Karen Robinson

Karen Robinson

Born: February 28, 1968
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Karen Robinson is a versatile, award-winning Canadian actor renowned for her stage and screen presence. With notable appearances at Stratford and Alberta Theatre Projects, she's earned accolades including a Dora Award for Andrew Moodie's Riot and nominations at prestigious festivals. Her diverse roles span from playing Dennis Rodman's mother in Bad As I Wanna Be to portraying Ronnie Lee in the acclaimed series Schitt’s Creek. Robinson currently stars as Unit Commander Edwina Shanks in the series Pretty Hard Cases, showcasing her dynamic range and talent across various roles.

Movies for Karen Robinson...

Title: Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent
Character: Insp. Vivienne Holness
Released: February 22, 2024
Type: TV
An elite squad of detectives investigate high-profile crime and corruption in metro Toronto.
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Title: The Calling
Character: Capt. Helen Davies
Released: November 10, 2022
Type: TV
NYPD Detective Avraham Avraham's belief in mankind is his superpower when it comes to uncovering the truth. Guided by a deep sense of spirituality and religious principles, Avraham is left to question his own humanity when a seemingly routine investigation turns upside down.
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Title: Echoes
Character: Louise Floss
Released: August 19, 2022
Type: TV
Identical twins Leni and Gina have secretly switched places for years. But when one sister disappears, both of their lives start to fall apart.
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My Fake Boyfriend
Title: My Fake Boyfriend
Character: Lucille
Released: June 10, 2022
Type: Movie
A young man in a tricky situation follows the advice of his unconventional best friend and uses social media to create a fake boyfriend to keep his awful ex-lover out of his life. But everything backfires when he meets the real love of his life, and breaking up with his fake boyfriend proves hard to do.
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Title: Pinecone & Pony
Character: Magnolia (voice)
Released: April 8, 2022
Type: TV
Kate Beaton’s beloved book comes to life in this animated series. As a warrior in training, Pinecone fears no challenge. Thankfully, Pony always makes sure Pinecone never gets in over her head. Together they learn life can be a fun-filled adventure.
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Title: LOL: Last One Laughing Canada
Character: Self
Released: February 18, 2022
Type: TV
Jay Baruchel hosts this epic first season, where he’s assembled 10 of Canada’s best comedians in the ‘Late Night’-themed studio for 6 hours in a warped competition where laughing gets you eliminated and being the Last One Laughing gets you $100k for charity.
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Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After
Title: Morning Show Mysteries: Murder Ever After
Character: Cassandra
Released: May 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Following a shocking find in an old friend’s basement, TV host Billie Blessings works with new-to-town detective Tyrell Hunter to unearth a dark secret that threatens to unravel the lives of the most powerful people in her city.
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Trigger Point
Title: Trigger Point
Character: Quinton
Released: April 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
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Title: Pretty Hard Cases
Character: Unit Commander Edwina Shanks
Released: February 3, 2021
Type: TV
A fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s following Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Narcotics detective Kelly, who by day are true action heroes in their own particular way: skilled, tough, determined, and ruthless. But by night, they’re both grappling with loneliness, dysfunctional families, screwed-up love lives, and a sense that their professional ambitions may not be totally in line with their personal needs.
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Title: Pretty Hard Cases
Character: Superintendent Edwina Shanks
Released: February 3, 2021
Type: TV
A fun and honest portrayal of two radically different female detectives in their early 40s following Guns and Gangs detective Sam and Narcotics detective Kelly, who by day are true action heroes in their own particular way: skilled, tough, determined, and ruthless. But by night, they’re both grappling with loneliness, dysfunctional families, screwed-up love lives, and a sense that their professional ambitions may not be totally in line with their personal needs.
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Title: Tiny Pretty Things
Character: Makayla Stroyer
Released: December 14, 2020
Type: TV
When an attack brings down the star student at an elite ballet school, her replacement enters a world of lies, betrayal -- and cutthroat competition.
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Learning to Love Again
Title: Learning to Love Again
Character: Mrs. Yarrow
Released: October 10, 2020
Type: Movie
After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend and losing her job, Jane reluctantly heads home to the small town she grew up in. But on her way there, she stops to help a stranger in need who ends up helping her believe in herself— and love— again.After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend and losing her job, Jane reluctantly heads home to the small town she grew up in. But on her way there, she stops to help a stranger in need who ends up helping her believe in herself— and love— again.
