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Linda Sorensen | |
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Born | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | January 19, 1940
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1971–2017 |
Awards | Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress |
Linda Sorenson (born January 19, 1940) is a Canadian film, television and voice actress, best known for playing Mrs. Stegman in Class of 1984 , Warden Howe in Murphy Brown , Virginia Reeves in Material World and Isabelle Carrington in Road to Avonlea . Sorenson, who hails from Vancouver, has appeared in a number of film and television roles.
She voiced Love-a-Lot Bear in the Care Bears TV series, Blanche the Persian Cat in Webkinz and the old woman in Barbie and the Diamond Castle .
Sorenson has won two Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Joshua Then and Now and Draw! .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Blanche | |
1972 | The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke | Holly | |
1973 | Paperback Hero | Mona | |
1973 | The Hard Part Begins | Alice Neely | |
1976 | Breaking Point | Helen McBain | |
1978 | Drop Dead, Dearest | Cynthia | |
1979 | Stone Cold Dead | Monica Page | |
1982 | Class of 1984 | Mrs. Stegman | |
1984 | Draw! | Teresa | |
1985 | Joshua Then and Now | Esther Shapiro | |
1987 | Adventures in Babysitting | Mrs. Anderson | |
1988 | Family Reunion | Bea | |
1990 | Whispers | Kayla | |
1993 | Blood Brothers | Judge Goldberg | |
1994 | Relative Fear | Margaret Ladelle | |
2003 | Moving Malcolm | Ruby | |
2005 | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Hetty King (voice) | Video |
2008 | Barbie & the Diamond Castle | Old Woman (voice) | Video |
2010 | Barney's Version | 2nd Mrs. P's Mother | |
2017 | The Mountain Between Us | Pamela |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1973 | The Starlost | Dr. McBride | Episode: "Farthing's Comet" |
1978 | Breaking Up | Mickey | TV film |
1979 | King of Kensington | Mavis | Episode: "White Lace Gloves" |
1980 | The Great Detective | Dory | Episode: "A Family Business" |
1980 | The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog | Laura Evans | TV film |
1981 | The Running Man | Elaine | |
1981, 1984 | The Littlest Hobo | Louise, Mrs. Sloan | Episodes: "Here's Joey Jackson", "Indian Summer" |
1982 | Shocktrauma | Elizabeth Scanlan | TV film |
1982 | Hangin' In | Loretta | Episode: "Christmas Wrapping" |
1984 | Seeing Things | Doree | Episode: "Now You See Him, Now You Don't" |
1984 | Draw! | Teresa | TV film |
1985 | Night Heat | Linda Peters | Episode: "Songbird" |
1985 | Care Bears | Love-A-Lot Bear (voice) | TV series |
1986 | Air Waves | Elaine | Episode: "Breakfast Man" |
1986 | The Care Bears Family | (voice) | TV series |
1986 | Popples | Pretty Bit (voice) | TV series |
1986 | Many Happy Returns | Marsha Brenner | TV film |
1987 | Beverly Hills Teens | Fifi (voice) | Episode: "Dream Date" |
1987 | Starcom: The U.S. Space Force | (voice) | TV series |
1987 | The New Archies | Miss Grundy (voice) | Guest role |
1988 | Garbage Pail Kids | (voice) | TV series |
1988 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Judy | Episode: "Mad Avenue" |
1989 | Thirtysomething | Roberta Sessions | Episode: "Elliot's Dad" |
1989 | Newhart | Florence | Episode: "Malling in Love Again" |
1990 | Murphy Brown | Warden Howe | Episode: "Subpoena Envy" |
1990–1993 | Material World | Virginia 'Ginny' Reeves | Regular role |
1992 | Miles from Nowhere | Ruth Carter | TV film |
1993 | The Hidden Room | Lydia | Episode: "Dreams About Water" |
1994 | Street Legal | Marjorie Taylor | Episode: "The Firm" |
1994 | Road to Avonlea | Isabelle Carrington | Episode: "Strictly Melodrama" |
1994 | RoboCop: The Series | The President | Episode: "Public Enemies" |
1994–1996 | Side Effects | Esther Knelman | Episodes: "Skin Deep", "Paying the Price", "You Can Run" |
1995 | Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time | Anna Strauss | TV film |
1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Lulu Cody | Episode: "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show" |
1996 | A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Vivian | TV film |
1996 | Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 | Helen Dukas | TV film |
1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Sister Jehann | Episode: "The Bones of Saint Anthony" |
1997 | Millennium | Marie France Dion | Episode: "Paper Dove" |
1997 | The Third Twin | Lorraine Logan | TV film |
1997 | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Margie | TV film |
1997–98 | The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police | (voice) | TV series |
1998 | A Father for Brittany | Marge Lussier | TV film |
1998 | Mythic Warriors | Demeter (voice) | Episode: "Persephone and the Wonder Seeds" |
1998–2000 | Bad Dog | (voice) | TV series |
1999 | Psi Factor | Moira Taggert | Episode: "Solitary Confinement" |
1999–00 | Blaster's Universe | (voice) | TV series |
2000–2002 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Hetty King (voice) | Recurring role |
2005–2009 | Mr. Meaty | (voice) | TV series |
2006 | This Space for Rent | Joan Forbes | TV film |
2006 | My Silent Partner | Clara Houser | TV film |
2007 | Masters of Horror | Pam | Episode: "Right to Die" |
2007 | Blood Ties | Betty Sagara | Recurring role |
2007 | Kyle XY | Nancy Hollander | Episode: "What's the Frequency, Kyle?" |
2008 | Psych | Chelsea | Episode: "The Old and the Restless" |
2008–2011 | Kid vs. Kat | Old Lady Munson (voice) | Recurring role |
2009 | Held Hostage | Dr. Morse | TV film |
2014 | My Boyfriends' Dogs | Grandma Strang | TV film |
2017 | When We Rise | Edie Windsor | Episode: "Night IV: Part VI and VII" |
2017 | Undercover Angel | Peggy | TV film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Nightfall | Joyce | Episode 19: "The Devil's Backbone" |
1980 | Nightfall | Model | Episode 22: "Deadly Developments" |
1982 | Nightfall | Helen & Dr. Kosovic | Episode 72: "The Tie That Binds" |