Janne Mortil

Janne Mortil is a Vancouver-based Canadian actress probably best known for playing Madeleine Astor in Titanic and Michelle Dupont in the television series Side Effects, for which she was nominated for a Gemini, and Detective Tricia Kelsey in Street Justice (1991–1993).

Career

Janne Mortil began her career with a 1973 appearance in The Beachcombers at the age of five. She was a regular in the 1970s soap opera House of Pride. She performed on stage in the 1979 Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company's production of The Innocents In 1996, she played Madeleine Astor in the television movie Titanic, opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2003, she played Sergeant Kibble in Hitcher 2.

Her television credits include 21 Jump Street, The X-Files, Poltergeist: The Legacy and Cold Squad. In 1992 she provided narration for the CBC documentary mini-series The Valour and the Horror. She played also Detective Tricia Kelsey on Street Justice (1991–1992) and Michelle Dupont, the clinic's receptionist in Side Effects (1994–1996). For the latter role, she was nominated for a 1996 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series.

Personal life Mortil lived in Montreal with Tony Nardi, her former partner, since 1995.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Title of work Result 1996 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series Side Effects (for episode #1.10: "The Great Chendini")