Rosemary Dunsmore

Rosemary Dunsmore (born July 13, 1952) is a Canadian TV, film, and theatre actress, director, and educator. She was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1982 performance in Straight Ahead/Blind Dancers. In 2009 she won the ACTRA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film The Baby Formula. She has starred in some well-known Canadian productions, including The Campbells, Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, Road to Avonlea, Mom P.I., Murdoch Mysteries and Orphan Black.

Life and career Born on July 13, 1952, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Dunsmore was trained in drama at York University from which she graduated in 1973. She began her professional career in 1975 touring in Cedric Smith and George Luscombe's play Ten Lost Years.

She was formerly married to actor Peter Dvorsky.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Twins Miss Busby 1990 Total Recall Dr. Renata Lull 1993 Cliffhanger Treasury Secretary 1995 Bach's Fight for Freedom Gerta 1996 Natural Enemy Judy Video 1998 Strike! Page Sawyer AKA, All I Wanna Do 2001 Good Stuff Doctor Short film 2003 Dreamcatcher Roberta Cavell 2004 White Knuckles Victoria Conrad 2006 Citizen Duane Mayor Kelly Milton 2007 Bonded Pairs Rosemary Short film 2008 Wanda 2009 Orphan Grandma Barbara 2009 At Home by Myself...With You Bessie 2010 Empty Margaret Burke Video short 2011 Faces in the Crowd Dr. Langenkamp #2 2012 Miranda Magos 2012 Miskate Grandma Short fim 2013 Nana Short film 2014 Don't Get Killed in Alaska Jan 2015 How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town Seth's Mother 2017 Blood Honey Louisa Lippe 2020 The Toll Lorraine 2020 Dear Jesus Sister Bernadette Short film 2021 Kicking Blood Bernice 2023 To Catch a Killer Mrs. Possey 2024 Thereby Hangs a Tale Mary Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1980 Dixie "Ghost Rig" 1981 Di Jarrett "Airport" 1982 Off Your Rocker Barbara "Babs" TV film 1982 Hangin' In Jocelyn "The Reunion" 1983 As You Like It Celia TV film 1985 ABC Weekend Special Mrs. Settergren "Pippi Longstocking" 1986 The Frantics: Four on the Floor Various Characters TV show (Episodes 1.02-1.04) 1986 Miles to Go... Cynthia TV film 1986–1990 Mary McTavish Recurring role 1987 Race for the Bomb Jean O'Leary TV miniseries 1987 Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel Katherine Brooke TV miniseries 1987 After the Promise Florence Jackson TV film 1987 Danger Bay Agnes Calhoun "A Tangled Web" 1987 Street Legal Samantha Greene "Romeo and Carol" 1988 Dolores TV film 1988 Go Toward the Light Sally TV film 1988 Favorite Son Mrs. Harriet Fallon TV miniseries 1988 L.A. Law Ina Toland "The Princess and the Pee" 1988 Elise "Appointment on Route 17" 1988 Blades of Courage Carla LaRoche TV film 1989 My Two Dads Dr. Stuart "Who's on First?" 1989 Hunter Rachel Sands "Me, Myself & Die" 1989 Beauty and the Beast Virginia Sheets "Trial" 1990 MacGyver Dr. Gwen Carpenter "Deep Cover" 1990 Personals Susan Merchant TV film 1990 E.N.G. Kathleen Kenner "Catch a Falling Star" 1990 Mom P.I. Sally Sullivan TV film 1990 Street Legal Marlene Weiss "Shadow Boxing" 1990–1996 Road to Avonlea Abigail MacEwan 5 episodes 1991 Helene TV film 1993 Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter Mary Farrow TV film 1993 E.N.G. Dr. Boyd "And the Winner Is..." 1993 Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story Rose Beckman TV film 1994 RoboCop: The Series Ms. Leachman "Mother's Day" 1996 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Rachel "Dragon's Lair" 1996 Undue Influence Carla