Tara Spencer-Nairn

Tara Spencer-Nairn

Born: January 6, 1978
in Montreal, Quebec
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Tara Spencer-Nairn (born January 6, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on the television series Corner Gas, in which she plays police officer Karen Pelly.

Spencer-Nairn has appeared in a number of Canadian film and TV productions since the mid-1990s. Some of her most noted productions include New Waterford Girl, Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled, and guest appearances on Puppets Who Kill, Relic Hunter, Tom Stone, Bliss, and two appearances on the 1990s revival of The Outer Limits.

Concurrent to appearing in Corner Gas, the actress also appeared on the science fiction series ReGenesis.

In 2011, Spencer-Nairn joined the Season 2 cast of CTV's The Listener to play Nurse Sandy; head triage nurse at fictional St. Luke's Hospital.

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Humane
Title: Humane
Character: Enid
Released: April 26, 2024
Type: Movie
In the wake of an environmental collapse that has forced humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into chaos when a father's plan to enlist in the government's new euthanasia program goes horribly awry.
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Here for Blood
Title: Here for Blood
Character: Barb
Released: October 23, 2022
Type: Movie
A rowdy pro-wrestler, struggling to make ends meet, agrees to fill in as a last-minute replacement for his girlfriend's well-paying babysitting job. Upon arriving at the secluded family home, he meets the precocious 10-year-old Grace. What starts off as a quiet night of pizza and video games quickly spirals into bloody, violent chaos as Tom and Grace find themselves fighting for their lives when an otherworldly cult of masked intruders descend on the home.
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Title: Ghosts
Character: Young Carol
Released: October 7, 2021
Type: TV
Samantha and Jay throw caution to the wind when they convert their recently inherited country estate into a bed-and-breakfast. Call it mislaid plans. Not only is the place falling apart, but it’s also inhabited by spirits of previous residents -- whom only Samantha can see and hear.
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Evil Stepmom
Title: Evil Stepmom
Character: Caroline
Released: May 28, 2021
Type: Movie
Twin sisters set up a dating profile for their dad, but the woman he meets plots to take advantage of wealthy single fathers.
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James vs. His Future Self
Title: James vs. His Future Self
Character: Officer Walker
Released: September 17, 2019
Type: Movie
When an uptight time-travelling obsessed young scientist is visited by his nihilistic future self, he's told that he needs to give up his dream of becoming the world's first time traveler, or else. But when he won't go along with the plan, it becomes a wicked battle of man versus himself - literally.
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Title: Hudson & Rex
Character: Rebecca Archer
Released: February 25, 2019
Type: TV
Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
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Title: Hudson & Rex
Character: Eloise
Released: February 25, 2019
Type: TV
Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
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Christmas Around the Corner
Title: Christmas Around the Corner
Character: Suzanne
Released: December 14, 2018
Type: Movie
Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair. She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Jamie Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit. But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?
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Robbery
Title: Robbery
Character: Ellie
Released: October 15, 2018
Type: Movie
When his criminal father is diagnosed with dementia, a young thief plans a series of reckless heists in order to battle the disease and pay off a dangerous gambling debt.
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Title: Corner Gas Animated
Character: Karen Pelly (voice)
Released: April 2, 2018
Type: TV
It's been a few years, and there's still not a lot going on in Dog River, 40 kilometres from nowhere. But that's all about to change.
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Title: Frankie Drake Mysteries
Character: Ida Pike
Released: November 6, 2017
Type: TV
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
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Serialized
Title: Serialized
Character: Darby
Released: July 8, 2017
Type: Movie
After getting dropped by her publisher, celebrated novelist Hannah Ryan uses the negative forces in her life to inspire the creation of a pulp crime serial that posts new chapters to subscriber's devices every week. The initial release is a modest success but the work becomes a massive hit after a real life murder takes place that bears a striking similarity to Hannah's story. Is it really just a coincidence or is it possible that a copycat serial killer is acting out the fictitious murders in real life? And is he going to strike again once Hannah releases her next chapter?
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The Perfect Soulmate
Title: The Perfect Soulmate
Character: Jean McKinney
Released: June 4, 2017
Type: Movie
