# Wanda Cannon

Wanda Cannon (born January 12, 1960) is a Canadian actress and theatre director. 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.

## Early life

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

## Career

Cannon got her start as a musical theatre actress, and has continued to act and direct theatre throughout her career. 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 and as Valerie Stanton in Heartland.

## Filmography
### Film

| 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

| 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 | Television film |
| 2000 | Code Name: Eternity | Mrs. Keating | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Voyage of the Unicorn | Lily | 2 episodes |
| 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 | Television film |
| 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 | Television film |
| 2011 | Good Morning, Killer | Lynn | Television film |
| 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 | Television film |
| 2016 | Christmas List | Ellen Gray | Television film |
| 2019 | iZombie | Gayle Spano | Episode: "The Fresh Princess" |
| 2019 | Christmas at the Plaza | Lana | Television film |
| 2020 | Love in Winterland | Molly Wilson | Television film |