Gabrielle Rose | |
|---|---|
| Rose in 2012 | |
| Born | September 7, 1954 [1] Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse | Hrothgar Mathews |
| Children | 2 |
Gabrielle Rose (born September 7, 1954) is a Canadian film and stage actress.
Rose was born in Kamloops, British Columbia. [2] Her grandfather L. Arthur Rose was a playwright, producer, and performer. [3] Her father Ian Rose was a child actor before he became a doctor. [3]
Rose started her career in Britain, where she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and later joined the Bristol Old Vic. [3] Afterwards she worked in theatres in the UK for a decade, before returning to Canada. [2]
She has an extensive résumé that includes multiple nominations for Genie Awards and Gemini Awards. She has worked with director Atom Egoyan on many films including Where the Truth Lies , The Sweet Hereafter , Speaking Parts , Family Viewing and The Adjuster, and with director Bruce Sweeney on the film Excited , for which she won the Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama. [4]
Other appearances include the films In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale , The Five Senses , On the Other Hand, Death and Sisters & Brothers , [5] and recurring roles in such TV shows as Rising Damp , Dark Angel , Robson Arms , Fringe and Once Upon a Time . [6] Her most recent role was co-starring with Hilary Swank in the Netflix Series Away. [7] She has also done voice work.
In 2016, Rose was awarded the Ian Caddell Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Achievement for her significant contributions to B.C.’s film industry. [8]
She is married to actor Hrothgar Mathews and has two sons. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Exercise Matron | |
| 1987 | The Stepfather | Dorothy Rinehard | |
| 1988 | Family Viewing | Sandra | |
| 1989 | Speaking Parts | Clara | |
| 1991 | Lighthouse | Connie | |
| The Adjuster | Mimi | ||
| 1992 | The Portrait | Lillian Severn | |
| 1993 | Kanada | Bobbie | |
| Collateral Damage | |||
| 1994 | Valentine's Day | Alex | |
| Timecop | Judge Marshall | ||
| Sleeping with Strangers | Claire | ||
| 1995 | Off Key | Agnes | Short film |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Dolores Driscoll | |
| 1998 | The Sleep Room | Nurse Stephens | |
| Altarpiece | Sister | Short film | |
| Shrink | Dr. D'Ambrosia | ||
| 1999 | The Five Senses | Ruth Seraph | |
| Double Jeopardy | Georgia | ||
| 2000 | A Feeling Called Glory | Joyce | Short film |
| Lift | Covetousness | ||
| Legs Apart | Nurse | ||
| 2001 | The Waiting Room | Nice Sister | |
| Speak | Mother | ||
| 2002 | The Rhino Brothers | Ellen Kanachowski | |
| Go-Go Boy (Prelude) | Mrs. Fitz | Short film | |
| Beauty Shot | Beth Thompson | ||
| 2003 | Casanova at Fifty | Candace | |
| The Delicate Art of Parking | Ida Thomas | ||
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Publishing Executive | |
| Missing in America | Cyd | ||
| Eighteen | Wendy | ||
| 2006 | Sisters | Dr. Mercedes Kent | |
| Catch and Release | Mrs. Wheeler | ||
| 2007 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Delinda | |
| Joannie Learns to Cook | Helen | Short film | |
| Beneath | Mrs. Locke | ||
| Normal | Connie | ||
| 2008 | On the Other Hand, Death | Edith | |
| Lost Boys: The Tribe | Aunt Jillian | Video | |
| Mothers & Daughters | Brenda | ||
| Christmas Cottage | Evelyn | ||
| 2009 | Courage | Hannah | |
| Grace | Vivian Matheson | ||
| What Goes Up | Mrs. Bridigan | ||
| Jennifer's Body | Colin's Mom | ||
| Hungry Hills | Aunt Matilda | ||
| Excited | Claire | ||
| 2010 | Alyssa | Mom | Short film |
| Amazon Falls | Margaret | ||
| Repeaters | Peg Halsted | ||
| Fathers & Sons | Mother | ||
| Exposed | Woman | Short film | |
| 2011 | Everything and Everyone | Rose | |
| The Provider | Mrs. Applebee | Short film | |
| Sisters & Brothers | Marion | ||
| The Big Year | Mary Swit | ||
