Laura Bruneau

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Laura Bruneau
Nationality Canadian
OccupationActress
Known for Material World , Wind at My Back

Laura Bruneau is a Canadian actress, best known for her lead roles in the television series Material World [1] and Wind at My Back . [2]

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Originally from North Vancouver, British Columbia, [3] she studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts for two years before returning to Canada, where she acted on stage in Vancouver and had guest roles in Hangin' In and The Beachcombers . [4] In 1983, she was cast in the American prime time soap opera Bare Essence , which was cancelled after twelve episodes. [3] She remained in the United States for a few more years, appearing in an episode of Knight Rider and working with a comedy troupe which produced several sketches for the syndicated series PM Magazine , [1] before returning to Canada again when she was cast in a pilot created by Louis Del Grande which did not make it to series. [4] She then had guest roles in Street Legal , Counterstrike and Katts and Dog , and the television film Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher , before being cast as Kitty, the lead character, in Material World. [3]

After Material World was cancelled in 1993, Bruneau had guest roles in the television series Matrix , The Outer Limits and Two before being cast in Wind at My Back as Honey Bailey, following the departure of Cynthia Belliveau from the series. [2] She played the role for the final season of the series and in the follow-up television film A Wind at My Back Christmas. [5]

Filmography

Laura Bruneau film and television credits
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1982 Hangin' In Natalie1 episode [4]
1982 The Beachcombers Un­known1 episode [4]
1983 Bare Essence Cathy11 episodes [3]
1983 Knight Rider Cara Caulfield1 episode [1]
1989 Katts and Dog Un­known1 episode [3]
1989 Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher Un­knownTelevision film [3]
1990 Street Legal Doreen Collier1 episode [3]
1990 Counterstrike AmyEpisode: "A Little Purity"
1990–1993 Material World Kitty ReevesLead role [1] [3]
1993 Matrix Robin Reeves1 episode [2]
1995 The Outer Limits Sharon Rosman1 episode [2]
1996 Two Barbara Turnbull1 episode [2]
1997Little GhostJoanneTheatrical film [6]
2001 Wind at My Back Honey BaileyLead role [2]
2001A Wind at My Back ChristmasHoney BaileyTelevision film

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "New CBC TV comedy star comes full circle". Toronto Star , December 18, 1989.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "CBC gets back on Sunday track". Ottawa Citizen , January 15, 2000.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Honed and Skilled: North Van's Bruneau stars in CBC series". The Province , March 5, 1990.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "CBC sitcom brings L.A. roots back home". Windsor Star , February 3, 1990.
  5. ↑ "Reunion movie dark despite Yule setting". Kingston Whig-Standard , December 22, 2001.
  6. ↑ Gale, Thomson (October 2007). Video Sourcebook 39th Ed 3 Vol Set. ISBN   9781414400990 . Retrieved 29 May 2025.
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