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Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Title: Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Character: Self
Released: April 26, 2020
Type: Movie
Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada’s COVID-19 relief efforts.
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Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Title: Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell
Character: Self
Released: April 7, 2020
Type: Movie
Interviews with the cast, creators, journalists and celebrity fans, plus behind-the-scenes footage from season six.
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Title: Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 9, 2019
Type: TV
Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and entertaining conversations.
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Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
Title: Morning Show Mysteries: Death by Design
Character: Cassandra
Released: April 28, 2019
Type: Movie
Chef Billie Blessings' best friend Marian is hired to redecorate the TV studio. When Marian's twin sister is murdered, Billie must investigate their close friends to find the killer.
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Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder
Title: Morning Show Mysteries: Countdown to Murder
Character: Aunt Cassandra
Released: April 21, 2019
Type: Movie
When a beloved supermarket owner is killed in the early morning hours before opening, restauranteur and TV chef Billie Blessings (Robinson Peete) becomes involved in the investigation of what quickly appears to be the work of a clever and darkly sinister serial killer. Even as her relationship with police detective Ian Jackson (Fox) begins to take a more romantic turn, Billie cannot resist involvement in the case, despite putting herself in tremendous danger.
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Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
Title: Morning Show Mysteries: A Murder in Mind
Character: Cassandra
Released: April 14, 2019
Type: Movie
Billie Blessings is drawn into a murder investigation when Katie Sanders, a former server at Blessings-turned TV star, becomes the focus when it’s discovered the victim was blackmailing her. Billie must sift through the mounting evidence – and list of suspects – to get to the truth and clear her friend’s name.
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Title: Titans
Character: Margarita Vee
Released: October 12, 2018
Type: TV
A team of young superheroes led by Nightwing (formerly Batman's first Robin) form to combat evil and other perils.
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Title: A Million Little Things
Character: Florence Davis
Released: September 26, 2018
Type: TV
A group of friends from Boston who feel stuck in life experience an unexpected wake-up call after one of their friends dies unexpectedly.
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Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
Title: Morning Show Mysteries: Murder on the Menu
Character: Cassandra
Released: July 22, 2018
Type: Movie
Beloved cooking show host Billie Blessings finds herself in hot water when a dead body turns up in the car of one of her guests, a temperamental celebrity chef harboring dark secrets.
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Title: Carter
Character: Belle Harthan
Released: May 15, 2018
Type: TV
An actor returns home after a public meltdown. Partnering with his police detective friend, he tries to use his acting experience to solve real crimes.
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Title: In Contempt
Character: Loretta
Released: April 10, 2018
Type: TV
The procedural is set in the fast-paced world of a legal aid office in New York City and follows Gwen Sullivan, an opinionated attorney whose passion for her job and clients make her arguably the most talented public defender in her district.
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Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps
Title: Morning Show Mysteries: Mortal Mishaps
Character: Cassandra
Released: January 21, 2018
Type: Movie
Billie Blessings has gone from beloved chef, restaurant owner, and morning show segment host to the prime suspect in a murder case when one of the executives at the network dies from poisoning.
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Title: Frankie Drake Mysteries
Character: Mildred Clarke
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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Title: The Good Doctor
Character: Judge J. Kileen
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: TV
Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocates from a quiet country life to join a prestigious hospital's surgical unit. Unable to personally connect with those around him, Shaun uses his extraordinary medical gifts to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues.
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Title: Star Trek: Discovery
Character: Trill Leader Pav
Released: September 24, 2017
Type: TV
Follow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself.
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Title: Salvation
Character: Evelyn Cole
Released: July 12, 2017
Type: TV
An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.
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Title: The Handmaid's Tale
Character: Nurse Tania
Released: April 26, 2017
Type: TV
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel.
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Title: Mary Kills People
Character: Betty Lisko
Released: January 25, 2017
Type: TV
Dr. Mary Harris, a single mother and emergency doctor by day, also moonlights as an underground angel of death - helping terminally ill patients who want to die and slip away on their own terms. So far Mary has managed to stay under the radar; but business is booming, and her double life is getting complicated. When her world starts to unravel, Mary realizes she's going to have to fight dirty if she's going to stay in the killing game.
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Title: Shoot the Messenger
Character: Hani Suleman
Released: October 8, 2016
Type: TV
The series follows Daisy Channing, a young reporter trying to balance a messy personal life with a burgeoning career. Things begin to go sideways for Daisy when she witnesses a murder she thinks is gang-related, only to find herself slowly drawn into an interconnected web of criminal and illicit sexual activity that reaches into the corridors of corporate and political power. It's the kind of story that will destroy lives, including those of her own family. With help from lead homicide detective Kevin Lutz, her editor Mary Foster and co-worker Simon Olenski, Daisy uncovers a cover-up so scandalous it could bring down the government.
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Title: Private Eyes
Character: Councillor Samantha Bowman
Released: May 26, 2016
Type: TV
Ex-pro hockey player Matt Shade irrevocably changes his life when he teams up with fierce P.I. Angie Everett to form an unlikely investigative powerhouse.
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Title: Real Detective
Character: Mozelle Robey
Released: January 7, 2016
Type: TV
With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
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Title: The Plateaus
Character: Senior Nun
Released: September 10, 2015
Type: TV
Just as they begin to rise, the Plateaus lose their lead singer to an accident. The remaining members decide to carry on, creating a hilarious parody of a band trying to climb the ladder of success, and failing at every turn.
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Title: Schitt's Creek
Character: Ronnie Lee
Released: January 13, 2015
Type: TV
Formerly filthy rich video store magnate Johnny Rose, his soap star wife Moira, and their two kids, über-hipster son David and socialite daughter Alexis, suddenly find themselves broke and forced to live in Schitt's Creek, a small depressing town they once bought as a joke.
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Corner Gas: The Movie
Title: Corner Gas: The Movie
Character: Powerco Debbie
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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Holidaze
Title: Holidaze
Character: Mrs. Reynolds
Released: October 22, 2014
Type: Movie
Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC
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Title: The Lottery
Character: Judge #3
Released: July 20, 2014
Type: TV
Set in a dystopian future when women have stopped having children, "The Lottery" reveals a world staring down the barrel of impending extinction. Remarkably, 100 embryos are successfully fertilized and a national lottery is held to decide the surrogates. As conflict, control and mystery over this global crisis unfolds, the government’s interests and power begin to dominate, igniting a highly controversial debate over our fundamental and personal freedom to raise a family.
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Title: Working the Engels
Character: Angelina
Released: March 12, 2014
Type: TV
A family of ne'er-do-wells must band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them a mountain of debt. The Engels must all go to work running Dad's storefront law firm, with one minor problem – daughter Jenna Engel is the only one who is qualified to practice law. Unfortunately for Jenna, this also means taking on her eccentric relatives as co-workers, including her self-involved mother Ceil, her pill-popping sister Sandy and her bad boy brother Jimmy. Jenna, the youngest sibling, becomes the unlikely family patriarch, running the law firm and keeping her crazy family together.
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Title: Forgive Me
Character: Gladdy
Released: September 4, 2013
Type: TV
A series that breaks the seal of the Catholic confessional booth. A young insomniac priest gets caught up in the sins of his congregants while a secret from his own past threatens his calling.
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Title: Saving Hope
Character: Nadia Hope
Released: June 7, 2012
Type: TV
When Charlie Harris ends up in a coma, he leaves the Hope-Zion Hospital in chaos - and his fiancée and fellow surgeon, Alex Reid, in a state of shock. As the staff of Hope-Zion races to save lives, comatose Dr. Harris wanders the halls of Hope-Zee in "spirit" form, not sure if he's a ghost or a figment of his own imagination.
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Ghett'a Life
Title: Ghett'a Life
Character: Dawn
Released: December 2, 2011
Type: Movie
GHETT’A LIFE is an “against the odds” action drama set in a politically turbulent inner city community of Kingston. Derrick, a determined inner city teenager realizes his dream of becoming a champion boxer despite a country, community and family conflicted by divisive political system
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Title: King
Character: Ingrid Evans
Released: April 17, 2011
Type: TV
King is a Canadian police drama which premiered April 17, 2011 on Showcase. The series stars Amy Price-Francis as Jessica King, a veteran police officer who gets promoted to head of the Major Crimes Task Force in Toronto after her predecessor has a breakdown on television. Season 2 began production in September 2011 and premiered 29 February 2012. On June 2, 2012, it was reported that King had been cancelled after 2 seasons.
