Janet Kidder

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Janet Kidder
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Relatives Margot Kidder (aunt)

Janet Kidder (born 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her role of Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery .

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Biography

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Men with Guns Crystal
1998 A Cool, Dry Place Carol Holman
1998 Bride of Chucky Diane
1999 Too Much Sex AmberWorking title The Three-Hundred and Ninety First [6] [7]
2001 XChange Alison De Waay
2001 Century Hotel Beth [8]
2001 Dead Awake Kimberly 'Kick' BirminghamAKA Dead of Night [9]
2003Dark SideMegan / Jane WrightAKA Darkness Falling [10]
2004 Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed Alice Severson [11] [12]
2011 Knockout Christine MillerAKA, Born to Fight
2012Beat DownRoxy LaRue
2013 Words and Pictures Sabine [13]
2014Grace: The PossessionNurse
2016 Brain on Fire Dr. Siskin
2020 Operation Christmas Drop Lieutenant Colonel Blaine

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The Absolute TruthCo-EdTV film
1997Bad to the BonePhoebeTV film
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation RoscaTV film
1998The Girl Next DoorDeputy ColleenTV film
1998–99 La Femme Nikita Vizcano / Roberta (young)Episodes: "First Mission", "Walk on By"
1998–2000 Made in Canada Lisa SuttonMain role (seasons 1–2)
1999 Psi Factor Christine AmbroseEpisodes: "Y2K", "Forever and a Day: Part 1"
1999 Earth: Final Conflict Julia CookRecurring role (season 2)
1999Sea PeopleMs. BusbyTV film
2000 The War Next Door Kelly BismuthEpisode : "The End of the World as We Know It: Part 1"
2000 Strong Medicine Episode: "Pilot"
2000Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111Cheryl BarkhouseTV film
2001A Mother's Fight for JusticeTV film
2001 The Big Heist MariaTV film [14]
2002–2004 Tom Stone Cpl. Marina Del LuzioMain role, [15] [16] AKA Stone Undercover [17]
2003Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey StoryCassandra HarrisTV film
2004 Casualty Pippa ParkerEpisode: "Three's a Crowd"
2005 Doctors Francesca RodriguezEpisodes: "For the Best: Parts 1 & 2"
2007 Superstorm TV InterviewerTV miniseries
2010 Supernatural Mandy DurenEpisode: "All Dogs Go to Heaven"
2011 The Legend of Dick and Dom VordermanEpisode: "Valley of the Bigheads"
2011Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling StoryAnne RowlingTV film
2011 Innocent MartaTV film
2012 Fringe Dr. BrodyEpisode: "Making Angels"
2012 The Killing Dr. CareyEpisode: "72 Hours"
2012Ring of FireAnna JanenEpisode: "Night 2"
2012–2014 Continuum Ann SadlerRecurring role (seasons 1–3)
2013 Motive MelindaEpisode: "Detour"
2013 Rogue NancyEpisodes: "Fireball", "Sweet and Sour", "Hawala"
2013 Delete Elizabeth HardingtonTV miniseries
2014 Gracepoint Sara BurkeRecurring role
2015 Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room AdrianTV film
2015 Rookie Blue Sylvia BlakeEpisode: "Ninety Degrees"
2015–16 Arrow Ruvé AdamsRecurring role (season 4) [18]
2016 The X-Files NurseEpisode: "Babylon"
2016 Dead of Summer Waitress / Mrs. SykesEpisodes: "Barney Rubble Eyes", "The Dharma Bums", "Townie"
2016 Aftermath Aunt SallyGuest role
2017Cop and a Half: New RecruitCaptainTV film
2017 Somewhere Between Marjorie SpencerEpisodes: "For One to Live", "One Must Die"
2018Cooking with LoveAmandaTV film
2018Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the AltarAnnalieseTV film
2018 The Man in the High Castle Lila JacobsRecurring role (season 3)
2019 Limetown Lenore Dougal3 episodes [19]
2020–2021 Star Trek: Discovery OsyraaRecurring role (season 3)
2021 Two Sentence Horror Stories Janitor1 episode: "Elliot" [20]
2023 Little Bird JeannieMiniseries, 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

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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References

  1. ↑ "Wild, wild West" by Gayle MacDonald at www.theglobeandmail.com
  2. 1 2 "This Kidder is wise to Hollywood's ways" by Bob Blakey, Calgary Herald (20 Dec 2001) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   244880842
  3. ↑ "Stone series could be gem" by Peggy Curran, The Montreal Gazette (23 Feb 2002) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   433797688
  4. ↑ "Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Episode 8 Easter Eggs & References" by Ryan Britt at www.denofgeek.com
  5. ↑ "Sci-fi goes beyond escapism; Doctor Who and Star Trek: Discovery redeem themselves with brilliant season finales" by Fish Griwkowsky, Edmonton Journal (14 Jan 2021) Retrieved from ProQuest   2512389259
  6. ↑ "On set: FFP goes for S-E-X" by Pam Swedko at playbackonline.ca
  7. ↑ "News Briefs" at playbackonline.ca
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  9. ↑ "La Vie, la vie for 39 episodes on Radio-Canada" at playbackonline.ca
  10. ↑ "Priestley stars in Darkness Falling" at playbackonline.ca
  11. ↑ "Ginger Snaps II: Unleashed" by Dennis Harvey at variety.com
  12. ↑ "These wolves won't blow the house down" by Liam Lacey at www.theglobeandmail.com
  13. ↑ "Toronto Film Review: ‘Words and Pictures’" by Scott Foundas at variety.com
  14. ↑ The Big Heist review by Steven Oxman at variety.com
  15. ↑ "Fitzgerald shoots Wild Dogs for imX" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca
  16. ↑ "Mary Kay brings color to Winnipeg" by Laura Bracken at playbackonline.ca
  17. ↑ "Canucks on a syndie crime spree" by Elizabeth Guider at variety.com
  18. ↑ "Denial, anger, bargaining: Laurel’s death sends ‘Arrow’ through the stages of grief in ‘Canary Cry’" by James Queally at www.latimes.com
  19. ↑ "‘Limetown’: Facebook Watch Drops First Trailer For Jessica Biel Mystery Drama Ahead Of Toronto Debut" by Peter White at deadline.com
  20. ↑ "New Season of Two Sentence Horror Stories Hits Next Week" by Mike Sprague at www.dreadcentral.com
  21. ↑ "The envelope, please..." at www.theglobeandmail.com
  22. ↑ Past Nominees & Winners 2013 at www.leoawards.com
  23. ↑ "2021 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com


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