Rosemary Dunsmore

• Name — Rosemary Dunsmore • Born — 13 July 1952 • Birthplace — Edmonton, Alberta, Canada • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1980 – present

Born on July 13, 1952, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Dunsmore was trained in drama at York University from which she graduated in 1973. She began her professional career in 1975 touring in Cedric Smith and George Luscombe's play Ten Lost Years. She soon appeared in productions in several important Canadian theatres, including the Stratford Festival, the Centaur Theatre. and the Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts. For her 1982 performance in Straight Ahead/Blind Dancers she was awarded both a Dora Mavor Moore Award and the best performer award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. A prolific television actress, Dunsmore began her screen career with appearances in The Littlest Hobo in 1980. She became well known for her portrayal of Katherine Brooke in the 1987 miniseries Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (more widely known as Anne of Avonlea outside Canada). She later appeared in the recurring role of Abigail MacEwan in Road to Avonlea (1990–1996). From 1990–1992 she starred as the central character of Sally Sullivan in two seasons of the Canadian television comedy-drama series Mom P.I.. She has guest starred on the Canadian television programs Being Erica, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Hangin' In, Lost Girl, Murdoch Mysteries, and ReGenesis. On American television she has appeared in Beauty and the Beast, L.A. Law, Queer as Folk, and The Twilight Zone. In film, Dunsmore had roles in the Hollywood films Twins (1988), Total Recall (1990) and Cliffhanger (1993). In 2009, she won the ACTRA Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film The Baby Formula. She was formerly married to actor Peter Dvorsky.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1980 — The — Dixie — "Ghost Rig" • 1981 — The — Di Jarrett — "Airport" • 1982 — Off Your Rocker — Barbara "Babs" — TV film • 1982 — Hangin' In — Jocelyn — "The Reunion" • 1983 — As You Like It — Celia — TV film • 1985 — ABC Weekend Special — Mrs. Settergren — "Pippi Longstocking" • 1986 — data-sort-value="Frantics: Four on the Floor, The" | The Frantics: Four on the Floor — Various Characters — TV show (Episodes 1.02-1.04) • 1986 — Miles to Go... — Cynthia — TV film • 1986–1990 — The — Mary McTavish — Recurring role • 1987 — Race for the Bomb — Jean O'Leary — TV miniseries • 1987 — Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel — Katherine Brooke — TV miniseries • 1987 — After the Promise — Florence Jackson — TV film • 1987 — Danger Bay — Agnes Calhoun — "A Tangled Web" • 1987 — Street Legal — Samantha Greene — "Romeo and Carol" • 1988 — A — Dolores — TV film • 1988 — Go Toward the Light — Sally — TV film • 1988 — Favorite Son — Mrs. Harriet Fallon — TV miniseries • 1988 — L.A. Law — Ina Toland — "The Princess and the Pee" • 1988 — The — Elise — "Appointment on Route 17" • 1988 — Blades of Courage — Carla LaRoche — TV film • 1989 — My Two Dads — Dr. Stuart — "Who's on First?" • 1989 — Hunter — Rachel Sands — "Me, Myself & Die" • 1989 — Beauty and the Beast — Virginia Sheets — "Trial" • 1990 — MacGyver — Dr. Gwen Carpenter — "Deep Cover" • 1990 — Personals — Susan Merchant — TV film • 1990 — E.N.G. — Kathleen Kenner — "Catch a Falling Star" • 1990 — Mom P.I. — Sally Sullivan — TV film • 1990 — Street Legal — Marlene Weiss — "Shadow Boxing" • 1990–1996 — Road to Avonlea — Abigail MacEwan — 5 episodes • 1991 — The — Helene — TV film • 1993 — Liar, Liar: Between Father and Daughter — Mary Farrow — TV film • 1993 — E.N.G. — Dr. Boyd — "And the Winner Is..." • 1993 — Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story — Rose Beckman — TV film • 1994 — RoboCop: The Series — Ms. Leachman — "Mother's Day" • 1996 — Kung Fu: The Legend Continues — Rachel — "Dragon's Lair" • 1996 — Undue Influence — Carla Morgan — TV film • 1996 — We the Jury — Dr. Ruth Quintero — TV film • 1997 — Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story — Frances Louganis — TV film • 1997 — Poltergeist: The Legacy — Dr. Emily Randall — "Fear" • 1998 — The — Mrs. Bossert — TV film • 1998 — When He Didn't Come Home — Mrs. Blair — TV film • 1998 — Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal — Dr. Ruth Godwin — "The Undead, The/Stalker" • 1999 — Freak City — Mary Manmouth — TV film • 1999 — Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow — Mama — TV short • 1999 — At the Mercy of a Stranger — Jan Scott — TV film • 2000 — Secret Cutting — Principal Luce — TV film • 2001 — Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows — Ida Koverman — TV miniseries • 2001 — The — Mrs. Winchwood — TV film • 2001 — Hangman — Dr. Natalie Walsh — TV film • 2001 — Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series — E.J. Lark (voice) — "A Welcome Hero" • 2001 — Blue Murder — Principal Leona Harcourt — "All Saints" • 2001 — Dangerous Child — Margo — TV film • 2001–2003 — Soul Food — Judge Priscilla Barnes — "Games People Play", "Never Can Say Goodbye", "Shades of Grey" • 2002 — The — Judge Martin — "Soulmates", "Liar, Liar" • 2002 — The — Dorothy Sorenson — TV film • 2003 — Profoundly Normal — Charlotte Johnson — TV film • 2003 — Queer as Folk — Judge — "Stop Hurting Us" • 2004 — Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story — Warden Woodford — TV film • 2004 — Degrassi: The Next Generation — Judge — "Ghost in the Machine" • 2004 — The — Lois Avery — TV miniseries • 2004 — Wild Card — Mrs. Sutton — "Premonition Mission" • 2004 — A — Osa Larson — TV film • 2004–2005 — ReGenesis — Congresswoman Shuler — Recurring role • 2005 — Kevin Hill — Judge Landell — "Occupational Hazard" • 2006 — Playing House — Madeline — TV film • 2006 — At the Hotel — Marcia Bridge — "Modern Solutions to Modern Problems" • 2006 — Covert One: The Hades Factor — Nancy Langford — TV miniseries • 2006 — Wedding Wars — Claire Welling — TV film • 2007 — St. Urbain's Horseman — Hannah — TV miniseries • 2007 — They Come Back — Mrs. Carr — TV film • 2007 — The — Kate — TV series • 2008 — A — Mrs. Arnold — TV film • 2008 — Burn Up — Margo — "1.2" • 2008 — For the Love of Grace — Alicia — TV film • 2009 — Being Erica — Tania — "Til Death" • 2009 — Guns — Janet Patterson — TV miniseries • 2009 — The — Melanie — TV film • 2009 — Too Late to Say Goodbye — Narda Barber — TV film • 2009 — Cra$h & Burn — Mrs. McCutcheon — "Trust" • 2009 — Nureyev — Diane — TV film • 2010 — Murdoch Mysteries — Bernice Taylor — "Me, Myself and Murdoch" • 2010 — When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story — Matilda Burnham — TV film • 2010 — Living in Your Car — Mira Shaw — "Chapter 3" • 2010 — Unnatural History — Mrs. Elaine Dunsmoor — "Public School Enemies" • 2010 — Red: Werewolf Hunter — Grandmother Sullivan — TV film • 2010–2012 — Ruby Skye P.I. — Ava O'Deary — Recurring role • 2011 — The — Marge — TV film • 2011 — Little Mosque on the Prairie — Mrs. Harper — "Love at First Fight" • 2012 — Guidestones — Jacqueline Glenndenning — "The Truth: Parts 1 & 2" • 2012 — Fugitive at 17 — Grandmother — TV film • 2013 — The — Beth Franklin — TV film • 2013 — Cracked — Mrs. Dunlow — "How the Light Gets In" • 2014 — Remedy — Violet Patterson — "Shadow of Doubt" • 2015–2016 — Between — Minister Miller — Recurring role • 2015 — The — Nun #1 — Recurring role • 2015–2017 — Orphan Black — Professor Susan Duncan — Recurring role • 2018 — PAW Patrol — Ms. Marjorie (voice) — Recurring role • 2019 — Coroner — Mrs. Panych — "Black Dog", "Bridges" • 2019 — Street Legal — Renee Darling — Recurring role • 2019 — data-sort-value="Hot Zone, The" | The Hot Zone — Nancy's Aunt — "Arrival", "Expendable", "Hidden" • 2021–2022 — Chucky — Dr. Mixter — Recurring role • Chucky — Episode: "Chucky Actually" • 2022 — Good Sam — Helen Fletcher — "Attachments", "To Whom It May Concern" • 2022 — Three Pines — Irene Morrow — "The Murder Stone: Part One", "The Murder Stone: Part Two" • 2023 — Fellow Travelers — Estelle Fuller — Episode: "Bulletproof"

Rosemary Dunsmore is recorded as actress.