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The Gospel According to the Blues
Title: The Gospel According to the Blues
Character: Cherlene
Released: June 1, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: The Line
Character: Carlos' Mother
Released: March 16, 2009
Type: TV
The Line is a Canadian television drama series, which debuted on Movie Central and The Movie Network on March 16, 2009. Created by George F. Walker and Dani Romain, the series is being produced by The Nightingale Company, and shot by Richmond Street Films. The program was originally announced under the working title The Weight.
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Accidental Friendship
Title: Accidental Friendship
Released: November 15, 2008
Type: Movie
Homeless woman Yvonne Caldwell is a woman with good reason to be bitter: she has lost everything except her two beloved dogs, Bebe and Man-Man. With her one friend, Wes, Caldwell lives the daily struggle of being homeless in Los Angeles until a chance encounter caused by her dogs leads to a friendship with LAPD officer Tami Baumann, and hope for a better life begins in earnest for Yvonne.
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Killshot
Title: Killshot
Character: 2nd FBI Agent
Released: November 13, 2008
Type: Movie
Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
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Title: The Border
Character: Dr. DeFilipo
Released: January 7, 2008
Type: TV
The Border is a Canadian drama that aired on CBC Television and 20 other TV networks worldwide. It was created by Peter Raymont, Lindalee Tracey, Janet MacLean and Jeremy Hole of White Pine Pictures. The Executive in Charge of Production is Janice Dawe. Episodes in the first season were directed by John Fawcett, Michael DeCarlo, Ken Girotti, Kelly Makin, Brett Sullivan and Philip Earnshaw. The first season had a total budget of 20 million dollars, with about 1.5 million dollars per episode. The series is set in Toronto and follows agents of the fictitious Immigration and Customs Security agency. ICS was created by the Government of Canada to deal with trans-border matters concerning Canadian national security including terrorism and smuggling. The cancellation of The Border was announced by the CBC after three seasons were aired.
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Lars and the Real Girl
Title: Lars and the Real Girl
Character: Cindy
Released: October 12, 2007
Type: Movie
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.
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Cradle of Lies
Title: Cradle of Lies
Character: Bank Teller
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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Mayday
Title: Mayday
Character: Marlene Cobb
Released: October 2, 2005
Type: Movie
Twelve miles above the Pacific Ocean, an errant missile strikes a state of the art passenger jet. The flight crew is crippled or dead. Now, defying both nature and man, a handful of survivors must achieve the impossible: Land the airplane.
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Snow
Title: Snow
Character: Isabel
Released: December 13, 2004
Type: Movie
Nick Snowden is reluctantly taking over the family business and with only three days before the big night, one of Nick's younger reindeer is stolen from the North Pole and taken to a zoo.
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Title: H2O
Character: Willy
Released: October 31, 2004
Type: TV
H2O is a Canadian political drama two-part miniseries that first aired on the CBC Television October 31, 2004. It starred Paul Gross and Leslie Hope, with former politician Belinda Stronach making a cameo appearance. Written by Gross and John Krizanc and directed by Charles Binamé, it was nominated for five Gemini Awards and four DGC Craft Awards. It won one Golden Nymph Award for best actor.
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Title: Kevin Hill
Character: Aunt Kathy
Released: September 29, 2004
Type: TV
Kevin Hill is an American legal drama that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season. It was filmed and produced in Toronto, Canada.
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Against the Ropes
Title: Against the Ropes
Character: Kimberly (Insurance)
Released: February 20, 2004
Type: Movie
A fictional story inspired by North America's most famous female boxing promoter, Jackie Kallen. Her struggle to survive and succeed in a male dominated sport.
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Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
Title: Love, Sex, and Eating the Bones
Character: Heather Taylor
Released: September 6, 2003
Type: Movie
A sexy urban comedy about how a guy who is addicted to watching pornography discovers love is stronger than fantasy when he meets and falls in love with the girl of his dreams.
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Title: Missing
Character: Elena Spencer
Released: August 2, 2003
Type: TV
Jess Mastriani was a normal person who only wanted to take over her parents' restaurant in Indiana. But that changed when she was hit by lightning. After that she began seeing visions of missing people. Jess decides to use her newfound ability to be a consultant to the FBI, helping locate missing individuals. Eventually, she is hired by the bureau full-time and trained to become an agent, but her by-the-book nature sometimes clashes with the personality of her partner. Jess and her colleagues work out of the FBI's Washington, D.C., office.
