Tammy Gillis

Tammy Gillis (born October 25, 1978) is a Canadian actress who works on television and film projects across the country.

Early life and education Gillis was born in Dauphin, Manitoba. She studied pre-law at the University of Manitoba.

Career Tammy Gillis grew up in rural Manitoba and got her start on the stage in her hometown playing Grandpa in her first school play. While attending university, she was discovered by a modelling agency. Shortly after signing with them, she booked a series of commercials for Greenkids starring Lyle Lovett and landed her first film role in the award-winning short film The Heart of the World directed by cult film director, Guy Maddin.

Her onscreen credits include roles in White Noise 2 starring Nathan Fillion and Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg. Tammy played a leading role in the indie feature film Under the Apple Box, which received an honorable mention at the New Jersey Film Festival and also screened at the Women's International Film Festival in Miami in March 2013. She appeared on the Bravo series Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, as well as the romantic comedy A Novel Romance starring alongside Amy Acker and Dylan Bruce and the Lifetime thriller Stolen from the Womb starring alongside Laura Mennell and Larisa Oleynik.

She has guest starred on CTV's drama Motive as well as her recurring guest starring role on the HBO Canada series Less Than Kind and the Douglas Coupland CBC comedy "jPod" TV series Less than Kind. The Mermaid Chair starring Kim Basinger and Home by Christmas starring Linda Hamilton.

Gillis was a spokesmodel for Canadian underwear company Ginch Gonch. She travelled with the line to France, to El Salvador and Russia. She was named one of Femme Fatale's 'Fresh Faces of the Year' in 2007 and has been seen in the magazines UMM and Sharp for Men.

In 2016, Gillis appeared in the sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time as Jill.

Gillis appeared in the Hallmark Channel original movie Frozen in Love, which stars Rachael Leigh Cook and Niall Matter. The film was broadcast on the channel in January 2018. As of 2018, she is currently playing a police officer named Marissa Staub in Freeform’s drama-fantasy series Siren.

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2000 The Heart of the World Mary Magdalene (Uncredited) Short 2001 Culture of Silence Victim Short 2002 Cemetery Love Story Daisy Short 2004 Din Female Cyclist Short 2004 Lucky Stars Kelly 2005 Jilted The Sister Short 2007 White Noise: The Light Scooter Girl 2007 Shooter Waitress (Uncredited) 2007 Blood Brothers: Reign of Terror Kim 2008 The Valet The Hostess Short 2008 Sanguine Aunt Lucy Short 2010 Another Brief Moment Cynthia Short 2012 Under the Apple Box Leila (Adult) 2014 The Timekeeper Georgina Short 2015 No Men Beyond This Point Female Pundit 2015 Kindergarten Da Bin Inch Wieder Clara Ragnarson Short 2016 Menorca Claire/Wife 2018 Violentia Marie Anderson 2018 Sonder Katia Short 2019 A Dog’s Way Home Officer Leon 2019 37-Teen Claire 2020 Torn: Dark Bullets Detective Omari

Television YearTitleRoleNotes 2001 Inside the Osmonds Mary Television Film 2002 The Chris Isaak Show Shelly Episode: “The Hidden Mommy” 2006 The L Word Tammy Episode: “Lifeline” 2006 Trophy Wife Libby Television Film 2006 The Mermaid Chair Young Kat Television Film 2006 Home by Christmas Donna Television Film 2007 Reaper Holly Actor Episode: “Love, Bullets and Blacktop” 2008 jPOD Sarah 2 episodes 2009 Battlestar Galactica Marine #2 2 episodes 2011 Shattered Dr. Weston Episode: “Finding the Boy” 2011 Endgame Lexis Episode: “The Caffeine Hit” 2011 Stealing Paradise Elise Shayne Television Film 2011 Blue Mountain State Karen Gilday Episode: “One Week” 2011 Supernatural Kelly Episode: “Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!” 2012 Lost Girl Marissa Episode: “Table for Fae” 2012 Less Than Kind Barbara 3 episodes 2013 Motive Claudia Powell Episode: “Detour” 2014 Stolen from the Womb Paula Television Film 2014 Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce Kath Episode: “Rule #21: Leave Childishness to the Children” 2015 A Novel Romance Nina Hallmark Television Film 2015 Ties That Bind Carla Martin Episode: “Ghosts” 2015 Continuum Doctor (Uncredited) 2 episodes 2015 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told Randilynn Amidon Hallmark Television Film 2015 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream Randilynn Amidon Hallmark Television Film 2016 The Support Group Julia Coles 2 episodes 2016 Unleashing Mr. Darcy Jenna Scott Hallmark Television Film 2016 Wedding Bells Amy Hallmark Television Film 2016 Once Upon a Time Peasant Wife Episode: “Changelings” 2017 Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts Michele Bishop Hallmark Television Film 2017 The Arrangement Jen 2 episodes 2017 Tiny House of Terror Lindsay Television Film 2017–2018 Ghost Wars Jane 4 episodes 2018 Frozen in Love Erica Parker Hallmark Television Film 2018 Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery Whitney Sloane Hallmark Television Film 2018 The Sweetest Heart Sarah Hallmark Television Film 2018 Marrying Mr. Darcy Jenna Scott Hallmark Television Film 2018 Dead Inside Cristina Dunn Pilot 2018–2020 Siren Deputy Marissa Staub Seasons 1 – 3, 16 episodes 2019 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse Bree Carson Hallmark Television Film 2019 Van Helsing Monica 2 episodes 2020 The Detectives Detective Debbie Harris 2 episodes 2020 The Case That Haunts Me Detective Debbie Harris 2 episodes