Hagan, Anna 1939- (Anna Hagen)

PERSONAL

Born April 25, 1939, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; companion of Terence Kelly (an actor); children. Avocational Interests: Grandchildren, cooking, reading, running.

Career:

Actress and director. Western Gold Theatre Company, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, artistic director (with others); Tempus Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, founding member; Westend Productions, cofounder; Tamahnous Theatre Company and Westcoast Actors Society, both Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, cofounder; Performing Arts Lodge (PAL) Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, member. International Directors Seminar, London, participant, 1992; participated in a seminar at Shakespeare & Company, MA, 1992; active in various arts organizations and supporter of children's theatre.

Member:

Screen Actors Guild, Canadian Actors' Equity Association, Union of British Columbia Performers/ Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Cyrano de Bergerac, Citadel Theatre, Shoctor Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1994.

A Man for All Seasons, Citadel Theatre, Maclab Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 1994.

The Beggar's Opera (musical theatre work), Citadel Theatre, Shoctor Theatre, 1995.

The Cherry Orchard, Citadel Theatre, Shoctor Theatre, 1995.

The Music Man (musical), Citadel Theatre, Shoctor Theatre, 1995.

Giselle Cloutier, Heat Wave, Sagebrush Theatre, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, 1997.

The Dining Room, Sagebrush Theatre, 1997.

The Tragedie of Julius Caesar (also known as Julius Caesar), Bardathon, Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 2000.

Mistress Quickly, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Bardathon, Christ Church Cathedral, c. 2000.

Hermione, The Winter's Tale, Bardathon, Christ Church Cathedral, c. 2000.

Aunt Clegg, The Mill on the Floss, World Stage Festival, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2001.

Anne, Carousel Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 2002.

Little Women (musical), Carousel Theatre, Waterfront Theatre, Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2003.

One Last Kiss, Belfry Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, c. 2004.

Agnes, A Delicate Balance, Tempus Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2007.

Eleanor, The Stone Face, Damfino Theatre, Waterfront Theatre, 2007.

Revenge, Felix Culpa Theatre, Firehall Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2007.

Multiple roles, Old Goriot (also known as Balzac's "Old Goriot"), University of British Columbia, Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, TELUS Studio Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and PuSh International Festival of Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, both 2008.

Performer in other productions, including productions at the Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada and the Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Stage Work:

Henry IV, Part 1, Bardathon, Christ Church Cathedral, British Columbia, Canada, c. 2000.

Henry V, Bardathon, Christ Church Cathedral, c. 2000.

(With Bernard Cuffling) Long Day's Journey into Night, United Players, St. James United Church, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2003.

Associate director, Ode to Joy (fund-raising gala), Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2003.

Waiting in the Wings, United Players, Jericho Arts Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2006.

Director of other productions, including The Merry Wives of Windsor and Waiting for Godot, both Arena Stage; J.B., Cathedral Guild for the Arts; also directed The Mouse Trap, She Stoops to Conquer, and Ten Little Indians. Assistant director to Robin Phillips for the Young Company, Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada.

Television Appearances; Series:

Linda Harris, Moment of Truth, NBC, 1965.

Vera Smith, The Dead Zone (also known as The Dark Half, Dead Zone, Stephen King's "Dead Zone," La morta zona, La zona morta, La zona muerta, and Zona smrti), USA Network, 2002-2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

The mother, Brothers by Choice, CBC, 1986.

Doctor, Hands of a Stranger, NBC, 1987.

Mrs. Wheeler, And the Sea Will Tell (also known as Nur die See kennt die Warheit), CBS, 1991.

Ambassador Terry, Medusa's Child, ABC, 1997.

Mayor of Denver, Atomic Train (also known as Atomic Train—Zugfahrt ins Jenseits, Riesgo final, and Zugfahrt ins Jenseits), NBC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Carol Dorfman, The Outsider, NBC, 1967.

Social worker, Dreamspeaker, CBC, 1977.

Who'll Save Our Children?, CBS, 1978.

Social services director, A Piano for Mrs. Cimino, CBS, 1982.

Mrs. Clark, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, ABC, 1983.

Mary, Sky High, NBC, 1990.

Kay, No Child of Mind (also known as The Fight for Baby Jesse), CBS, 1993.

Ashton, Love on the Run, NBC, 1994.

Laboratory doctor, Someone Else's Child (also known as Lost and Found), ABC, 1994.

Doris, The Surrogate, ABC, 1995.

Mitzi, Sweet Dreams, NBC, 1996.

Judge Karmin, Daughters (also known as Our Mother's Murder), USA Network, 1997.

Minister, An Unexpected Life, USA Network, 1998.

Ann, Shadow Realm (consists of "Patterns," "The Maze," "Harmony," and "Voices," all episodes of the television series Night Visions), Sci-Fi Channel, c. 2002.

Elinore Whelan, The Stranger beside Me (also known as Ann Rule Presents: "The Stranger beside Me"), USA Network, 2003.

