Tamara Hickey

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Tamara Hickey
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NationalityCanadian
OccupationActress
Years active1998-present

Tamara Hickey is a Canadian film and television actress. [1]

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Early life and education

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, [2] she was raised primarily in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. [3] She studied at Ryerson University [1] and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Hickey began her career with small roles in television films and was an understudy for a Toronto production of Beauty and the Beast , before getting her first lead role in The Associates. [2] Following the cancellation of The Associates, she was cast in Blue Murder as the new lead detective after Maria del Mar left the series. [4] After completing filming on Blue Murder, she starred in a production of John Krizanc's play Tamara for Toronto's Necessary Angel Theatre. [5]

She has also had guest roles in Doc , Puppets Who Kill , This Is Wonderland , One Life to Live , Rent-a-Goalie and Army Wives , and appeared in the television miniseries Olive Kitteridge and The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe and the films It All Happens Incredibly Fast, Against the Ropes , In Your Eyes , The Judge , Irrational Man , We Don't Belong Here and The Equalizer 2 .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002It All Happens Incredibly FastJanine Fontanta
2004 Against the Ropes Megan the Reporter
2014 In Your Eyes Dorothy
2014 The Judge Amy Palmer
2015 Irrational Man Professor in Cafeteria
2016 Good Kids Nora's Mom
2017 We Don't Belong Here Mrs. B
2017 Chappaquiddick Marilyn Richards
2018 The Equalizer 2 Grace Braelick
2021 John and the Hole Paula
2021 Don't Look Up Reporter ChristyUncredited
2021 Mother/Android Mrs Olsen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Spenser: Small VicesTrishTelevision film
2000 The Wonderful World of Disney Pretty Elevator WomanEpisode: "Angels in the Infield"
2000 Code Name: Eternity BartenderEpisode: "24 Hours"
2001Laughter on the 23rd FloorWaitressTelevision film
2001Dying to DanceCaryn
2002 The Associates Robyn Parsons13 episodes
2003 Blue Murder Det. Karen Gillam
2004 Doc TabithaEpisode: "Leader of the Band"
2004 Puppets Who Kill Doctor SheilaEpisode: "Cuddles the Demon"
2004 This Is Wonderland Jillian NiskerEpisode #1.11
2007 One Life to Live Nancy3 episodes
2007 Rent-a-Goalie DahliaEpisode: "Gnarsty Snartch"
2008 Army Wives Beverly JacopEpisode: "The Hero Returns"
2013 The Makeover TV ReporterTelevision film
2013Gilded LilysGraceTelevision film
2014 Chasing Life TashaEpisode: "Pilot"
2014 Olive Kitteridge Suzanne's SisterEpisode: "Incoming Tide"
2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Patricia Kennedy Lawford 2 episodes
2016 Bull Gail PetersEpisode: "The Necklace"
2020 Defending Jacob Toby4 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2001 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role The Associates Nominated [6]
2002 Gemini Awards Best Actress in a Dramatic Series The Associates Nominated [7]
2003 Gemini Awards Best Actress in a Dramatic Series Blue Murder Nominated [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Hon, just take off your shirt'". The Globe and Mail , February 24, 2001.
  2. 1 2 "Television: Three to Watch". The Globe and Mail , December 29, 2000.
  3. "Charlottetown actor stars in new legal drama series: Tamara Hickey plays young lawyer in CTV's The Associates". The Guardian , January 17, 2001.
  4. "A lot more law and a lot less order". National Post , January 17, 2003.
  5. "Tamara to play Tamara in Tamara". Toronto Star , February 6, 2003.
  6. "Honouring Canada's best; 16th annual Gemini Awards" by John McKay, The Hamilton Spectator (26 Oct, 2001) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   270061007
  7. "Gemini Awards: Honours for a wide range of Canadian TV performers" by John McKay, Welland Tribune (31 Oct, 2002) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   359348198
  8. "Eleventh Hour leads Gemini noms" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca