Sherry Miller
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Sherry Miller is a Canadian
actress best known for her role as Jane Oliver on the Canadian drama E.N.G.
(1990), Jennifer Taylor on the Showtime television show Queer As Folk (2000–2005) and Dorothy O'Sullivan on The Best Years
(2007–2009).
for her role in television commercials for Spumante Bambino wine. In 1979 Miller began her acting career, which includes an appearance in Sofia Coppola
's The Virgin Suicides
and a 2001 Gemini Award
for " Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series" for her work as Elisha Cuthbert
's mother in Lucky Girl
.
Miller is best known for her recurring role as Justin
's mother Jennifer Taylor on the American version of Queer As Folk, which she played during the entire run of the series from 2000 to 2005. She also appeared on the television series E.N.G.
as weather reporter Jane Oliver, and the 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital
as sleep psychologist Dr. Lona Massingale.
Miller was also an anchor for Global Television's
newscasts from 1986 to 1988.
In 2001, Miller won a Gemini for her performance in Lucky Girl
in the category of "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series". In 2002, Miller received another Gemini nomination in the same category for her role as Lisa Gallagher in A Killing Spring
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress best known for her role as Jane Oliver on the Canadian drama E.N.G.
E.N.G.
E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...
(1990), Jennifer Taylor on the Showtime television show Queer As Folk (2000–2005) and Dorothy O'Sullivan on The Best Years
The Best Years (TV series)
The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama series set in Boston, Massachusetts. The series was created by producer and writer of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aaron Martin...
(2007–2009).
Biography
Miller began her career as a singer and dancer, gaining attention throughout CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
for her role in television commercials for Spumante Bambino wine. In 1979 Miller began her acting career, which includes an appearance in Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
's The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides (film)
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola, produced by her father Francis Ford Coppola, starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, and A.J...
and a 2001 Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for " Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series" for her work as Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha Ann Cuthbert is a Canadian film and television actress. Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids. In 1998, she had her first film role in Airspeed. She followed this in 2003 with a role in Old School...
's mother in Lucky Girl
Lucky Girl (2001 film)
Lucky Girl is a 2001 Canadian drama film starring Elisha Cuthbert, Sherry Miller, and Charlotte Sullivan, directed by John Fawcett.-Plot:...
.
Miller is best known for her recurring role as Justin
Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor is a fictional character from the American/Canadian Showtime television series Queer as Folk, a drama about the lives of a group of gay men and women living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
's mother Jennifer Taylor on the American version of Queer As Folk, which she played during the entire run of the series from 2000 to 2005. She also appeared on the television series E.N.G.
E.N.G.
E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...
as weather reporter Jane Oliver, and the 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital
Kingdom Hospital is a thirteen-episode television miniseries based on Lars von Trier's The Kingdom , which was developed by horror writer Stephen King in 2004 for American television...
as sleep psychologist Dr. Lona Massingale.
Miller was also an anchor for Global Television's
Global Television Network
Global Television Network is an English language privately owned television network in Canada, owned by Calgary-based Shaw Communications, as part of its Shaw Media division...
newscasts from 1986 to 1988.
Awards
Sherry Miller has has been nominated for four Gemini awards, one of which she won. In both 1990 and 1992, Miller was nominated for "Best Performance by a Supporting Actress" for her role as Jane Oliver on the television show E.N.G.E.N.G.
E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...
In 2001, Miller won a Gemini for her performance in Lucky Girl
Lucky Girl (2001 film)
Lucky Girl is a 2001 Canadian drama film starring Elisha Cuthbert, Sherry Miller, and Charlotte Sullivan, directed by John Fawcett.-Plot:...
in the category of "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series". In 2002, Miller received another Gemini nomination in the same category for her role as Lisa Gallagher in A Killing Spring
A Killing Spring
A Killing Spring is a Canadian TV thriller screened in 2002, directed by Stephen Williams. Starring Wendy Crewson, Kim Schraner. Thriller about the murder of a College dean.-Cast:*Wendy Crewson - Joanne Kilbourn*Shawn Doyle - Detective Alex Emanuel...
.
Filmography
- Ice BluesIce BluesIce Blues is a 2008 gay-themed mystery television movie starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey...
(2008) as Joan Lenigan - jPodJPod (TV series)jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00....
(2008) as Carol Jarlewski - The Best YearsThe Best Years (TV series)The Best Years is a Canadian teen drama series set in Boston, Massachusetts. The series was created by producer and writer of Degrassi: The Next Generation, Aaron Martin...
(2007–2009) as Dorothy O'Sullivan - It's a Boy Girl ThingIt's a Boy Girl ThingIt's A Boy Girl Thing is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Nick Hurran and written by Geoff Deane, starring Samaire Armstrong and Kevin Zegers and set in the United States but produced in the United Kingdom. The producers of the film are David Furnish, Steve Hamilton Shaw of Rocket Pictures...
(2006) as Katherine Bedworth - Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) as Dr. Lona Massingale
- This Time AroundThis Time Around (film)This Time Around is a made for television movie starring Carly Pope, Sara Rue and Brian Austin Green. It aired on the ABC family channel on June 22, 2003.-Cast:*Carly Pope as Melissa "Mel" Rochester*Brian Austin Green as Drew Hesler...