Victoria, Judicial Indiscretion, Lifetime, 2007.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Lila, "No More, Cried the Rooster—There Will Be Truth," Ben Casey, ABC, 1965.

Nurse, "Keep the Doctor Away," The Name of the Game, NBC, 1969.

Susan Craig, "Blind Terror," Felony Squad, ABC, 1969.

"Let George Do It," My Friend Tony, NBC, 1969.

Dr. Kelsay, "Hot Cargo," Danger Bay, CBC and Disney Channel, 1986.

The dean, "Diplomas for Sale," 21 Jump Street, Fox, syndicated, 1990.

Mrs. Marge Cunningham, "Over the Line," Neon Rider, syndicated, 1990.

Mary Potter, "The Sharp Pinch," The Commish, ABC, 1993.

Dr. Charyn, "Sleepless," The X-Files, Fox, 1994.

Liz Connor, "Stealing Home," Madison (also known as Working It Out at Madison), CanWest Global Television, 1994.

Ma Lester, "Where the Heart Is," Lonesome Dove: The Series, CTV (Canada) and syndicated, 1994, series later known as Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years.

Mary MacLeod, "Homeland," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1995.

Governor Matthews, "The Siege," The Sentinel (also known as Sentinel), UPN, 1996.

Marion McAllister, "A.D.," Two (also known as Gejagt—Das zweite Gesicht), CTV (Canada) and syndicated, 1996.

Mary MacLeod, "Prophecy," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1996.

Mrs. Stickley, "The Substitute," Poltergeist: The Legacy (also known as Poltergeist, El legado, Poltergeist—Die unheimliche Macht, Poltergeist: El legado, and Poltergeist, les aventuriers du surnaturel), Showtime and syndicated, 1996.

Dr. Riddle, "Music of the Spheres," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1997.

Barbara Davis, "The Fourth Horseman," Millennium, Fox, 1998.

Becca, "Roswell," So Weird (also known as Fionas Website and Too Weird), Disney Channel, 2000.

Donna Sanford, "The Hottest Places in Hell," Da Vinci's Inquest (also known as Coroner Da Vinci), CBC, 2000.

Mrs. Katherine Hobbes, "Reunion," Harsh Realm, Fox, 2000.

Amy (the first Mrs. Waterman), "Loose Ends: Part 2," Cold Squad (also known as Files from the Past, Cold Squad, brigade speciale, and Halott uegyek), CTV (Canada), 2001.

Lady at post office, "Hurry," Dead Like Me (also known as Dead Girl, Mitt liv som doed, and Tan muertos como yo), Showtime, 2004.

Principal, "Trial by Fire," The 4400 (also known as 4400), USA Network and Sky One, 2004.

Samantha, "LGB Tease," The L Word (also known as Earthlings), Showtime, 2008.

Appeared as Ann in "Patterns," an episode of Night Visions (also known as Night Terrors and Nightvisions), Fox, combined with "The Maze," "Harmony," and "Voices," all other episodes of Night Visions, to form the television movie Shadow Realm, Sci-Fi Channel, c. 2002.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Vera Smith, The Dead Zone (also known as The Dark Half, Dead Zone, Stephen King's "Dead Zone," La morta zona, La zona morta, La zona muerta, and Zona smrti), USA Network, 2002, pilot was originally the program's first two episodes, "Wheel of Fortune" and "What It Seems," which were then combined and edited as a single episode.

Made an uncredited appearance as Vera Smith in the unaired pilot of The Dead Zone (also known as The Dark Half, Dead Zone, Stephen King's "Dead Zone," La morta zona, La zona morta, La zona muerta, and Zona smrti), USA Network.

Film Appearances:

Title role, Lydia, Libra Films, 1964.

(As Anna Hagen) Dr. Plover, The Groundstar Conspiracy (also known as The Plastic Man), Universal, 1972.

Desk nurse, Shadow of the Hawk, Columbia, 1976.

Nun, A Man, a Woman and a Bank (also known as A Very Big Withdrawal), Avco-Embassy, 1979.

Secretary, The Changeling (also known as L'enfant du diable), Associated Film Distribution, 1980.

Voice, Mary of Mile 18 (short animated film), National Film Board of Canada, 1981.

Barb, Differences (short film), National Film Board of Canada, 1986.

Mrs. Riley, Riding Fast, 1986.

Mrs. Leitner, The Stepfather (also known as Kill, Daddy, Kill and Stepfather I), New Century Vista Film Company, 1987.

Libby's mother, Double Jeopardy (also known as Doppelmord and Double condemnation), Paramount, 1999.

Mother, Reindeer Games (also known as Deception and Wild Christmas), Dimension Films, 2000.

Doctor, The Messengers (also known as Les messengers), Columbia, 2007.

Radio Appearances; Episodic:

Nightfall, CBC Radio, various episodes c. 1980-83, broadcast in the United States on National Public Radio (NPR).

Radio Work:

Directed radio productions for CBC Radio.