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Escape in Canada (1993)
Character: Charlie
A lesbian call fall in and out of love while Prime Minister Wayne Gretzky wages a war against secessional Quebec for media money.
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The French Guy (2005)
Character: N/A
A French artist struggling to put the finishing touches on his masterpiece finds his concentration repeatedly broken by the unusual sounds emanating from his neighbor's apartment in this black comedy from Ann Marie Fleming. Immediately discharged from the hospital following her hastily executed brain surgery, Elizabeth Murray wanders the streets in a curious haze, her personality visibly affected by the botched cerebral procedure. Upon spotting the man of her dreams wandering along the beach in a similarly confused manner, Elizabeth lovingly brings the disoriented man back to her apartment in hopes of nursing him back to health. Following an allergic reaction to her environment that forces Elizabeth to wrap her entire apartment in plastic, a bloody mishap with her new beau quickly spirals into a murderous, and quite noisy, rampage of good intentions gone horribly awry.
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Late Night Sessions (1999)
Character: N/A
A thriller which gets to the heart of late 1990's youth culture and its relationship to the teenage experience, LATE NIGHT SESSIONS is set at an all-night rave. Director Joshua B. Hamlin's strobe-lit suspense film is a searing look at the contradictions and trials of being a youth in modern times.
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Tilt (2003)
Character: Alda Lawrence
This version of "El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quijote De La Mancha" brings the ancient tale to modern day but all the old familiar names are there. As in Cervantes's tale, Don Quixote is persistent in his belief in chivalry and honor. He clings to the old ways and is reluctant to give way to modern behaviors. He sees things in a different way, the smoke stack of a factory is a beast to be conquered, his bicycle is his trusty steed and the hapless man stranded by a transit strike who tries to help suddenly finds himself to be the sidekick to the deluded Quixote.
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Valentine's Day (1994)
Character: Barb
In the near future, Canada is at war with Quebec, battles are determined by television ratings, and weapons are sponsored by McDonald's and IBM. In the midst of social chaos, a lesbian couple, Barb and Alex, dress themselves in protective masks, gowns and rubber boots to spend a quiet afternoon at the zoo. Barb is gang-raped by soldiers while taking a short cut through a restrictive zone. Fearful of infection, Alex begs her to take an AIDS test. With a world imploding around them, Barb decides to announce her result as the punchline of a comic routine. At first, Alex can't see the joke, but she eventually joins in and engineers an attempt to make love without touching.
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Little Witch (1999)
Character: Mother Witch (voice)
A young witch finds her desire to use her powers for good at odds with her aunts' traditional mean ways. Little Witch's wish to make new friends changes one Halloween night.
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The Ex (1996)
Character: Dr. Lillian Jones
In order to get her husband back, an architect's psycho ex-wife kills everybody she can get her hands on.
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For Hope (1996)
Character: Doctor
The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.
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See Grace Fly (2003)
Character: Sexy Bag Lady
Grace McKinley is a brilliant 38-year-old woman with schizophrenia. When her mother dies, Grace's actions become increasingly erratic. She takes two weeks to report the death, and in that time is sent a shattering message that only she can decipher.
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Live Bait (1995)
Character: N/A
A 23-year-old slacker tries find his way amidst the oppressive suburban environment where he was raised in this Canadian comedy-drama. Amiable Trevor McIntosh faces two major problems. He wants to get away from his overbearing mom, philandering father and his older brother; and he wants to lose his virginity. Trevor tries hard at the latter, but can't seem to connect with the young women who interest him. Then he meets Charlotte Peacock, an artist in her '60s. She accepts Trevor and encourages him. They start out as friends, but gradually become much more.
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Chi (2013)
Character: Self
Director Anne Wheeler joins actress Babz Chula on a trip to India to rid herself of cancer.
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Mothers & Daughters (2008)
Character: Micki
Comedy about three very different women and the complex relationship they have with their mothers.
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The Green Chain (2007)
Character: The Protester - Abigail Edwards
The battle between loggers and environmentalists is defining, dividing, and destroying communities in Canada and around the world. The Green Chain is a powerful, funny, and thought-provoking film about the people who love trees.
