Nicola Cavendish
Nicola Cavendish | |
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Born | Cirencester,Gloucestershire,England | 11 November 1952
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1970s–present |
Nicola Cavendish(born 11 November 1952) is an English-bornCanadiantheatre and filmactress.
Early life
[edit]Cavendish was born inCirencester,Gloucestershire,England and brought up inBritish Columbia,Canada.[1]She began her acting career in the mid-1970s.[2]
Career
[edit]Her theatre roles have included cross-Canada tours starring inShirley ValentineandFor the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again.Her other film roles includeSuddenly Naked,Air BudandMy American Cousin.Television roles includeVirgin River (TV series),the 1990 television mini-series version ofStephen King'sIt,Men in Trees,The L Word,Highlander: The Series,The X-Files,Street LegalandRed Serge.She has won aGenie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Rolefor the 1991 filmThe Grocer's Wifeand aGemini Awardnomination for the 1998 filmThe Sleep Room.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | My American Cousin | Gladys Rutherford | |
1989 | American Boyfriends | Mrs. Day | |
1990 | The Comic Book Christmas Caper | Aunt Dottie | |
1991 | The Grocer's Wife | Mrs. Friendly | |
1993 | View from the Typewriter | Narrator | |
1997 | Air Bud | Principal Pepper | |
1998 | The Sleep Room | Ruth Farmer | |
2001 | Suddenly Naked | Suzanne Steinman | |
2013 | The Bouquet | Bonnie Benton |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Huckleberry Finn and His Friends | Charlotte Grangerford | 2 episodes |
1988 | The Beachcombers | Const. Cleo Gorcey | Episode: "Miserable Sinner" |
1990 | It | Desk Clerk | Episode: "Part 2" |
1993 | The Diviners | Ella | Television film |
1993 | Street Legal | Pauline Harper | Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences" |
1994 | The X-Files | Nurse Owens | Episode: "One Breath" |
1995 | Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story | Susan | Television film |
1995 | Highlander: The Series | Queen Anne | |
1998 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Penelope | Episode: "Noah" |
1999 | Sabrina: The Animated Series | Voice | 7 episodes |
2001 | Mentors | Emily Carr | Episode: "Work in Progress" |
2004 | The L Word | Prison Matron | Episode: "Locked Up" |
2006 | Men in Trees | Pam Mitexi | Episode: "Sink or Swim" |
2008 | The Guard | Vera | Episode: "When I'm Sixty Four" |
2014 | The Memory Book | Mabel Potter | Television film |
2014 | The Christmas Secret | Betty | |
2015 | The Returned | Mia Darrow | 2 episodes |
2015 | The Christmas Note | Betty | Television film |
2015 | The Romeo Section | Helen | 5 episodes |
2019–present | Virgin River | Connie | 25 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^Robinson, Red (7 January 2008). "BC Entertainment Hall of Fame",The Vancouver Sun,p. B2.
- ^Wyman, Max (19 February 1990). "It's eye to eye with Cavendish",The Province,p. 35.
External links
[edit]- Nicola CavendishatIMDb
- British Columbia School District 67 Wall of Fame biography
- Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia:Nicola Cavendish
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- English film actresses
- English stage actresses
- English television actresses
- English emigrants to Canada
- Canadian expatriates in England
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners
- Actors from Cirencester
- People from Penticton
- Actresses from British Columbia
- Dora Mavor Moore Award winners
- Actresses from Gloucestershire
- Canadian actor stubs