Barbara Gordon (actress)

Barbara Gordon is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. ^[1] She is most noted as a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress, receiving nods at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for Wild Horse Hank ^[2] and at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986 for Overnight . ^[3]

She won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2000 for Best Actress, Independent Theatre, for her performance as Weasy in Factory Theatre's production of Chaz Thorne's The Dogpatch. ^[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Christina	Mrs. Brice
1979	Plague	Joan Fuller
1980	Wild Horse Hank	Marlene Conners
1980	Coming Out Alive	Helen
1981	Threshold	Wanda
1982	If You Could See What I Hear	Molly
1982	Trapped	Miriam Chatwill
1986	Overnight	Alison
1987	Night Friend	Mrs. Duncan
1988	Dead Ringers	Danuta / clinic receptionist
1990	Beautiful Dreamers	Agatha Haines
1990	White Room	Mrs. Gentle
1999	Resurrection	Judge Seers
1999	Three to Tango	Jenny Novak
2002	Men with Brooms	Eva Foley
2002	Cube 2: Hypercube	Mrs. Paley
2002	Three and a Half	Mika, Cruella, Landlord's Wife
2004	Gone Dark	Julie
2005	Neil	Kate
2006	Skinwalkers	Nana
2007	Still Small Voices	Silva Waiverly
2008	Hooked on Speedman	Judge
2011	Unlucky	Gladys
2012	Still Mine	Margaret Jones
2013	Home Sweet Home	Sara's Mother
2013	Separation	Mom
2013	Empire of Dirt	Mrs. Armstrong
2015	Life	Grandma Dean
2019	The Silence	Woman with Shotgun
2019	Buffaloed	Mrs. Cooney
2019	Business Ethics	Mrs. Finnigan
2020	Learning to Love Again	Mary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	The Great Detective	Esther	Episode: "The Curious Death of a Maiden Lady"
1980	Matt and Jenny	Ruth Crawford	Episode: "Wolf Howl at Kennebec Cliff"
1981	Hangin' In	Mrs. Boychuck	Episode: "Mothers and Dyads"
1981	For the Record	Liz Carfield	Episode: "The Running Man"
1981	Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper	Kathryn 'Katie' Koob	Television film
1982	A Far Cry from Home	Lawyer
1982, 1983	The Littlest Hobo	Peg / Mary Pearce	2 episodes
1984	Islands	Elaine	Television film
1984	Kate Morris Vice President	Stella
1985	Letting Go	Mrs. Rudnick
1985	The Edison Twins	Jackie	Episode: "Robbers and Robots"
1986	Mafia Princess	Acting Coach	Television film
1987	The Kidnapping of Baby John Doe	Mrs. Tingley
1987	Night Heat	Linda	Episode: "Mean Business"
1987	A Conspiracy of Love	Dr. Celia Hanson	Television film
1987	Check It Out!	Ms. Schultz	Episode: "Edna's Choice"
1988	Adderly	Amb. Stanton	Episode: "Covert Agenda"
1989	Lady in the Corner	Miriam	Television film
1990	War of the Worlds	Bebe Gardner	Episode: "Path of Lies"
1990	Friday the 13th: The Series	Nurse Morgan	Episode: "The Tree of Life"
1990	Road to Avonlea	Mrs. Ray	3 episodes
1992	Quiet Killer	Calvin's Wife	Television film
1992	The Women of Windsor	Downing
1992	The Good Fight	Dinah
1992–1993	Street Legal	Dr. Grace Kerr	4 episodes
1993	Night Owl	Station Manager	Television film
1993	Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story	Talk Show Host
1994	Trial at Fortitude Bay	Josephine Kant
1995	Picture Perfect	Grandma Matilda
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Carrie Winslow	Episode: "The Promise"
1996	Lives of Girls & Women	Aunt Elspeth	Television film
1996	Remembrance	Dorothea Kerr
1996	Undue Influence	Custody Judge
1996	What Kind of Mother Are You?	Paula Fowler
1997	Borrowed Hearts	Bridget
1998	The Fixer	Dede Scharber
1998	Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms	Danielle Devreaux
1998	Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
1998	Animorphs	Fran	Episode: "The Forgotten"
1998	At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story	Dr. Jackman	Television film
1998–1999	Traders	Miriam Baker	3 episodes
1999	The Promise	Principal	Television film
1999	In the Company of Spies	Senator Rone
2000	The Last Debate	Lorraine Hampstead
2000	Children of My Heart	Miss Watson
2001	Queer as Folk	Senator Diane Baxter	Episode: "Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)"
2001	The Judge	Jamie	Episode: "Part One"
2001	Snap Decision	Moderator	Television film
2003	Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company	Audra Lindley
2003	1-800-Missing	Elizabeth Larkin	Episode: "Thin Air"
2003	Sex and the Single Mom	Valerie	Television film
2003	The Elizabeth Smart Story	Jenny Francom
2004	Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story	Mrs. Morgan
2004	Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story	Connie Jukes
2004–2005	This Is Wonderland	Marilyn Germaine	3 episodes
2005	More Sex & the Single Mom	Valerie	Television film
2006	Love Thy Neighbor	Micky Gallaghan
2006	The Road to Christmas	Rheudel Pullman
2007	Love You to Death	Gweb
2007	Air Crash Investigation	Betty Tootell	Episode: "Falling from the Sky"
2007	Criminal Minds	Dog Owner	Episode: "Scared to Death"
2007	Life with Derek	Aunt Madge	Episode: "A Very Derekus Christmas"
2008	Girl's Best Friend	Mom	Television film
2008	XIII: The Conspiracy	Martha Miller	2 episodes
2009	Too Late to Say Goodbye	Lily Ann Holmes	Television film
2009–2011	Little Mosque on the Prairie	Mrs. Hobbs	12 episodes
2011	King	Sandra Holloway	Episode: "Ahmad Khan"
2011	Christmas Magic	Betsy	Television film
2012	Todd and the Book of Pure Evil	Older Older Martha-Ruth	Episode: "Deathday Cake"
2012	The L.A. Complex	Eleanor	Episode: "Stay"
2013	Christmas with Tucker	Cora McCray	Television film
2014	The Best Laid Plans	Muriel Parkinson	6 episodes
2018	Sleeper	Barbara	Television film
2019	Private Eyes	Betty Love	Episode: "The Conroy Curse"
2019	Murdoch Mysteries	Alberta Bennett	Episode: "Murdoch and the Cursed Caves"
2019	Nostalgic Christmas	Dorothy Wentzell	Television film
2020	The Boys	Judy Atkinson	Episode: "We Gotta Go Now"
2021	The Perfect Wedding	Nancy	Television film

References

1. Martin Morrow, "Gordon fills star's shoes with own style". Calgary Herald , April 27, 1995.
2. Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". The Globe and Mail , February 8, 1980.
3. "Scorecard of major nominees for tonight's Genie Awards on TV". Toronto Star , March 20, 1986.
4. "And the winner is ...". National Post , May 20, 2000.

External links

• Barbara Gordon at IMDb