Samantha Ferris | |
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| Born | Samantha Ferris November 2, 1968 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress, best known for her starring role as Nina Jarvis on The 4400 and her recurring role as Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural .
Ferris began her career as a radio announcer [1] and in the mid-1990s was a television reporter [1] for the Bellingham, Washington station KVOS-TV 12 and Vancouver's BCTV, where she went by the name Janie Ferris.[ citation needed ]
After the death of her father she decided to change careers and become an actress. [1] She has had many starring and supporting television roles, her most notable being Sandra Cassandra on Beggars and Choosers , [1] Nina Jarvis on The 4400 , [2] Lt. Alexa Brenner on The Evidence and Ellen Harvelle on Supernatural . [1] Other television roles include that of deckhand Pollux in the episode "Dirty Hands" of Battlestar Galactica , [3] [4] as well as roles in Smallville , [5] Stargate SG-1 , [5] The L Word , [4] V and a series of TV movies featuring The Gourmet Detective. [1] [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider | Mrs. Hume | |
| Blackwoods | Waitress / Beth | ||
| 2006 | Gray Matters | Elaine | |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Diane | AKA, Shattered |
| 2009 | Grace | Patricia Lang | |
| 2010 | Icarus | Kerr | AKA, The Killing Machine |
| 2012 | The Tall Man | Tracy | |
| 2018 | Valley of the Lanterns | Bookmaker | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Saber Marionette J | Panther (voice) | TV series |
| 1998 | The Inspectors | Lauren Urbina | TV film |
| The New Addams Family | Lacey | "Wednesday Leaves Home" | |
| 1999 | Stargate SG-1 | Dr. Raully | "Out of Mind", "Into the Fire" |
| 1999–2001 | Beggars and Choosers | Sandra Cassandra | Recurring role |
| 2000 | The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Lauren Urbina | TV film |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Wing | Sally Po (voice) | "Go Forth, Gundam Team" | |
| Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz | Sally Po (voice) | TV film | |
| First Wave | Alice | "Mabus" | |
| So Weird | Miranda Scott | "Still Life" | |
| 2001 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Suzanne | "Grass on the Grave" |
| Earth Maiden Arjuna | Teresa Wong (voice) | TV miniseries | |
| The Chris Isaak Show | Dana Farrard | "Behind the Isaak" | |
| 2002 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Dolores Williams | "Simple, Sad" |
| Glory Days | Helen | "The Devil Made Me Do It" | |
| 2003 | A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster | Det. Katherine Cooke | TV film |
| 2004 | Smallville | Warden Anita Stone | "Scare" |
| The Ranch | Taylor | TV film | |
| 2005 | The L Word | Meryl Rothman | "Luminous" |
| Personal Effects | Gail Feldman | TV film | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Const. Samantha Townsend | "Must Be a Night for Fires" | |
| Reunion | Emily Fisher | "1989" | |
| 2005–2006 | The 4400 | Nina Jarvis | Main role |
| 2006 | The Collector | Tessa | "The Media Baron" |
| The Evidence | Lt. Alexa Brenner | Regular role | |
| Reunion | Emily Fisher | "1997" | |
| Last Chance Cafe | Madge Beardsley | TV film | |
| 2006–2011 | Supernatural | Ellen Harvelle | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica | Pollux | "Dirty Hands" |
| Witness to Murder | Shawna | TV film | |
| Enemy Within | Hines | TV film | |
| 2008 | NYC: Tornado Terror | Lillian | TV film |
| 2009 | Impact | Renee Ferguson | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Human Target | Deputy Director Lynch | "Baptiste" |
| Seven Deadly Sins | Diana Morgan | "1.2" | |
| Hiccups | Bambi Weeks | "You Schmooze, You Lose" | |
| V | Private Investigator | "Pound of Flesh", "Fruition" | |
| 2011 | V | Felicia Castro | "Birth Pangs" |
| 2012 | Smart Cookies | Hazel Hillburn | TV film |
| 2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Marian Camphill | "The Love of Larping" |
| R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series | Carolyn | "Detention" | |
| Let It Snow | Sally | TV film | |
| 2014 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series | Mother | "Grandpa's Glasses" |
| 2015 | Exposed | Nancy Grace Type | TV film |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Rebecca Forrester | "Dragon Slayer" |
| 2015–2017; 2020 | Gourmet Detective film series | Capt. Forsyth | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries films |
| 2015 | Mistresses | Det. Libby Whitehead | Recurring role |
| 2016 | Newlywed and Dead | Annie Ward | TV film |
| The Irresistible Blueberry Farm | Paula | Hallmark Channel film | |
| Looks Like Christmas | Jill Higgins | Hallmark Channel film | |
| 2017 | Somewhere Between | Capt. Kendra Sarneau | Regular role |
| Hit the Road | Linda Shapiro | "It's My Party", "Kush" | |
| 2018 | Six | Kate Kilcannon | Recurring role |
| Garage Sale Mystery: The Mask Murder | Michelle | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries film | |
| Salvation | Director Evelyn Davis | Recurring role (season 2) | |
| 2022 | Devil in Ohio | Rhoda Morrison | TV miniseries; 4 episodes |
| Batwoman | Director of the GCPS | 1 episode | |
| 2023 | Picture of Her | Aunt Dody | Hallmark Channel movie |
| 2024 | When Calls the Heart | Maisie Hickam | Recurring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mrs. Wilkinson | |
| 2004 | CSI: Dark Motives | Leslie Handleman | |
| 2005 | SSX on Tour | Zoe Payne | |
| 2022 | New Tales from the Borderlands | Susan Coldwell |
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