Canadian actress
Wendy Crewson
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Crewson in 2011
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Born
| Wendy Jane Crewson
(
1956-05-09
)
May 9, 1956
(age 68)
[1]
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Occupation(s)
| Actress, producer
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Years active
| 1980?present
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Spouse
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m.
1988;
div.
2009)
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Children
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Wendy Jane Crewson
(born May 9, 1956) is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film
The Doctor
.
Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, including
The Good Son
(1993),
The Santa Clause
(1994) and its sequels
The Santa Clause 2
(2002) and
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
(2006), as well as
Air Force One
(1997),
Bicentennial Man
(1999),
What Lies Beneath
(2000),
The 6th Day
(2000),
The Covenant
(2006) and
Eight Below
(2006). She also starred in a number of independent movies, such as
Better Than Chocolate
(1999),
Suddenly Naked
(2001),
Perfect Pie
(2002),
Away from Her
(2006),
Into the Forest
(2015) and
Room
(2015).
Crewson has won six
Gemini Awards
, two
Canadian Screen Awards
and
ACTRA Award
for her performances on television. She played leading roles in a number of television films, include playing
Joanne Kilbourn
in six movies based on novels by
Gail Bowen
. She had recurring roles on American television series
24
and
Revenge
, and the Canadian television series
Frankie Drake Mysteries
. From 2012 to 2017, Crewson co-starred in the
CTV
medical drama
Saving Hope
.
[2]
Early life
[
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]
Crewson was born in
Hamilton, Ontario
, the daughter of June Doreen (nee Thomas) and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended
John Rennie High School
in
Pointe-Claire
,
Quebec
, as did her younger brother, Brad Crewson.
[
citation needed
]
She attended
Queen's University
in
Kingston, Ontario
, where she won the Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theatre. She then studied at the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
in
London
.
[3]
Career
[
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]
When she returned to Canada, Crewson landed a leading role in the television movie
War Brides
(1980) directed by
Martin Lavut
, for which she received her first
ACTRA Award
nomination.
[4]
From 1980 to 1983, she starred in the CBC drama series,
Home Fires
, a family saga set in Toronto during World War II. For the final season, she won ACTRA Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series in 1984.
[5]
In 1982, she made her American debut starring alongside
Tom Hanks
in the television drama film
Mazes and Monsters
.
[1]
During 1980s, Crewson appeared in a number of Canadian television productions, including a recurring roles on
Night Heat
and
Street Legal
, and several television films. She was lead actress in two short lived American drama series:
Hard Copy
(CBS, 1987), and
Studio 5-B
(ABC, 1989).
[4]
In 1988, she starred in the HBO political mockumentary miniseries
Tanner '88
directed by
Robert Altman
, and in 1990 starred in
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump
, for which she was nominated for
Gemini Award
for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. She also received Gemini Awards nomination for
I'll Never Get to Heaven
(1992),
A Killing Spring
(2002),
Sex Traffic
(2004),
The Robber Bride
(2007), and
The Summit
(2008), and won for
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
(1999),
The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
(2002), and
The Man Who Lost Himself
(2005). Crewson also won Gemini Awards for guest starring in
Due South
in 1998, and supporting role in
ReGenesis
in 2007.
In 1991, Crewson appeared in her first breakthrough role in the American drama film
The Doctor
starring
William Hurt
. The following year, she starred opposite
Tom Selleck
in the comedy-drama
Folks!
, the film was panned by critics and grossed only $6 million.
[6]
In 1993, she starred in the psychological thriller
The Good Son
(1993), and in 1994 appeared opposite
Whoopi Goldberg
in
Corrina, Corrina
. Also in 1994, Crewson starred alongside
Tim Allen
in the financially successful Christmas comedy film
The Santa Clause
. The film grossed $189 million and its two sequels,
The Santa Clause 2
(2002) and
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
(2006) also grossed $283 million worldwide together.
[7]
[8]
In 1996, Crewson co-starred in the romantic drama film
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
as
Peter Gallagher
's unfortunate blind date, and the following year played Grace Marshall,
First Lady
to President James Marshall (
Harrison Ford
) in the political thriller
Air Force One
directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
.
[9]
She also appeared in
Gang Related
(1997), played a leading role in
Sleeping Dogs Lie
(1998), and co-starred opposite
Robin Williams
in the science fiction film
Bicentennial Man
(1999). In 2000, she played
Arnold Schwarzenegger
's wife in
The 6th Day
, and appeared in
What Lies Beneath
.
[9]
She also appeared in
Between Strangers
(2002),
The Clearing
(2004),
Eight Below
(2006),
The Covenant
(2006), Academy Award-nominated
Away from Her
(2006),
The Seeker
(2007),
Winnie Mandela
(2011),
Antiviral
(2012),
Into the Forest
,
Room
(2015),
Kodachrome
(2017), and
On the Basis of Sex
(2018).
