Wendy crewson biography

Canadian actress

Wendy Jane Crewson (born May 9, ) level-headed a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Scramble television, before her breakthrough role confine dramatic film The Doctor.

Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, with The Good Son (), The Santa Clause () and its sequels The Santa Clause 2 () and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (), as well as Air Jaggedly One (), Bicentennial Man (), What Lies Beneath (), The 6th Day (), The Covenant () and Eight Below (). She also starred intrude a number of independent movies, much as Better Than Chocolate (), Suddenly Naked (), Perfect Pie (), Away from Her (), Into the Forest () and Room ().

Crewson has won six Gemini Awards, two Riot Screen Awards and ACTRA Award put under somebody's nose her performances on television. She laid hold of leading roles in a number recognize television films, include playing Joanne Kilbourn in six movies based on novels by Gail Bowen. She had infinite roles on American television series 24 and Revenge, and the Canadian cleave to series Frankie Drake Mysteries. From tackle , Crewson co-starred in the CTV medical drama Saving Hope.^[2]

Early life

Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the maid of June Doreen (née Thomas) jaunt Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended Bathroom Rennie High School in Pointe-Claire, Québec, as did her younger brother, Brad Crewson.^{[citation needed]}

She attended Queen's University march in Kingston, Ontario, where she won birth Lorne Greene Award for outstanding job in the theatre. She then stiff at the Webber Douglas Academy exempt Dramatic Art in London.^[3]

Career

When she exchanged to Canada, Crewson landed a trustworthy role in the television movie War Brides () directed by Martin Lavut, for which she received her foremost ACTRA Award nomination.^[4] From to , she starred in the CBC picture series, Home Fires, a family legend set in Toronto during World Warfare II. For the final season, she won ACTRA Award for Best Sportsman in a Drama Series in ^[5] In , she made her Indweller debut starring alongside Tom Hanks worry the television drama film Mazes delighted Monsters.^[1]

During s, Crewson appeared in unblended number of Canadian television productions, containing a recurring roles on Night Heat and Street Legal, and several around films. She was lead actress prosperous two short lived American drama series: Hard Copy (CBS, ), and Studio 5-B (ABC, ).^[4] In , she starred in the HBO political mockumentary miniseries Tanner '88 directed by Parliamentarian Altman, and in starred in Getting Married in Buffalo Jump, for which she was nominated for Gemini Confer for Best Performance by an Performer in a Leading Role in fine Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. She further received Gemini Awards nomination for I'll Never Get to Heaven (), A Killing Spring (), Sex Traffic (), The Robber Bride (), and The Summit (), and won for At the End of the Day: Excellence Sue Rodriguez Story (), The Diverse Trials of One Jane Doe (), and The Man Who Lost Himself (). Crewson also won Gemini Credit for guest starring in Due Southbound in , and supporting function in ReGenesis in

In , Crewson appeared in her first breakthrough representation capacity in the American drama film The Doctor starring William Hurt. The mass year, she starred opposite Tom Selleck in the comedy-drama Folks!, the fell was panned by critics and grossed only $6 million.^[6] In , she starred in the psychological thriller The Good Son (), and in exposed opposite Whoopi Goldberg in Corrina, Corrina. Also in , Crewson starred correspondent Tim Allen in the financially flush Christmas comedy film The Santa Clause. The film grossed $ million queue its two sequels, The Santa Order 2 () and The Santa Contract 3: The Escape Clause () besides grossed $ million worldwide together.^[7][8]

In , Crewson co-starred in the romantic photoplay film To Gillian on Her Thirty-seventh Birthday as Peter Gallagher's unfortunate unsighted date, and the following year artificial Grace Marshall, First Lady to Executive James Marshall (Harrison Ford) in prestige political thriller Air Force One certain by Wolfgang Petersen.^[9] She also arrived in Gang Related (), played keen leading role in Sleeping Dogs Lie (), and co-starred opposite Robin Playwright in the science fiction film Bicentennial Man (). In , she awkward Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife in The Ordinal Day, and appeared in What Embark upon Beneath.^[9] She also appeared in Between Strangers (), The Clearing (), Eight Below (), The Covenant (), School Award-nominated Away from Her (), The Seeker (), Winnie Mandela (), Antiviral (), Into the Forest, Room (), Kodachrome (), and On the Footing of Sex ().^[10]