On the outside, Sarah Miles appears to have it all: her husband is charming and successful and their daughter Megan is bright and engaging. Having put her once successful career as a published poet on hold to raise Megan, Sarah now shares her writing on her poetry blog. But there's a terrible truth lurking behind the doors of her suburban mansion… despite his polished persona, Sarah's husband is controlling, manipulative, and abusive. Isolated and desperate to escape her marriage, Sarah welcomes the newfound attention of one of her devoted fans, a bookish young woman named Lee Maxson. But as Sarah gets closer to Lee, she begins to discover that she’s found an ever more dangerous companion. Stars Cassandra Scerbo, Alex Paxton-Beesley, Scott Gibson.
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Title: Killjoys
Character: Kitaan
Released: June 19, 2015
Type: TV
An action-packed adventure series following a fun-loving, hard living trio of interplanetary bounty hunters (a.k.a. Killjoys) sworn to remain impartial as they chase deadly warrants around the Quad, a system of planets on the brink of revolution.
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The Preacher's Sin
Title: The Preacher's Sin
Character: Lauren Tanning
Released: February 26, 2015
Type: Movie
Evan Tanner's life is spiraling out of control when his live-in niece is arrested for the second time, his boss imposes on him an unacceptable contract, and to top it all he discovers he has a son from a one night affair during the war... When his niece is murdered, and signs point to Tinsey - his boss' daughter - Evan is confronted with making the toughest decision of his life. Risk everything he's achieved in his life or do the righteous thing! But Tinsey will stop at nothing to keep her secret.
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Corner Gas: The Movie
Title: Corner Gas: The Movie
Character: Karen Pelly
Released: December 3, 2014
Type: Movie
It’s been a few years, and there’s still not a lot going on 40 kilometers from nowhere. But that’s all about to change as the fine folks of Dog River, Saskatchewan face their biggest crisis ever. Brent and the gang discover that the town’s been badly mismanaged, leaving residents with little choice but to pack up and leave. As residents make one last rally to save Dog River as they know it, they discover a devious plan by a corporate chain that would change life for Dog Riverites forever.
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The Day Santa Didn't Come
Title: The Day Santa Didn't Come
Character: Char
Released: December 1, 2014
Type: Movie
In the final days before Christmas, young Curtis is concerned about his status on Santa's List and, despite his good intentions, Curtis gets roped into doing questionable acts by his evil older brother and delinquent father. With the help of his best friends, "Rex" the dog and his "Canuck-Man" action figure, Curtis come up with a plan to turn things around, but their odds of success are pretty low. "The Day Santa Didn't Come" is a story of dearly dysfunctional family life in small-town Canada and the little guy's struggle to overcome it all.
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Title: The Strain
Character: Dr. Evanston
Released: July 13, 2014
Type: TV
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
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The Girl He Met Online
Title: The Girl He Met Online
Character: Beatrice Casey
Released: February 8, 2014
Type: Movie
A man's relationship with a bipolar woman becomes dangerous.
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Title: Match Game
Released: October 15, 2012
Type: TV
Two competitors have to ‘match’ their answers to fill-in-the-blank questions to those of the six celebrity panelists.
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Title: The Listener
Character: Nurse Sandy
Released: June 4, 2009
Type: TV
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.
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Final Draft
Title: Final Draft
Character: Kate Twist
Released: September 18, 2007
Type: Movie
A screenwriter suffering from writers block decides to lock himself in his apartment for 18 days in order to meet a career-making deadline. His script involves characters from his past, including a terrifying and disfigured clown. As cabin fever sets, he soon finds himself living in a world where what's real and what's fiction begin to cross lines with chilling and fatal consequences.
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The Third Eye
Title: The Third Eye
Character: Nika Printz
Released: February 9, 2007
Type: Movie
Photojournalist Nika Printz is struggling to accept the mysterious death of her younger brother when she discovers his obsession with trepanation; an ancient procedure that involves drilling a hole in one's head.
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Cradle of Lies
Title: Cradle of Lies
Character: Lisa
Released: May 15, 2006
Type: Movie
Following a whirlwind romance, a woman begins to unravel the dark secrets of her husband's past when his obsession to produce a male heir turns deadly.
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Title: Corner Gas
Character: Karen Pelly
Released: January 22, 2004
Type: TV
Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the fictional prairie town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, Corner Gas focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent LeRoy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies.
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Big Spender
Title: Big Spender
Released: March 25, 2003
Type: Movie
