Tyson, Barbara 1964–

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Tyson, Barbara 1964–

(Barbara Bush)

PERSONAL

Born October 1, 1964, in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Avocational Interests: Music composition, running, scuba diving.

Career: Actress and singer. Performed as a singer with a rock music group in New York City; appeared in more than 100 television and radio commercials. Worked at an advertising agency in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Awards, Honors: Gemini Award nomination, best guest performance by an actor or actress in a television series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1994, for North of 60; DVD Premiere Award nomination, best actress, DVD Exclusive Awards, 2003, for K-9: P.I.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Barbara Bush) Dawn "Ivy" Rollo, Another World (also known as Another World: Bay City), NBC, 1987–88.

Eleanor James, Neon Rider, syndicated, 1992–94.

FBI Agent Theresa "Terry" Carter, Two, syndicated, 1996.

Luci Prescott, Peacemakers, USA Network, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Barbara Bush) Francie, Between Friends (also known as Nobody Makes Me Cry), HBO, 1983.

Gayle Goode, Mixed Blessings (also known as Danielle Steel's "Mixed Blessings"), NBC, 1995.

Veronica Waller, The Final Cut, HBO, 1996.

Voice of adult Vanessa (narrator), Remembrance (also known as Danielle Steel's "Remembrance"), NBC,1996.

Barbara DeCreeft, To Brave Alaska, ABC, 1996.

Carol Whitson, Baby Monitor: Sound of Fear (also known as Sound of Fear), USA Network, 1998.

Judy Weingarten, Ratz, Showtime, 2000.

Third newscaster, Running Mates, TNT, 2000.

Sasha, The Christmas Secret (also known as Flight of the Reindeer), CBS, 2000.

Lauren Gertz, Trapped, USA Network, 2001.

Mandy Murphy, 5ive Days to Midnight, Sci-Fi Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Peggy Tanner, Falcon Beach, ABC Family Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

(As Barbara Bush) Veronica Radford, "Second Banana," Charles in Charge, syndicated, 1989.

(As Bush) Secretary number twenty-two, "Anchors Away," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1989.

(As Bush) Lorraine Clark, "The Touch," Alien Nation, Fox, 1990.

(As Bush) Lorraine Clark, "Green Eyes," Alien Nation, Fox, 1990.

Miss Hollister, "Poetic Justice," The Fanelli Boys, The Nashville Network, 1990.

Kit, "For a Song," Sweating Bullets (also known as Tropical Heat), CBS, 1991.

Glenda Lee Haggerty, "Double Fault," Sweating Bullets (also known as Tropical Heat), CBS, 1992.

Diane, "Spring Fever," Blossom, NBC, 1992.

Terry Mills, "Gloves Off," M.A.N.T.I.S., Fox, 1994.

Barbara Waverly, "Blackmail," Highlander (also known as Highlander: The Series), syndicated, 1994.

Gwen, "Home," ER, NBC, 1995.

Carrie Emmerson, "I, Robot," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 1995.

Miranda Blake, "The Bell of Girardius," Poltergeist: The Legacy, Showtime and syndicated, 1996.

Stephanie Sloan, "Hidden Agenda," Viper, syndicated, 1997.

Gretchen Hale, "Boomtown," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), CBS, 1999.

Robin Gantry, "School Daze," The Pretender, NBC, 2000.

Dr. Mira Ruben, "Gladiator," First Wave, Sci-Fi Channel, 2000.

Sarah, "Rewind," So Weird, The Disney Channel, 2000.

Nancy Hollinger, "Something about Harry," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2000.

Leslie Gilmour, "Lost Souls," Mysterious Ways, PAX, 2001.

Voice artist, "Into the Labyrinth," Andromeda (also known as Gene Roddenberry's "Andromeda"), syndicated, 2001.

Rene Tyson, "The One that Got Away," Cold Squad, CTV, 2001.

Voice of Joanna, "Driven," The Chris Isaak Show, Showtime, 2002.

Hilary McGreevey, "Shades of Guilt," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2002.

Ruthless district attorney, "Low Art," John Doe, Fox, 2002.

Courtney Van Dam, "The Wives of Christmas Past," Just Cause, PAX, 2002.

Dr. Kate, "Free Spirit," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2002.

Elena Dankova, "Double Agent," Jake 2.0, UPN, 2003.

"Learning Curve," Cold Squad, CTV, 2005.

The devil and business woman, "The Tattoo Artist," The Collector, City TV, 2005.

As Barbara Bush, appeared in "How to Make a Television Show," an episode of The Famous Teddy Z, CBS; also appeared in North of 60.

Film Appearances:

(As Barbara Bush) Charlotte Sparrow, Ernest Goes to Jail, Buena Vista, 1990.

(As Bush) Amy, Pacific Heights, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.

Sara Prudhomme, Resurrection, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1999.

Mrs. Barbara Browning, Final Destination, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Sylvie, Beautiful Joe, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

Catherine Coleman, K-9: P.I., Universal Home Video, 2002.

Mrs. Herman (The Grade Book), Cheats (also known as Chea+ers), New Line Cinema, 2002.

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