Tammy Gillis

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Tammy Gillis
Born (1978-10-25) October 25, 1978 (age 46)
Manitoba, Canada
Occupation Actress
Years active2000–present
Website tammygillis.com

Tammy Gillis (born October 25, 1978) is a Canadian actress who works on television and film projects across the country.

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Early life and education

Gillis was born in Dauphin, Manitoba. [1] She studied pre-law at the University of Manitoba. [2]

Career

Tammy Gillis grew up in rural Manitoba and got her start on the stage in her hometown playing Grandpa in her first school play. While attending university, she was discovered by a modelling agency. Shortly after signing with them, she booked a series of commercials for Greenkids starring Lyle Lovett and landed her first film role in the award-winning [3] short film The Heart of the World directed by cult film director, Guy Maddin.

Her onscreen credits include roles in White Noise 2 starring Nathan Fillion [4] and Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg. Tammy played a leading role in the indie feature film Under the Apple Box, which received an honorable mention at the New Jersey Film Festival [5] and also screened at the Women's International Film Festival in Miami in March 2013. She appeared on the Bravo series Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, as well as the romantic comedy A Novel Romance starring alongside Amy Acker and Dylan Bruce and the Lifetime thriller Stolen from the Womb starring alongside Laura Mennell and Larisa Oleynik. [6]

She has guest starred on CTV's drama Motive [7] [8] as well as her recurring guest starring role on the HBO Canada series Less Than Kind and the Douglas Coupland CBC comedy "jPod" [9] TV series Less than Kind. [7] She has appeared in roles on the CW's Supernatural, [1] Showcase's Lost Girl, SpikeTV's Blue Mountain State, Showcase's Endgame, Reaper, The L Word, and the final season of Battlestar Galactica . [10] and many more. Her MOW's include Stealing Paradise starring Rachel Leigh Cook, [11] [12] The Mermaid Chair starring Kim Basinger and Home by Christmas starring Linda Hamilton.

Gillis was a spokesmodel for Canadian underwear company Ginch Gonch. She travelled with the line to France, to El Salvador and Russia. [13] She was named one of Femme Fatale's 'Fresh Faces of the Year' in 2007 [10] and has been seen in the magazines UMM and Sharp for Men. [14]

In 2016, Gillis appeared in the sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time as Jill.

Gillis appeared in the Hallmark Channel original movie Frozen in Love , [15] which stars Rachael Leigh Cook and Niall Matter. The film was broadcast on the channel in January 2018. [16] As of 2018, she is currently playing a police officer named Marissa Staub in Freeform’s drama-fantasy series Siren.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000The Heart of the WorldMary Magdalene (Uncredited)Short
2001Culture of SilenceVictimShort
2002Cemetery Love StoryDaisyShort
2004DinFemale CyclistShort
2004Lucky StarsKelly
2005JiltedThe SisterShort
2007 White Noise: The Light Scooter Girl
2007 Shooter Waitress (Uncredited)
2007Blood Brothers: Reign of TerrorKim
2008The ValetThe HostessShort
2008SanguineAunt LucyShort
2010Another Brief MomentCynthiaShort
2012Under the Apple BoxLeila (Adult)
2014The TimekeeperGeorginaShort
2015 No Men Beyond This Point Female Pundit
2015Kindergarten Da Bin Inch WiederClara RagnarsonShort
2016MenorcaClaire/Wife
2018ViolentiaMarie Anderson
2018SonderKatiaShort
2019 A Dog’s Way Home Officer Leon
201937-TeenClaire
2020Torn: Dark BulletsDetective Omari

