Catherine Disher

Catherine Disher is a British actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian miniseries Snakes and Ladders, and in 2010 for her role in The Border. She was also nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the Forever Knight television series.

Career Disher had a supporting role on T. and T., the legal/action series starring Mr. T, and had another supporting role in the second season of the War of the Worlds series. She starred in Forever Knight from 1992 to 1996, and provided the voice of Jean Grey on the X-Men animated series from 1992 to 1997. She played Maggie Norton on the Canadian television series The Border from 2008 to 2010 and provides additional voices on the PBS Kids/CBC Kids series Super Why!.

Apart from her work as an actor, Disher has done voice work for animated series and video games, such as Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Sailor Moon. She also wrote one episode of the British-Canadian-Midwestern-French drama series The Campbells.

Disher played Martha Tinsdale in a series of made-for-TV movies about The Good Witch (alongside her X-Men co-star Chris Potter), and has continued the role on the television series Good Witch until the TV series ended in July 2021.

Personal life

She was formerly married to her X-Men co-star Cedric Smith, with whom she had a son in 1993.

Filmography Live action Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 The Vindicator Catherine Collins Murder Sees the Light Television film 1987 Haunted by Her Past Salesgirl 1988 A New Life Student 1989 The Long Road Home Bayla The Private Capital Television film 1990 Dark Horse 1991 The Psychic Lucinda Grand Larceny Dulcie Television film 1993 Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story Judy Zess 1998 Earthquake in New York Ms. Clark 2003 Coast to Coast Paula Hobday 2004 Plain Truth Leda Television film 2005 Murder in the Hamptons D. A. Dynak Terry Betty Fox Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story Ms. Starr 2006 A Dad for Christmas Beverly 2007 In God's Country Eileen For Lease Viola Checkny Short film 2008 The Good Witch Martha Tinsdale Television film 2009 The Good Witch's Garden 2010 The Good Witch's Gift 2011 The Good Witch's Family 2012 Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang Mrs. O'Hagan Blood Pressure Glenda The Good Witch's Charm Martha Tinsdale Television film An Officer and a Murderer Captain Catherine Novak 2013 The Good Witch's Destiny Martha Tinsdale 2014 The Good Witch's Wonder 2015 Regression Kate 2016 Love's Complicated J.R. Television film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Night Heat Female Cop Episode: "Pay Day" 1988–90 T. and T. Sophie Rideau Recurring role 1988–93 Katts and Dog Katherine Anderson Recurring role 1988–89 Friday the 13th: The Series Cathy Steiner, Crystal 2 episodes 1989–90 War of the Worlds Mana Recurring role 1989–90 The Campbells Christine Bradford / Christine Bradford Campbell 3 episodes 1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Cindy Bertozzi Episode: "In the Name of Science" 1991 Street Legal Violet Beltane Episodes: "Eye of the Beholder", "Hollywood North" 1991 Conspiracy of Silence Sherrie Miniseries 1992–96 Forever Knight Dr. Natalie Lambert Main cast 1993–95 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Karen Kaden, Madeline Palmer Episode: "Straitjacket" as Karen Kaden; Episode: "Gunfighters" as Madeline Palmer 1997 North Shore Fish Carole Television film 1997 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Jane Conacher Episode: "The Greenhouse Effect" 1998 Goosebumps Mrs. Warren Episode: "Awesome Ants" 1999 Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow Mrs. Washington Television film 2000 D.C. Prosecutor 2000 Traders Mrs. Exeter Episode: "Hawks" 2002 The Associates Janet Dry 2004 Snakes and Ladders Minister Audrey Flankman Miniseries; won Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series 2006 Life with Derek Mrs. Pummelman 2006 The Path to 9/11 Diana Dean Miniseries 2008–10 The Border Maggie Norton Main cast; won Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series 2011 Murdoch Mysteries Mrs. Galbraith Episode: "Dead End Street" 2014 Remedy Linda Tuttle Recurring role 2014 Rookie Blue Superintendent Helen Brooks Episode: "Deal with the Devil" 2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Rhonda Patterson 2015–19, 2021 Good Witch Mayor Martha Tinsdale, Maxine Endicott Main cast; 1 episode as Maxine Endicott (2021) 2024–25 Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent Deb Sutton 2 episodes

Voice work

Miss BG - Mrs. Martin X-Men: The Animated Series - Jean Grey / Marvel Girl / Phoenix, Madelyne Pryor Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Jean Grey Sailor Moon - Elizabeth, Mimet, Nekonell Atomic Betty - Penelope Lang, Sarah Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot - Friend Bear Franklin and the Green Knight - Mrs. Goose

Video games Year Title Role Notes 1994 X-Men: Children of the Atom Psylocke, Storm, Spiral 1995 Marvel Super Heroes Psylocke 1996 X-Men vs. Street Fighter Storm 1999 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Jill Valentine 2000 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Psylocke, Storm, Spiral, Jill Valentine 2000 X-Men: Mutant Academy Jean Grey 2001 X-Men: Mutant Academy 2