Kandyse McClure

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Kandyse McClure
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McClure in 2013
Born
Candice McClure[ citation needed ]

(1980-03-22) 22 March 1980 (age 44)
Durban, South Africa
NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
SpouseIan Cylenz Lee
Website www.kandysemcclure.com/bio/ [ dead link ‍]

Candice McClure [1] (born 22 March 1980 [2] ), known professionally as Kandyse McClure, is a Canadian actress. [3] [4] She gained prominence through her roles in the Fox Family series Higher Ground (2000), the NBC and Syfy adaptations of Stephen King's Carrie (2002) and Children of the Corn (2009), and as Anastasia Dualla in Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), also on Syfy. She led the film Sew the Winter to My Skin (2018).

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McClure was in the main casts of Persons Unknown (2010) and Ghost Wars (2018), also on NBC and Syfy. She had a recurring role as Dr. Clementine Chasseur in the Netflix series Hemlock Grove (2013). [5]

Early life

Candice McClure [1] was born in the Greenwood Park area of North Durban, South Africa. [6] Her mother is an educator and her father is a musician. [7] From the age of four, McClure moved back and forth between South Africa and Canada. She completed her secondary education at West Vancouver Secondary School in 1998.[ citation needed ] McClure was cast in a production of Athol Fugard's Valley Song at the age of 17. [8]

Career

McClure's first television appearance was a lead role with Lou Diamond Phillips in the 1999 television film In a Class of His Own that was followed by the Fox Family teen drama Higher Ground and the NBC Saturday-morning series Just Deal , both of which premiered in 2000. The year 2000 was also the time period when McClure played a recurring role in the Canadian drama television series Da Vinci’s Inquest. [9]

In 2002, McClure portrayed the recurring role of Elizabeth Munroe on Showtime's Jeremiah . [9] Also in that year, the actress played the role of Sue Snell in the television film remake of Stephen King's novel Carrie . [10] Also in 2002, McClure guest starred as Annie Fisher in two episodes of James Cameron's science fiction drama television series Dark Angel on Fox.

From 2003 to 2009 , McClure played the role as Anastasia "Dee" Dualla on the Sci Fi Channel series Battlestar Galactica . McClure's character, a Petty Officer Second Class in the Colonial Fleet, has never appeared in the original 1978 series, but was initially an analogue of Sarah Rush's original series character Flight Corporal Rigel. McClure was a regular cast member of the series until January 2009. [11]

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McClure at the Japan Expo 2009 in Paris, France

McClure then appeared in a 2009 television adaptation of King's Children of the Corn [12] and the Carl Bessai feature film from the same year Cole. In 2010 the television series Persons Unknown , in which McClure co-starred, premiered, [13] but the series was not renewed for a second season after it was initially picked up by NBC. [14]

In 2011 McClure played the girlfriend of Stuart Davis in the independent short film Just Be Yourself, a comedy about a desperate man who is offered a job to "just be himself." [15] [16] McClure then joined Davis again in 2011 to co-host the second season of the late-night HDNet program Sex, God, Rock 'n' Roll. [17] In 2012 McClure joined the cast of Netflix original series Hemlock Grove (premiered in January 2013 [12] ) [18] and completed the feature film Broken Kingdom (alongside Rachael Leigh Cook). [12] McClure has also appeared in other television programs, such as Whistler , Andromeda , Jake 2.0 , Smallville , and Reaper . [9]

On 2 February 2016, Historica Canada featured Viola Desmond in the 82nd Heritage Minute , [19] to mark the beginning of Black History Month. The video was filmed on location in High River, Alberta in June 2015. It features Kandyse McClure as Viola Desmond, [20] a civil rights activist and entrepreneur who challenged segregation in Nova Scotia in the 1940s.

