MOORE, Sheila 1938–

PERSONAL

Born 1938, in Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Jessie Richardson Theatre Award nomination, outstanding performance by an actress in a lead role, 1996, for Homeward Bound.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Doreen Cooper, Bye Bye Blues, Circle Films, 1989.

Ruth Dove, The Reflecting Skin (also known as L'enfant miroir ), Miramax, 1990.

Nurse Butcher, Chaindance (also known as Common Bonds ), New City Releasing, 1990.

Liesel Jurgensen, Snow Falling on Cedars, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Television Appearances; Series:

Margaret, Beggars and Choosers, Showtime, 1999.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mrs. Sonya Kaspbrak, It (also known as Stephen King's It ), ABC, 1990.

Kit Graham, And the Sea Will Tell, CBS, 1991.

Elder Christy, Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part I: A Change of Seasons, PAX, 2001.

Elder Christy, Christy, Choices of the Heart, Part II: A New Beginning, PAX, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Alcott, Blackout, HBO, 1985.

Dr. Hofflund, Love, Mary, CBS, 1985.

Mrs. Welch, Picking Up the Pieces, Cinemax, 1985.

Twentieth–century doctor, Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, PBS, 1985.

Dr. Sara Steppe, Nobody's Child, CBS, 1986.

Mrs. Baywood, Posing: Inspired by Three Real Stories (also known as I Posed for Playboy ), CBS, 1991.

Dr. Friedhofer, A Mother's Justice, NBC, 1991.

Mrs. Beaumont, Miles from Nowhere, CBS, 1992.

Connie, Heart of a Child, NBC, 1994.

Coral Browne, Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story (also known as Starting Again ), NBC, 1994.

Barbara Parkhurst, Voices from Within (also known as Silhouette ), NBC, 1994.

Barbara Reuschel, Circumstances Unknown, USA Network, 1995.

Brenda, Their Second Chance (also known as The Keller/Keller Story ), Lifetime, 1997.

Louise, Northern Lights (also known as L'etoile du nord ), The Disney Channel, 1997.

Ellen Foster, CBS, 1997.

Iris Scott, Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge (also known as Outrage in Glen Ridge ), ABC, 1999.

Mrs. Chauvenet, Harvey, CBS, 1999.

Mrs. Lords, Heaven's Fire (also known as Inferno der Flammen ), Fox Family, 1999.

Roberta, As Time Runs Out, CBS, 1999.

Mrs. Henry, The Virginian, TNT, 2000.

Elder Christy, Christy: The Movie (also known as Christy: Return to Cutter Gap ), PAX, 2001.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Strange World, ABC, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mayor Tingsley, "Trial Balloon," The Beachcombers, CBC, 1986.

Mrs. Kinderly, "Killer," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1986.

"One Step at a Time," Neon Rider, CTV and syndicated, 1990.

Ellen MacGyver, MacGyver's mother, "Passages," MacGyver, ABC, 1990.

Blanche Hillgood, "The Day It Rained Forever," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1990.

"Dig That Grave," Mom P.I., CBC, 1991.

Anna, "The Martian," The Ray Bradbury Theatre, USA Network, 1992.

Val's mother, "The Believers," The Odyssey, Sci–Fi Channel, 1992.

Verla McLennen, "Deep Throat," The X–Files, Fox, 1993.

Linda Plager, "Studies in Light," Highlander, syndicated, 1993.

Mrs. Dawson, "Excelsius Dei," The X–Files, Fox, 1994.

Clea Bangs, "The Well–Worn Lock," Millennium, Fox, 1996.

Sister Margaret, "The Covenant," Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime, Sci–Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1998.

Irene, "The Case of the Missing Marbles," The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, YTV, 1998.

"Marilyn Larson," Cold Squad, CTV, 1999.

Susan Brewster, "It Blew So Hard It Took Two Men to Hold One Man's Hair On," Hope Island, PAX, 2000.

Margaret, "An Asian in the Sun," Beggars and Choosers, Showtime, 2000.

Mrs. Sikes, "Reaper," Smallville, The WB, 2002.

Abigail Travers, "Enigma," The Dead Zone, USA Network, 2002.

Also appeared as the mayor, "1985" and "Participation," both The Beachcombers, CBC; Judge Henke, "Out of the Blue," North of 60; Judge Moore, "Pulling Up Stakes," North of 60; Mrs. Weller, "Puppy Love," Pasadena.

Stage Appearances:

Ruth, Later Life, Canadian Stage, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1996.

Also appeared in Aurelie, ma soeur, Cenatur Theatre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Love and Anger, Three Tall Women, and Homeward Bound, all Vancouver Playhouse, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Amigo's Blue Guitar, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Jitters and Absurd Person Singular, both Alberta Theatre Project, Edmonton; Waiting for the Parade, Bastion Theatre, Canada.