Wendy Crewson

Wendy Jane Crewson (born May 9, 1956) is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film The Doctor.
Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, including The Good Son(1993), The Santa Clause (1994) and its sequels The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), as well as Air Force One (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), What Lies Beneath (2000), The 6th Day (2000), and Eight Below (2006). She also starred in a number of independent movies, such as Better Than Chocolate (1999), Suddenly Naked (2001), Perfect Pie (2002), Away from Her (2006) and Room (2015).
Crewson has won six Gemini Awards and two Canadian Screen Awards for her performances on television. She played leading roles in a number of television films, include playing Joanne Kilbourn in six movies based on novels by Gail Bowen. She had a recurring roles on American television series 24 and Revenge, and from 2012 to 2017 co-starred in the CTV medical drama Saving Hope.[1]
== Career ==
Crewson appeared in many Canadian TV shows in 1980s and in a number of feature films in the early 1990s, like Night Heat, Hard Copy, Tanner '88 and Street Legal.[2]
In 1991, Crewson appeared in her first breakthrough role in the feature film The Doctor and, in later years, appeared in films, such as The Good Son (1993); The Santa Clause (1994) and its two sequels, The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), as Tim Allen's ex-wife/mother of Eric Lloyd's character; To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) as Peter Gallagher's unfortunate blind date; and Air Force One (1997) as Grace Marshall, First Lady to President James Marshall (Harrison Ford).[3]
Crewson co-starred in the science fiction films Bicentennial Man (1999) with Robin Williams and The 6th Day (2000) opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.[3] She has performed numerous other roles including an invasive television newscaster in Room (2015).[4]
On television, Crewson starred in the Canadian series ReGenesis as Dr. Rachel Woods (2007–08) and on Saving Hope as Dr. Dana Kinny (2012). She also guest-starred in the first eight episodes of the third season of 24, playing Dr. Anne Packard, personal physician and love interest to the President.[citation needed]
She also appeared in the second season of ABC's primetime soap opera Revenge (2012–13).[5] In 2016, Crewson had a main role in the television series Slasher.[6]
In 2017, Crewson began appearances in some episodes of the CBC drama Frankie Drake Mysteries, playing the lead character's mother and assisting her in investigations.[7]
=== Awards ===
In 2013, Crewson won a Canadian Screen Award for her work on the television series Saving Hope.[8]
In 2016, she received the Earle Grey Award, which recognizes actors for their contribution to the international profile of Canadian TV or for their significant body of work.[9]
== Personal life ==
Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen (néeThomas) and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended John Rennie High School in Pointe Claire, Québec, as did her younger brother, Brad Crewson.[10]
She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[2]
She married actor Michael Murphy in 1988 and they have two children. They divorced in January 2009.
In December 2014, she revealed to the press that she had come out to her family as a lesbian several years earlier.[11]
Crewson resides in Rosedale, Toronto.[12]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1983	Skullduggery 	Barbara / Dorigen 	
1986	Whodunit? 	Elizabeth 	Video
1986	Mark of Cain 	Dale 	
1991	The Doctor 	Dr. Leslie Abbott 	
1992	Folks! 	Audrey Aldrich 	
