Meredith Henderson

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Meredith Henderson
Born (1983-11-24) November 24, 1983 (age 41)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Meredith Henderson (born November 24, 1983) is a Canadian actress known for playing the title role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes . [1]

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She also had a leading role as wheelchair-using Cleo Bellows in the 2001 children's television series MythQuest opposite Christopher Jacot.

In 2005, she appeared in Shania: A Life in Eight Albums , a biopic of country star Shania Twain, [2] in which she played the lead role. She did all the singing, dancing and guitar playing herself.

Henderson also had a recurring role as the girlfriend of Harris Allan's character Hunter on the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking gay TV series Queer as Folk .

Her sister is actress Beki Lantos.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Kayla Jaynie Nightingale
2005 Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Adult Shania Twain
2006 Heartstopper Sara Wexler
2008 Jumper Fiona
2010 A Flesh Offering Emily
2018 The Downside of Bliss Mrs. Denmark
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995The Song SpinnerAuroraTV movie
1996 Goosebumps Cara RenfieldEpisode: "Vampire Breath"
1997-2000 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Shirley Holmes52 episodes "Main Cast"
1999 Strange World StudentEpisode: "Eliza"
2000The Fearing MindCatherineEpisode: "Good Harvest"
2000-2001 Big Sound Phoebe Sutton6 episodes
2001 MythQuest Cleo Bellows13 episodes
2001A Wind at My Back ChristmasAnna SchillerTV movie
2003 Just Cause Geena HarringtonEpisode: "Blackboard Jungle"
2003 Missing Sara DentonEpisode: "White Whale"
2004 Puppets Who Kill Button's GirlfriendEpisode: "Pizza Boys Are Missing"
2004 The Eleventh Hour 2 of 4 WivesEpisode: "Strange Bedfellows"
2004Stranger at the DoorTara NorrisTV movie
2004-2005 Queer as Folk Callie Leeson5 episodes
2005 Beach Girls Young MaddieTV miniseries
2005 Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Eilleen Shania Twain TV movie
2007 The Dresden Files Caryn Harris / Nikki SlovakEpisode: "Rules of Engagement"
2007 The Best Years Hillary DunbarEpisode: "Notorious"
Episode: "All That Heaven Allows"
2007 Everest '82 MarleneTV miniseries
2008 Flashpoint Sadie O'BrienEpisode: "Asking for Flowers"

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Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitle of workResult
1998 Gemini Award Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (for episode #1.13: "The Case of the Second Sight")Nominated
1999 Gemini Award Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series [2] [3] The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (for episode #3.3: "The Case of the Crooked Comic")Won

References

  1. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20170817/281934543059383 . Retrieved 2020-04-03– via PressReader.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 "'Shirley Holmes' to star in Shania's adventures" . Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ↑ "Gemini winners, Nov 1999". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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