Orphan Eddie Burton is not bad, but too many screw-ups land him repeatedly in jail, so his 8-year old son Will, simply abandoned by his 'mother', has nobody else then Eddie's granny. When he hears about a program for convicts working an a foundation's farm for retired race horses, Eddie signs up and proves his talent with Big Spender, who was found completely run down. He nurses the horse back to health, and convinces Jake Cotter, the man in charge, to try a stunt: train him for an new career in jumping, which is a success when his dedicated race jockey Mel Tennant volunteers to ride him again. If he does really well, he may even get a certificate opening the perspective of a real job, which he desperately needs when grandma dies after having him swear he'll get out: the nightmare alternative is to leave Will lingering in the very home that did Eddie no good
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Title: Puppets Who Kill
Released: October 4, 2002
Type: TV
Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In Puppets Who Kill, Rocko the Dog, Cuddles the Comfort Doll, Buttons the Bear, and Bill the Dummy are four live, anthropomorphic puppets with a history of delinquency and recidivism. Canadian courts sent each of them to a halfway house for puppets, operated by a man named Dan Barlow.
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Rub & Tug
Title: Rub & Tug
Character: Betty
Released: September 10, 2002
Type: Movie
The new manager of a full-body massage parlor must make sure his employees do not grant sexual favors to clients.
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Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Title: Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
Character: Lisa Burnley
Released: June 10, 2002
Type: Movie
The unspeakable evil of the soul-devouring djinn rises again in this fourth electrifying installment of the unstoppable Wishmaster horror legacy! But now, as a host of new victims see their most nightmarish wishes come true, the world faces the ultimate demonic terror: an onslaught of multiple djinns hell-bent on destroying everything in their path!
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Title: Bliss
Released: March 21, 2002
Type: TV
Bliss is a Canadian produced, half hour dramatic television series, produced by Montreal-based Galafilm and Toronto-based Back Alley Films, an anthology of women's erotica. The series ran from 2002 to 2004. The format of the show—short, sensual vignettes adapted for television—aired on Oxygen in the United States and Showcase, TMN and Movie Central in Canada. The series is distributed by Oasis International in Toronto.
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Title: Tracker
Character: Erica / Vegna
Released: October 15, 2001
Type: TV
Tracker is a 2001 Canadian science fiction television series starring Adrian Paul and Amy Price-Francis. The series is based on a short story by Gil Grant and Jeannine Renshaw. The pilot episode and two other episodes were edited into the film Alien Tracker.
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Title: Blue Murder
Released: January 10, 2001
Type: TV
Blue Murder is a Canadian crime drama television series, featuring stories that reflected the turbulence of urban life and the crimes that make headlines. The Blue Murder squad members were an elite group of big-city investigators out to solve some of the city's most complicated and riveting crimes.
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H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Title: H.E. Double Hockey Sticks
Character: Anne
Released: October 3, 1999
Type: Movie
Satan, in the form of Ms. Beelzebub, sends apprentice demon Griffelkin to Earth's surface to steal the soul of a talented young hockey player named Dave, who aspires to be the youngest man to ever win the Stanley Cup.
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Title: Relic Hunter
Character: Jamie Palmerston
Released: September 25, 1999
Type: TV
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.
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New Waterford Girl
Title: New Waterford Girl
Character: Lou Benzoa
Released: September 12, 1999
Type: Movie
A gifted teenager, dreaming of life beyond her small town, becomes inspired when a 15-year-old girl from New York moves in next door.
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Don't Look Down
Title: Don't Look Down
Character: Rachel
Released: October 28, 1998
Type: Movie
After a terrible accident, Carla develops a debilitating fear of heights. She joins a counseling group headed by Dr Paul Sadowski, an unconventional therapist who presses people to confront their fears. However, his methods come into question when his patients begin to suffer mysterious accidents.
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Title: First Wave
Character: Cassandra
Released: September 9, 1998
Type: TV
First Wave is a Canadian/American science fiction television series, filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that aired from 1998 to 2001 on the Sci-Fi Channel. The show was created by Chris Brancato, who co-wrote an early version of the script for the seminal X-Files episode "Eve". Francis Ford Coppola was executive producer on the show. In an unusual move, the Sci-Fi Channel picked up the series on a 66-episode contract. The show was subsequently canceled once the contract expired at the end of the third season due to disappointing ratings.
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Title: Breaker High
Released: September 15, 1997
Type: TV
Breaker High is a Canadian teen comedy-drama series that ran from 1997 to 1998, airing on YTV in Canada and on UPN in the United States.
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Title: The Outer Limits
Character: Heather
Released: March 26, 1995
Type: TV
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.