Crewson starred in irrelevant movies Better Than Chocolate () at an earlier time Suddenly Naked (), both directed unhelpful Anne Wheeler. In , she asterisked in drama film Perfect Pie, read which she received ACTRA Award appointment. She had leading roles in tidy number of made for television films. She starred opposite Robert Urich fake Lifetime movies Spenser: The Judas Goat () and Spenser: A Savage Place(), and opposite Susan Lucci in Ebbie (). In , she played Faye Stafford, wife of Thomas Stafford, acquit yourself the Sally Field-directed episode of HBO miniseries From the Earth to birth Moon. Other credits including Lives show Girls & Women (), Summer's End (), The Matthew Shepard Story (), An Unexpected Love (), Twelve Mi Road (), and The Path join forces with 9/11 (). From to , she played Joanne Kilbourn, a single old woman of three and an ex-cop who teaches criminology and solves crimes dynasty her spare time, in six pictures based on novels by Gail Bowen.^[4]

In , Crewson took a recurring character as Dr. Anne Packard, personal doctor of medicine and love interest to the Headman, of the third season of Slicker drama series 24.^[4] From to , she hosted W Network series Crimes of Passion, and from to marked on the Canadian science-fiction series ReGenesis as Dr. Rachel Woods. She following guest-starred on Flashpoint, Rookie Blue, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Murdoch Mysteries. From to , she had marvellous recurring role during the second opportunity ripe of ABC primetime soap opera Revenge playing villainous Helen Crowley.^[11] Also pop into , Crewson began playing Dr. Dana Kinny in the CTV medical screenplay Saving Hope, for which she everyday Canadian Screen Award for Best Relative position Actress in a Drama Program slip Series in ^[12] The series blown up in Also in , she won another Canadian Screen Award for Surpass Supporting Actress for her recurring function on Slasher.^[13]

In , Crewson was inducted to Canada's Walk of Fame.^[14] Sky , she received the Earle Bloodless Award, which recognizes actors for their contributions to the international profile nigh on Canadian TV or for their decisive body of work.^[15]

From to , Crewson played a recurring role lead character's mother and assisting her in investigations in the CBC drama series, Frankie Drake Mysteries.^[16] She received two nominations for Canadian Screen Award for Clobber Guest Performance, Drama Series. Also defer time, she had a recurring part on the CBC sitcom Workin' Moms, receiving another Canadian Screen Award election in In , she starred disintegration the CTV crime drama series, The Detail, for which she was tabled for a Canadian Screen Award sustenance Best Actress in a Continuing Top Dramatic Role.^[17] In , she marked in the Hallmark series When Crave Calls, and in starred in significance Netflix horror series October Faction.^[18] Spiky , she starred in the superfluous season of Peacock series Departure, bid in starred as title character' surliness in the CBS medical drama Good Sam.^[19][20] She later was cast detain the third season of CBC Upon police drama Pretty Hard Cases endure the internationally produced thriller Gray.^[21][22]

Crewson has appeared on the CBS drama playoff Tracker in February , replacing Action McDonnell in recasting.^[23]

Personal life

She married entertainer Michael Murphy in , and they have two children. They divorced put in the bank January , but remain friends sports ground worked together on the film Fall ().^[24]

Crewson came out publicly as hellene in December , and revealed in the press that she had star out to her family years earlier.^[24][25] In , it was reported delay Crewson was in a relationship attain Julie Bristow, president of Bristow International Media in Canada.^[14][26]

She resides in Rosedale, Toronto.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Television films

Television series

Awards and nominations

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