# Janet Kidder

Janet Kidder (born 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her role of Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery.

## Biography

Janet Kidder is the daughter of John Kidder and the niece of actress Margot Kidder. She was born in Cranbrook, B.C., the family moving to England when she was two, where she stayed until graduating before returning to Canada.

## Career

Janet and Margot Kidder both appeared in "Walk on By", an episode of La Femme Nikita, as the younger and older Roberta, Nikita's mother. Janet's participation was in brief flashback sequences. She plays the character Lila Jacobs in the series Man in the High Castle and Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Men with Guns | Crystal | |
| 1998 | A Cool, Dry Place | Carol Holman | |
| 1998 | Bride of Chucky | Diane | |
| 1999 | Too Much Sex | Amber | Working title The Three-Hundred and Ninety First |
| 2001 | XChange | Alison De Waay | |
| 2001 | Century Hotel | Beth | |
| 2001 | Dead Awake | Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham | AKA Dead of Night |
| 2003 | Dark Side | Megan / Jane Wright | AKA Darkness Falling |
| 2004 | Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed | Alice Severson | |
| 2011 | Knockout | Christine Miller | AKA, Born to Fight |
| 2012 | Beat Down | Roxy LaRue | |
| 2013 | Words and Pictures | Sabine | |
| 2014 | Grace: The Possession | Nurse | |
| 2016 | Brain on Fire | Dr. Siskin | |
| 2020 | Operation Christmas Drop | Lieutenant Colonel Blaine | |
| 2025 | The Monkey | Mrs. Campbell - Ricky's Mother | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | The Absolute Truth | Co-Ed | TV film |
| 1997 | Bad to the Bone | Phoebe | TV film |
| 1998 | Thanks of a Grateful Nation | Rosca | TV film |
| 1998 | The Girl Next Door | Deputy Colleen | TV film |
| 1998–99 | La Femme Nikita | Vizcano / Roberta (young) | Episodes: "First Mission", "Walk on By" |
| 1998–2000 | Made in Canada | Lisa Sutton | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 1999 | Psi Factor | Christine Ambrose | Episodes: "Y2K", "Forever and a Day: Part 1" |
| 1999 | Earth: Final Conflict | Julia Cook | Recurring role (season 2) |
| 1999 | Sea People | Ms. Busby | TV film |
| 2000 | The War Next Door | Kelly Bismuth | Episode : "The End of the World as We Know It: Part 1" |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine | | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2000 | Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111 | Cheryl Barkhouse | TV film |
| 2001 | A Mother's Fight for Justice | | TV film |
| 2001 | The Big Heist | Maria | TV film |
| 2002–2004 | Tom Stone | Cpl. Marina Del Luzio | Main role, AKA Stone Undercover |
| 2003 | Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Cassandra Harris | TV film |
| 2004 | Casualty | Pippa Parker | Episode: "Three's a Crowd" |
| 2005 | Doctors | Francesca Rodriguez | Episodes: "For the Best: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2007 | Superstorm | TV Interviewer | TV miniseries |
| 2010 | Supernatural | Mandy Duren | Episode: "All Dogs Go to Heaven" |
| 2011 | The Legend of Dick and Dom | Vorderman | Episode: "Valley of the Bigheads" |
| 2011 | Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story | Anne Rowling | TV film |
| 2011 | Innocent | Marta | TV film |
| 2012 | Fringe | Dr. Brody | Episode: "Making Angels" |
| 2012 | The Killing | Dr. Carey | Episode: "72 Hours" |
| 2012 | Ring of Fire | Anna Janen | Episode: "Night 2" |
| 2012–2014 | Continuum | Ann Sadler | Recurring role (seasons 1–3) |
| 2013 | Motive | Melinda | Episode: "Detour" |
| 2013 | Rogue | Nancy | Episodes: "Fireball", "Sweet and Sour", "Hawala" |
| 2013 | Delete | Elizabeth Hardington | TV miniseries |
| 2014 | Gracepoint | Sara Burke | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room | Adrian | TV film |
| 2015 | Rookie Blue | Sylvia Blake | Episode: "Ninety Degrees" |
| 2015–16 | Arrow | Ruvé Adams | Recurring role (season 4) |
| 2016 | The X-Files | Nurse | Episode: "Babylon" |
| 2016 | Dead of Summer | Waitress / Mrs. Sykes | Episodes: "Barney Rubble Eyes", "The Dharma Bums", "Townie" |
| 2016 | Aftermath | Aunt Sally | Guest role |
| 2017 | Cop and a Half: New Recruit | Captain | TV film |
| 2017 | Somewhere Between | Marjorie Spencer | Episodes: "For One to Live", "One Must Die" |
| 2018 | Cooking with Love | Amanda | TV film |
| 2018 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar | Annaliese | TV film |
| 2018 | The Man in the High Castle | Lila Jacobs | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2019 | Limetown | Lenore Dougal | 3 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Star Trek: Discovery | Osyraa | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2021 | Two Sentence Horror Stories | Janitor | 1 episode: "Elliot" |
| 2023 | Little Bird | Jeannie | Miniseries, 6 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

In 2002 Kidder was nominated for a Gemini Award, in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, for her performance in the television series Tom Stone.
She has twice been nominated for Leo Awards; first in 2013 in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Television Movie for Ring of Fire and again in 2021 in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Dramatic Series for Two Sentence Horror Stories episode "Elliot".