Victoria Snow

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Victoria Snow (born 1954/55) [1] is a Canadian actress. [2] She is best known for her recurring roles as Mary Margaret Skalany in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Dee White in Cra$h & Burn , and her starring role as Frances Hunter in Paradise Falls .

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Career

Born in Ancaster, Ontario, Snow had her first break as an actress when she was promoted from a minor role to the lead in a Stratford Festival production of the musical Happy New Year in 1979, after original lead Virginia Sandifur was forced to withdraw due to illness. [1]

Career

Snow played the lead role in a production of Medea , directed by John Neville at Halifax's Neptune Theatre, [2] and played Nancy Blake in a 1985 production of The Women at the Shaw Festival. [3]

She has also had supporting or guest roles in the series 9B , E.N.G. , Katts and Dog , The Newsroom , Traders , Total Recall 2070 , Queer as Folk , Blue Murder , This Is Wonderland , Flashpoint , Republic of Doyle , Warehouse 13 , Haven and Slasher , the television films True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet , Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story , Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story and Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story, [4] and the theatrical films Millennium and Stardom .

Snow portrayed the mother of Bryan Mills (Clive Standen) in the television series Taken , a prequel to the film trilogy of the same name, in 2017 and 2018. In 2021, she appeared as a federal judge in the film Dark Web: Cicada 3301 .

Awards

Snow is a two-time Gemini Award winner, winning Best Lead Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 3rd Gemini Awards in 1988 for Daughters of the Country [2] and Best Guest Performance in a Series at the 5th Gemini Awards in 1990 for an episode of Street Legal . [5] She was also a nominee for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 20th Gemini Awards in 2005 [6] and the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010 [7] for Paradise Falls, and a nominee for Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006 for her performance as Phyllis Gretzky in Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 The Wake Joan Laboucane
1988 A New Life Audrey
1989Destiny to OrderMellie
1989 Millennium Pinky Djakarta
1995JunglegroundSgt. Purdy
1995 Iron Eagle on the Attack Amanda Kirke
1995 The Feeler Lina
1997 Double Take Real Estate Lady
1998Yellow WeddingDale
2000 Stardom Tina's Mother
2001 Pressure Point Haley Griffin
2001 The Safety of Objects Jill
2002 Men with Brooms Officer Frances Darte
2006 One Way Helen Drake
2008 The Last Hit Man Marion
2009The JazzmanKaren Kaddly
2010St. RozMinnie Barr
2019 Georgetown Peggy Mason
2019 Random Acts of Violence Borden
2021 Dark Web: Cicada 3301 Judge Mary Collins

