# Gabrielle Rose (actress)

Gabrielle Rose (born 1954) is a Canadian film and stage actress.

## Life and career

Rose was born in Kamloops, British Columbia. Her grandfather L. Arthur Rose was a playwright, producer, and performer. Her father Ian Rose was a child actor before he became a doctor.
Rose started her career in Britain, where she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and later joined the Bristol Old Vic. Afterwards she worked in theatres in the UK for a decade, before returning to Canada.
She has an extensive résumé that includes multiple nominations for Genie Awards and Gemini Awards. She has worked with director Atom Egoyan on many films including Where the Truth Lies, The Sweet Hereafter, Speaking Parts, Family Viewing and The Adjuster, and with director Bruce Sweeney on the film Excited, for which she won the Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama.
Other appearances include the films In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Five Senses, On the Other Hand, Death and Sisters & Brothers, and recurring roles in such TV shows as Rising Damp, Dark Angel, Robson Arms, Fringe and Once Upon a Time. Her most recent role was co-starring with Hilary Swank in the Netflix Series Away. She has also done voice work.
In 2016 Rose was awarded the Ian Caddell Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Achievement for her significant contributions to B.C.’s film industry.
She is married to actor Hrothgar Mathews and has two sons.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | The Journey of Natty Gann | Exercise Matron | |
| 1987 | The Stepfather | Dorothy Rinehard | |
| 1988 | Family Viewing | Sandra | |
| 1989 | Speaking Parts | Clara | |
| 1991 | Lighthouse | Connie | |
| 1991 | The Adjuster | Mimi | |
| 1992 | The Portrait | Lillian Severn | |
| 1993 | Kanada | Bobbie | |
| 1993 | Collateral Damage | | |
| 1994 | Valentine's Day | Alex | |
| 1994 | Timecop | Judge Marshall | |
| 1994 | Sleeping with Strangers | Claire | |
| 1995 | Off Key | Agnes | Short film |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Dolores Driscoll | |
| 1998 | The Sleep Room | Nurse Stephens | |
| 1998 | Altarpiece | Sister | Short film |
| 1998 | Shrink | Dr. D'Ambrosia | Short film |
| 1999 | The Five Senses | Ruth Seraph | |
| 1999 | Double Jeopardy | Georgia | |
| 2000 | A Feeling Called Glory | Joyce | Short film |
| 2000 | Lift | Covetousness | Short film |
| 2000 | Legs Apart | Nurse | Short film |
| 2001 | The Waiting Room | Nice Sister | Short film |
| 2001 | Speak | Mother | Short film |
| 2002 | The Rhino Brothers | Ellen Kanachowski | |
| 2002 | Go-Go Boy (Prelude) | Mrs. Fitz | Short film |
| 2002 | Beauty Shot | Beth Thompson | Short film |
| 2003 | Casanova at Fifty | Candace | Short film |
| 2003 | The Delicate Art of Parking | Ida Thomas | |
| 2005 | Where the Truth Lies | Publishing Executive | |
| 2005 | Missing in America | Cyd | |
| 2005 | Eighteen | Wendy | |
| 2006 | Sisters | Dr. Mercedes Kent | |
| 2006 | Catch and Release | Mrs. Wheeler | |
| 2007 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | Delinda | |
| 2007 | Joannie Learns to Cook | Helen | Short film |
| 2007 | Beneath | Mrs. Locke | |
| 2007 | Normal | Connie | |
| 2008 | On the Other Hand, Death | Edith | |
| 2008 | Lost Boys: The Tribe | Aunt Jillian | Video |
| 2008 | Mothers & Daughters | Brenda | |
| 2008 | Christmas Cottage | Evelyn | |
| 2009 | Courage | Hannah | |
| 2009 | Grace | Vivian Matheson | |
| 2009 | What Goes Up | Mrs. Bridigan | |
| 2009 | Jennifer's Body | Colin's Mom | |
| 2009 | Hungry Hills | Aunt Matilda | |
| 2009 | Excited | Claire | |
| 2010 | Alyssa | Mom | Short film |
| 2010 | Amazon Falls | Margaret | |
| 2010 | Repeaters | Peg Halsted | |
| 2010 | Fathers & Sons | Mother | |
| 2010 | Exposed | Woman | Short film |
| 2011 | Everything and Everyone | Rose | |
| 2011 | The Provider | Mrs. Applebee | Short film |
| 2011 | Sisters & Brothers | Marion | |
| 2011 | The Big Year | Mary Swit | |
| 2012 | Crimes of Mike Recket | Leslie Klemper | |