Personal life

As of 2013, McClure continues to work with the non-profit organization CARE Canada to address poverty in the world's developing regions. [12] As of 2013, McClure resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. [12]

McClure is married to musician Ian Cylenz Lee. [21] He proposed to her when they were visiting her family in South Africa in December 2012. [8]

Filmography

Film

McClure at Battlestar Starfury in London, December 2008 Kandyse mcclure.jpg
McClure at Battlestar Starfury in London, December 2008
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Romeo Must Die Store Clerk
2001 See Spot Run Attractive Woman
2008Barbie in A Christmas CarolCatherineVoice role; direct-to-video film
2009 Cole Serafina
2010 Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale GraceVoice role; direct-to-video film
Mother's Day Gina Jackson
2012Broken KingdomJessica
2015 Seventh Son Sarikin
Careful What You Wish For Angie Alvarez
2018 Sew the Winter to My Skin Golden Eyes
2020 Love, Guaranteed Arianna Silver

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 In a Class of His Own BrandyTelevision film
2000 2gether DanielleTelevision film
The Spiral Staircase MonicaTelevision film
Higher Ground Katherine Ann 'Kat' CabotMain role
Level 9 MeganEpisode: "Ten Little Hackers"
Da Vinci's Inquest LilyEpisode: "It's a Bad Corner"
2001Passion and PrejudiceTamaraTelevision film
Return to Cabin by the Lake JadeTelevision film
The Outer Limits Brianna LakeEpisode: "Abduction"
Just Deal Kim3 episodes
2002FramedAs herselfTelevision film
Carrie Sue Snell Television film
Mysterious Ways JulieEpisode: "A Man of God"
Dark Angel Annie Fisher2 episodes
L.A. Law: The Movie YvonneTelevision film
Jeremiah ElizabethRecurring role, 7 episodes
2003 The Twilight Zone GwenEpisode: "Fair Warning"
Black Sash N/AEpisode: "Jump Start"
Hollywood Wives: The New Generation SaffronTelevision film
Battlestar Galactica Anastasia "Dee" Dualla TV miniseries
Jake 2.0 AnnaEpisode: "The Prince and the Revolution"
2003–2005 Da Vinci's Inquest MarlaRecurring role, 16 episodes
2004 Andromeda ZaraEpisode: "The Others"
2004–2009 Battlestar Galactica Anastasia "Dee" DuallaMain role
2005 Smallville HarmonyEpisode: "Spirit"
2006 Whistler LisaRecurring role, 6 episodes
Santa Baby Donna Louise CampbellTelevision film
2007 Battlestar Galactica: Razor Anastasia "Dee" DuallaTelevision film
2008 Sanctuary MegEpisodes: "Sanctuary for All: Part 1", "Fata Morgana"
Reaper Cassidy3 episodes
2009 Children of the Corn Vicky StantonTelevision film
2010 The Client List LauraTelevision film
Persons Unknown Erika TaylorMain role
2012Just Be YourselfGlendaTelevision film
Republic of Doyle Sabrina McCarthyEpisode: "One Angry Jake"
Aladdin and the Death LampShifaTelevision film
Alphas Agnes WalkerEpisode: "The Devil Will Drag You Under"
2012–2013 Arctic Air Shontal4 episodes
2013 Hemlock Grove Dr. Clementine ChasseurRecurring role (season 1), 10 episodes
Haven Carrie BensonEpisode: "Lay Me Down"
2016 Supernatural Sheriff A. TysonEpisode: "The Chitters"
2017–2018 Ghost Wars Dr. Landis BarkerMain role
2017–2018 The Good Doctor CelezEpisodes: "Not Fake", "Smile"
2019 Limetown Lia's girlfriend2 episodes
V Wars Claire O'Hagan3 episodes
2020 Charmed The GuardianRecurring role, 5 episodes
2021 The Flash XotarEpisode: "Armageddon, Part 2"
2022 Snowpiercer Tail BossEpisode: "Ouroboros"
2022 Motherland: Fort Salem Nicte Batan3 episodes
2022 The Imperfects Dr MondayEpisode: "The Devil You Know"
2023–present Virgin River Kaia BryantMain role; (Season 5–present) [22]
2023 Family Law JessieEpisode: "Wicked Games"

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