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Jasper, Texas
Title: Jasper, Texas
Character: Mary Horn
Released: June 8, 2003
Type: Movie
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of their pickup truck and dragged him to his death. This film relates that story and how it affected all of the residents of the town, both black and white.
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Student Seduction
Title: Student Seduction
Character: Lorraine Boyle
Released: May 5, 2003
Type: Movie
Christie Dawson always wanted to be the "cool" teacher. But her world is shaken up after a pupil's crush spirals out of control and he sexually assaults her. Suddenly, her colleagues, neighbors and even her hubby are wondering whether she crossed the line and tempted her student. But school isn't out for Christine just yet she's gonna fight back, and big time!
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Owning Mahowny
Title: Owning Mahowny
Character: Cage Woman
Released: May 2, 2003
Type: Movie
Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, he was shy but engaging. None of them knew the other side of Dan Mahowny--the side that executed the largest single-handed bank fraud in Canadian history, grossing over $10 million in eighteen months to feed his gambling obsession.
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Recipe for Murder
Title: Recipe for Murder
Character: D.A. Lowrey
Released: May 4, 2002
Type: Movie
A medical examiner investigates his friend's mysterious death in a car accident.
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Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
Title: Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
Character: Dr. J. Evans
Released: April 29, 2002
Type: Movie
Biopic about the late "Saturday Night Live" star Gilda Radner. Gilda tells her own story, beginning with her childhood as a chubby girl who loved to perform with her dad, and her early years at Second City in Toronto. There she honed her comedic chops along with John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, all four of whom eventually left for New York to become part of the Not Ready For Primetime Players on "Sautrday Night Live." The movie also chronicles Gilda's lifelong quest to find true love, which she eventually found with Gene Wilder, and how she used her comic genius to inspire women in their fight against cancer. The actress died in 1989 of ovarian cancer at age 42.
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Two Against Time
Title: Two Against Time
Character: Connie Matthews
Released: April 21, 2002
Type: Movie
This film finds a mother and her teen daughter both being diagnosed with cancer. This discovery helps to overcome the longtime antagonistic relationship that the two have developed.
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Keep the Faith, Baby
Title: Keep the Faith, Baby
Character: Hattie Dodson
Released: February 11, 2002
Type: Movie
Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started out as a preacher in Harlem and then went on to deal with such issues as the integration of schools in the 1940s and '50s. Vanessa Williams portrays his second wife, jazz singer Hazel Scott.
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Narc
Title: Narc
Character: Liz Detmer
Released: January 14, 2002
Type: Movie
When the trail goes cold on a murder investigation of a policeman, an undercover narcotics officer is lured back to the force to help solve the case.
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They Call Me Sirr
Title: They Call Me Sirr
Character: Aunt Jackie
Released: November 1, 2001
Type: Movie
An inspirational story that celebrates the grit, perseverance and talent of Sirr Parker, the star footballer of Locke High School who then went on to play for San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Jenifer
Title: Jenifer
Character: Lorna
Released: October 21, 2001
Type: Movie
The true story of three sisters who unite in the face of adversity when one of them is diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
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Title: Tracker
Character: Mrs. Baylor
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: The Guardian
Character: Receptionist
Released: September 25, 2001
Type: TV
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
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My Louisiana Sky
Title: My Louisiana Sky
Character: Magnolia
Released: May 12, 2001
Type: Movie
A girl comes to terms with her mentally challenged parents.
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Final Jeopardy
Title: Final Jeopardy
Character: Laura Wilkie
Released: April 9, 2001
Type: Movie
After a visiting actress is murdered in her country home, a prosecutor tries to find out if she was the intended target.
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Title: Doc
Character: Mrs. Morton
Released: March 11, 2001
Type: TV
Doc is a medical drama/family drama with strong Christian undertones starring Billy Ray Cyrus as Dr. Clint "Doc" Cassidy, a Montana doctor who takes a job in a New York City medical clinic. It ran from March 11, 2001 to November 28, 2004 on PAX. Although set in New York City, all the episodes were shot in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Title: Blue Murder
Character: Isola
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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Title: Blue Murder
Character: Dr. Simmonds
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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The Perfect Son
Title: The Perfect Son
Character: Dr. Palmer
Released: November 8, 2000
Type: Movie
Brothers Theo and Ryan lead very different lives. Theo is always in and out of drug rehabilitation while Ryan is a successful and rather conservative lawyer. Usually they do not get along and stay out of each other's way. When reunited at their father's funeral, Ryan's admission to being gay ultimately brings the two closer than they've ever been.
