Belinda Metz

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Belinda Metz
Born (1960-01-04) January 4, 1960 (age 64)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present

Belinda Metz (born January 4, 1960) is a Canadian solo recording artist from the early to mid-1980s who has since gone into acting. She also has credits as a choreographer and songwriter.

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Biography

In 1982 Metz released an independent album, The Minx, on Quantum Records. Signed to a recording contract in 1985 with Attic Records, she released a full-length album, Electric Splash, which contained her only hit single, "What About Me", and won her a "Most Promising Female Vocalist" award from the U-Knows, CFNY's listener's choice awards. [1] [2]

In 1985 Metz was severely injured in a car accident. Later she returned to the public eye, acting as a regular in such shows as Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and TekWar . Recently, she had a role as Irene the band manager in the Disney Channel Original Series So Weird . She continues to act in television and movies, most recently Eight Below as well as doing voice over work for corporations like Telus. [3] She continues to pursue an independent music career. [4]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Charlie Grant's WarChristinaTV movie
1985Tucker and the Horse ThiefTV movie
1985 Night Heat Carol BatesEpisode: "Songbird"
1986 Seeing Things LeslieEpisode: "If Looks Could Kill"
1987 Seeing Things Donna AndersonEpisode: "Bull's-Eye"
1987 Tomorrow's a Killer Escort
1987 Night Heat Blonde ProstituteEpisode: "Grace"
1987 Adderly ChambermaidEpisode: "Run to Darkness"
1989Walter & Carlo i AmerikaNatasha Royka
1989 War of the Worlds ScoggsEpisode: "Night Moves"
1989 Friday the 13th Sylvia
Jane Chalfont
Episode: "The Playhouse"
Episode: "The Prisoner"
1990 Friday the 13th JessicaEpisode: "Spirit of Television"
1990 War of the Worlds Scoggs3 episodes
1991 E.N.G. MimiEpisode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
1991 Counterstrike AngieEpisode: "Going Home"
1993 Secret Service Dee RobertsEpisode: "Something for Nothing/The Amateur"
1993–1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Det. Jody Powell31 episodes
1994 TekWar SharmayneEpisode: "Sellout"
1995Dark EyesRitaEpisode: "Pilot"
1995The DonorJanet
1997 Goosebumps Mrs. O'DellEpisode: "Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1"
Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy: Part 2"
1997 The Right Connections Gail TompkinsTV movie
1997ConvictionsTV movie
1997Medusa's ChildTV movie
1998 Viper Shauna DiamondEpisode: "What Makes Sammy Chun?"
1999 Dead Man's Gun Gloria DunnEpisode: "Sleepwalker"
1999 Mentors Anne CatesEpisode: "The Genius"
1999–2001 So Weird Irene BellTV series
2000 Da Vinci's Inquest CarlaEpisode: "Do You Wanna Dance"
2001 Da Vinci's Inquest CarlaEpisode: "Better Broke Than Naked"
Episode: "Cheap Aftershave"
2001 Mentors Anne CatesEpisode: "Seer and Now"
Episode: "Future Tense"
2001 Mysterious Ways Louise StanislawEpisode: "Doctor in the House"
2002 The Chris Isaak Show Nicki WoosterEpisode: "Home of the Brave"
2004 Traffic Shannon IslerTV miniseries
2004 The Survivors Club Linda PesaturoTV movie
2004 Cold Squad Mrs. SpenceEpisode: "Teen Angel"
2004 Going the Distance Karma
2005 The Collector Brenda Conrad / TrixieEpisode: "The Cowboy"
2006 Class of the Titans Euryale (voice)Episode: "Sibling Rivalry"
2006 Eight Below Dr. Rosemary Paris
2006The SuspectDet. Rhodes
2008 Boot Camp Ben's Mother
2010 Dear Mr. Gacy Valerie Ross
2013 Red Widow GraceEpisode: "The Consignment"

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References

  1. "Belinda Metz". Discogs (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. "1985 | Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year | Belinda Metz | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. "The Woman You Most Want to Hang Up On – Jamie Hall, The Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, July 18, 2008". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  4. Music by Belinda Metz on MySpace