Victoria Snow (born 1954/55)[1] is a Canadian actress.[2] She is best known for her recurring roles as Mary Margaret Skalany in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and Dee White in Cra$h & Burn, and her starring role as Frances Hunter in Paradise Falls.

Career

Born in Ancaster, Ontario, Snow had her first break as an actress when she was promoted from a minor role to the lead in a Stratford Festival production of the musical Happy New Year in 1979, after original lead Virginia Sandifur was forced to withdraw due to illness.[1]

Career

Snow played the lead role in a production of Medea, directed by John Neville at Halifax's Neptune Theatre,[2] and played Nancy Blake in a 1985 production of The Women at the Shaw Festival.[3]

She has also had supporting or guest roles in the series 9B, E.N.G., Katts and Dog, The Newsroom, Traders, Total Recall 2070, Queer as Folk, Blue Murder, This Is Wonderland, Flashpoint, Republic of Doyle, Warehouse 13, Haven and Slasher, the television films True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story and Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story,[4] and the theatrical films Millennium and Stardom.

Snow portrayed the mother of Bryan Mills (Clive Standen) in the television series Taken, a prequel to the film trilogy of the same name, in 2017 and 2018. In 2021, she appeared as a federal judge in the film Dark Web: Cicada 3301.

Awards

Snow is a two-time Gemini Award winner, winning Best Lead Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 3rd Gemini Awards in 1988 for Daughters of the Country[2] and Best Guest Performance in a Series at the 5th Gemini Awards in 1990 for an episode of Street Legal.[5] She was also a nominee for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 20th Gemini Awards in 2005[6] and the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010[7] for Paradise Falls, and a nominee for Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006 for her performance as Phyllis Gretzky in Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Wake Joan Laboucane
1988 A New Life Audrey
1989 Destiny to Order Mellie
1989 Millennium Pinky Djakarta
1995 Jungleground Sgt. Purdy
1995 Iron Eagle on the Attack Amanda Kirke
1995 The Feeler Lina
1997 Double Take Real Estate Lady
1998 Yellow Wedding Dale
2000 Stardom Tina's Mother
2001 Pressure Point Haley Griffin
2001 The Safety of Objects Jill
2002 Men with Brooms Officer Frances Darte
2006 One Way Helen Drake
2008 The Last Hit Man Marion
2009 The Jazzman Karen Kaddly
2010 St. Roz Minnie Barr
2019 Georgetown Peggy Mason
2019 Random Acts of Violence Borden
2021 Dark Web: Cicada 3301 Judge Mary Collins

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1983 The Accident Reporter Television film
1985, 1986 Check It Out! Woman Doctor / Lt. Conway 2 episodes
1986 Philip Marlowe, Private Eye Reporter Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street"
1987 Adderly Angela Gasperini Episode: "Debbie Does Dishes"
1988 T. and T. Debbie / Donna 2 episodes
1988 9B Rhea Burnham 3 episodes
1988–1992 Katts and Dog Virginia
1989 War of the Worlds Blade Episode: "Seft of Emun"
1989 Street Legal Diane Abbot Episode: "The Cradle Will Rock"
1989 Love and Hate Ellie Hubiak Television film
1989 Lady in the Corner Ann Henshaw
1990 The Kissing Place Casey Edelson
1990 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump Eleanor
1990 Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean Marilyn Norrito
1990 The Hitchhiker Jude Episode: "Riding the Nightmare"
1990–1991 E.N.G. Eline 2 episodes
1991 Top Cops Dorothy Shurtleft Episode: "Dorothy Shurtleft"
1991 Mom P.I. Celine Episode: "Night Train"
1992 The Broken Cord Ruby Stiges Television film
1993 The Hidden Room Sandra Episode: "Jillie"
1993–1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Det. Mary Margaret Skalany 31 episodes
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story Claudia Television film
1994 Catwalk Amy Doulon Episode: "Getting What You Want"
1995 The Hardy Boys Joyce Episode: "The Debt Collectors"
1997 The Newsroom Heather Campbell Episode: "Meltdown: Part 3"
1997 When Secrets Kill Phyllis Hodges Television film
1997 On the 2nd Day of Christmas Mindy
1997 Riverdale Melissa
1998 Real Kids, Real Adventures Lagaythe Episode: "Plane Crash on Christmas Day"
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation Marcia Timmerman Television film
1998 Traders Donna Episode: "Blood on the Floor"
1999 Total Recall 2070 Surgeon 3 episodes
1999 Cruel Justice Fay Joiner Television film
1999 The Famous Jett Jackson Sheila / Director 2 episodes
1999 Black and Blue Sheila Walsh Television film
1999 If You Believe Dorinda
2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story Margaret Bush Miniseries
2001 The Familiar Stranger Claire Television film
2001 Lucky Girl Judy
2001 Blind Terror Peggy
2001 Largo Winch Dr. Carol Turner Episode: "Arctic Project"
2001–2008 Paradise Falls Frances Hunter 68 episodes
2002, 2003 Odyssey 5 Jenny Taggart 2 episodes
2003 Open House Marie Television film
2003 Blue Murder S.I.S. Janet Myers 2 episodes
2003 Jasper, Texas Nancy Nicholson Television film
2003 Queer as Folk Alexa Scott Episode: "One Ring to Rule Them All"
2003 The Piano Man's Daughter Older Woman Television film
2004 This Is Wonderland Janice Pells Episode #1.9
2004 Open Heart Marjorie Bain Television film
2005 Tilt Eddie's Mother 3 episodes
2005 Our Fathers Sacha Pfeiffer Television film
2005 Jesse Stone: Stone Cold Margaret Pennington
2005 Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story Phyllis Gretzky
2008 True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet Gaby
2009 Warehouse 13 Jesslyn Henjik Episode: "Resonance"
2009 Flashpoint Janet Ackerman Episode: "Coming to You Live"
2009–2010 Cra$h & Burn Detective Dee Dee White 6 episodes
2011 Republic of Doyle Siobhan McDonagh Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil"
2011 Haven Lucy Ripley Episode: "Business as Usual"
2013 Prosecuting Casey Anthony Dr. Jan Garavaglia Television film
2013 Jack Nancy Layton
2013 Beauty & the Beast Law Partner Episode: "Who Am I?"
2016 Slasher Sonja Edwards 3 episodes
2016 A Puppy for Christmas Helen Television film
2016 Incorporated Carol Granger Episode: "Vertical Mobility"
2017, 2018 Taken Sarah Mills 2 episodes
2019 Heartland Doreen Vernon
2019 Christmas in Montana Kay Television film
2019, 2020 In the Dark Kathy 2 episodes
2020 Nurses Barb Gelson Episode: "Chrysalis"

References

  1. 1 2 "Cinderella story at Stratford". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 1979.
  2. 1 2 3 "Driven Snow: Proving she can act as well as sing Victoria Snow copped a Gemini for her portrayal of a Metis woman in Daughters Of The Country". Toronto Star, March 26, 1988.
  3. ↑ "Paying tribute to the 'Scarlet' Women". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 1985.
  4. ↑ "Made in Canada". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "CBC celebrates at k.d.'s cafe as it sweeps Gemini awards". Toronto Star, December 4, 1990.
  6. ↑ "Great, watchable north: The 20th Gemini Awards gala honours the best in Canadian TV". National Post, November 19, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Flashpoint leads in Gemini nominations". The Globe and Mail, September 1, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Cancelled CBC series leads Gemini field". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 30, 2006.
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