Nicola Cavendish (born 11 November 1952) is an English-born Canadian theatre and film actress.
Nicola Cavendish | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 November 1952 Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
Early life
editCavendish was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England and brought up in British Columbia, Canada.[1] She began her acting career in the mid-1970s.[2]
Career
editHer theatre roles have included cross-Canada tours starring in Shirley Valentine and For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. Her other film roles include Suddenly Naked, Air Bud and My American Cousin. Television roles include Virgin River (TV series), the 1990 television mini-series version of Stephen King's It, Men in Trees, The L Word, Highlander: The Series, The X-Files, Street Legal and Red Serge. She has won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1991 film The Grocer's Wife and a Gemini Award nomination for the 1998 film The Sleep Room.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Cavendish at IMDb
- British Columbia School District 67 Wall of Fame biography
- Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Nicola Cavendish
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