Deborah Kara Unger
Acting
Biography
Deborah Kara Unger (born 12 May 1966) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Highlander III: The Sorcerer, Crash, The Game, Payback, The Hurricane, White Noise, Silent Hill, 88 Minutes and The Way. Wikipedia
Born: May 12, 1966
Place of Birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
The Frame
A journey through the world of classic and contemporary cinema.
The Game
In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.
The Hurricane
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
Shake Hands with the Devil
In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of military units which come from dozens of countries and which each have a very different program... These are Lt Gen Dallaire's efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.
The Way
When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to Spain. Tom soon joins up with other travelers and realizes they’re all searching for something.
Combat Hospital
The frantic lives of the resident doctors and nurses working at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern Afghanistan. They navigate through the relentless life-and-death battles on the operating table as well as the never-ending conflicts that arise from working in a war zone military hospital.
Payback
With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
Bangkok Hilton
This classic Australian mini series was originally broadcast in 1989 as three 90 minute episodes and tells the story of a young woman who goes in search of the father she has never known. Her search takes her from Australia to England and then on to Bangkok. There she meets up with a charming young man, Arkie Regan, who plants drugs in her luggage and leaves her to her fate when the authorities find them during a routine search at the airport. Following her imprisonment in the notorious Bangkok Hilton prison she awaits the decision of the authorities on whether she should face the death penalty.
A Love Song for Bobby Long
A headstrong young woman returns to New Orleans after the death of her estranged mother.
Thirteen
When 13-year-old Tracy befriends Evie, the most popular girl in school, her life is turned upside down as Evie introduces her to a world of sex, drugs, and money. But it isn’t long before Tracy’s new lifestyle begins to take a heavy toll on her and her family.
Filmography
as The Master
as Sister Ingrid
as Liz Archer
as Kathy Powell
as Agnes
as Ellen Sinclair
as Aunt Cora
as Samantha
as Catherine Ballard
as Morgan Swinton
as Dahlia Gillespie
as Consul Powers
as Helena
as Major Grace Pedersen
as Roselyn Ramirez
as Sarah
as Danielle
as Det. Lavery
as Temperance
as Mary
as Emma Baker, an American Reporter
as Dean Carol Lynn Johnson
as Dahlia Gillespie
as Connie Mae Wheeler
as Dorothy
as Sarah Tate
as Georgianna
as Trish
as Sandy Ryan
as Bekkie Stander
as Brooke
as Kate
as Nadia
as Catherine
as Caroline
as Colette
as Katherine
as Mom
as Lisa Peters
as Carole Kovacs
as Marian Kerr
as Mrs. Lynn Porter
as Ava Gardner
as Christine
as Vicky Michaels Stover
as Lorraine
as Catherine Ballard
as Alex Johnson / Sarah
as Sue Payton
as Sasha
as Eve Abergray
as Anna
as Marion
as Sister Littell
as Astra
as Jill Bennett
as Unger