LinLyn Lue is a Canadian actress.
Lue was born in Jamaica and came to Canada with her family as a child. [1]
Lue played the strict English teacher Ms. Kwan on the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation for nine seasons. [2] She also appeared in the films Black Robe , Blindness , Total Recall and the television series Strong Medicine and Doc .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Black Robe | She Manitou | |
1994 | Boulevard | ICU Nurse | |
1998 | Short for Nothing | Lady 3 | |
2000 | Ordeals of Love on the Great Lakes | Kim Lee | |
2008 | Blindness | Emissary from Ward Two | |
2010 | You Are Here | Red Eye Vox Pop | |
2012 | Total Recall | Total Recall |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Half a Dozen Babies | Nurse Susan | Television film |
1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Young Police Woman | Episode: "Double Exposure" |
1999 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Alison's Coach | Episode: "Killer in a Box" |
1999 | Deep in the City | Manjit | Episode: "Fire in the Garden" |
2000 | Strong Medicine | Nurse #1 | Episode: "Pilot" |
2001 | Doc | Admitting Clerk | Episode: "All in a Day's Work" |
2001–2009 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Ms. Laura Kwan | 58 episodes |
2003 | Ice Bound | Sarah Kemp | Television film |
2003 | 1-800-Missing | Nancy | Episode: "Thin Air" |
2007 | 72 Hours: True Crime | Victim #2 | Episode: "Predator" |
2007, 2014 | Air Crash Investigation | Laura Kayama | 2 episodes |
2008 | The Summit | Irene Babiak | |
2010 | Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Herbalist | Episode: "Family Practice" |
2010 | Flashpoint | Alix | Episode: "Unconditional Love" |
2011 | Alphas | Mom With Stroller | Episode: "Pilot" |
2011 | Dan for Mayor | Japanese Businesswoman | Episode: "Old Fort Wessex" |
2015 | The Adventures of Napkin Man! | Ahmet's Mom | Episode: "Play the Day Away" |
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