Alberta Watson
Acting
Biography
Faith Susan Alberta Watson (March 6, 1955 - March 21, 2015), known professionally as Alberta Watson, was a Canadian film and television actress known for her versatile roles. She gained recognition for her performances in various films and TV shows, including roles in the films "Hackers," "The Sweet Hereafter," and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Watson also appeared in popular TV series such as "24," "La Femme Nikita," and "The Outer Limits." Her career showcased her talent across diverse genres, earning her acclaim as a skilled and adaptable actress. Watson's work left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry.
Born: March 6, 1955
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Angela's Eyes
FBI agent Angela Clinton has the exceptional gift of knowing when someone is lying. She discovered this skill at age 14, when she learned her "average" American parents were actually spies. Attempting to right her parents' wrong, Angela is now working with the same agency that brought her parents down.
Heartland
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?
The Newsroom
The tumultuous TV newsroom world of overbearing regional news director George Findlay, who is solely motivated by casualty statistics which will improve his ratings.
Black Mirror
A downbeat story of life inside a women's prison. There is more crime inside than out. When the inmates see that a woman is soon to be admitted for killing a young boy, they begin to plan her murder.
24
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
The Outer Limits
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Kane & Abel
Kane & Abel is a television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name written by Jeffrey Archer, that aired on CBS in 1985. It stars Peter Strauss as Rosnovski and Sam Neill as Kane.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.
La Femme Nikita
Nikita is a drug-addicted juvenile delinquent who was accused of killing a police officer in cold blood during an attempted robbery of a pharmacy. She is later arrested and sentenced to death by lethal injection, upon which she was secretly drugged by the government, faking her death. Nikita is then "recruited" by a secret government organization and transformed into a highly skilled assassin who cannot be traced.
Filmography
as Herself (archive footage)
as Senator Madeline Pierce
as Dr. Sherman
as Mary Rutherford
as Marilla
as Minister Suzanne Fleischer
as Sarah Craven
as Dr. Fischer
as Barbara Pratt
as Bonnie Balfour
as Lydia Anderson
as Martha Brewer
as Ted's Lawyer
as Chava Rosenfarb-Morgentaler
as Liz Anderson
as Helen Woods
as Anne Phelan
as Amy Morgan
as Amanda Knowles
as Mrs. Mastriani
as Babs
as Judge
as Natalie
as Angie
as Detective Denise McGoogan
as Erin Driscoll
as Caterin
as Hansel's Mom
as Amelia Gare
as Lily Storm
as Fiona
as Simone
as Judge Olivia Delaney
as Nita
as Mary Bradley
as Jennifer Kingsley
as Risa Walker
as Madeline
as Madeline A.I.
as Peggy Witte
as Susan
as Megan
as Anna
as Victoria Gotti
as Agent Lynette Graham
as Lauren Murphy
as Lynda Tillman
as Deborah Walsh Bradford
as Susan Aibelli
as Marie Sands
as Ellen Giancola
as Phyliss
as Christine De Vera
as Angela Brandt
as Miss Hanley
as Thalia / Marla / Nicole
as Andrea
as Nina Delaney
as Terry Lomax
as Dr. Rebecca Meyer
as Anne Mason
as Mercedes Puentes
as Maria Lopez
as Lt. Helen Prescott
as Amy Steiner
as Zofia Rosnovski
as Carla Holden
as Taffy Gould
as Dominica Mastrelli
as Dinah
as Eva Cuza
as Jill Friedlander
as Susan Goodman
as Tony
as Prostitute
as Tina
as Norma
as Litha (uncredited)
as Olivia Page
as Donna
as Mitzi
as Mitzi