Belinda Metz
Born (1960-01-04) January 4, 1960
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present

Belinda Metz (born January 4, 1960) is a Canadian solo recording artist from the early to mid-1980s who has since gone into acting. She also has credits as a choreographer and songwriter.

Biography

In 1982 Metz released an independent album, The Minx, on Quantum Records. Signed to a recording contract in 1985 with Attic Records, she released a full-length album, Electric Splash, which contained her only hit single, "What About Me", and won her a "Most Promising Female Vocalist" award from the U-Knows, CFNY's listener's choice awards.[1][2]

In 1985 Metz was severely injured in a car accident. Later she returned to the public eye, acting as a regular in such shows as Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and TekWar. Recently, she had a role as Irene the band manager in the Disney Channel Original Series So Weird. She continues to act in television and movies, most recently Eight Below as well as doing voice over work for corporations like Telus.[3] She continues to pursue an independent music career.[4]

Filmography

Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Charlie Grant's War Christina TV movie
1985 Tucker and the Horse Thief TV movie
1985 Night Heat Carol Bates Episode: "Songbird"
1986 Seeing Things Leslie Episode: "If Looks Could Kill"
1987 Seeing Things Donna Anderson Episode: "Bull's-Eye"
1987 Tomorrow's a Killer Escort
1987 Night Heat Blonde Prostitute Episode: "Grace"
1987 Adderly Chambermaid Episode: "Run to Darkness"
1989 Walter & Carlo i Amerika Natasha Royka
1989 War of the Worlds Scoggs Episode: "Night Moves"
1989 Friday the 13th Sylvia
Jane Chalfont		 Episode: "The Playhouse"
Episode: "The Prisoner"
1990 Friday the 13th Jessica Episode: "Spirit of Television"
1990 War of the Worlds Scoggs 3 episodes
1991 E.N.G. Mimi Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
1991 Counterstrike Angie Episode: "Going Home"
1993 Secret Service Dee Roberts Episode: "Something for Nothing/The Amateur"
1993–1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Det. Jody Powell 31 episodes
1994 TekWar Sharmayne Episode: "Sellout"
1995 Dark Eyes Rita Episode: "Pilot"
1995 The Donor Janet
1997 Goosebumps Mrs. O'Dell Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1"
Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy: Part 2"
1997 The Right Connections Gail Tompkins TV movie
1997 Convictions TV movie
1997 Medusa's Child TV movie
1998 Viper Shauna Diamond Episode: "What Makes Sammy Chun?"
1999 Dead Man's Gun Gloria Dunn Episode: "Sleepwalker"
1999 Mentors Anne Cates Episode: "The Genius"
1999–2001 So Weird Irene Bell TV series
2000 Da Vinci's Inquest Carla Episode: "Do You Wanna Dance"
2001 Da Vinci's Inquest Carla Episode: "Better Broke Than Naked"
Episode: "Cheap Aftershave"
2001 Mentors Anne Cates Episode: "Seer and Now"
Episode: "Future Tense"
2001 Mysterious Ways Louise Stanislaw Episode: "Doctor in the House"
2002 The Chris Isaak Show Nicki Wooster Episode: "Home of the Brave"
2004 Traffic Shannon Isler TV miniseries
2004 The Survivors Club Linda Pesaturo TV movie
2004 Cold Squad Mrs. Spence Episode: "Teen Angel"
2004 Going the Distance Karma
2005 The Collector Brenda Conrad / Trixie Episode: "The Cowboy"
2006 Class of the Titans Euryale (voice) Episode: "Sibling Rivalry"
2006 Eight Below Dr. Rosemary Paris
2006 The Suspect Det. Rhodes
2008 Boot Camp Ben's Mother
2010 Dear Mr. Gacy Valerie Ross
2013 Red Widow Grace Episode: "The Consignment"

References

  1. ↑ "Belinda Metz". Discogs (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "1985 | Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year | Belinda Metz | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "The Woman You Most Want to Hang Up On – Jamie Hall, The Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, July 18, 2008". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  4. ↑ Music by Belinda Metz on MySpace


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