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Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Title: Who Killed Atlanta's Children?
Character: Lois Evans
Released: July 16, 2000
Type: Movie
From 1979 to 1981, 29 African-American males, mostly children, were either missing or found murdered in metro Atlanta. The cases plagued the city until 1982, when Wayne Wiiliams was convicted of the murders of two adult men. Authorities then considered the other cases closed. Some of the parents of the slain children were critical of the way the cases were handled and believed there was some sort of cover up. Nearly four years after the conviction of Williams, "Spin" magazine editor Ron Larson and reporter Pat Laughlin come to Atlanta in search of the truth.
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Title: Soul Food
Character: Judge Bolan
Released: June 28, 2000
Type: TV
Soul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June 28, 2000 to May 26, 2004. Created by filmmaker George Tillman, Jr. and developed for television by Felicia D. Henderson, Soul Food is based upon Tillman's childhood experiences growing up in Wisconsin, and is a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Having aired for 74 episodes, it is the longest running drama with a predominantly black cast in the history of North American prime-time television.
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All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
Title: All-American Girl: The Mary Kay Letourneau Story
Character: Karen
Released: January 18, 2000
Type: Movie
A teacher is arrested and jailed for raping her 13-year-old student, and twice gives birth to his child.
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Freak City
Title: Freak City
Character: Nurse Jan
Released: January 16, 1999
Type: Movie
After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, a rebellious young woman is disease-stricken. Upon being admitted to a nursing home, she finds hope in the most unlikely of places...
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Locked in Silence
Title: Locked in Silence
Character: Psychologist
Released: January 1, 1999
Type: Movie
A story of a young boy who becomes an elective mute after witnessing what he believes to be the killing by his older brother of a teenage boy. The young boy's brother then tells him not to say anything because of the trouble it would cause in the family... so he doesn't say anything again. The problem is that the young boy so enjoys his acceptance by others of his mutism that it brings his family, a loving and caring farm family, to the brink of financial ruin in medical and psychological costs to cure him. Based on a true story, this is the intelligent telling of a family in crisis, and the work of doctors in dealing with this mental illness.
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Title: The Famous Jett Jackson
Character: Sylvia Sharp
Released: October 25, 1998
Type: TV
A boy named Jett Jackson plays a teenage secret-agent on a fictional TV show-within-a-show called Silverstone.
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One Tough Cop
Title: One Tough Cop
Character: Sherene
Released: October 9, 1998
Type: Movie
A detective tries to remain loyal to his partner, and his best friend - a mobster.
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The Wall
Title: The Wall
Character: Liz (segment "The Badge")
Released: May 24, 1998
Type: Movie
The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.
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The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
Title: The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon
Character: Sally
Released: February 15, 1998
Type: Movie
A Philadelphia garbageman is discovered by the Philadelphia Eagles and signed by them to become a kicker.
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Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
Title: Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story
Released: February 8, 1998
Type: Movie
Biography of Chicago Bulls' basketball star Dennis Rodman, who is well known for his off-court and on-court shenanigans takes great effort to paint the calm, decent side of the athlete despite the film title. Dennis is shown to be pushed by his momma to play pro ball and to go to college where he would get the opportunity. Shipped to Oklahoma where he faces racism, he is taken in by a white family and coached by Lonn Reisman. The movie finally tracks Rodman into his wild, multi-haired current lifestyle. Written by John Sacksteder
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The Defenders: Payback
Title: The Defenders: Payback
Character: Mrs. Clarkson
Released: October 12, 1997
Type: Movie
Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, and his other son Don, a law professor, to continue the work of ensuring that every individual accused of a crime is entitled to a proper defense. In this telefilm, a father murders the rapist of his young daughter after the man is released from prison and moves back to his old neighborhood. The Prestons take the case even though the father is unrepentent and unwilling to offer the attorneys any help in finding legally mitigating circumstances for his actions.
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Title: The Wonderful World of Disney
Character: Sally
Released: September 28, 1997
Type: TV
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.
