Barbara Gordon (actress)

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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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974ChristinaMrs. 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
2002Three and a HalfMika, Cruella, Landlord's Wife
2004 Gone Dark Julie
2005NeilKate
2006 Skinwalkers Nana
2007 Still Small Voices Silva Waiverly
2008Hooked on SpeedmanJudge
2011UnluckyGladys
2012 Still Mine Margaret Jones
2013Home Sweet HomeSara'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
2019Business EthicsMrs. Finnigan
2020Learning to Love AgainMary

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 The Great Detective EstherEpisode: "The Curious Death of a Maiden Lady"
1980 Matt and Jenny Ruth CrawfordEpisode: "Wolf Howl at Kennebec Cliff"
1981 Hangin' In Mrs. BoychuckEpisode: "Mothers and Dyads"
1981 For the Record Liz CarfieldEpisode: "The Running Man"
1981 Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper Kathryn 'Katie' KoobTelevision film
1982A Far Cry from HomeLawyer
1982, 1983 The Littlest Hobo Peg / Mary Pearce2 episodes
1984IslandsElaineTelevision film
1984Kate Morris Vice PresidentStella
1985Letting GoMrs. Rudnick
1985 The Edison Twins JackieEpisode: "Robbers and Robots"
1986Mafia PrincessActing CoachTelevision film
1987The Kidnapping of Baby John DoeMrs. Tingley
1987 Night Heat LindaEpisode: "Mean Business"
1987A Conspiracy of LoveDr. Celia HansonTelevision film
1987 Check It Out! Ms. SchultzEpisode: "Edna's Choice"
1988 Adderly Amb. StantonEpisode: "Covert Agenda"
1989Lady in the CornerMiriamTelevision film
1990 War of the Worlds Bebe GardnerEpisode: "Path of Lies"
1990 Friday the 13th: The Series Nurse MorganEpisode: "The Tree of Life"
1990 Road to Avonlea Mrs. Ray3 episodes
1992 Quiet Killer Calvin's WifeTelevision film
1992 The Women of Windsor Downing
1992The Good FightDinah
1992–1993 Street Legal Dr. Grace Kerr4 episodes
1993 Night Owl Station ManagerTelevision 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 WinslowEpisode: "The Promise"
1996Lives of Girls & WomenAunt ElspethTelevision film
1996RemembranceDorothea Kerr
1996Undue InfluenceCustody Judge
1996What Kind of Mother Are You?Paula Fowler
1997 Borrowed Hearts Bridget
1998The FixerDede Scharber
1998 Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms Danielle Devreaux
1998 Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
1998 Animorphs FranEpisode: "The Forgotten"
1998 At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story Dr. JackmanTelevision film
1998–1999 Traders Miriam Baker3 episodes
1999The PromisePrincipalTelevision 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 BaxterEpisode: "Solution (How TLFKAM Got Her Name Back)"
2001 The Judge JamieEpisode: "Part One"
2001 Snap Decision ModeratorTelevision film
2003 The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company Audra Lindley
2003 1-800-Missing Elizabeth LarkinEpisode: "Thin Air"
2003 Sex and the Single Mom ValerieTelevision 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 Germaine3 episodes
2005More Sex & the Single MomValerieTelevision film
2006 Love Thy Neighbor Micky Gallaghan
2006 The Road to Christmas Rheudel Pullman
2007Love You to DeathGweb
2007 Air Crash Investigation Betty Tootell Episode: "Falling from the Sky"
2007 Criminal Minds Dog OwnerEpisode: "Scared to Death"
2007 Life with Derek Aunt MadgeEpisode: "A Very Derekus Christmas"
2008Girl's Best FriendMomTelevision film
2008 XIII: The Conspiracy Martha Miller2 episodes
2009 Too Late to Say Goodbye Lily Ann HolmesTelevision film
2009–2011 Little Mosque on the Prairie Mrs. Hobbs12 episodes
2011 King Sandra HollowayEpisode: "Ahmad Khan"
2011Christmas MagicBetsyTelevision film
2012 Todd and the Book of Pure Evil Older Older Martha-RuthEpisode: "Deathday Cake"
2012 The L.A. Complex EleanorEpisode: "Stay"
2013Christmas with TuckerCora McCrayTelevision film
2014 The Best Laid Plans Muriel Parkinson6 episodes
2018SleeperBarbaraTelevision film
2019 Private Eyes Betty LoveEpisode: "The Conroy Curse"
2019 Murdoch Mysteries Alberta BennettEpisode: "Murdoch and the Cursed Caves"
2019Nostalgic ChristmasDorothy WentzellTelevision film
2020 The Boys Judy AtkinsonEpisode: "We Gotta Go Now"
2021The Perfect WeddingNancyTelevision film

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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.