Christine Willes

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Christine Willes is a Canadian television, theatre and film actress [1] who is best known for her roles as Delores Herbig on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me [2] [3] and Gladys the DMV demon on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper . She is also known for her role as Granny Goodness on the CW series Smallville .

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Career

Willes played the recurring role of Agent Karen E. Kosseff, a government counselor, on the TV show The X-Files . [4] She also appears in a minor recurring role on the show Reaper on The CW, as Gladys, a demon from Hell who works in the DMV. [5] She was nominated in the 2009 Leo Awards in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for that role. [6] Like her Dead Like Me co-star Callum Blue, she was cast as the villain Granny Goodness on The CW's Smallville's [7] tenth and final season (Blue appeared in the previous season as Zod). She also had a small role in the award-winning film Trick r Treat starring Anna Paquin, [8] which also featured another Dead Like Me co-star, Britt McKillip. She also played Vera Kane on CW series the 100 .

Christine appeared as Madam Lazar in Catherine Hardwicke's production of Red Riding Hood.

She has won three Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, [1] [9] and both produced and starred in Jasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man. [10] [11] She directed Metamorphoses at Pacific Theatre in August 2008, [12] and played Clara Epp in Touchstone Theatre's 2010 World Premiere of Sally Stubb's Herr Beckmann's People. [13]

Willes had a recurring role as Patty Deckler in the third series of the drama series Mistresses in 2015.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Big Bully Teacher - 1970
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Race Official
2000 MVP: Most Valuable Primate Lady #2
2002 Bang Bang You're Dead Sandwich Woman
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Arlene Sheehy
2006 The Wicker Man Sister Violet
2007 Trick 'r Treat Mrs. Henderson
2009 Dead like Me: Life After Death Delores Herbig [14]
2011 Red Riding Hood Madame Lazar
2011 Sucker Punch Reception Nurse / Designer
2013 Horns Receptionist
2013 Lawrence & Holloman Holloman's Mother
2014 Kid Cannabis Female Border Guard
2014 If I Stay Nurse Davis
2014 Two 4 One Dr. Sharp
2014Feed the GodsBaba
2014Mountain MenMarion Pollard
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey WSU Grad Speaker / Reader
2015 The Driftless Area Concerned Woman
2018 The Professor Widow #1
2019 A Dog's Way Home Leslie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 21 Jump Street NurseEpisode: "Woolly Bullies"
1992ShameClaireTelevision film
1992 Child of Rage Teacher
1994Moment of Truth: To Walk AgainBalboa nurse
1995 Serving in Silence Col. Angela Webber
1995–2016 The X-Files Karen Kosseff / Sister Mary4 episodes
1996A Kidnapping in the FamilyEllenTelevision film
1996 For Hope Nurse Start
1997 The Outer Limits Nurse YvetteEpisode: "Dark Rain"
1997 Dad's Week Off AliceTelevision film
1998 Outrage Judge
1997 Cupid Doctor #1Episode: "Pilot"
1998–1999 Mercy Point Nurse Molly Tobitt7 episodes
1998–1999 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Mrs. Gotteramerding5 episodes
1999Silver WolfMrs. GatesTelevision film
1999 Hope Island Mrs. SalvoEpisode: "It Takes a Voyage to Learn"
2000Runaway VirusTall WomanTelevision film
2000 Sole Survivor Mercy Ealing
2001 So Weird WaitressEpisode: "The Muse"
2002 Dark Angel Church LadyEpisode: "Freak Nation"
2003–2004 Dead Like Me Delores Herbig26 episodes
2004 Kingdom Hospital Emma WarburtonEpisode: "The West Side of Midnight"
2004The Book of RuthDeeDeeTelevision film
2005FBI: NegotiatorMrs. Branch
2006 A Little Thing Called Murder Loretta
2006 Psych Ms. FooteEpisode: "Spellingg Bee"
2006Four Extraordinary WomenDr. WarnerTelevision film
2006To Have and to HoldMcNary
2007Passion's WebDA Lockwood
2007 Write & Wrong Marty's Assistant
2007 Flash Gordon Edie AtkinsEpisode: "Life Source"
2007 Snowglobe JoyTelevision film
2007–2009 Reaper Gladys15 episodes
2008Nightmare at the End of the HallRobinTelevision film
2009 Defying Gravity Dr. Greer2 episodes
2009 The Good Wife LaineEpisode: "Pilot"
2009 Sorority Wars Mary Lee SnowTelevision film
2010–2011 Smallville Granny Goodness 3 episodes
2011To the MatCecile SlocumTelevision film
2011Possessing Piper RoseRuth
2011 InSecurity Alex's Mother2 episodes
2012 The Factory RealtorTelevision film
2012 The 12 Disasters of Christmas Miriam
2012–2013 Emily Owens, M.D. E.R. Nurse8 episodes
2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Vivian LasseterEpisode: "Time to Start Livin'"
2014 The 100 Vera Kane3 episodes
2014 Zapped Principal MumfordTelevision film
2014The Christmas SecretGloria
2014Til Death Do Us PartLiz
2015I Do, I Do, I DoMargaret Lorenzo
2015 The Returned Loretta Russo3 episodes
2015 Mistresses Patty Deckler7 episodes
2015 Supernatural Jenna's GrandmotherEpisode: "Form and Void"
2015–2017The Gourmet DetectiveDoris4 episodes
2016 Heartbeat Mrs. RothbergEpisode: "Pilot"
2016Summer LoveEleanorTelevision film
2016 Aftermath The NurseEpisode: "Hieronymo's Mad Againe"
2017 You Me Her Rita Seaver2 episodes
2018 The Good Doctor Judge Vicki SpainEpisode: "36 Hours"
2018Christmas Pen PalsMarthaTelevision film
2019Michelle'sTea WomanEpisode: "A Queen's Cowboy"
2019The Last BridesmaidGrandma RayeTelevision film
2020Martha's Vineyard MysteriesJudyEpisode: "A Beautiful Place to Die"
2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Elaine KosgroveEpisode: "The Returned"
2021 Turner & Hooch Senator Helen PineEpisode: "To Serve and Pawtect"
2021 Family Law Carole CreedyEpisode: "Blame It On The Mother"
2021 Legends of Tomorrow Eleanor Roosevelt Episode: "A Woman's Place Is in the War Effort!"
2022The Wedding VeilHildaTelevision film
2022 Upload Janet BoxnerEpisode: "The Outing"
2023 Superman & Lois Governor Kerry WexlerEpisode: "Collision Course"

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