Lisa Durupt

Lisa Durupt

Born: March 12, 1981
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Lisa Durupt has established herself as fierce, funny, and fearless talent in film and television.

A talented ice hockey player growing up, she earned a scholarship to an American university until surgery postponed her arrival. On a whim, she registered at the University of Winnipeg and after attending a local performance of A Chorus Line for her theatre class, Lisa traded sports for the arts and went on to study theatre at the University of Winnipeg and the Canadian College of Performing Arts.

Lisa's natural athleticism gave her a natural entry into the film industry as a dancer and stunt performer. Following early appearances in films like Shall We Dance and The Lazarus Project, Lisa was cast by Canadian comedy veteran Mark McKinney on the series, Less Than Kind, as the temperamental Shandra. Lisa's unfiltered energy and gift for ad-libbing over four seasons of the show was highlighted by a Gemini Award nomination in 2010 for Best Individual Performance in a Comedy Program or Series and a Leo Award nomination for Best Performance in a Music, Comedy, or Variety Program or Series in 2013.

After a string of appearances across film and television projects such as The Pastor's Wife, The Color of Rain, Run for Your Life, and Supernatural, Lisa Durupt won her most substantial cinematic role thus far as the overly competitive sister of Sonja Bennett in Preggoland, a performance that earned Lisa her second Leo Award nomination in 2015 for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture.

While she continues to work steadily on film, Lisa is presently enjoying another steady run on television as Andrea Todd - sister to Alison Sweeney's Hannah Swensen - on Murder She Baked, the Hallmark Channel screen adaptations of the best-selling mystery novel series of the same name.

Movies for Lisa Durupt...

