from a previous relationship with Gaming Executive Joe LaCascia.[ citation needed ]

Rape accusation against Peter Nygard

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. [8] 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. [9] Lawyers for Nygard said he denied any sexual assaults of anyone, and further said sworn statements from two witnesses disputed Telek's allegations. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14Blonde SingerTV movie
Deadly Sins Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Jones
1996A Kidnapping in the FamilyMarleeTV movie
Ski HardSamantha
Fall into Darkness Flight AttendantTV movie
1997 Echo Stu's DateTV movie
Volcano: Fire on the MountainBrenda WebbTV movie
Dead Man's GunBrittanyTV movie
Dad's Week Off Bikini GirlTV movie
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball FionaVideo
Masterminds Sexy Girl
Excess Baggage News Reporter
When Danger Follows You HomePamTV movie
1998Voyage of TerrorRhonda RowanTV movie
1999Y2KChloe
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Mrs. Wilson
My Father's Angel-
Little Boy BlueHotty Cashier
2000The SpringEmma BakerTV movie
Screwed News Reporter
2001CamouflageStage Woman
Replicant Downtown Mother Victim
Seeking WinonasWinona #1Video
2003Before I Say GoodbyeBank ManagerTV movie
2004Man Without a NameMartina Schick
Walking Tall Casino Waitress
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Debbie Rowe TV movie
2005 White Noise John's Secretary
The Brotherhood IV: The ComplexCaptain Arabella MorrisseyVideo
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & MindyWoman In Bungalow 5TV movie
Third Man Out Alice SavageTV movie
Two for the Money Young Woman
His and Her Christmas SarahTV movie
2006 Flight 93 Lyz GlickTV movie
Gray Matters Lana Valentine
2009 Mr. Troop Mom DeniseTV movie
The BuildingMariaTV movie
2010 Growing the Big One MarieTV movie
Amazon Falls Jana
2011 Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story ElleTV movie
2012 Radio Rebel DelilahTV movie
DukeCamiTV movie
How to Fall in LoveMeredithTV movie
Love at the Thanksgiving Day ParadeDonnaTV movie
2013She Made Them Do ItMimiTV movie
StalkersAnitaTV movie
Midnight RiderBelinda Chaney
Leap 4 Your Life [10] Maureen
Christmas Bounty [11] Gale BellTV movie
2014 Happy Face Killer WandaTV movie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for ChristmasMiss HodgesTV movie
Santa Hunters NatashaTV movie
EarthlickersGoddess CShort
2015 The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story Casting DirectorTV movie
2016Bei Jing yu shang Xi Ya Tu 2Mrs. Taylor
Unclaimed RoxyTV movie
A December BrideDarcyTV movie
2017 Little Pink House Nurse
LiminaThelmaShort
Big Fat Liar 2Judy
The CannonTess Ollarch
Medical Drama-Short
Heart of ClayCorrine
2018Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden MysteryNicole WilsonTV movie
Bella Ciao!Professor
Mingle All the WayErica FieldingTV movie
2019Love and SunshineDonnaTV movie
Holiday DateEmily's MotherTV movie
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like ChristmasMaureenTV movie
2020Chris Watts: Confessions of a KillerAmberTV movie
Not Your Average BearWomanShort
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting Zellman's Secretary
Christmas She WroteAmyTV movie
2021Ann Rule's Circle of DeceptionJaniceTV movie
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck Valerian
Time for Them to Come Home for ChristmasRobertaTV movie
2022 Brazen Lisa Clark
Cut, Color, MurderOlivia StevensTV movie
Just One KissSheilaTV movie
Big Sky RiverKendraTV movie
2023Love on Your DoorstepMichelle WoodfordTV movie
A Picture of HerClaireTV movie
Boy in the WallsChief Watkins
Big Sky River: The Bridal PathKendraTV movie
A World Record ChristmasJane GulsvigTV movie
2024Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the BreakersAunt AliceTV movie
SpreadDeb
2025 Final Destination Bloodlines Brenda Campbell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 The Marshal VeronaEpisode: "The Show"