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983The AccidentReporterTelevision film
1985, 1986 Check It Out! Woman Doctor / Lt. Conway2 episodes
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye ReporterEpisode: "Pickup on Noon Street"
1987 Adderly Angela GasperiniEpisode: "Debbie Does Dishes"
1988 T. and T. Debbie / Donna2 episodes
1988 9B Rhea Burnham3 episodes
1988–1992 Katts and Dog Virginia
1989 War of the Worlds BladeEpisode: "Seft of Emun"
1989 Street Legal Diane AbbotEpisode: "The Cradle Will Rock"
1989Love and HateEllie HubiakTelevision film
1989Lady in the CornerAnn Henshaw
1990The Kissing PlaceCasey Edelson
1990 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump Eleanor
1990Leona Helmsley: The Queen of MeanMarilyn Norrito
1990 The Hitchhiker JudeEpisode: "Riding the Nightmare"
1990–1991 E.N.G. Eline2 episodes
1991 Top Cops Dorothy ShurtleftEpisode: "Dorothy Shurtleft"
1991 Mom P.I. CelineEpisode: "Night Train"
1992 The Broken Cord Ruby StigesTelevision film
1993 The Hidden Room SandraEpisode: "Jillie"
1993–1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Det. Mary Margaret Skalany31 episodes
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story ClaudiaTelevision film
1994 Catwalk Amy DoulonEpisode: "Getting What You Want"
1995 The Hardy Boys JoyceEpisode: "The Debt Collectors"
1997 The Newsroom Heather CampbellEpisode: "Meltdown: Part 3"
1997When Secrets KillPhyllis HodgesTelevision film
1997 On the 2nd Day of Christmas Mindy
1997 Riverdale Melissa
1998Real Kids, Real AdventuresLagaytheEpisode: "Plane Crash on Christmas Day"
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation Marcia TimmermanTelevision film
1998 Traders DonnaEpisode: "Blood on the Floor"
1999 Total Recall 2070 Surgeon3 episodes
1999Cruel JusticeFay JoinerTelevision film
1999 The Famous Jett Jackson Sheila / Director2 episodes
1999 Black and Blue Sheila WalshTelevision film
1999 If You Believe Dorinda
2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story Margaret BushMiniseries
2001 The Familiar Stranger ClaireTelevision film
2001 Lucky Girl Judy
2001 Blind Terror Peggy
2001 Largo Winch Dr. Carol TurnerEpisode: "Arctic Project"
2001–2008 Paradise Falls Frances Hunter68 episodes
2002, 2003 Odyssey 5 Jenny Taggart2 episodes
2003Open HouseMarieTelevision film
2003 Blue Murder S.I.S. Janet Myers2 episodes
2003 Jasper, Texas Nancy NicholsonTelevision film
2003 Queer as Folk Alexa ScottEpisode: "One Ring to Rule Them All"
2003 The Piano Man's Daughter Older WomanTelevision film
2004 This Is Wonderland Janice PellsEpisode #1.9
2004Open HeartMarjorie BainTelevision film
2005 Tilt Eddie's Mother3 episodes
2005 Our Fathers Sacha PfeifferTelevision film
2005 Jesse Stone: Stone Cold Margaret Pennington
2005Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky StoryPhyllis Gretzky
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Gaby
2009 Warehouse 13 Jesslyn HenjikEpisode: "Resonance"
2009 Flashpoint Janet AckermanEpisode: "Coming to You Live"
2009–2010 Cra$h & Burn Detective Dee Dee White6 episodes
2011 Republic of Doyle Siobhan McDonaghEpisode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2011 Haven Lucy RipleyEpisode: "Business as Usual"
2013 Prosecuting Casey Anthony Dr. Jan Garavaglia Television film
2013 Jack Nancy Layton
2013 Beauty & the Beast Law PartnerEpisode: "Who Am I?"
2016 Slasher Sonja Edwards3 episodes
2016A Puppy for ChristmasHelenTelevision film
2016 Incorporated Carol GrangerEpisode: "Vertical Mobility"
2017, 2018 Taken Sarah Mills2 episodes
2019 Heartland Doreen Vernon
2019Christmas in MontanaKayTelevision film
2019, 2020 In the Dark Kathy2 episodes
2020 Nurses Barb GelsonEpisode: "Chrysalis"

References

  1. 1 2 "Cinderella story at Stratford". The Globe and Mail , April 28, 1979.
  2. 1 2 3 "Driven Snow: Proving she can act as well as sing Victoria Snow copped a Gemini for her portrayal of a Metis woman in Daughters Of The Country". Toronto Star , March 26, 1988.
  3. "Paying tribute to the 'Scarlet' Women". The Globe and Mail , September 10, 1985.
  4. "Made in Canada". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. "CBC celebrates at k.d.'s cafe as it sweeps Gemini awards". Toronto Star , December 4, 1990.
  6. "Great, watchable north: The 20th Gemini Awards gala honours the best in Canadian TV". National Post , November 19, 2005.
  7. "Flashpoint leads in Gemini nominations". The Globe and Mail , September 1, 2010.
  8. "Cancelled CBC series leads Gemini field". Victoria Times-Colonist , August 30, 2006.