Sharry Flett

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Sharry Flett is a Canadian actress. [1] She is most noted for her performances in the television films War Brides , for which she was a Bijou Award nominee for Best Actress in a Non-Feature in 1981, [2] and The Suicide Murders , for which she was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986. [3]

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Flett trained as an opera singer, but began performing in speaking theatrical roles after finding herself being typecast in soubrette roles due to the quality of her singing voice. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Drying Up the Streets Nurse

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978The Arctic AdventureThe Polar GodessTelevision film
1980 The Great Detective EmilyEpisode: "Too Many Cooks"
1980 War Brides EllieTelevision film
1982The Taming of the ShrewKatharina
1983The TempestMiranda
1983 The Littlest Hobo Sister Sarah2 episodes
1985 Night Heat NurseEpisode: "Obie's Law"
1985 Love and Larceny Alice BigleyTelevision film
1985The Suicide MurdersHilda Blake
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Miss KolchenkoEpisode: "Red Wind"
1987 I'll Take Manhattan 2 episodes
1987–1994 Street Legal Various roles5 episodes
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Judith RichardsonEpisode: "A Stolen Heart"
1989 Lantern Hill Lillian MorrowTelevision film
1990 Friday the 13th: The Series Ruth StevensEpisode: "Repetition"
1990 My Secret Identity Dean Patricia SimpsonEpisode: "More Than Meets the Eye"
1990C.B.C.'s Magic HourSusanEpisode: The Prom"
1992 Top Cops Hester BellomoEpisode: "Hester Bellomo and Carol Anne Natale"
1996 Forever Knight Barbara VetterEpisode: "Avenging Angel"
2002 The Eleventh Hour Sophie BuckmanEpisode: "The 37-Year-Itch"
2006 Shades of Black BettyTelevision film

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References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Godfrey, "Flett no longer tied to opera's apron strings: Sharry felt doomed to playing pert maids, so she decided to talk as well as sing". The Globe and Mail , November 17, 1979.
  2. "Brides nominated for 7 awards". The Province , October 7, 1981.
  3. Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star , October 16, 1986.