One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Title: One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Character: Andrea
Released: April 5, 2024
Type: Movie
Hannah Swensen has been asked to teach a baking class at the college in town, but her equipment is tampered with causing an explosion that the fire department rules an accident. Soon, a colleague ends up dead and Hannah begins to put together the puzzle of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the murder. Hannah leans on her friends and family to collect the breadcrumbs of foul play and put them together, and meets a different side of law and order when Lake Eden's prosecuting attorney Chad Norton enters her life.
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A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Title: A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Character: Andrea Todd
Released: October 6, 2023
Type: Movie
They say the real estate business is deadly, but no one is more surprised than Hannah Swensen when her mother, Delores, discovers the dead body of the homeowner – and regular customer of The Cookie Jar – while house-hunting for her sister Michelle. Hannah is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery and is convinced that the prime suspect Mike and the Sheriff are focusing on isn't the culprit. Hannah's sleuthing becomes a family affair when Delores, Michelle and even her sister Andrea – who pays an unexpected visit – take part in the investigation. As Hannah uncovers clues she slowly rules out suspects and is led to the shocking truth about the killer's identity.
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How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
Title: How to Murder Your Husband: The Nancy Brophy Story
Character: Sharon Halsey
Released: January 14, 2023
Type: Movie
Author Nancy Crampton-Brophy often writes stories about female protagonists who fantasize about killing their own husbands. In a shocking and ironic turn of events, Brophy faces accusations of doing the same thing in real life.
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Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Title: Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Character: Annie
Released: November 27, 2021
Type: Movie
During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the only clue to her identity: a newspaper clipping for a Christmas Festival with a cryptic invitation.
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High Flying Romance
Title: High Flying Romance
Character: Shirley
Released: May 17, 2021
Type: Movie
A woman finds romance during a kite festival.
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To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Title: To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Character: Mr. Kavinsky's Wife
Released: February 12, 2021
Type: Movie
Senior year of high school takes center stage as Lara Jean returns from a family trip to Korea and considers her college plans — with and without Peter.
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Christmas with a Crown
Title: Christmas with a Crown
Character: Cassie
Released: December 12, 2020
Type: Movie
When a successful woman returns to her hometown to revive her family's Christmas festival, she meets a dashing stranger who's volunteered to help organize the event. Sparks begin to fly between them, but little does she know that he's really a prince in disguise, longing to find the true spirit of the holidays. It will take a Christmas miracle of royal proportions for their hearts to meet as one.
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Love, Guaranteed
Title: Love, Guaranteed
Character: Denise
Released: September 2, 2020
Type: Movie
A lawyer takes on a new client that wants to sue a dating website because it guarantees love.
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The Main Event
Title: The Main Event
Character: Registration Assistant
Released: April 10, 2020
Type: Movie
After discovering a magical mask, an 11-year-old aspiring wrestler enters a competition to become the next WWE superstar by using special powers from a magical mask.
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Norm of the North: Family Vacation
Title: Norm of the North: Family Vacation
Character: Elizabeth / Maria (voice)
Released: February 25, 2020
Type: Movie
Overwhelmed with his Kingly duties, Norm's crown is stolen and he embarks on a journey to find it in conjunction with repairing his family's relationship.
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Puppet Killer
Title: Puppet Killer
Character: Jessie
Released: October 27, 2019
Type: Movie
While celebrating Christmas at a cabin in the woods, a group of high school students are stalked by a psychotic killer obsessed with horror movie icons.
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Title: Creepshow
Character: Helena (segment "Meet the Belaskos")
Released: September 26, 2019
Type: TV
A young boy's horror comic book comes to life in this anthology series of terrifying tales.
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Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure
Title: Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure
Character: Maria / Student #4 (voice)
Released: June 11, 2019
Type: Movie
An ancient Chinese artifact has been stolen by a villainous archaeologist named Dexter. With the help of his Lemming friends, Norm must keep his word and embark on a journey across the world to help recover the artifact for the people of China.
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Breakthrough
Title: Breakthrough
Character: Paula Noble
Released: April 10, 2019
Type: Movie
Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.
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Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered
Title: Chronicle Mysteries: Recovered
Character: Gina DeSavio
Released: February 17, 2019
Type: Movie
Alex McPherson returns to the small town in Pennsylvania where she spent her summers as a girl to record the next episode of her true crime podcast, about the disappearance of a childhood friend 20 years prior. However, after teaming up with the local newspaper editor, who reluctantly agrees to help her retrace the girl’s last steps, Alex not only uncovers the shocking truth behind the girl’s disappearance, but also a decades-old murder and its cover-up.
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Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
Title: Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls
Character: Dana McGrath
Released: January 29, 2019
Type: Movie
Ben McGrath (Chris Klein) had major league potential playing professional baseball, but his hopes to play ball literally get crushed. Down on his luck, Ben gets another swing at redemption as a new attorney for Schmood & Associates. His unorthodox boss, Mel (Jon Lovitz), convinces him to manage their eclectic softball team full of misfits and strikeouts. Together, will they have enough spirit to win it all?
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Christmas Lost and Found
Title: Christmas Lost and Found
Character: Gloria
Released: December 7, 2018
Type: Movie