| 2012 | Omg | Grandma | Short film |
| 2013 | The Ferret Squad | Olivia / Belva | |
| 2013 | Cinemanovels | Sophie | |
| 2013 | The Dick Knost Show | Kelly | |
| 2014 | Hector and the Search for Happiness | French Proprietress | |
| 2014 | Two 4 One | Franny | |
| 2014 | If I Stay | Gran | |
| 2015 | The Devout | | |
| 2015 | The Birdwatcher | Birdy Eastman | |
| 2017 | A Dog's Purpose | Fran | |
| 2018 | Kingsway | Marion Horvat | |
| 2023 | She Talks to Strangers | Staci | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | Rising Damp | Brenda | Recurring role (4 episodes) credited as Gay Rose |
| 1976 | Machinegunner | Jan | TV movie |
| 1984 | Secrets of a Married Man | Assistant | TV movie |
| 1985 | Blackout | Victim's Friend | TV movie |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | Julie Trenton | TV movie |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Jayne Reynolds | Episode: "Fever of the Blood" |
| 1989 | The Private Capital | | TV movie |
| 1989 | Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher | June Graham | TV movie |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Mrs. Carol Rudkin | Episode: "John Doe" |
| 1991 | Northwood | Jason's Mother | TV series |
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Jesse's Mother | Episode: "Straight Home" |
| 1992 | Street Justice | Mrs. Frank | Episode: "Catcher" |
| 1992 | Devlin | Sister Anne Elizabeth | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Commish | Dr. McNeeley | Episode: "The Puck Stops Here" |
| 1993 | The Commish | Linda Stone | Episode: "Hero" |
| 1993 | Dieppe | Anne | TV movie |
| 1993 | Other Women's Children | Dodie | TV movie |
| 1993–94 | The X-Files | Anita Budahas Dr. Zenzola | 2 episodes: "Deep Throat" (as Anita) "The Host" (as Dr. Zenzola) |
| 1994 | While Justice Sleeps | Sarah Berger | TV movie |
| 1994–95 | Madison | Mrs. Winslow | 2 episodes: "Family Passions" & "Family Affairs" |
| 1995 | Sliders | Christina Fox-Arturo | Episode: "Eggheads" |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Hester Tarbell | Episode: "Day of the Dead" |
| 1996 | My Mother's Ghost | Jeannie Locke | TV movie |
| 1996 | Home Song | Joan | TV movie |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Esther | Episode: "Town Without Pity" |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Emily Watson | Episode: "Breaking Ground" |
| 1997 | Jake and the Kid | Violet Bowdery | Recurring role (11 episodes) |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | Beverly Abbot | Episode: "Tess" |
| 1998 | Millennium | Sally | Episode: "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" |
| 1999 | Millennium | The Welcome Lady | Episode: "Saturn Dreaming of Mercury" |
| 1999 | Win, Again! | Lois Morrissey | TV movie |
| 1999 | Milgaard | Joyce Milgaard | TV movie |
| 2000 | Mysterious Ways | Mrs. Craven | Episode: "Intentions" |
| 2001 | Trapped | Mary Maculwain | TV movie |
| 2001 | Smallville | Mrs. Arkin | Episode: "Metamorphosis" |
| 2002 | Tom Stone | Lenore MacDonald | Episodes: "Dead Dog Rain: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2002 | Dark Angel | Moorehead | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| 2002 | Just Cause | | Episode: "The Last to Know" |
| 2002 | Taken | Dr. Harriet Penzler | TV miniseries |
| 2003 | The Atwood Stories | Cappie | Episode: "Death by Landscape" |
| 2003 | Peacemakers | Kathryn Wentworth | Episode: "A Town Without Pity" |
| 2003 | Mob Princess | Barb | TV movie |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Esther Stokes | Episode: "Cock of the Walk" |
| 2005 | Young Blades | Mother | Episode: "Rubadub Sub" |
| 2005 | Hush | Dell Carter | TV movie |
| 2005 | The Dead Zone | Mrs. Stampwell | Episode: "Coming Home" |
| 2005–2008 | Robson Arms | Toni Mastroianni-Tan | Recurring role (19 episodes) |
| 2006 | Augusta, Gone | Rose | TV movie |
| 2006 | Three Moons Over Milford | Colleen McIntyre | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Alice, I Think | Gayle | Episode: "Wise Womyn" |
