Kate Trotter | |
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Occupation(s) | film, television and stage actress |
Spouse | Guy Sprung (divorced) |
Kate Trotter (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress.
Trotter has over 100 credits in film and television. She won a Gemini Award for Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series in 2003 for Blue Murder . [1]
Her stage roles have included Miss Havisham in Great Expectations , [2] Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man , [3] Alma in Summer and Smoke , [4] Juliet in Romeo and Juliet , [4] Hermione in The Winter's Tale , [4] Katie in Quiet in the Land [5] and Ann Whitfield in Man and Superman . [4] She is a three-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner for her stage roles. [1]
In addition to her own acting, Trotter has also taught acting at George Brown College and the Armstrong Studio, and works as a professional communication coach. [6]
She also worked as a voice actress, providing her voice for Queen Nehelenia in the original English dub of the fourth season of the Sailor Moon anime in 2000.
She was briefly married to theatre director Guy Sprung in the 1980s. [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Dirty Tricks | Sally | |
1981 | The Plouffe Family | Suzan Connely | |
1981 | Threshold | Mrs. Anderson | |
1984 | That's My Baby! | Karen | |
1985 | Joshua Then and Now | Jane Trimble | |
1988 | Martha, Ruth and Edie | Mrs. Peebles | |
1989 | The First Season | Alex Cauldwell | |
2003 | Beyond Borders | Mrs. Bauford | |
2012 | Upside Down | Becky | |
2012 | Two Hands to Mouth | Suzanne Baxter | |
2013 | Compulsion | Sylvia | |
2013 | Tru Love | Alice | |
2015 | Cold Deck | Audrey | |
2016 | Robin & Mark & Richard III | — | Documentary |
2019 | The Silence | Lynn | |
2022 | Midnight at the Paradise | Charmaine |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1981 | For the Record | Professor | Episode: "The Running Man" |
1984 | Kate Morris Vice President | Kate | Television film |
1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | Carol | Episode: "The Playground" |
1985 | Murder in Space | Pamela Cooper | Television film |
1985 | Night Heat | Megan Davis | Episode: "Secrets" |
1985 | The Suicide Murders | Myrna Yates | Television film |
1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Irma Dean | Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street" |
1987 | A Conspiracy of Love | Judge | Television film |
1987 | Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future | Vi | Episode: "Wardogs" |
1987, 1993 | Street Legal | Various roles | 2 episodes |
1988 | Glory Enough for All | Edith Roach | Television film |
1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Margaret Lord | 2 episodes |
1988–1990 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Various roles | 4 episodes |
1990 | The Campbells | Abigail Marchant | Episode: "Bird of Paradise" |
1990 | Clarence | Rachel Logan | Television film |
1990 | E.N.G. | Karen Koestler | Episode: "Traitors All" |
1991 | Dracula: The Series | Margo Burton | Episode: "I Love Lucard" |
1991 | Beyond Reality | Marium | Episode: "Intimate Shadows" |
1991 | Alligator Pie | Teacher | Television film |
1992 | Material World | Marie | Episode: "The Road to Heaven" |
1993 | Romeo & Juliet | Lady Capulet | Television film |
1993–1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Karen Simms | 25 episodes |
1994 | Side Effects | Jennifer Mateo | Episode: "House of Caduceus" |
1995 | Due South | Nurse Unger | Episode: "A Hawk and a Handsaw" |
1995 | The Great Defender | Victoria | Episode: "Pilot" |
1995 | Bloodknot | Phyllis | Television film |
1995 | Family of Cops | Mrs. Novacek #1 | |
1995 | Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time | Klara | |
1996 | TekWar | Dr. Allison Gilbert | Episode: "The Gate" |
1996 | Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story | Mrs. Laumann | Television film |
1996 | Traders | Trudy Kelly | 2 episodes |
1997 | Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye | Marie Curie | Television film |
1998 | Earth: Final Conflict | Dr. Park | 3 episodes |
1998 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Lilly Schmidt | Episode: "The Queen of Cons" |
1999 | Free Fall | Widow | Television film |
2000 | Psi Factor | Sandra | Episode: "Gone Fishing" |
2001 | Relic Hunter | Dr. Bette Ramer | Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee" |
2001 | La Femme Nikita | Myra Mauk | Episode: "A Time for Every Purpose" |
2002 | You Belong to Me | Lois Clausen | Television film |
2002 | Monk | Kate Ashcombe | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Psychic" |
2002 | Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story | Vivian Hanssen | Television film |
2002 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | Carla Thomas | 3 episodes |
2003 | Good Fences | Becka | Television film |
2003 | Jasper, Texas | Jamie Rowles | |
2003 | Fallen Angel | Callie | |
2003, 2004 | Blue Murder | Various roles | 2 episodes |
2003–2004 | The Newsroom | George's Boss | 4 episodes |
2004 | Soul Food | Mrs. Carter | Episode: "We Plan" |
2004 | Murdoch Mysteries | Donalda Rhodes | Episode: "Except the Dying" |
2004 | Lives of the Saints | Mrs. Amherst | Television film |
2004 | Plain Truth | Sarah Fitch | |
2004 | Missing | Rasha Pashi | Episode: "Truth or Dare: Part 1" |
2004 | Anonymous Rex | Council Member #2 | Television film |
2004 | An American Girl Holiday | Mrs. Vandergeld | |
2004 | Paradise Falls | Anne Sutton | 8 episodes |
2004–2007 | The Jane Show | Stella | 27 episodes |
2005 | Puppets Who Kill | Julie | Episode: "Buttons the Dresser" |
2005 | Million Dollar Murder | Neighbor | Television film |
2006 | Cheaters' Club | Detective Rollins | |
2007 | The Best Years | June Hamilton | Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" |
2007 | Tell Me You Love Me | Lauren | 3 episodes |
2007 | Across the River to Motor City | Mrs. Alicia Smith | Episode: "Treat Her Right" |
2008 | Murdoch Mysteries | Stella Smart | Episode: "Body Double" |
2008 | ReGenesis | Prosecutor | Episode: "The Truth" |
2009 | Taking a Chance on Love | Older Eve Miller | Television film |
2009 | Wild Roses | Nanna | 4 episodes |
2009 | The Good Germany | Lucille Collins | Television film |
2009 | Unstable | Constance Cole | |
2009 | Being Erica | Professor Audrey Hogan | Episode: "The Importance of Being Erica" |
2010 | When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story | Helen Griffiths | Television film |
2010 | Vacation with Derek | Felicia | |
2010–2012 | Lost Girl | The Norn | 5 episodes |
2011 | Republic of Doyle | Beth Miller | Episode: "Popeye Doyle" |
2011 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Cassie McTavish | Episode: "Roomies" |
2011 | Against the Wall | Carolyn Randall | Episode: "We Protect Our Own" |
2013–2014 | Covert Affairs | Senator Claire Pierson | 4 episodes |
2015 | Rogue | Mrs. Howard | Episode: "Oysters But No Pearls" |
2016 | Heartland | Evelyn | Episode: "Something to Prove" |
2017 | L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables | Mrs. Barry | Television film |
2017 | Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew | ||
2019 | Good Witch | Jennifer Radford | 2 episodes |
2019 | The Christmas Club | Barb | Television film |
2020 | Jann | Georgette | Episode: "Drop the Single" |
2021 | Toying with the Holidays | Kate Prescott | Television film |
2022 | Ruby and the Well | Principal Jane Donovan | Episode: "I Wish I Had Some Space" |
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