Ingrid Kavelaars

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Ingrid Kavelaars
Born (1971-03-20) March 20, 1971 (age 52)
London, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canadian
OccupationActress
Spouse Dallas Eakins
Relatives Monique Kavelaars

Ingrid Kavelaars (born March 20, 1971) is a Canadian actress known for her role on the science-fiction series Code Name: Eternity .

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Early life

Kavelaars was born in London, Ontario, Canada. [1] Her parents are Dutch. [2] Her mother, Anne, was a homemaker and her father, John, was a farmer. Kavelaars and her twin Monique are the youngest of five children. Kavelaars at 15 was named Miss Teen London (Ontario) in 1987, and that year was first runner-up for Miss Teen Canada. [3]

She moved to New York City at 18 to study at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy. Following theater work in New York, she relocated first to Toronto, where she appeared in commercials, and then Vancouver, British Columbia, where she began work in series television. [3]

Career

Kavelaars appeared in three episodes of the Canadian/American science-fiction series Stargate SG-1 in 2003 and 2004, playing U.S. Air Force Major Erin Gant. That series and the single-season science-fiction Code Name: Eternity , which she starred as psychotherapist Dr. Laura Keating, [4] ran in the U.S. on Syfy. In 2006, she was a main character in the two-season Canadian television series Whistler . [5] In 2010, Kavelaars began playing Lori Unger in the HBO Canada series Living in Your Car . [6]

She also played presidential candidate Harriet Traymore in season two of XIII: The Series .

Personal life

Kavelaars married professional hockey player and coach Dallas Eakins. [3] [7]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleOther notes
1993 Ghost Mom (TV) Nurse #2
1995 Senior Trip Candy
1996 Specimen Jessica Randall
1997 A Call to Remember (TV) Amy Miller
1998 Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (TV)Linda McPherson
1999 Code Name: Eternity Dr. Laura Keating [8]
1999 Final Run April McDonaldTV movie
2001 Romantic Comedy 101 Beth
2002 The BedMichelleShort film [9]
2002 Jeremiah ErinTV Series
2003 Dreamcatcher Trish
2003 Jinnah - On Crime: White Knight, Black WidowRachel Bach
2004 Intern Academy Mira Towers [10]
2006 Whistler (TV series) Jen McKayeTV Series
2007 ReGenesis (TV series) Dr. Joanna SabeanTV Series
2008Harm's WayDarlene [11]
2010-2012 Living in Your Car Lori UngerTV Series [12]
2012 XIII: The Series Harriet TraymoreTV series
2013 Bent JaneShort film
2014 Lines NurseShort film

Awards and nominations

Kavelaars was nominated for a Leo Award in 2003, in the category of Best Performance by a Female: Short Drama, for her role in The Bed. [13]

In 2007 Kavelaars won a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series for her role of Dr. Joanna Sabean in TV series ReGenesis , episode "Phantoms". [14] [15] At the 26th Gemini Awards Kavelaars was nominated in the category Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series for her role in Living in Your Car , episode "Chapter 13". [16]

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  2. ↑ "Abyss : Jeremiah Exclusives : Ingrid Kavelaars Interview".
  3. 1 2 3 "Ingrid Kavelaars". Code Name: Eternity official website (Syfy). Archived from the original on 22 April 2004.
  4. ↑ "An eternity lost in alien world" Toronto Star (21 Sept, 2000) [Ontario Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   438182921
  5. ↑ "Whistler airs Saturdays on CTV at 9 p.m." by Jim Bawden, Toronto Star (6 Oct, 2007) Retrieved from ProQuest   439328726
  6. ↑ "New TV genre: The comeuppance comedy" by Brad Oswald, Winnipeg Free Press (6 May, 2010) Retrieved from ProQuest   2548028119
  7. ↑ "'A sense of family here,' says wife of new coach" by Jamie Hall, Edmonton Journal (12 June, 2013) Retrieved from ProQuest   1367254493
  8. ↑ "Sci Fi Channel sees ‘Eternity’" by John Dempsey at variety.com
  9. ↑ "The Backlot: Short Sleeper" by Lynne McNamara, The Vancouver Sun (5 Oct, 2002) Retrieved from ProQuest   242509934
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  12. ↑ "Living in Your Car revs engine again" by Vinay Menon, Toronto Star (24 Oct, 2011) Retrieved from ProQuest   900188709
  13. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2003 at www.leoawards.com
  14. ↑ "Shaftesbury wins seven at Geminis" at playbackonline.ca
  15. ↑ "‘ReGenesis’ generates most Geminis" by Etan Vlessing at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  16. ↑ "Flashpoint, Call Me Fitz top 2011 Gemini nods" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
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