Catherine Disher | |
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 Disher in 2024 | |
| Born | England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse | Cedric Smith (divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
Catherine Disher is a British-born Canadian actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series Snakes and Ladders , [1] and in 2010 for her role in The Border . She was also nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the Forever Knight TV series.
Disher had a supporting role on T. and T. , the legal/action series starring Mr. T, and had another supporting role in the second season of the War of the Worlds series. She starred in Forever Knight from 1992 to 1996, and provided the voice of Jean Grey on the X-Men animated series from 1992 to 1997. [2] She played Maggie Norton on the Canadian television series The Border from 2008 to 2010 and provides additional voices on the PBS Kids/CBC Kids series Super Why! .
Apart from her work as an actor, Disher has done voice work for animated series and video games, such as Resident Evil 3: Nemesis [3] and Sailor Moon . [4] She also wrote one episode of the British-Canadian-Midwestern-French drama series The Campbells .
Disher played Martha Tinsdale in a series of made-for-TV movies about The Good Witch (alongside her X-Men co-star Chris Potter), and has continued the role on the television series Good Witch . [5]
She was formerly married to her X-Men co-star Cedric Smith, with whom she had a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith, in 1993.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | The Vindicator | Catherine Collins | |
| Murder Sees the Light | Television film | ||
| 1987 | Haunted by Her Past | Salesgirl | |
| 1988 | A New Life | Student | |
| 1989 | The Long Road Home | Bayla | |
| The Private Capital | Television film | ||
| 1990 | Dark Horse | ||
| 1991 | The Psychic | Lucinda | |
| Grand Larceny | Dulcie | Television film | |
| 1993 | Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Judy Zess | |
| 1998 | Earthquake in New York | Ms. Clark | |
| 2003 | Coast to Coast | Paula Hobday | |
| 2004 | Plain Truth | Leda | Television film |
| 2005 | Murder in the Hamptons | D. A. Dynak | |
| Terry | Betty Fox | ||
| Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story | Ms. Starr | ||
| 2006 | A Dad for Christmas | Beverly | |
| 2007 | In God's Country | Eileen | |
| For Lease | Viola Checkny | Short film | |
| 2008 | The Good Witch | Martha Tinsdale | Television film |
| 2009 | The Good Witch's Garden | ||
| 2010 | The Good Witch's Gift | ||
| 2011 | The Good Witch's Family | ||
| 2012 | Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang | Mrs. O'Hagan | |
| Blood Pressure | Glenda | ||
| The Good Witch's Charm | Martha Tinsdale | Television film | |
| An Officer and a Murderer | Captain Catherine Novak | ||
| 2013 | The Good Witch's Destiny | Martha Tinsdale | |
| 2014 | The Good Witch's Wonder | ||
| 2015 | Regression | Kate | |
| 2016 | Love's Complicated | J.R. | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | X-Men: Children of the Atom | Psylocke, Storm, Spiral | |
| 1995 | Marvel Super Heroes | Psylocke | [6] |
| 1996 | X-Men vs. Street Fighter | Storm | |
| 1999 | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | Jill Valentine | [6] |
| 2000 | Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes | Psylocke, Storm, Spiral, Jill Valentine | |
| 2000 | X-Men: Mutant Academy | Jean Grey | |
| 2001 | X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 |
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