1996 Sliders Honey SueEpisode: "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy"
Highlander: The Series RoxanneEpisode: "Dramatic License"
Viper AmandaEpisode: "Talk Is Cheap"
The Outer Limits Young LucyEpisode: "Paradise"
Millennium CalamityEpisode: "Pilot"
1997 Dead Man's Gun BrittanyEpisode: "The Great McDonacle"
Viper HostessEpisode: "Black Box"
Madison Daisy LamontEpisode: "Opportunity Knocks"
1997-98Super Dave's All StarsMiss Super Dave ContestantRecurring Cast
1998 The Sentinel Susan TannerEpisode: "Neighborhood Watch"
Sleepwalkers Kimberly DanielsEpisode: "A Matter of Fax"
Cold Squad Doreen NolanEpisode: "Merv Doucette"
The Net GretaEpisode: "Lucy's Life"
1999 The New Addams Family Alex BanningEpisode: "Green Eyed Gomez"
The Outer Limits Shirley BaxterEpisode: "What Will The Neighbors Think"
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven LilyEpisode: "Brother's Keeper"
Millennium Elizabeth 'Liddy' HooperEpisode: "Nostalgia"
Beggars and Choosers FranRecurring Cast: Season 1
2000 The Hunger Alissa DunlapEpisode: "Approaching Desdemona"
Secret Agent Man Charlene/LucyEpisode: "WhupSumAss" & "Sleepers"
Hollywood Off-RampNaughty Rosemary Riding HoodEpisode: "Lights, Camera, Reaction"
2000-01 The Immortal Dr. Sara BeckmanMain Cast
2001 First Wave GibsonEpisode: "Black Box"
2002 Special Unit 2 Miss UnderstandingEpisode: "The Piper"
Body & SoulShoshana White DeerEpisode: "Saviors"
2004 Dead Like Me Elvira MomEpisode: "Haunted"
2005 Young Blades Maid IsabelleEpisode: "Four Musketeers and a Baby"
Stargate SG-1 SallisEpisode: "Avalon: Part 2" & "Origin"
2006 The Collector Darla GunnEpisode: "The Chef"
Whistler RoseEpisode: "Scratching the Surface"
2007 The L Word NellEpisode: "Lassoed"
Tin Man ProstituteEpisode: "Into the Storm"
2007-08 Aliens in America Leslie BeckerRecurring Cast
Robson Arms Sasha KowalskiRecurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3
2008 Men in Trees Pushy BroadEpisode: "Get a Life"
2009 Reaper PhyllisEpisode: "My Brother's Reaper"
2010 Shattered Donna BishopEpisode: "The Sins of Fathers"
2011 Endgame Lilly PalmeraEpisode: "Turkish Hold'em"
Health Nutz German WomanEpisode: "Good News, Bad News"
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Female TV HostEpisode: "Sick"
Supernatural DarlaEpisode: "Frontierland"
2011-12 Hell on Wheels NellRecurring Cast: Season 1-2
2013-20Garage Sale MysteriesVarious RolesRecurring Cast
2014 Strange Empire Constance FoggRecurring Cast
2014-17 Rogue DonnaRecurring Cast: Season 2-4
2016 Supernatural Etta FraserEpisode: "The Chitters"
2017 Frequency Christa HurleyRecurring Cast
Date My Dad ClaireRecurring Cast
2018 Sacred Lies Dawn MatthewsRecurring Cast: Season 1
2019 Project Blue Book Dorothy YorkEpisode: "The Scoutmaster"
Pup Academy Headmistress FeliciaEpisode: "Kitten Academy"
2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries Sara KhanEpisode: "Exit, Stage Death"
2021 Scaredy Cats SneakMain Cast
2022 Phantom Pups Mom (Baddies)Recurring Cast
2023 Fire Country Dolly BurnettEpisode: "Mama Bear"

Video Game

YearTitleRole
2016 Dead Rising 4 Survivors - Female (voice)

References

  1. New York Times
  2. Worldtvpc.com
  3. World Theatrical Premiere: "Amazon Falls"
  4. "Leo Awards, 2011 Winners by Name". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  5. Dead Rising 4 Credits (Xbox One)
  6. "2017 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. #7 Talking Hell on Wheels: April Telek(1x07) 9/17/13 podcast
  8. Weiser, Benjamin; Barker, Kim; Porter, Catherine; Ashford, Grace (December 15, 2020). "Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Sawa, Timothy; Fortune, Lynette; McKeown, Bob (June 14, 2020). "Breaking their silence". CBC News . Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. VIFF: Triple Threat Taylor Hill's Mockumentary LEAP 4 YOUR LIFE with April Telek
  11. WWE Studios and ABC Family Begin Production on 'Christmas Bounty'