Morgan TV film 1996 We the Jury Dr. Ruth Quintero TV film 1997 Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story Frances Louganis TV film 1997 Poltergeist: The Legacy Dr. Emily Randall "Fear" 1998 Mrs. Bossert TV film 1998 When He Didn't Come Home Mrs. Blair TV film 1998 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Dr. Ruth Godwin "The Undead, The/Stalker" 1999 Freak City Mary Manmouth TV film 1999 Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow Mama TV short 1999 At the Mercy of a Stranger Jan Scott TV film 2000 Secret Cutting Principal Luce TV film 2001 Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Ida Koverman TV miniseries 2001 Mrs. Winchwood TV film 2001 Hangman Dr. Natalie Walsh TV film 2001 Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series E.J. Lark (voice) "A Welcome Hero" 2001 Blue Murder Principal Leona Harcourt "All Saints" 2001 Dangerous Child Margo TV film 2001–2003 Soul Food Judge Priscilla Barnes "Games People Play", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Shades of Grey" 2002 Judge Martin "Soulmates", "Liar, Liar" 2002 Dorothy Sorenson TV film 2003 Profoundly Normal Charlotte Johnson TV film 2003 Queer as Folk Judge "Stop Hurting Us" 2004 Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Warden Woodford TV film 2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation Judge "Ghost in the Machine" 2004 Lois Avery TV miniseries 2004 Wild Card Mrs. Sutton "Premonition Mission" 2004 Osa Larson TV film 2004–2005 ReGenesis Congresswoman Shuler Recurring role 2005 Kevin Hill Judge Landell "Occupational Hazard" 2006 Playing House Madeline TV film 2006 At the Hotel Marcia Bridge "Modern Solutions to Modern Problems" 2006 Covert One: The Hades Factor Nancy Langford TV miniseries 2006 Wedding Wars Claire Welling TV film 2007 St. Urbain's Horseman Hannah TV miniseries 2007 They Come Back Mrs. Carr TV film 2007 Kate TV series 2008 Mrs. Arnold TV film 2008 Burn Up Margo "1.2" 2008 For the Love of Grace Alicia TV film 2009 Being Erica Tania "Til Death" 2009 Guns Janet Patterson TV miniseries 2009 Melanie TV film 2009 Too Late to Say Goodbye Narda Barber TV film 2009 Cra$h & Burn Mrs. McCutcheon "Trust" 2009 Nureyev Diane TV film 2010 Murdoch Mysteries Bernice Taylor "Me, Myself and Murdoch" 2010 When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story Matilda Burnham TV film 2010 Living in Your Car Mira Shaw "Chapter 3" 2010 Unnatural History Mrs. Elaine Dunsmoor "Public School Enemies" 2010 Red: Werewolf Hunter Grandmother Sullivan TV film 2010–2012 Ruby Skye P.I. Ava O'Deary Recurring role 2011 Marge TV film 2011 Little Mosque on the Prairie Mrs. Harper "Love at First Fight" 2012 Guidestones Jacqueline Glenndenning "The Truth: Parts 1 & 2" 2012 Fugitive at 17 Grandmother TV film 2013 Beth Franklin TV film 2013 Cracked Mrs. Dunlow "How the Light Gets In" 2014 Remedy Violet Patterson "Shadow of Doubt" 2015–2016 Between Minister Miller Recurring role 2015 Nun #1 Recurring role 2015–2017 Orphan Black Professor Susan Duncan Recurring role 2018 PAW Patrol Ms. Marjorie (voice) Recurring role 2019 Coroner Mrs. Panych "Black Dog", "Bridges" 2019 Street Legal Renee Darling Recurring role 2019 The Hot Zone Nancy's Aunt "Arrival", "Expendable", "Hidden" 2021–2022 Chucky Dr. Mixter Recurring role ChuckyEpisode: "Chucky Actually" 2022 Good Sam Helen Fletcher "Attachments", "To Whom It May Concern" 2022 Three Pines Irene Morrow "The Murder Stone: Part One", "The Murder Stone: Part Two" 2023 Fellow Travelers Estelle Fuller Episode: "Bulletproof"

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