# Claire Rankin

Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress.

## Career

In the 1990s, Rankin performed in Shakespeare's plays Love's Labour's Lost, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest.
Rankin has appeared in over 50 films and television shows, including guest star roles on Hemlock Grove, The Mentalist, House, Monk, Without a Trace, The District, Chicago Hope, Ally McBeal and The Drew Carey Show. She has also had lead roles in independent films and television movies such as Molly's Game, Seven in Heaven and One of Our Own.
While training with the Stratford Festival Young Company, she spent four years with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival playing classical roles, such as Miranda in The Tempest. She has also danced the ballet role of Louise in Carousel at the same festival. Other stage appearances include Cosette in Les Misérables and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.
She is known for starring as Mary in Son of a Critch, and for her recurring roles including Kate Heightmeyer in Stargate Atlantis and Fleur de Brabant in the supernatural fantasy Forever Knight. She has also guest-starred in The Outer Limits, Sleepwalkers, Charmed and Star Trek: Voyager.
In 2019, Rankin originated the role of Cynthia Murphy in the first International Production of Dear Evan Hansen in Toronto. She continued in the role in the show's tour of North America.

## Personal life

Rankin was married to actor Josh Randall from 2000 to 2013.

## Filmography

Film roles :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1994 | Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Maxine |
| 1996 | Waiting for Michelangelo | Beth |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea | Reporter |
| 1998 | In Quiet Night | Joey Amos |
| 2002 | John Q | Public Defender |
| 2005 | The Aviary | Kate Sawyer |
| 2007 | One of Our Own | Diane |
| 2017 | Molly's Game | Mother |
| 2018 | Seven in Heaven | Mrs. Brenner |
Television roles :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | Picture Windows | Marie | TV series |
| 1994 | Janek: The Silent Betrayal | Beth | TV movie |
| 1995 | Forever Knight | Fleur | Episode: "Be My Valentine" |
| 1995–1996 | Side Effects | Erica Ouimette | Episodes: "Sixth Sense", "Goin' Down the Roadie" |
| 1996 | Dinner Along the Amazon | Audrey | TV short |
| 1996 | A Brother's Promise: The Dan Jansen Story | Robin Jansen | TV movie |
| 1996 | Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice | Rita Gillette | TV movie |
| 1996 | Escape Clause | Janet | TV movie |
| 1996 | Undue Influence | Cindy | TV movie |
| 1996 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Susan | Episode: "Storm Warning" |
| 1998 | Emily of New Moon | Juliet Starr | Episodes: "Eye of Heaven", "Storms of the Heart" |
| 1998 | Sleepwalkers | Rebecca | Episode: "Cassandra" |
| 1998 | Chicago Hope | Holly | Episode: "McNeil and Pray" |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Ariel | Episode: "Lithia" |
| 1998–1999 | Any Day Now | Sister Mary Margaret | Episodes: "Salamanders", "It's About the Heart" |
| 1999 | Diagnosis Murder | Kathleen Wolverton | Episode: "Trapped in Paradise" |
| 1999 | A Face to Kill for | Julia | TV movie |
| 1999 | Star Trek: Voyager | Alice | Episode: "Alice" |
| 2000 | The Drew Carey Show | Wendy Matson | Episode: "I Dishonestly Love You" |
| 2000 | The Outer Limits | Kyra | Episode: "The Beholder" |
| 2000 | The Beach Boys: An American Family | Diane Rovell | TV movie |
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Ophilia | Episode: "Affaire de Coeur" |
| 2000 | Ally McBeal | Susan Hanks | Episode: "Do You Wanna Dance?" |
| 2001 | The District | Wendy Turner | Episode: "Thursday" |
| 2003 | Strong Medicine | Claire | Episode: "Temperatures Rising" |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Doris Lovett | Episode: "Copy Cat" |
| 2004 | Charmed | Paula Marks | Episode: "Hyde School Reunion" |
| 2005–2007 | Stargate Atlantis | Dr. Kate Heightmeyer | 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Vipers | Ellie Martin | TV movie |
| 2009 | Monk | Angeline Dilworth | Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse" |
| 2011 | House | Elena | Episode: "You Must Remember This" |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Greta Marshall | Episode: "So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper" |
| 2013 | Nikita | Cheryl Dixon | Episode: "Bubble" |
| 2016 | Killing Mommy | Eve | TV movie |
| 2016 | The Swap | Summer | TV movie |
| 2016 | Halcyon | Miranda Reyes | TV series |
| 2017 | Ransom | Commander Nina Sellars | TV series |
| 2022 | Son of a Critch | Mary | TV series |