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Wanda Cannon

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Wanda Cannon
Born (1960-01-12) January 12, 1960 (age 64)
Occupation(s)Actress, theater director

Wanda Cannon (born January 12, 1960) is a Canadian actress and theatre director.[1] She is most noted for her performance in the 1993 film For the Moment, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994.[2]

Early life

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Cannon was born in Kitchener, Ontario, and raised primarily in Saskatchewan.

Career

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Cannon got her start as a musical theatre actress,[3] and has continued to act and direct theatre throughout her career.[4] Her other film roles have included The Last Winter, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, The 6th Day and The Final Cut. Cannon appear in regular television roles as Stephanie Clements in My Secret Identity[5] and as Valerie Stanton in Heartland.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role
1983 Chautauqua Girl Melissande
1986 A Judgment in Stone Bernice
1989 The Last Winter Audrey Jamison
1991 For the Moment Betsy
2000 The 6th Day Katherine Weir
2004 The Final Cut Caroline Monroe
2005 Devour Kathy Gray
2010 Triple Dog Mrs. Narn

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1983 American Playhouse Felicia Varley / Lola Episode: "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank"
1985, 1987 Night Heat Bonnie Moreland /

Dr. Reynolds

2 episodes
1986 Special Delivery Marion Television film
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Viv Episode: "Guns at Cyrano's"
1987 Bluffing It Kristine Television film
1988 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Martha Episode: "There Was a Little Girl..."
1988 Chasing Rainbows Dottie 3 episodes
1988 Blades of Courage Betty Widmer Television film
1988–1991 My Secret Identity Stephanie Clements 72 episodes
1991 Counterstrike Kate Episode: "Breaking Point"
1993 Exploring Ontario's Provincial Parks Ellen Burke 3 episodes
1997 F/X: The Series Diana Episode: "Medea"
1997 Psi Factor Helen Schraft Episode: "The 13th Floor/The Believer"
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Rita Fletcher Episode: "My Date with the President's Daughter"
1998 Due South Olivia Murtagh Episode: "Dr. Longball"
1998 Earth: Final Conflict Maiya's Mom Episode: "The Sleepers"
1999 Cry Rape Phyllis Roberts Television film
1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer Liz Maddux
2000 Code Name: Eternity Mrs. Keating 2 episodes
2001 Voyage of the Unicorn Lily
2001 Night Visions Mother Episode: "My So-Called Life and Death"
2001 Mysterious Ways Amanda Tergeson Episode: "The Last Dance"
2002 The Dead Zone Martha Episode: "Unreasonable Doubt"
2002 First Shot Kathryn Yarnell Television film
2002 The Twilight Zone Devora Kroner Episode: "Night Route"
2002 Snow Queen Minna 2 episodes
2003 Just Cause Lydia Milbury Episode: "The Closing"
2003 Peacemakers Emma Smith Episode: "Bad Company'
2003 Andromeda Ch'kadau Leader Episode: "Conduit to Destiny"
2004 Da Vinci's Inquest Joanne Chavez Episode: "A Man When He's Down"
2004 Perfect Romance Marj Television film
2005 Da Vinci's City Hall Gloria Miner Episode: "One Man, Two Jobs"
2005 Masters of Horror Kathy Hobart Episode: "Homecoming"
2005 The Christmas Blessing Lydia Jones Television film
2006 Flight 93 Debbie Welsh
2006 The Collector Jane Episode: "The Spy"
2006 A Trick of the Mind Dr. Hauser Television film
2006 Psych Leslie Breyfogle Episode: "Shawn vs. the Red Phantom"
2006 Totally Awesome Kimberly's Mom Television film
2006, 2007 Intelligence Senator Louise Dugay 2 episodes
2007 My Baby Is Missing Dale Pendergast Television film
2007–2018 Heartland Val Stanton 47 episodes
2008 Trial by Fire Barbara Television film
2009 Mrs. Miracle Joan Maxwell
2011 Good Morning, Killer Lynn
2013 Emily Owens, M.D. Helen Episode: "Emily and...The Social Experiment"
2013 Cedar Cove Mayor Episode: "Cedar Cove: The Beginning"
2014 Motive Margaret Matthews Episode: "Deception"
2015 Surprised by Love Claire Mayfield Television film
2015 Angel of Christmas Heather Nicholas
2016 Christmas List Ellen Gray
2019 iZombie Gayle Spano Episode: "The Fresh Princess"
2019 Christmas at the Plaza Lana Television film
2020 Love in Winterland Molly Wilson

References

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  1. ^ Rita Zekas, "Wanda Cannon's Secret Identity is Betsy". Toronto Star, November 11, 1994.
  2. ^ "Dreaming of Genie: Atom Egoyan's moody tale of a rock recluse tops the list". Windsor Star, October 20, 1994.
  3. ^ Jason Sherman, "Cannon primed for Firecracker". Toronto Star, July 31, 1987.
  4. ^ Annie Boulanger, "Catch this one". Burnaby Now, April 2, 2003.
  5. ^ Rita Zekas, "Career mom in movies yearns for tackier roles". Toronto Star, March 8, 1990.
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