1992	I'll Never Get to Heaven 	Cassie Stewart 	
1993	The Good Son 	Susan Evans 	
1994	Corrina, Corrina 	Jenny Davis 	
1994	The Santa Clause 	Laura Calvin Miller 	
1996	To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday 	Kevin Dollof 	
1997	Air Force One 	First Lady Grace Marshall	
1997	Gang Related 	Helen Eden 	
1997	The Eighteenth Angel 	Norah Stanton 	
1998	Where's Marlowe? 	Dr. Ninki Bregman 	
1998	Sleeping Dogs Lie 	Theresa Small 	
1999	Better Than Chocolate 	Lila 	
1999	Question of Privilege 	Gail Sterling 	
1999	Escape Velocity 	Billie 	
1999	Bicentennial Man 	Rachel "Ma'am" Martin 	
2000	Mercy 	Bernadine Mello 	
2000	What Lies Beneath 	Elena 	
2000	The 6th Day 	Natalie Gibson 	
2001	Suddenly Naked 	Jackie York 	
2002	Between Strangers 	Amanda Trent 	
2002	Perfect Pie 	Patsy Willets 	
2002	The Santa Clause 2 	Laura Miller 	
2004	The Clearing 	Louise Miller 	
2004	A Home at the End of the World 	Isabel Morrow 	
2004	Pigeon 	Woman on Train 	Short film
2005	Niagara Motel 	Lily 	
2006	Eight Below 	Eve McClaren 	
2006	The Covenant 	Evelyn Danvers 	
2006	Away from Her 	Madeleine Montpellier 	
2006	Who Loves the Sun 	Mary Bloom 	
2006	The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause	Laura Miller 	
2007	The Seeker 	Mary Stanton 	
2009	Formosa Betrayed 	Susan Kane 	
2010	A Beginner's Guide to Endings 	Goldie White 	
2011	Winnie Mandela 	Mary Botha 	
2012	The Vow 	Dr. Fishman 	
2012	Antiviral 	Mira Tesser 	
2014	Fall 	Sheila 	
2015	Into the Forest 	Mom 	
2016	Tomorrow's Shadows 	Female G.O.D. 	Short film
2018	Death Wish 	Dr. Jill Klavens 	
2018	Kodachrome 	Aunt Sarah 	
2018	On the Basis of Sex 	Harriet Griswold 	
=== Television ===
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1980 	War Brides 	Kate 	TV film
1980 	Home Fires 	Terry 	Main role
1981 	The Littlest Hobo 	Jenny 	"The Locket"
1982 	Hangin' In 	Hilary 	"Barnum and Baby"
1982 	Mazes and Monsters 	Kate Finch 	TV film
1984 	Heartsounds 	Judy 	TV film
1984 	The Guardian 	Marlee Kramer 	TV film
1985 	Night Heat 	Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks	Recurring role
1985 	Murder in Space 	Irene Tremayne 	TV film
1985 	Murder: By Reason of Insanity 	Irene Tremayne 	TV film
1985 	My Father, My Rival 	Hilah 	TV film
1986 	Adderly 	Marge 	"Critical Mass"
1986 	Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star 	Michelle Benti 	TV film
1987 	Hard Copy 	Blake Calisher 	
1987 	CBS Summer Playhouse 	Dana 	"In the Lion's Den"
1987 	A Hobo's Christmas 	Laurie 	TV film
1987 	Covert Action 	Jessica 	TV film
1988 	Tanner '88 	Joanna Buckley 	TV miniseries
1988 	Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs 	Evelyn 	TV film
1989 	Studio 5-B 	Gail Browning 	Main role
1990 	Getting Married in Buffalo Jump 	Sophie Ware 	TV film
1990 	Street Legal 	Wendy Nelson 	"Holy Thursday", "Spare Parts", "Double Agenda"
1994 	To Save the Children 	Dorsie Young 	TV film
1994 	Lives of Girls & Women 	Ada Jordan 	TV film
1994 	Frostfire 	Victoria Renko 	TV film
1994 	Spenser: The Judas Goat 	Susan Silverman 	TV film
1995 	Spenser: A Savage Place 	Susan Silverman 	TV film
1995 	Ebbie 	Roberta 'Robbie' Cratchet 	TV film
1997 	Due South 	Janet Morse 	"The Bounty Hunter"
1997 	Black Harbour 	Carolyn Bedford 	"Love's Labours Lost", "High Noon"
1998 	From the Earth to the Moon 	Faye Stafford 	"The Original Wives Club"
1998 	At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story	Sue Rodriguez 	TV film
1999 	Summer's End 	Virginia Baldwin 	TV film
2000 	Love and Murder 	Joanne Kilbourn 	TV film
2000 	Deadly Appearances 	Joanne Kilbourn 	TV film
2001 	The Wandering Soul Murders 	Joanne Kilbourn 	TV film
2001 	A Colder Kind of Death 	Joanne Kilbourn 	TV film