| 2012 | Crimes of Mike Recket | Leslie Klemper | |
| Omg | Grandma | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Ferret Squad | Olivia / Belva | |
| Cinemanovels | Sophie | ||
| The Dick Knost Show | Kelly | ||
| 2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness | French Proprietress | |
| Two 4 One | Franny | ||
| If I Stay | Gran | ||
| 2015 | The Devout | ||
| The Birdwatcher | Birdy Eastman | ||
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Fran | |
| 2018 | Kingsway | Marion Horvat | |
| 2023 | She Talks to Strangers | Staci | |
| 2025 | Final Destination Bloodlines | Iris Campbell (old) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Rising Damp | Brenda | Recurring role (4 episodes) credited as Gay Rose [9] |
| 1976 | Machinegunner | Jan | TV movie |
| 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Assistant | |
| 1985 | Blackout | Victim's Friend | |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | Julie Trenton | |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Jayne Reynolds | Episode: "Fever of the Blood" |
| 1989 | The Private Capital | TV movie | |
| Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher | June Graham | ||
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Mrs. Carol Rudkin | Episode: "John Doe" |
| 1991 | Northwood | Jason's Mother | TV series |
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Jesse's Mother | Episode: "Straight Home" |
| Street Justice | Mrs. Frank | Episode: "Catcher" | |
| Devlin | Sister Anne Elizabeth | TV movie | |
| The Commish | Dr. McNeeley | Episode: "The Puck Stops Here" | |
| 1993 | The Commish | Linda Stone | Episode: "Hero" |
| Dieppe | Anne | TV movie | |
| Other Women's Children | Dodie | ||
| 1993–94 | The X-Files | Anita Budahas Dr. Zenzola | 2 episodes: "Deep Throat" (as Anita) "The Host" (as Dr. Zenzola) |
| 1994 | While Justice Sleeps | Sarah Berger | TV movie |
| 1994–95 | Madison | Mrs. Winslow | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Sliders | Christina Fox-Arturo | Episode: "Eggheads" |
| Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Hester Tarbell | Episode: "Day of the Dead" | |
| 1996 | My Mother's Ghost | Jeannie Locke | TV movie |
| Home Song | Joan | ||
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | Esther | Episode: "Town Without Pity" | |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Emily Watson | Episode: "Breaking Ground" |
| Jake and the Kid | Violet Bowdery | Recurring role (11 episodes) | |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | Beverly Abbot | Episode: "Tess" |
| Millennium | Sally | Episode: "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" | |
| 1999 | Millennium | The Welcome Lady | Episode: "Saturn Dreaming of Mercury" |
| Win, Again! | Lois Morrissey | TV movie | |
| Milgaard | Joyce Milgaard | ||
| 2000 | Mysterious Ways | Mrs. Craven | Episode: "Intentions" |
| 2001 | Trapped | Mary Maculwain | TV movie |
| Smallville | Mrs. Arkin | Episode: "Metamorphosis" | |
| 2002 | Tom Stone | Lenore MacDonald | Episodes: "Dead Dog Rain: Parts 1 & 2" |
| Dark Angel | Moorehead | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| Just Cause | Episode: "The Last to Know" | ||
| Taken | Dr. Harriet Penzler | TV miniseries | |
| 2003 | The Atwood Stories | Cappie | Episode: "Death by Landscape" |
| Peacemakers | Kathryn Wentworth | Episode: "A Town Without Pity" | |
| Mob Princess | Barb | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Esther Stokes | Episode: "Cock of the Walk" |
| 2005 | Young Blades | Mother | Episode: "Rubadub Sub" |
| Hush | Dell Carter | TV movie | |
| The Dead Zone | Mrs. Stampwell | Episode: "Coming Home" | |
| 2005–2008 | Robson Arms | Toni Mastroianni-Tan | Recurring role (19 episodes) |
| 2006 | Augusta, Gone | Rose | TV movie |
| Three Moons Over Milford | Colleen McIntyre | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Alice, I Think | Gayle | Episode: "Wise Womyn" | |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica | Mrs. King | Episode: "The Woman King" |