| 2007 | Battlestar Galactica | Mrs. King | Episode: "The Woman King" |
| 2007 | Cleaverville | Kay | TV movie |
| 2007 | Eureka | Carol Taylor | Episode: "E=MC...?" |
| 2007–08 | The L Word | Carol | 2 episodes: "Lacy Lilting Lyrics" and "Least Likely" |
| 2008 | Stargate: The Ark of Truth | Alteran Woman 2 | TV movie |
| 2008 | Eureka | Carol Taylor | Episode: "Best in Faux" |
| 2008 | Sanctuary | Ruth Meyers | Episode: "Edward" |
| 2010 | Lying to Be Perfect | Charlotte | TV movie |
| 2010 | Psych | Ruth Blake | Episode: "Feet Don't Kill Me Now" |
| 2010 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Dollmaker | Episodes: "Really You: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2010 | Shattered | Dr. Lynn Tanninger Mrs. Bacic | Episodes: "Unaired Pilot", "Stairways to Perceptions" |
| 2010, 2012 | Fringe | Dr. Anderson | 2 episodes: "Olivia" (alternate) & "Nothing As It Seems" (prime) |
| 2011 | Goodnight for Justice | Rebecca Shaw | TV movie |
| 2011 | He Loves Me | Dr. Browning | TV movie |
| 2011 | Best Player | Mrs. Johnson | TV movie |
| 2011 | Endgame | Linda | Episode: "Bless This Union" |
| 2011–17 | Once Upon a Time | Ruth | 4 episodes: "The Shepherd" (2011) "Lady of the Lake" (2012) "White Out" (2014) "Heartless" (2016) |
| 2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Dollmaker | Episode: "The Return of Lilly D" |
| 2012 | Anything But Christmas | Agnes Brooking | TV movie |
| 2013 | Fatal Performance | Mrs. Hatcher | TV movie |
| 2013 | Rogue | Sarah | Episode: "The Second Amendment" |
| 2013 | Let It Snow | Karla Lewis | TV movie |
| 2014 | Continuum | Samantha | Episode: "Minute Man" Episode: "So Do Our Minutes Hasten" |
| 2014 | Wedding Planner Mystery | Clara Parry | TV movie |
| 2019 | Unspeakable | Betsy | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2019 | You Me Her | Mrs Trakarsky | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2019 | See | Lady An | Episode: "The River" |
| 2020 | Away | Darlene Cole | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2020 | The Stand | Judge Farris | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2021 | Heartland | Gladys Adderly | S15E07 Blue Bird |
| 2023 | Firefly Lane | End of life Therapist | Episode: "Moondance" |
| 2023 | The Night Agent | Lorna | Episode: "Eyes only" |
| 2023–present | Virgin River | Amelia Sheridan | Recurring role |

## Awards/Nominations

Awards :
| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
| 1988 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Family Viewing | Nominated |
| 1990 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Speaking Parts | Nominated |
| 1997 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | The Sweet Hereafter | Nominated |
| 1997 | National Board of Review | Best Acting by an Ensemble | The Sweet Hereafter | Won |
| 1998 | Gemini | Bset Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | The Sleep Room | Nominated |
| 1998 | Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Cold Squad ("Rita Brice") | Nominated |
| 1999 | Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story | Nominated |
| 1999 | Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Win, Again! | Nominated |
| 2002 | Gemini | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Tom Stone ("Dead Dog Rain: Part I) | Nominated |
| 2007 | Leo | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Robson Arms ("All About Kitty") | Nominated |
| 2009 | Leo | Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Sanctuary ("Edward") | Won |
| 2010 | Leo | Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama | Excited | Won |
| 2010 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film | Excited | Won |
| 2010 | Genie | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Mothers&Daughters | Nominated |
| 2016 | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | Ian Caddell Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Achievement | British Columbian actor who has made a significant contribution to the BC film industry | Won |