[10]
Crewson starred in independent movies
Better Than Chocolate
(1999) and
Suddenly Naked
(2001), both directed by
Anne Wheeler
. In 2002, she starred in drama film
Perfect Pie
, for which she received
ACTRA Award
nomination. She had leading roles in a number of made for television movies. She starred opposite
Robert Urich
in Lifetime movies
Spenser: The Judas Goat
(1994) and
Spenser: A Savage Place
(1995), and opposite
Susan Lucci
in
Ebbie
(1995). In 1998, she played Faye Stafford, wife of
Thomas Stafford
, in the
Sally Field
-directed episode of HBO miniseries
From the Earth to the Moon
. Other credits including
Lives of Girls & Women
(1996),
Summer's End
(1999),
The Matthew Shepard Story
(2002),
An Unexpected Love
(2003),
Twelve Mile Road
(2003), and
The Path to 9/11
(2006). From 2000 to 2002, she played
Joanne Kilbourn
, a single mom of three and an ex-cop who teaches criminology and solves crimes in her spare time, in six movies based on novels by
Gail Bowen
.
[4]
In 2003, Crewson took a recurring role as Dr. Anne Packard, personal physician and love interest to the President, of the third season of Fox drama series
24
.
[4]
From 2006 to 2010, she hosted
W Network
series
Crimes of Passion
, and from 2007 to 2008 starred on the Canadian science-fiction series
ReGenesis
as Dr. Rachel Woods. She later guest-starred on
Flashpoint
,
Rookie Blue
,
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
and
Murdoch Mysteries
. From 2012 to 2013, she had a recurring role during the second season of ABC primetime soap opera
Revenge
playing villainous Helen Crowley.
[11]
Also in 2012, Crewson began playing Dr. Dana Kinny in the CTV medical drama
Saving Hope
, for which she received
Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series
in 2013.
[12]
The series ended in 2017. Also in 2017, she won another Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress for her recurring role on
Slasher
.
[13]
In 2015, Crewson was inducted to
Canada's Walk of Fame
.
[14]
In 2016, she received the
Earle Grey Award
, which recognizes actors for their contributions to the international profile of Canadian TV or for their significant body of work.
[15]
From 2017 to 2021, 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 Best Guest Performance, Drama Series. Also that time, she had a recurring role on the CBC sitcom
Workin' Moms
, receiving another Canadian Screen Award nomination in 2020. In 2018, she starred in the CTV crime drama series,
The Detail
, for which she was nominated for a
Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
.
[17]
In 2019, she starred in the Hallmark series
When Hope Calls
, and in 2020 starred in the Netflix horror series
October Faction
.
[18]
In 2021, she starred in the second season of
Peacock
series
Departure
, and in 2022 starred as title character' mother in the CBS medical drama
Good Sam
.
[19]
[20]
She later was cast in the third season of CBC Television police drama
Pretty Hard Cases
and the internationally produced thriller
Gray
.
[21]
[22]
Crewson has appeared for
CBS
drama series
Tracker
in February 2024, replacing
Mary McDonnell
in recasting.
[23]
Personal life
[
edit
]
She married actor
Michael Murphy
in 1988, and they have two children. They divorced in January 2009, but remain friends and worked together on the film
Fall
(2014).
[24]
Crewson
came out
publicly as
lesbian
in December 2014, and revealed to the press that she had come out to her family years earlier.
[24]
[25]
In 2015, it was reported that Crewson was in a relationship with Julie Bristow, president of Bristow Global Media in Canada.
[14]
[26]
She resides in
Rosedale, Toronto
.
[2]
Filmography
[
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]
Film
[
edit
]
Television films
[
edit
]
Television series
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]
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1980-1983
|
Home Fires
|
Terry
|
Main role
ACTRA Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series
(1984)
|
1981
|
The Littlest Hobo
|
Jenny
|
Episode "The Locket"
|
1982
|
Hangin' In
|
Hilary
|
"Barnum and Baby"
|
1985
|
Night Heat
|
Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks
|
Recurring role, 6 episodes
|
1986
|
Adderly
|
Marge
|
Episode: "Critical Mass"
|
1987
|
Hard Copy
|
Blake Calisher
|
Series regular, 6 episodes
|
1987
|
CBS Summer Playhouse
|
Dana
|
Episode: "In the Lion's Den"
|
1988
|
Tanner '88
|
Joanna Buckley
|
Miniseries
|
1989
|
Studio 5-B
|
Gail Browning
|
Series regular, 10 episodes
|
1990
|
Street Legal
|
Wendy Nelson
|
Recurring role, 3 episodes
|
1997
|
Due South
|
Janet Morse
|
Episode: "The Bounty Hunter"
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series
|
1997
|
Black Harbour
|
Carolyn Bedford
|
Episodes: "Love's Labours Lost", "High Noon"
|
1998
|
From the Earth to the Moon
|
Faye Stafford
|
Episode: "The Original Wives Club"
|
2001
|
The Beast
|
Maggie Steech
|
Recurring role. 6 episodes
|
2003
|
24
|
Dr. Anne Packard
|
Recurring role, 8 episodes
|
2004
|
Sex Traffic
|
Madeleine Harlsburgh
|
Miniseries
Nominated ?