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Living Out Loud (2009)
Character: Connie Corrales
A wife and mother, diagnosed with breast cancer, decides to truly live her life, which has become comfortable and predictable, and the family must adjust.
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The Wednesday Woman (2000)
Character: Andrea Glissner
Muriel Davidson, a successful mystery author in a vulnerable stage of her life, falls for a charismatic ex-con. As they begin to bond over their traumatic pasts, Muriel's life slowly begins to resemble one of her darker novels.
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Dirty (1998)
Character: N/A
Angie is a middle-aged drug dealer, who fulfills the masochistic fantasies of young student David. David shares a residence with lonely log company worker Tony. Angie’s roommate Nancy, Angie’s son Ethan and her old mother Abbie are also very lonely and desperate for human communication.
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Becoming Dick (2000)
Character: Waitress
Story of a struggling New York actor who discovers the formula for success and suddenly finds himself richer and more famous than he could have imagined.
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Last Wedding (2001)
Character: N/A
Three couples in Vancouver navigate their relationships: first jobs, first crises, professional jealousy, an affair, and lack of communication. Noah and Zipporah marry after a brief courtship. She wants to be a singer and stalls out when she fails. He's working hard at a business that may go under. Sarah and Shane are architects; he can't handle her success at a downtown firm. Leslie is a librarian, sour and prickly; her mate, Peter, is a college teacher whose head is turned by a student. Can any of these couples sort things out and stay together? Should they?
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The Raffle (1994)
Character: Jacki Brooks
Two out of work men come up with a money-making promotion to find the most beautiful woman in the world and to set up a raffle where the winner wins a date with her.
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Criminal Intent (2005)
Character: Ruth - Angela's Mother
Devon Major thought that his share of difficulties were over. Having gone through a difficult divorce with his wife he was now on the way to rebuilding his life when tragedy strikes leaving him in a fight for his freedom and his innocence. Devons' beautiful ex-wife is found viciously murdered, and all evidence points to Devon. In desperation Devon turns to Susan Grace the lawyer who represented his ex-wife during their divorce. Although initially reluctant and unconvinced of Devon's innocence Susan finds herself agreeing to take on the case and finds that the path to justice can often lead to betrayal, deception and murder.
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Out of Nowhere (1997)
Character: Sheriff Migelow
After being run off the road by two fleeing car thieves, an amnesiac starts to put her life back together, unraveling a plot by the carjackers to have her charged with their crimes while holding her young daughter hostage.
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Jitters (1997)
Character: Mrs Hoffman
An independent, professional woman has second thoughts about getting married.
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Echo (1997)
Character: Caseworker
Twin brothers are separated at birth after their parents are killed in a car accident. One grows up to have a good and successful life, and the other to be a disturbed young man who now plans to achieve the perfect life by stealing his brother's.
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When Angels Come to Town (2004)
Character: Lois Vernon
Max, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine, he meets a young woman without a family named Sally. As she struggles to get custody of her younger brother, Max immediately believes that his new mission is to help Sally. But Jo, a strict angel, is sent to explain to his colleague that this is not exactly what is expected of him. Indeed, Max's mission is not to help Sally, but Karl, the manager of a small factory of Christmas decorations. His business is barely surviving because its traditional products do not meet the success of yesteryear. First bored, Max notices that Karl knows Sally ...
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Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
Character: Frieda
A rich widow shocks her snobbish WASP family when she decides to marry her Jewish, divorced, doctor. His family is equally shocked.
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Beyond the Stars (1989)
Character: Anne Michaels
Teenager Eric, the son of a computer scientist who worked for the Apollo mission which sent the first human to the moon, is determined to become an astronaut himself one day, and befriends Paul Andrews, the first man on the moon. Paul is avoided by other astronauts nowadays, because he was very rude and rebuffing when he returned from space. Only slowly Eric learns, that he discovered something during his excursion on the moon, that he keeps as a secret.
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Roommates (1994)
Character: Norma
The story of a macho straight and a well-educated gay man who have to share an apartment at a half-way house for aids-patients. Slowly they become friends.
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Power of Attorney (1995)
Character: Angela
Mafia don Joseph Scassi is a man willing to use all of his vast resources to defend himself against an indictment for murder and extortion.