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Title: The Wonderful World of Disney
Character: Dr. Ericson
Released: September 28, 1997
Type: TV
Walt Disney Productions (later The Walt Disney Company) has produced an anthology television series under several different titles since 1954. The original version of the series premiered on ABC in 1954. The show was broadcast weekly on one of the Big Three television networks until 1990, a 36-year span with only a two-year hiatus in 1984-85. The series was broadcast on Sunday for 25 of those years. From 1991 until 1997, the series aired infrequently. The program resumed a regular schedule in 1997 on the ABC fall schedule, coinciding with Disney's recent purchase of the network. From 1997 until 2008, the program aired regularly on ABC. Subsequently, ABC continued the series as an occasional special presentation.
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Color of Justice
Title: Color of Justice
Character: New Jersey Assistant D.A
Released: September 7, 1997
Type: Movie
Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case because it might start a riot. And adding fuel to the fire is a bombastic and vocal black community leader, who's saying that they will not have a fair trial and that they were justified in their actions because they were in fear for their lives
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Booty Call
Title: Booty Call
Character: Admitting Nurse
Released: February 26, 1997
Type: Movie
Rushon is sexually pent-up and ready to take thing things to the next level with his girlfriend, Nikki. But when he calls for a date, she asks to make it a double — bringing along her brash friend, Lysterine, whom Rushon sets up with his lewd buddy, Bunz. Things go better than expected. As the evening transitions from the restaurant to the bedroom, the two men go on a madcap search for what will surely make the night complete: condoms.
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Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Title: Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework
Character: Miss Macro
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Thirteen-year-old Jesse is a typical teenager who hates his teacher, Mrs. Fink. While visiting a vintage clothing shop, Jesse sees a doll that looks exactly like his dreaded teacher, and he convinces the shopkeeper to sell it to him. When Jesse accidentally pierces the doll's arm with a sewing needle, he is shocked to find Mrs. Fink with her arm in a sling the next day and gets spooked when a spot on the doll's face appears, exactly where Mrs. Fink has a mole.
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We the Jury
Title: We the Jury
Character: Evelyn Harris
Released: October 16, 1996
Type: Movie
Jury has to decide on a murder case but some of the jurors have their own agendas or are biased. Sounds like '12 Angry Men' but this is not a remake. It's a totally fresh take on the theme. Totally different case, for example. There is no question about the identity of the culprit, the jury has to decide between manslaughter and murder. - Written by Holger Hellmuth hellmuth@ira.uka.de
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Title: Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Character: Crystal
Released: September 28, 1996
Type: TV
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian science fiction television series that surrounds a scientific team that deals with all manner of paranormal phenomena around the world; from alien abductions to possessions. The organization depicted in the series is loosely inspired by a real-life scientific organization. While locations in the series took place worldwide, the series was primarily filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000.
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Title: Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Character: Norma
Released: March 13, 1996
Type: Movie
A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and have to wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.
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Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
Title: Goosebumps: Say Cheese and Die
Character: Det. Reddick
Released: February 9, 1996
Type: Movie
Greg and his friends break into an old warehouse, where they find an unusual camera. However, the photographs Greg takes with it seem to predict disaster, and he becomes convinced the camera is cursed.
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Title: Goosebumps
Character: Det. Reddick
Released: October 27, 1995
Type: TV
Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in scary situations, and how they work to confront and overcome their fears.
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Rude
Title: Rude
Character: Rude Caller
Released: September 8, 1995
Type: Movie
This is the Easter weekend. In an inner city project, three people struggle against their demons and try to find redemption. They are Maxine, a window dresser depressed since she had an abortion and lost her lover ; Jordan, a boxer who has indulged in gay-bashing ; and 'The General', a drug dealer turned artist.
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Stalked
Title: Stalked
Character: Evelyn
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Clean-cut, handsome looking psychiatric patient Daryl Gleeson finds himself hopelessly falling in love with restaurant owner Brooke Daniels, after having instinctively rescued her little son Mikey from a traffic accident. When she doesn't return his love he snaps and begins to stalk her, eliminating all who stand in his way...
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Title: Canadian Reflections
Character: Beth
Released: June 10, 1978
Type: TV
Canadian Reflections is a Canadian independent short film television series which began on CBC Television in 1978. Early works by David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan were featured during the series run.