(2003) as Mary Ann McNally - Crossing the Line (2002) as Jennifer Blackstone
- Too Young to Be a DadToo Young to Be a DadToo Young To Be A Dad is a made-for-television movie about teen pregnancy that aired in May 2002 on Lifetime.-Plot summary:The film opens with 15 year old Matt Freeman becoming the youngest member to be inducted into his school's Honor Society...
(2002) as Juliana Howell - A Killing SpringA Killing SpringA Killing Spring is a Canadian TV thriller screened in 2002, directed by Stephen Williams. Starring Wendy Crewson, Kim Schraner. Thriller about the murder of a College dean.-Cast:*Wendy Crewson - Joanne Kilbourn*Shawn Doyle - Detective Alex Emanuel...
(2002) as Lisa Gallagher - Murder Among FriendsMurder Among FriendsMurder Among Friends is a 1985 American film. It stars Leslie Nielsen....
(2001) as Marsha Woodruff - TartTart (film)Tart is a 2001 coming of age film starring Dominique Swain, Bijou Phillips, and Brad Renfro. Phillips and Renfro both starred in the 2001 film Bully.-Plot:...
(2001) as Jane Logan - Lucky GirlLucky Girl (2001 film)Lucky Girl is a 2001 Canadian drama film starring Elisha Cuthbert, Sherry Miller, and Charlotte Sullivan, directed by John Fawcett.-Plot:...
(2001) as Valerie Palmerston - Laughter on the 23rd FloorLaughter on the 23rd FloorLaughter on the 23rd Floor is a play by Neil Simon.Inspired by Simon's early career experience as a junior jokesmith for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar/Jackie Gleason-like Max Prince, the star of a weekly comedy-variety show circa 1953, and his staff, including Simon's...
(2001) as Faye - Queer as Folk (2000–2005) as Jennifer Taylor
- Tribulation (2000) as Suzie Canboro
- Harry's Case (2000)
- Strange JusticeStrange JusticeStrange Justice is a 1999 television movie starring Delroy Lindo and Regina Taylor and directed by Ernest Dickerson. Originally aired on the Showtime network, the film is based on a book by Jane Mayer and Jill Abramson.-Synopsis:...
(1999) as Susan Deller Ross - Sofia CoppolaSofia CoppolaSofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
's The Virgin SuicidesThe Virgin Suicides (film)The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola, produced by her father Francis Ford Coppola, starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, and A.J...
(1999) as Mrs. Buell - Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story (1998) as Bea Cole
- Dead HusbandsDead HusbandsDead Husbands is a 1998 romance comedy thriller starring Nicollette Sheridan, John Ritter, Sonja Smits, Donna Pescow, Amy Yasbeck and Sheila McCarthy. It was directed by Paul Shapiro and written by Bob Randall and Warren Taylor.-Cast:...
(1998) as Nicole Allison - This Matter of Marriage (1998) as Donnalee
- F/X: The SeriesF/X: The SeriesF/X: The Series was a television series based on the film F/X, starring Cameron Daddo, Christina Cox, Kevin Dobson , Jacqueline Torres , Carrie-Anne Moss and Jason Blicker. It ran for 40 episodes from 1996 through 1998....
(1996–1997) as Colleen O'Malley - La Femme Nikita (1997) as Helen Wick
- Shadow Zone: The Undead Express (1996) as Mom
- The Care and Handling of Rose (1996) as Brooke
- The StupidsThe Stupids (film)The Stupids is a 1996 American comedy/adventure film directed by John Landis. The film is based on The Stupids, characters from a series of books written by Harry Allard and illustrated by James Marshall....
(1996) as Anchorwoman - Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison StoryHostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison StoryHostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story is a 1996 television movie based on Ellison v. Brady, a landmark sexual harassment case. This lawsuit set the precedent for the "reasonable woman" standard in sexual harassment law which allows for cases to be analyzed from the perspective of the...
(1996) as Jean - Sabrina The Teenage WitchSabrina the Teenage Witch (film)Sabrina the Teenage Witch is a 1996 American television film adaptation based on a character from Archie Comics. It served as a pilot for the Sabrina The Teenage Witch TV series, and premiered on Showtime on April 7, 1996...
(1996) as Aunt Zelda - Rent-a-KidRent-a-KidRent-a-Kid is a 1995 American comedy film. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, and Matt McCoy.-Plot:Cliff Haber runs an orphanage, and decides to go on a vacation. He has his father, Harry Haber, run the orphanage while he is away...
(1995) as Valerie Syracuse - Johnny MnemonicJohnny Mnemonic (film)Johnny Mnemonic is a 1995 cyberpunk film, loosely based on the short story "Johnny Mnemonic" by William Gibson. The title character, a man with a cybernetic brain implant designed to store information, is played by Keanu Reeves. The film portrays Gibson's dystopian view of the future with the world...
(1995) as Takahashi's Secretary - Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (1994) as Linda
- E.N.G.E.N.G.E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...
(1990) as Jane Oliver - Separate Vacations (1986) as Sandy
- UtilitiesUtilities (film)Utilities is a 1983 film starring Robert Hays and Brooke Adams.One of Bob Hunt's neighbours' electricity is cut off because she cannot pay the bill...
(1981) as Celebrity - Polka Dot DoorPolka Dot DoorPolka Dot Door was a long-running children's television series produced and broadcast by TVOntario from 1971 until 1993. The show, which aired Monday to Friday, was set in a large playhouse...
(1971) as Host