Siobhan Murphy

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Siobhan Murphy
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Siobhan Murphy in Patient (short film) 2009
Born1984 (age 4041)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – present

Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in The Smart Woman Survival Guide in 2006, Men with Brooms in 2010, Max & Shred in 2014, Murdoch Mysteries in 2016 and Merry Happy Whatever in 2019.

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Early life

From a young age she enjoyed participating at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto. [1] From a young age, Murphy took piano, ballet, voice lessons, but stopped age 16, to focus on acting. [1] Murphy received a BA Fine Arts (Acting) from York University, Toronto, in the Conservatory Acting program, learning classical and technical characteristics of acting performance. [1] She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts (Theatre-Acting) in 2005. [2]

Career

In 2006, six months after graduating from university, Murphy landed a lead role as Liz Duncan (the producer), in The Smart Woman Survival Guide , [2] making her debut screen appearance on television, in a series where for 36 episodes, Murphy honed her acting talent and confidence towards becoming a comedy actress. [1] In 2009, Murphy starred in the short film Patient for which she received a Best Actress award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards. [2]

Murphy appeared in several Hallmark movies, [1] and in 2014, had roles in Max and Shred . [1] In 2016, Murphy made her first appearance as Ruth Newsome in CBC Television's Murdoch Mysteries in season 10 episode 8. [1] [3] In 2019, Murphy was a series regular in the Netflix dark comedy holiday series Merry Happy Whatever alongside Dennis Quaid, who played her father.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2009 Patient (short)Chanel Hilton [2]
2014 Hellmouth Fay
2014 15 Minutes (short)Jill Kincaid
2015 Let's RapHope Black
2015 Spotlight Intern
2015 No Stranger Than Love Helen
2017 Filth City Reporter Myriam Keen
2018 Ode to Rita (short)Kate
2019 An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular OrderKate

Television film

YearTitleRole
2012Oh Christmas Tree [1] Maria
2014Apple Mortgage Cake Sherrie
2014Surrogate's Terror Sara
2015Merry Matrimony Julie
2016A Perfect Christmas Annie
2016Nutcracker Christmas Jen
2019The Sisterhood Jasmine
2021Two for the Win Jenny Green

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes / ref
2006–2007 The Smart Woman Survival Guide Liz / Elizabeth39 episodes [2]
2007 Across the River to Motor City Marie Hart4 episodes [2]
2010 Men with Brooms April12 episodes
2010 The Bridge [2] Deke's Ex Wife2 episodes – God Bless the Child and Vexation of Spirit
2011 Flashpoint Anna LoganEpisode – Priority of Life
2011 Against the Wall Dee Hoffman1 episode – Boys Are Back
2012 Rookie Blue Becca Nicholson4 episodes
2013 Saving Hope Robin AdamsEpisode – Little Piggies
2013 Less Than Kind SusanEpisode – Something Blue
2013 The Ron James Show LindaEpisode – Science
2013 Cracked Clara DwyerEpisode – The Thump Parade
2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Young MomEpisode 14/4 – Can't Stop This Thing We Started
2016 Four in the Morning GirlEpisode – Four Christs
2014–2016 Max & Shred Diane Ackerman35 episodes [1]
2016 Reign Countess Von CourtEpisode – To the Death
2016 Orphan Black LeslieEpisode – The Stigmata of Progress
2016 Good Witch Beth2 episodes – Driven + Second Time Around
2015–2017 Filth City Myriam Keen4 episodes – It's Showtime! + Back to Work + Dead Ends + Drug Squad: Pilot
2017–2018 Upstairs Amy Veronica Mayhew15 episodes
2018 The Bold Type Cleo Williams4 episodes
2018 Odd Squad Bonny / Bonnie2 episodes
2018 Schitt's Creek BobbiEpisode – The Jazzaguy
2019 Merry Happy Whatever Patsy8 episodes
2019 Heartland Laura3 episodes – Long Road Back + Stress Fractures + Diamond in the Rough
2020 Modern Family FiancéeEpisode – Legacy
2021 Danger Force Celia / Celia O'Brian4 episodes
2016–2024 Murdoch Mysteries Ruth Newsome19 episodes from season 10, episode 8 onwards [3]
2023 Pretty Freekin Scary Grim ReaperRecurring role
2024 Cross Tania HightowerRecurring role

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2010Los Angeles Movie Awards, USBest ActressPatientWon [4] [2]
2018First Glance Film FestivalBest Ensemble Cast (Web Series) (shared) Filth City Nominated [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Interview With Actress Siobhan Murphy". mydevotionalthoughts.net. 26 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Siobhan Murphy". CBC. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Murdoch Mysteries: Talking Ruth Newsome with Siobhan Murphy". TV-EH. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Siobhan Murphy Awards". IMDb (Index source only). Retrieved 15 March 2023.