2001 	The Beast 	Maggie Steech 	TV film
2001 	The Last Brickmaker in America 	Karen 	TV film
2002 	The Many Trials of One Jane Doe 	Jane Doe 	TV film
2002 	A Killing Spring 	Joanne Kilbourn 	TV film
2002 	Verdict in Blood 	Joanne Kilbourn 	TV film
2002 	The Matthew Shepard Story 	Sarah 	TV film
2002 	The Elfkins First Christmas 	Grazellda (voice) 	TV film
2003 	An Unexpected Love 	McNally 'Mac' Hays 	TV film
2003 	The Piano Man's Daughter 	Ede Kilworth 	TV film
2003 	Twelve Mile Road 	Angela Landis 	TV film
2003 	24 	Dr. Anne Packard 	Recurring role
2004 	Sex Traffic 	Madeleine Harlsburgh 	"1.1", "1.2"
2004 	Jack 	Elaine Burka 	TV film
2005 	Hunt for Justice 	Louise Arbour 	TV film
2005 	The Stranger I Married 	Lorraine Evanshen 	TV film
2006 	The Path to 9/11 	Valerie James 	TV miniseries
2006 	Crimes of Passion 	Host - Narrator 	
2007 	The Robber Bride 	Roz Andrews 	TV film
2007 	ReGenesis 	Rachel Woods 	Main role
2008 	The Summit 	Ellie Bruckner 	TV miniseries
2009 	Flashpoint 	Catherine Graham 	"Eagle Two"
2010 	The Bridge 	Mayor Kennedy 	Recurring role
2010 	Rookie Blue 	Dana Kennedy 	"In Blue"
2011 	Georgetown 	Sen. Caroline Wallace 	TV film
2011 	Endgame 	Vivian Huxley 	"The White Queen"
2011 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Judy Robbins 	"Genetic Disorder"
2012 	Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale 	Mara 	TV film
2012 	Alcatraz 	Helen Campbell 	"Sonny Burnett"
2012 	Fairly Legal 	Warden Sara Wilkes 	"Ripple of Hope"
2012 	Revenge 	Helen Crowley 	Recurring role
2012 	Saving Hope 	Dr. Dana Kinney 	Main role
2013 	Jack 	Anne McGrath 	TV film
2014 	Murdoch Mysteries 	Cassie Chadwick 	"The Murdoch Sting"
2014 	Working the Engels 	Mrs. Guernsey 	"Maid Amends", "Jenna vs. Big Pastry Part II"
2014 	Ascension 	Katherine Warren 	TV miniseries
2015 	We Are Disorderly 	Judy 	"Our Leather Jackets"
2015 	Defiance 	Silora Voske 	"When Twilight Dims the Sky Above"
2015 	Beauty & the Beast 	Helen Ellingsworth 	"Unbreakable", "Sins of the Fathers"
2015 	Forgive Me 	Celeste 	"Full of Grace", "Amongst Women", "Pray for Us Sinners"
2016 	Slasher 	Brenda Merritt 	Main role
2017–2018	The Son 	Ingrid 	2 Episodes
2017 	Good Witch 	Olympia 	"Not Getting Married Today" Part 2
2017–2018	Frankie Drake Mysteries 	Nora 	Recurring role
2018 	The Detail 	Fiona Currie 	Main role
2019 	October Faction (TV series) 	Maggie Allen 	Main role , pre-production
== Awards and nominations ==
; Gemini Awards
* 1992 — Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (Nominated)
* 1994 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for I'll Never Get to Heaven (Nominated)
* 1998 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for Due South
* 1999 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
* 2002 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for A Killing Spring (Nominated)
* 2002 — Humanitarian Award
* 2003 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
* 2005 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Sex Traffic (Nominated)
* 2006 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The Man Who Lost Himself
* 2007 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Robber Bride (Nominated)
* 2007 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ReGenesis
* 2008 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ReGenesis (Nominated)
* 2010 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Summit (Nominated)
;; Canadian Screen Awards
* 2013 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Saving Hope
* 2017 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series for Slasher
;; ACTRA Award
* 2007 - ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence