Kim Roberts (actress)

Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Mayor Goodway in Paw Patrol, Greta on The Sinner, Christine in The Handmaids Tale, Marnie in Schitt's Creek, Neeva in The Strain, Gloria in Lucky Seven, Camilla in Being Erica, Mazz in The Doodlebops, Mrs. Arvin in I'm Not There, Deborah in Saw III and Saw IV and Mrs. Bosco in The Cheetah Girls.[1][2][3]
== Early life[edit] ==
Roberts' parents are from the Caribbean. Her mother, Josephine is from the Creole island of Dominica and her late father, Oswald, was born in Jamaica.[4] They met and married in Toronto, Canada, where Roberts and her brother Mark were born. Roberts still has close ties to both islands. As a child, Roberts performed as a member of The Friendship Circle, a group of young singers and dancers directed by Lois Lilienstein of Sharon, Lois and Bram and her partner Louise. The ensemble toured locally, singing folk songs at schools and festivals like Mariposa, as well as appearing on Bram's TV show. Under the direction of her older cousins, Roberts began her stage career as a leading lady in home productions put on for friends and parents. She attended a drama lab at the University of Toronto at age 12, which solidified her interest in the craft. While enrolled in the gifted program at Earl Haig Secondary School, Roberts was given special permission to enter the acting stream at Claude Watson School for the Arts. Roberts finished her studies at C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute.
== Career[edit] ==
Roberts attended the University of Western Ontario majoring in political science and minoring in philosophy, with a view to becoming a lawyer. A theater class taken at York University one summer led to an invitation from Ron Singer, the chair of the Theater department, to study at York. Roberts accepted the invitation a year later, but before completing her studies, auditioned for and was cast in the Company of Sirens touring production of, "No Problems Here." She performed as well as produced and directed for the company over the next three years.[5] Roberts branched out into film and television and became the first woman of African descent to portray the speaking heroine in a nationally televised Canadian commercial. The spot was for Benylin cough syrup.[6][7] Since then, Roberts' resume has grown to include leading and recurring roles in over 200 different on-screen credits. She has shared screen and stage with the best of the artistic community, including Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, Jackie Chan, Lindsay Lohan, Eugene Levy, Debbie Gibson, James Garner, Julie Andrews, Robin Williams, Alfre Woodard, Mariah Carey, Raven-Symoné, Wesley Snipes, Tom Selleck, Farrah Fawcett and more. She has been directed and produced by many industry luminaries, of note, Steven Spielberg, Maya Angelou, Todd Haynes, Sidney Lumet, and Peter Bogdanovich.[4]
Obsidian Theatre Company, Canada's premiere black theatre company, was founded in Roberts' home and she is one of thirteen founding members.[8] Roberts narrated and performed The Book of Negroes for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s podcast ‘'Between the Covers.
While shooting In the Company of Spies, in 1999, Roberts became one of the first actors to shoot a scene inside CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
== Personal life[edit] ==
Roberts was once romantically linked to jazz musician Christian McBride. She lived common law with Canadian actor Peter Bryant.
== Filmography[edit] ==
Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1996	Extreme Measures 	Home Nurse 	
1997	Bad Day on the Block 	911 Operator 	
1997	Critical Care 	Intern #1 	
1998	Blues Brothers 2000 	Dancer 	
1998	Down in the Delta 	Isabelle 	
1999	Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story	Church Friend, 1983 	
1999	The Misadventures of Tron Bonne 	Digger (English version, voice)	Video Game[9]
2000	Chain of Command 	Stephanie Ellis 	
2000	Steal This Movie! 	Auditor 	
2001	Glitter 	Mrs. Wilson 	
2002	The Tuxedo 	ER Nurse 	
2004	Dawn of the Dead 	Cora 	
2006	Man of the Year 	Make-Up Artist 	
2006	One Way 	Norah 	
2006	Saw III 	Deborah 	
2007	Complete Idiot 	Wanda 	
2007	Charlie Bartlett 	Dr. Linda Jenkins 	
2007	I'm Not There 	Mrs. Arvin 	
2007	Saw IV 	Nurse Deborah 	
2008	Nurse.Fighter.Boy 	Intern 	
2008	Saving God 	Dr. Munson 	
2013	Carrie 	Ms. Arlene Walsh (uncredited) 	
2014	Dr. Cabbie 	Courtroom Clerk 	
2015	Remember 	Paula 	
2015	Fading Light (Short) 	Ms. Thomas 	
2016	A Man's Story (Short) 	Léonie Eganda (Mother) 	
2018	Love Jacked 	Aunt Hilary 	
2021	PAW Patrol: The Movie 	Mayor Goodway (voice) 	
2023	PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 	Mayor Goodway (voice) 	
Television
Year 	Series 	Role 	Notes
1993 	Street Legal 	Immigration Officer 	Episode: Faking It
1993 	E.N.G. 	Nurse 	Episode: Legacy
1999 	Little Men 	Sylvia Walker 	Episode: Family Business
1999 	The City 	Secretary 	Episode: Blindside!
2000 	The Others 	Nurse 	Episode: Pilot
2001 	Doc 	Neighbour 	Episode: Pilot: Part 1
2001 	The Associates 	Delores 	5 episodes
2001 	Soul Food 	Shelley 	Episode: Fly Away Home (2001)
2002 	Tracker 	Miss Price 	Episode: Dark Road Home
2002 	Odyssey 5 	Dr. Egrari 	2 episodes
2002 	Get a Clue 	Miss Stern 	
2003-2008 	Degrassi: The Next Generation 	Mrs. Smith 	4 episodes
2004 	Wonderfalls 	Peggy 	Episode: Wax Lion
2004 	Paradise Falls 	The Doctor 	2 episodes
2005 	Air Emergency 	Ruth Green 	Episode: Runaway Train
2005 	The Doodlebops 	Mazz 	26 episodes (first season only)
2006 	True Crimes: The First 72 Hours 	Church Lady Olive Williams 	Episode: Frenzy (2006)
2006 	The Path to 9/11 	Pan Am administrator 	2 episodes
2007 	Strangers in the Night 	G.G. Gryce 	
2008 	The Trojan Horse 	E.R. Nurse 	Part One
2009 	Turbo Dogs 	Delivery Dog (voice) 	Episode: Ruffing It
2009 	Soul 	Roslyn 	5 episodes
2009 	Da Kink in My Hair 	Alisha 	Episode: Honesty the Best Policy?
2009 	Warehouse 13 	Smithsonian Tour Guide 	Pilot
2009 	Guns 	Althea Beckford 	2 episodes
2010-2013 	Rookie Blue 	Nan / Anita Nash 	2 episodes
2010 	Wingin' It 	Mrs. Carter 	Episode: Cheer Me Up
2010 	The Bridge 	Marta Davin 	Episode: Damned If You Do
2010 	Blue Bloods 	Judge Waters 	Episode: Pilot
2010 	Lost Girl 	Esther 	Episode: Oh Kappa, My Kappa
2010 	Razzberry Jazzberry Jam 	Mrs. Trumpet (voice) 	Episode: Genre Busters
2010 	Being Erica 	Camilla 	5 episodes
2010 	The Ron James Show 	Manager 	New Year's Eve Edition
2010 	Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures 	Nurse Ronai 	Episode: All Souls
2011 	Suits 	Glenda 	Episode: Dirty Little Secrets
2011 	Against the Wall 	Alice 	
2012 	The L.A. Complex 	Child Services Worker 	
2013 	Lucky 7 	Gloria 	4 episodes
2014 	Remedy 	'Auntie' Priscilla 	Episode: The Little Things (2014)
2014 	The Strain 	Neeva 	2 episodes
2015 	Schitt's Creek 	Marnie 	Episode: Allez-Vous (2015)
2015 	Single Ladies 	DA Amelia Lawrence 	Episode: Remix (2015)
2017 	Ransom 	Penny Williams / Mrs. Lewis 	2 episodes
2017 	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Regina Devereaux (voice) 	Episode: Virtu-Earl Reality
2017 	The Handmaid's Tale 	Christine 	The Other Side
2018 	In Contempt 	Judge Wells 	3 episodes
2017-18 	Baroness von Sketch Show 	Martha / Kim / Spa Woman #3 /	3 episodes
2018 	Dino Dana 	Dr. White 	Episode: Dinosauroid/Dino Dana Says
2019 	The Kindness of Strangers 	Female Plainclothes 	
2018-19 	Killjoys 	Ginny 	3 episodes
2019 	When Hope Calls 	Pearl Mayfair 	7 episodes
2019 	Abby Hatcher 	Mrs. Melvin (voice) 	8 episodes
2020–present	PAW Patrol 	Mayor Goodway (voice) 	late Season 7-present
2020 	Is There a Killer in My Family? 	Mrs. Palmer 	
2019-20 	Diggstown 	Ona Reeves 	2 episodes
2020 	In the Dark 	Pam Clarke 	3 episodes
2020 	Grand Army 	Wanda 	Episode: Superman This S**t (2020)
2023 	Workin' Moms 	Maggie 	2 episodes
2023 	Rubble & Crew 	Mayor Goodway (voice) 	2 episodes
2023 	The Good Doctor 	Yara's Mom 	Episode: "Second Chances and Past Regrets"
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