After years of missing family gatherings, New York City event planner Whitney Kennison (Tiya Sircar) is off to Chicago to spend Christmas with Grandma Frances (Diane Ladd). Excited that her granddaughter is finally home for the holidays, Frances decides to bestow Whitney with the precious Kennison family Christmas ornaments. But when Whitney mistakenly throws out the box of ornaments, Grandma Frances must stealthily devise a fun Christmas scavenger hunt to remind Whitney what the holiday is all about. It’s a race against time as Whitney reclaims the family ornaments, finds romance and learns the lesson Grandma Frances imparts.
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Reunited at Christmas
Title: Reunited at Christmas
Character: Annie
Released: November 21, 2018
Type: Movie
Frazzled and struggling with writer’s block, novelist Samantha, along with her boyfriend, heads home to her late grandmother’s home to spend Christmas. While at home with family, her grandmother’s wise words reveal the true meaning of Christmas with Samantha at a time when she most needs encouragement.
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Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom
Title: Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom
Character: Maria / Elizabeth (voice)
Released: August 31, 2018
Type: Movie
When Norm returns to New York, he is falsely accused of a crime and must work with his pals to get the case dismissed while also protecting his kingdom in a winner-take-all hockey tournament.
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Rufus 2
Title: Rufus 2
Character: Mom
Released: April 16, 2018
Type: Movie
Rufus is a dog but turns into a human with a pendant. He meets a girl named Kat who asks him to go out. Kat is a cat who can also turn into a human as well.
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Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder
Title: Garage Sale Mystery: A Case Of Murder
Character: Kendahl Hartman
Released: August 27, 2017
Type: Movie
Jenn buys an old reel-to-reel recorder at a garage sale only to find that it includes the sound of a man pleading for his life. When the former owner of the recorder, a retired therapist, is found murdered in a patient’s apartment, Jenn’s investigation leads to other patients whose love lives are more entangled than she was first led to believe.
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Title: Date My Dad
Character: Katie
Released: June 2, 2017
Type: TV
Since the loss of his beloved Isabella three years ago, Ricky Cooper's only agenda has been to be the best dad he can be. But little does Ricky realize that his girls have an agenda of their own: get dad a girlfriend.
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The Perfect Catch
Title: The Perfect Catch
Character: Nina
Released: April 22, 2017
Type: Movie
When Jessica Parker’s former high school boyfriend, superstar baseball player Chase Taynor, returns to town, she finds the inspiration to reinvent her struggling diner… and revisits the past to find something even better for the future.
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Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Title: Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts
Character: Andrea Todd
Released: March 26, 2017
Type: Movie
Hannah Swensen is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when fellow judge, Coach Bishop is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find the killer.
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Title: The Arrangement
Character: Chloe Hallstrom / Kara
Released: March 5, 2017
Type: TV
An aspiring actress is presented with an arrangement that would link her romantically to a big star in Hollywood, but sticking to the details of her contract may not be easy.
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A Dream of Christmas
Title: A Dream of Christmas
Character: Nicky
Released: December 3, 2016
Type: Movie
When a restless young married woman is granted a wish by a Christmas Angel to be single again, she soon discovers her new life isn't what she bargained for, and embarks on a quest to win her husband back.
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Operation Christmas
Title: Operation Christmas
Character: Heather Young
Released: November 20, 2016
Type: Movie
As her new romance blossoms, a single mother, Olivia, is dismayed when her boyfriend, Scott, a military sergeant, is deployed right before Christmas. Determined to not let it ruin the holidays for her and her children they decide to give back to the struggling military families on his base and, as their efforts go viral, they are rewarded in ways they never imagined.
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The Irresistible Blueberry Farm
Title: The Irresistible Blueberry Farm
Character: Susan Porter
Released: October 2, 2016
Type: Movie
Ellen Branford, a high-powered attorney, finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life when she sets off on a journey to fulfill her grandmother’s dying wish – to find the hometown boy she once loved and give him her last letter. Based on a book by Mary Simses.
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Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Title: Murder, She Baked: A Deadly Recipe
Character: Andrea Todd
Released: June 19, 2016
Type: Movie
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can't keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose.
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The Convenient Groom
Title: The Convenient Groom
Character: Stephanie
Released: June 18, 2016
Type: Movie
Dr. Kate Lawrence, a celebrity relationship expert, plans to publicly announce her engagement to Bryan, a handsome and perfectly polished businessman. As Kate prepares to share the news, Bryan shocks her by breaking up with her and calling off the wedding. Wanting to save her from humiliation and protect her public image, Lucas Wright, Kate's childhood friend steps in and pretends to be Kate's fiancé.
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Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Title: Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery
Character: Andrea Todd
Released: January 10, 2016
Type: Movie
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to prove that she wasn't the only one who had an axe to grind with the Quinn sisters. Somebody wasn't fooled by the Georgia Peaches and their sweet-as-pie act--and now it's up to Hannah to track down whoever had the right ingredients to whip up a murder.
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Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Title: Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery
Character: Andrea Todd
Released: November 15, 2015
Type: Movie
A young bakeshop owner’s holiday season takes a surprising turn when she finds a body at a local Christmas tree lot and winds up involved in a dangerous murder investigation. With colorful characters popping up as suspects, shady business practices uncovered at the tree lot and holiday romance in the air, the young baker-turned-sleuth must race against time to track down the killer and save the Christmas season.
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Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Title: Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Character: Andrea Todd
Released: May 2, 2015
Type: Movie
Based on the New York Times bestselling book, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, the film will take viewers on a mouthwatering mystery that centers on Hannah Swensen, shop owner of the Cookie Jar where much of the town's gossip percolates along with the strong coffee. But when a mysterious murder occurs, Hannah turns into a culinary detective and finds herself trying to solve the crime while getting caught in an unexpected romantic mystery of her own.