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001Inside the OsmondsMaryTelevision Film
2002 The Chris Isaak Show ShellyEpisode: “The Hidden Mommy”
2006 The L Word TammyEpisode: “Lifeline”
2006Trophy WifeLibbyTelevision Film
2006The Mermaid ChairYoung KatTelevision Film
2006Home by ChristmasDonnaTelevision Film
2007 Reaper Holly ActorEpisode: “Love, Bullets and Blacktop”
2008 jPOD Sarah2 episodes
2009 Battlestar Galactica Marine #22 episodes
2011 Shattered Dr. WestonEpisode: “Finding the Boy”
2011 Endgame LexisEpisode: “The Caffeine Hit”
2011Stealing ParadiseElise ShayneTelevision Film
2011 Blue Mountain State Karen GildayEpisode: “One Week”
2011 Supernatural KellyEpisode: “Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!”
2012 Lost Girl MarissaEpisode: “Table for Fae”
2012 Less Than Kind Barbara3 episodes
2013 Motive Claudia PowellEpisode: “Detour”
2014Stolen from the WombPaulaTelevision Film
2014 Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce KathEpisode: “Rule #21: Leave Childishness to the Children”
2015A Novel RomanceNinaHallmark Television Film
2015 Ties That Bind Carla MartinEpisode: “Ghosts”
2015 Continuum Doctor (Uncredited)2 episodes
2015Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be ToldRandilynn AmidonHallmark Television Film
2015Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible DreamRandilynn AmidonHallmark Television Film
2016The Support GroupJulia Coles2 episodes
2016Unleashing Mr. DarcyJenna ScottHallmark Television Film
2016Wedding BellsAmyHallmark Television Film
2016 Once Upon a Time Peasant WifeEpisode: “Changelings”
2017Murder, She Baked: Just DessertsMichele BishopHallmark Television Film
2017 The Arrangement Jen2 episodes
2017Tiny House of TerrorLindsayTelevision Film
2017–2018 Ghost Wars Jane4 episodes
2018Frozen in LoveErica ParkerHallmark Television Film
2018Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper MysteryWhitney SloaneHallmark Television Film
2018The Sweetest HeartSarahHallmark Television Film
2018Marrying Mr. DarcyJenna ScottHallmark Television Film
2018Dead InsideCristina DunnPilot
2018–2020 Siren Deputy Marissa StaubSeasons 1 – 3, 16 episodes
2019Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and MouseBree CarsonHallmark Television Film
2019 Van Helsing Monica2 episodes
2020 The Detectives Detective Debbie Harris2 episodes
2020The Case That Haunts MeDetective Debbie Harris2 episodes

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview Tammy Gillis". entertaim.net Archived October 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Vancouver actress Tammy Gillis interview
  3. ↑ "Canada's Genies snatched by The Fast Runner". screendaily.com. February 8, 2002.
  4. ↑ White Noise: The Light (2007) Movie Review from Eye for Film
  5. ↑ "New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2013 Competition Winners Announced". patch.com. February 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "From Pet Rocks to Pinocchio for Tammy Gillis". hnmag.ca. June 22, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "ABC Motive’s “Detour”: Addiction as Motivator for Bad Behavior". ScreenSpy
  8. ↑ "Motive moves to Thursdays". TV, eh?. March 12, 2013 Diane Wild
  9. ↑ "Press Release: Tammy Gillis continues busy year with world premiere of feature film 'Menorca' at the Whistler Film Festival". wireservice.ca. November 8, 2016.
  10. 1 2 A true team player | Niagara Falls Review Niagara Falls Review.
  11. ↑ "Stealing Paradise | Film review and movie reviews | Radio Times". Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  12. ↑ Stealing Paradise (2011) Archived August 4, 2023, at the Wayback Machine The Movie Scene.
  13. ↑ "Tammy Gillis to film guest starring role on 'Less Than Kind'". vancouverobserver.com. December 8, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Sharp Woman: Tammy Gillis" by Greg Hudson, Sharp for Men
  15. ↑ Gillis, Tammy [@RealTammyGillis] (December 9, 2017). "That's a wrap on #FrozenInLove ❄️ So much fun working with talented director @HDalhousie, the very special @jimheadjr, @RachaelLCook, @niallmatter, DOP extraordinaire @ronstannett 💕💕💕 & the rest of our #hallmarkfamily 😘" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ "Frozen in Love". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
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