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7 Times Lucky (2004)
Character: Eddie
An aging con-man and a beautiful, ambitious student cross paths in a scam that promises to make them both rich.
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A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
Character: Ass pincher's wife
A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offered a bribe in exchange for taking the blame for the fire that destroys his workplace. Garet, the real arsonist, is apalled that someone else would try to take credit for his act of love. Before long, Sergio and Garet become entangled in a zany love-quadrangle involving Hattie and Stephanie. Written by Brian Whiting
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Into Thin Air (1985)
Character: Maggie
Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is found in Maine brandishing stolen plates, they fear the worst. Now, it's up to a private detective to uncover the chilling truth in this absorbing drama based on a true story.
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The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Character: Surgeon
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
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Double Jeopardy (1999)
Character: Ruby
Libby Parsons, wrongly convicted of her husband Nick's murder, thinks he is still alive. She survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest, however, is her parole officer, Travis Lehman. Libby poses a challenge to the cynical officer, one that forces him to face up to his own failings while pitting him against his superior and law enforcement colleagues, as she plunges into a desperate fight for justice, survival, and revenge.
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Runaway (1984)
Character: Construction Foreperson
In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.
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Run (1991)
Character: Poker Player
When a law student accidentally kills the son of a mob boss in a fight, he finds himself relentlessly pursued by the mob and the police.
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Crooked Hearts (1991)
Character: Neighbor Woman
An upper-middle class family in Washington state deals with failures, infidelities and troubling secrets. Charley is 26 and still lives at home, despite his simmering anger at his father, Edward. Charley's younger brother, Tom, just dropped out of college and returned home to live. Tom's unstable new girlfriend, Marriet, has designs on joining the family, but she's hardly a calming influence on the crumbling home.
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My Name Is Kate (1994)
Character: Nora
Kate (Donna Mills) is an alcoholic--and, as is often the case, she is in full denial regarding her illness. Only when she is threatened with mass desertion by her husband, children and best friend does the sullen Kate agree to seek out treatment.
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The Accused (1988)
Character: Woman Lawyer
Out drinking one night after a fight with her boyfriend, three men brutally rape Sarah Tobias in a bar while people watch and cheer. District Attorney Kathryn Murphy takes the case; however, she allows the rapists to receive a mild sentence. A distraught Sarah decides to seek punishment for the men who witnessed and encouraged the rape. To get justice, Sarah must take the stand and revisit the night of her attack.
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Immediate Family (1989)
Character: Birthday Girl’s Mom
Linda and Michael, married for ten years, desperately want a baby and turn to an adoption agency which introduces them to Lucy, a teenage girl expecting her first baby. The three agree that Linda and Michael will adopt Lucy's baby and that Lucy will sign away custody. Things don't go quite to plan however..
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Cheats (2002)
Character: Mrs. Rosengarden
While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind. That's why Handsome and his three best friends Sammy, Victor and the cribsheet genius Applebee have banded together and found ways to cheat on their tests all through their school years.
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Cousins (1989)
Character: Mrs. Davidow
When Larry and Maria learn that their respective spouses are cheating on them, they try to turn the tables on them by pretending to have an affair. However, they soon find themselves falling in love.
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The Penthouse (1989)
Character: Maria
A rich young woman fights to save her life when she is held captive by an obsessed former friend in her own penthouse.
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Baby for Sale (2004)
Character: Surrogate Judge
A couple discover that the baby girl they're trying to adopt is being auctioned off to the highest bidder. The couple become part of a sting operation to bust the baby-selling ring.
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Si j'étais toi (2007)
Character: Psychiatrist
Husband, wife, and daughter have moved from Boston to Williamstown. At 16, Samantha treats her mother shabbily, but when the two of them are in a horrific car crash, the mother wills Sam to live, somehow losing her own life while her spirit enters Sam.
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My American Cousin (1985)
Character: Dolly Walker
Sandy Wilcox is a pre-teen girl in rural 1950s British Columbia whose longing to be treated as an adult is roused even further when her older American cousin, Butch Walker, comes for a visit.
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A Killer Among Friends (1992)
Character: Diane
A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.
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