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
|
2006
|
The Path to 9/11
|
Valerie James
|
Miniseries
|
2007-2008
|
ReGenesis
|
Rachel Woods
|
Series regular, 24 episodes
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
(2007)
Nominated ?
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series
(2008)
|
2008
|
The Summit
|
Ellie Bruckner
|
Miniseries
Nominated ?
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
|
2009
|
Flashpoint
|
Catherine Graham
|
Episode: "Eagle Two"
|
2010
|
The Bridge
|
Mayor Kennedy
|
Recurring role, 4 episodes
|
2010
|
Rookie Blue
|
Dana Kennedy
|
Episode: "In Blue"
|
2011
|
Endgame
|
Vivian Huxley
|
Episode: "The White Queen"
|
2011
|
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|
Judy Robbins
|
Episode: "Genetic Disorder"
|
2012
|
Alcatraz
|
Helen Campbell
|
Episode: "Sonny Burnett"
|
2012
|
Fairly Legal
|
Warden Sara Wilkes
|
Episode: "Ripple of Hope"
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2012-2013
|
Revenge
|
Helen Crowley
|
Recurring role, 9 episodes
|
2012?2017
|
Saving Hope
|
Dr. Dana Kinney
|
Series regular, 41 episodes
Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series
(2013)
|
2014
|
Murdoch Mysteries
|
Cassie Chadwick
|
Episode: "The Murdoch Sting"
|
2014
|
Working the Engels
|
Mrs. Guernsey
|
Episodes: "Maid Amends", "Jenna vs. Big Pastry Part II"
|
2014
|
Ascension
|
Katherine Warren
|
Miniseries
|
2015
|
We Are Disorderly
|
Judy
|
Episode: "Our Leather Jackets"
|
2015
|
Defiance
|
Silora Voske
|
Episode: "When Twilight Dims the Sky Above"
|
2015
|
Beauty & the Beast
|
Helen Ellingsworth
|
Episodes: "Unbreakable", "Sins of the Fathers"
|
2015
|
Forgive Me
|
Celeste
|
Episodes: "Full of Grace", "Amongst Women", "Pray for Us Sinners"
|
2016
|
Slasher
|
Brenda Merritt
|
Series regular, 2 episodes
Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series
|
2017?2018
|
The Son
|
Ingrid
|
2 episodes
|
2017?2019
|
Workin' Moms
|
Victoria Stromanger
|
Recurring role, 4 episodes
Nominated ?
Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance, Comedy
(2020)
|
2017
|
Good Witch
|
Olympia
|
Episode: "Not Getting Married Today, Part 2"
|
2017?2021
|
Frankie Drake Mysteries
|
Nora Drake
|
Recurring role, 13 episodes
Nominated ?
Canadian Screen Award for Best Guest Performance, Drama Series
(2021?22)
|
2018
|
The Detail
|
Fiona Currie
|
Series regular, 10 episodes
Nominated ?
Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
|
2019, 2021
|
When Hope Calls
|
Tess Stewart
|
Series regular; 12 episodes
|
2020
|
October Faction
|
Maggie Allen
|
Series regular, 10 episodes
|
2021
|
Superman & Lois
|
Dr. Wiles
|
Episode: "Holding the Wrench"
|
2021
|
Titans
|
Valeska Nox
|
2 episodes
|
2022
|
Departure
|
Diana Bright
|
Series regular, 6 episodes
Nominated ?
Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Drama Program or Series
|
2022
|
Good Sam
|
Vivian Katz
|
Series regular, 13 episodes
|
2023
|
Pretty Hard Cases
|
UC Gloria Ballard
|
Series regular
|
2023
|
Gray
|
Gold
|
Series regular
|
2024
|
Tracker
|
Mary Dove Shaw
|
Guest starring role
|
Awards and nominations
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]
- Gemini Awards
- 1992 ?
Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
for
Getting Married in Buffalo Jump
(Nominated)
[28]
- 1994 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for
I'll Never Get to Heaven
(Nominated)
[29]
- 1998 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for
Due South
[30]
- 1999 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries for
At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
[31]
- 2002 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for
A Killing Spring
(Nominated)
[32]
- 2002 ? Humanitarian Award
[33]
- 2003 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for
The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
[34]
- 2005 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for
Sex Traffic
(Nominated)
[35]
- 2006 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for
The Man Who Lost Himself
[36]
- 2007 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for
The Robber Bride
(Nominated)
- 2007 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for
ReGenesis
[37]
[38]
- 2008 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for
ReGenesis
(Nominated)
- 2010 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for
The Summit
(Nominated)
- Canadian Screen Awards
- 2013 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for
Saving Hope
[39]
- 2017 ? Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series for
Slasher
- ACTRA Award
- 2007 - ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence
[40]
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