| Cleaverville | Kay | TV movie | |
| Eureka | Carol Taylor | Episode: "E=MC...?" | |
| 2007–08 | The L Word | Carol | 2 episodes: "Lacy Lilting Lyrics" and "Least Likely" |
| 2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Alteran Woman 2 | TV movie |
| Eureka | Carol Taylor | Episode: "Best in Faux" | |
| Sanctuary | Ruth Meyers | Episode: "Edward" | |
| 2010 | Lying to Be Perfect | Charlotte | TV movie |
| Psych | Ruth Blake | Episode: "Feet Don't Kill Me Now" | |
| R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Dollmaker | Episodes: "Really You: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| Shattered | Dr. Lynn Tanninger Mrs. Bacic | Episodes: "Unaired Pilot", "Stairways to Perceptions" | |
| 2010, 2012 | Fringe | Dr. Anderson | 2 episodes: "Olivia" (alternate) & "Nothing As It Seems" (prime) |
| 2011 | Goodnight for Justice | Rebecca Shaw | TV movie |
| He Loves Me | Dr. Browning | ||
| Best Player | Mrs. Johnson | ||
| Endgame | Linda | Episode: "Bless This Union" | |
| 2011–17 | Once Upon a Time | Ruth | 4 episodes: "The Shepherd" (2011) "Lady of the Lake" (2012) "White Out" (2014) "Heartless" (2016) |
| 2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Dollmaker | Episode: "The Return of Lilly D" |
| Anything But Christmas | Agnes Brooking | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Fatal Performance | Mrs. Hatcher | |
| Rogue | Sarah | Episode: "The Second Amendment" | |
| Let It Snow | Karla Lewis | TV movie | |
| 2014 | Continuum | Samantha | Episode: "Minute Man" Episode: "So Do Our Minutes Hasten" |
| Wedding Planner Mystery | Clara Parry | TV movie | |
| 2019 | Unspeakable | Betsy | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| You Me Her | Mrs Trakarsky | ||
| See | Lady An | Episode: "The River" | |
| 2020 | Away | Darlene Cole | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| The Stand | Judge Farris | Recurring role (3 episodes) | |
| 2021 | Heartland | Gladys Adderly | Episode: "Blue Bird" |
| 2022 | The Holiday Sitter | Marilyn DiVito | Hallmark Movie |
| 2023 | Firefly Lane | End of life Therapist | Episode: "Moondance" |
| The Night Agent | Lorna | Episode: "Eyes only" | |
| 2023–present | Virgin River | Amelia Sheridan | Recurring role |
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Family Viewing | Nominated |
| 1990 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Speaking Parts | Nominated |
| 1997 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | The Sweet Hereafter | Nominated |
| National Board of Review | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Sweet Hereafter | Won | |
| 1998 | Gemini | Bset Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | The Sleep Room | Nominated |
| Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Cold Squad("Rita Brice") | Nominated | |
| 1999 | Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story | Nominated |
| Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Win, Again! | Nominated | |
| 2002 | Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Tom Stone("Dead Dog Rain: Part I) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Leo | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Robson Arms("All About Kitty") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Leo | Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Sanctuary("Edward") | Won |
| 2010 | Leo | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama | Excited | Won |
| Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Excited | Won | |
| Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Mothers&Daughters | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Ian Caddell Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Achievement | British Columbian actor who has made a significant contribution to the BC film industry | Won |