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Janet Kidder | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Relatives | Margot Kidder (aunt) |
Janet Kidder (born 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her role of Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery .
Janet Kidder is the daughter of John Kidder and the niece of actress Margot Kidder. [1] [2] She was born in Cranbrook, B.C., the family moving to England when she was two, where she stayed until graduating before returning to Canada. [2]
Janet and Margot Kidder both appeared in "Walk on By", an episode of La Femme Nikita , as the younger and older Roberta, Nikita's mother. [3] Janet's participation was in brief flashback sequences. She plays the character Lila Jacobs in the series Man in the High Castle [4] and Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery . [5]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Men with Guns | Crystal | |
| 1998 | A Cool, Dry Place | Carol Holman | |
| Bride of Chucky | Diane | ||
| 1999 | Too Much Sex | Amber | Working title The Three-Hundred and Ninety First [6] [7] |
| 2001 | XChange | Alison De Waay | |
| Century Hotel | Beth | [8] | |
| Dead Awake | Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham | AKA Dead of Night [9] | |
| 2003 | Dark Side | Megan / Jane Wright | AKA Darkness Falling [10] |
| 2004 | Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed | Alice Severson | [11] [12] |
| 2011 | Knockout | Christine Miller | AKA, Born to Fight |
| 2012 | Beat Down | Roxy LaRue | |
| 2013 | Words and Pictures | Sabine | [13] |
| 2014 | Grace: The Possession | Nurse | |
| 2016 | Brain on Fire | Dr. Siskin | |
| 2020 | Operation Christmas Drop | Lieutenant Colonel Blaine | |
| 2025 | The Monkey | Mrs. Campbell - Ricky's Mother |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | The Absolute Truth | Co-Ed | TV film |
| Bad to the Bone | Phoebe | TV film | |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Rosca | TV film |
| The Girl Next Door | Deputy Colleen | TV film | |
| 1998–99 | La Femme Nikita | Vizcano / Roberta (young) | Episodes: "First Mission", "Walk on By" |
| 1998–2000 | Made in Canada | Lisa Sutton | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 1999 | Psi Factor | Christine Ambrose | Episodes: "Y2K", "Forever and a Day: Part 1" |
| Earth: Final Conflict | Julia Cook | Recurring role (season 2) | |
| Sea People | Ms. Busby | TV film | |
| 2000 | The War Next Door | Kelly Bismuth | Episode : "The End of the World as We Know It: Part 1" |
| Strong Medicine | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 | Cheryl Barkhouse | TV film | |
| 2001 | A Mother's Fight for Justice | TV film | |
| The Big Heist | Maria | TV film [14] | |
| 2002–2004 | Tom Stone | Cpl. Marina Del Luzio | Main role, [15] [16] AKA Stone Undercover [17] |
| 2003 | Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Cassandra Harris | TV film |
| 2004 | Casualty | Pippa Parker | Episode: "Three's a Crowd" |
| 2005 | Doctors | Francesca Rodriguez | Episodes: "For the Best: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2007 | Superstorm | TV Interviewer | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Mandy Duren | Episode: "All Dogs Go to Heaven" |
| 2011 | The Legend of Dick and Dom | Vorderman | Episode: "Valley of the Bigheads" |
| Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story | Anne Rowling | TV film | |
| Innocent | Marta | TV film | |
| 2012 | Fringe | Dr. Brody | Episode: "Making Angels" |
| The Killing | Dr. Carey | Episode: "72 Hours" | |
| Ring of Fire | Anna Janen | Episode: "Night 2" | |
| 2012–2014 | Continuum | Ann Sadler | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2013 | Motive | Melinda | Episode: "Detour" |
| Rogue | Nancy | Episodes: "Fireball", "Sweet and Sour", "Hawala" | |
| Delete | Elizabeth Hardington | TV miniseries | |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Sara Burke | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room | Adrian | TV film |
| Rookie Blue | Sylvia Blake | Episode: "Ninety Degrees" | |
| 2015–16 | Arrow | Ruvé Adams | Recurring role (season 4) [18] |
| 2016 | The X-Files | Nurse | Episode: "Babylon" |
| Dead of Summer | Waitress / Mrs. Sykes | Episodes: "Barney Rubble Eyes", "The Dharma Bums", "Townie" | |
| Aftermath | Aunt Sally | Guest role | |
| 2017 | Cop and a Half: New Recruit | Captain | TV film |
| Somewhere Between | Marjorie Spencer | Episodes: "For One to Live", "One Must Die" | |
| 2018 | Cooking with Love | Amanda | TV film |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar | Annaliese | TV film | |
| The Man in the High Castle | Lila Jacobs | Recurring role (season 3) | |
| 2019 | Limetown | Lenore Dougal | 3 episodes [19] |
| 2020–2021 | Star Trek: Discovery | Osyraa | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2021 | Two Sentence Horror Stories | Janitor | 1 episode: "Elliot" [20] |
| 2023 | Little Bird | Jeannie | Miniseries, 6 episodes |
| 2025 | My Life with the Walter Boys | Joanne Wagner | Recurring role (season 2) |
In 2002 Kidder was nominated for a Gemini Award, in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, for her performance in the television series Tom Stone . [21]
She has twice been nominated for Leo Awards; first in 2013 in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Television Movie for Ring of Fire [22] and again in 2021 in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Dramatic Series for Two Sentence Horror Stories episode "Elliot". [23]
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