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I Wanna Date U
Title: I Wanna Date U
Character: Lucy
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: Movie
After being stood up by her dream guy, a perpetually single Holly and her best friend Lucy decide to take a stand for women everywhere and hunt him down.
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Santa's Little Ferrets
Title: Santa's Little Ferrets
Character: Claire Collins
Released: November 15, 2014
Type: Movie
It's Christmas Eve in a typical suburban household -- two worn-out parents, and three wildly excited children. In a desperate attempt to get the kids to sleep, their father tells them a homespun bedtime story, an instant Christmas classic -- the story of Santa's little ferrets. Although very few people know it, it seems that Santa brings an elite security detail with him every Christmas Eve -- three highly trained ferrets. Their job? Make sure no one's awake, trying to catch a glimpse of Santa. But on this particular night the unexpected happens, and the line between fantasy and reality becomes blurred. Suddenly, the ferrets' entire security operation is in jeopardy!
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Run for Your Life
Title: Run for Your Life
Character: Annabelle Redmond
Released: October 4, 2014
Type: Movie
Journalist Meredith Redmond is a battered Canadian woman who flees Canada to escape her abusive husband, Robert. She settles in Seattle, but her now-remarried ex-husband eventually finds her. To protect her two children, she must choose between killing him herself, hiring someone to kill him, or disappearing with her children and assuming new identities. Based on a true story.
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Honor Student
Title: Honor Student
Character: Shannon
Released: September 13, 2014
Type: Movie
At a book signing for his best seller, Nicholas Howarth is confronted by sexy Teresa Smith, who says he stole the story when he was her teacher in a woman's prison. Teresa has killed before and won't be stopped as she sets out to destroy Nicholas's reputation, his marriage and his life in her goal to write the final chapter of Honor Student.
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Preggoland
Title: Preggoland
Character: Hillary
Released: September 4, 2014
Type: Movie
A 35-year-old woman fakes being pregnant to fit in with her friends.
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The Color of Rain
Title: The Color of Rain
Character: Colleen
Released: May 31, 2014
Type: Movie
After cancer claims Matt Kell's life on Christmas Day 2005, his widow, Gina and two young boys are left to cope with the pain of his loss while their close church community gathers around them for support.
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The Magic Ferret
Title: The Magic Ferret
Character: Mrs. Parker
Released: November 1, 2013
Type: Movie
A young orphan named Sam yearns to find a forever home, so he and his pet ferret Booger conjure up a little magic.
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Title: Motive
Character: Karen Hanlon
Released: February 3, 2013
Type: TV
A team of Vancouver investigators, led by homicide detective Angie Flynn, sets out to uncover the motive of each puzzling murder by discovering the killer's connection to the victim. Viewers get a glimpse of the killer before and after the crime is committed.
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Hitched for the Holidays
Title: Hitched for the Holidays
Character: Molly
Released: November 25, 2012
Type: Movie
A couple of single adults agree to pose as each others significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families from harassing them, only to find that their feelings for each other are real.
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The Pastor's Wife
Title: The Pastor's Wife
Character: Debbie Johnson
Released: November 5, 2011
Type: Movie
Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer, Tennessee home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew's wife, Mary, as the prime suspect in the murder. After her capture, the residents of Selmer were left to wonder what would drive Mary to shoot her husband in the back as he slept. They would get their answers during her trial, when what went on behind the closed doors of this seemingly perfect family was revealed for all to see.
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The Lazarus Project
Title: The Lazarus Project
Character: Mother in Diner
Released: October 24, 2008
Type: Movie
After Ben Garvey foolishly turned back to crime, he thought his life was over when he was sentenced to death by lethal injection. But his death sentence isn't quite what it seems, as Ben regains consciousness near an eerie psychiatric ward, where he's told he's been hired as the groundskeeper. With the state of his soul in question, and the love for his wife and daughter all the more real and powerful, Ben must figure out if he's truly cheated death, or if he's become part of something far more sinister.
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Title: Less Than Kind
Character: Shandra
Released: October 13, 2008
Type: TV
Less Than Kind is a Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin and Wendel Meldrum as Sheldon's parents, Benjamin Arthur as his older brother Josh, and Nancy Sorel as his aunt, Clara. The Blechers struggle to operate a driving school out of their home in Winnipeg's fading North End. Less Than Kind made its debut October 13, 2008, on Citytv, and moved to HBO Canada in February 2010. The ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed series won Canadian Comedy Awards in 2009 and 2010.Less Than Kind received the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series and the inaugural award for Best Comedy Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards. The title sequence and logo for Less Than Kind were inspired by an iconic highway sign at Winnipeg's Confusion Corner intersection, depicting arrows pointing in every direction. The name of the series is found in the first line spoken by Hamlet: "A little more than kin, and less than kind."
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Title: Psych
Character: Nurse Fleming
Released: July 7, 2006
Type: TV
Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
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Title: Supernatural
Character: Choir Lady
Released: September 13, 2005
Type: TV
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
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Shall We Dance?
Title: Shall We Dance?
Character: Dancer
Released: October 15, 2004
Type: Movie
Upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, a bored and overworked estate lawyer signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
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Everybody's Doing It
Title: Everybody's Doing It
Character: Carrie
Released: December 21, 2002
Type: Movie
Angela and Travis consider having sex for the first time just as their high school starts up an abstinence education program. Making matters worse, a "good girl" collects abstinence pledges from students and blows the whistle on Angela and Travis.