Deborah Grover

Canadian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Deborah Grover is a Canadian actress, known for her regular roles as prosecuting attorney Elaine Jeffers in Night Heat[2] and Nora in Jann.[3]

Born (1952-01-11) January 11, 1952 (age 74)
OccupationActress
Yearsactive1983–present
Children2
Quick facts Born, Occupation ...
Deborah Grover
Born (1952-01-11) January 11, 1952 (age 74)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Children2
MotherJoan Richards[1]
Close

Early life and education

Grover studied acting and dance, attending classes at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, the Ryerson Theatre School, Toronto, and two summers in Alberta at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.[1]

Career

Stage

On stage, Grover performs theatre plays including roles in David Hare's Stuff Happens (2009), Huda in Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire (2010), Mummy in Stockholm (2012), Madeleine in Savannah Bay (2014–15), Sonja in Michael Frayn's The Two of Us (2018), and Frau Henne in Bremen Town (2023), among others.[4]

Screen

Grover has over thirty theatrical film credits, beginning with her role as Sister Anne in the 1985 film, Agnes of God, and continuing with appearances in The Gate (1987), The Uncles (2000), Fatman (2020), The Shipping News (2001), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Six Figures (2005), and Alice, Darling (2022).

She also appears in television movies, including The Christmas Wife (1988), Under the Piano (1996), When Innocence Is Lost (1997), and Rated X (2000), in addition to the miniseries Bag of Bones (2011), The Kennedys (2011), and The Firm (2012).

In addition to her regular roles on Night Heat and Jann, Grover has had multiple appearances on Our Hero (2000–01), How to Be Indie (2009–10), Happy Town (2010), Sensitive Skin (2016), Orphan Black (2017), and a regular role as Tillie on the sci-fi horror series From (2023–24).

Grover's television guest appearances include Counterstrike (1993), Instant Star (2007), Love You To Death (2007), Breakout Kings (2011), Satisfaction (2013), The Strain (2014), Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (2019), Northern Rescue (2019), Dare Me (2020), and Good Witch (2021), among others.

Voice roles

Grover also voiced the roles of Kassandra and Hippolyte in the 2011 video game Warriors: Legends of Troy.[5]

Award nominations

Grover is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Guest Performance in a Drama Series, including her role as Josephine Barry in Anne with an E,[6] and her performance as Donna in Mary Kills People.[7]

Personal life

Grover is the mother of two daughters.[1]

Filmography

Film

Television

More information Year, Title ...
Deborah Grover television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1984The Littlest HoboAnna Emery1 episode[10]
1985–1989Night HeatProsecutor Elaine JeffersRegular role[10]
1987Walking on AirBarbara PearsonTV movie[9]
1987Taking Care of TerrificMrs CrowleyTV movie[9]
1988''The Christmas WifeMickiTV movie[9]
1991My Secret IdentityJudge Daley1 episode[10]
1993 Counterstrike Karen Locklee Episode: "The Raw Truth"
1996Her Desperate ChoiceKathy (Shelter)TV movie[9]
1996Under the PianoNurse ThompsonTV movie[9]
1997Mary Higgins Clark's While My Pretty One SleepsKitty ConwayTV movie[9]
1997When Innocence Is LostBarbara StoneTV movie[9]
1998A Father for Brittany (A Change of Heart)Judge Harriot RichardsonTV movie[9]
1998PSI Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalMadeline1 episode[11]
1999Half a Dozen Babies (Life's Little Struggles)Fiona SullivanTV movie[9]
2000Rated XGeorgia MaeTV movie[9]
2000–2001Our HeroMs. Terzik-Sykes4 episodes
2002FramedMrs. AshtonTV movie[9]
2002MonkMrs. Butterworth1 episode[10]
2002Mutant XVirginia Beals1 episode[10]
2005Our FathersJudge SweeneyTV movie[9]
2007Still Small VoicesAnne HartleyTV movie[9]
2007Instant StarMrs. McNally1 episode
2007Love You To DeathMrs. Jones1 episode
2008Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the MermaidMs. SlausenTV movie[10]
2008PrincessNanaTV movie[10]
2009A Sister's SecretFlorenceTV movie[10]
2009–2010How to Be IndieMs. Roland6 episodes
2010Happy TownJoanie Jenkins7 episodes[10]
2011Breakout KingsWanda O'Connell1 episode
2011Bag of BonesRogette WhitmoreTV miniseries
2011The KennedysMother SuperiorTV miniseries
2012The FirmMaxine SutherlandTV miniseries
2012CopperWidow Woman1 episode[10]
2013SatisfactionSecurity Guard1 episode
2014The StrainFamily Court Judge1 episode
2015The Perfect GirlfriendKathy MatthewsTV movie[9]
2016Mommy's Little GirlElana ConnellTV movie[9]
2016Sensitive SkinLizzie3 episodes
2016Love on a LimbMrs. HaversackTV movie[10]
2017Sometimes the Good KillJeanTV movie[10]
2017The Perfect SoulmateMarlene MaxsonTV movie[10]
2017Orphan BlackYolanda2 episodes
2019Northern RescueTheresa1 episode
2019Shadowhunters: The Mortal InstrumentsVera1 episode
2019–2021JannNoraRegular role[10]
2020Dare MeNeighbor2 episodes
2021Good WitchEllen1 episode
2021SurrealEstateSamanta North1 episode[10]
2023–2024FromTillieRegular role
Close

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI