Watson, Alberta 1955–

PERSONAL

Full name, Faith Susan Alberta Watson; born March 6, 1955, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Yorkton Film Festival Award, best actress, c. 1979, for Exposure; National Board of Review Award (with others), best acting by an ensemble, 1997, for The Sweet Hereafter; Genie Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1997, for Shoemaker; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1998, for La Femme Nikita; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries, 2001, for After the Harvest; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role in a dramatic program or miniseries, 2003, for Chasing Cain: Face; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic program or miniseries, 2005, for Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Amy Steiner, Fortune Dane, CBS, 1986.

Rebecca Meyer, Buck James, ABC, 1987–88.

Nina Delaney, Island Son, CBS, 1989–90.

Madeline, La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network and CTV, 1997–2000.

Mrs. Mastriani, Missing (also known as 1-800-Missing), Lifetime, beginning 2003.

Susan, The Newsroom, CBC, beginning 2004.

Toni Bane, Show Me Yours, Oxygen Channel, beginning 2004.

Erin Driscoll, 24 (also known as 24 Hours), Fox, beginning c. 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Zofia Rosnovski, Kane & Abel, CBS, 1985.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Norma, War Brides, CBC, 1980.

Passengers, [Canada], 1980.

Suzanne, I Am a Hotel (short), CBC, 1983.

Dominica Mastrelli, Murder in Space, Showtime, 1985.

Lieutenant Helen Prescott, Women of Valor (also known as Women of Valour), CBS, 1986.

Cassandra, Red Earth, White Earth (also known as Snake Treaty), CBS, 1989.

Ellen Giancola, Relentless: Mind of a Killer, NBC, 1993.

Deborah Walsh Bradford, Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence (also known as Frame Up), NBC, 1994.

Agent Lynette Graham, A Child Is Missing, CBS, 1995.

Jennifer Kingsley, Seeds of Doubt, 1996.

Peggy Witte, Giant Mine, CBC, 1996.

Victoria Gotti, Gotti, HBO, 1996.

Mary Bradley, The Girl next Door (also known as Fatale innocence), CTV, 1999.

Amelia Gare, After the Harvest, Lifetime, 2001.

Angie, Guilt by Association (also known as Coupable par amour), Court TV, 2002.

Detective Denise McGoogan, Chasing Cain: Face (also known as Chasing Cain: Three to the Heart), CBC, 2002.

Amanda Knowles, The Risen (also known as La ressuscitee), Women's Television Network and The Movie Network (Canada), 2003.

Chava Morgentaler, Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story, CTV, 2003.

Murder in the Hamptons, Lifetime, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Voice of Babs, Penguins behind Bars (animated short special), Cartoon Network, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Mitzi, "War and Peace," King of Kensington, CBC and syndicated, 1980.

Jill Friedlander, "Remembering Melody," The Hitchhiker, HBO, 1984.

Prostitute, "Fuched Again," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1984.

Carla Holden, "The Distant Fire," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985.

Mercedes Puentes, "Tango Bellarosa," Street Legal, CBC, 1987.

Maria Lopez, "Partners and Other Strangers," Street Legal, CBC, 1989.

Andrea, "The Return of Yale Pinhaus," Grand, NBC, 1990.

Miss Hanley, "His Hour upon the Stage," Law & Order, NBC, 1991.

Angela Brandt, "Skin Deep," Law & Order, NBC, 1992.

Marie Sands, "Conviction of His Courage," Matrix, USA Network, 1993.

Lynda Tillman, "If These Walls Could Talk," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1995.

Open Mike with Mike Bullard, CanWest Global Television, 1998, 2003.

Judge Olivia Delaney, "The More Things Stay the Same," Soul Food, Showtime, 2000.

Artificial intelligence version of Madeline, "A Girl Who Wasn't There," La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network and CTV, 2001.

Judge, "Bill Sue's," Puppets Who Kill, The Comedy Network (Canada), 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Amy Steiner, Fortune Dane, CBS, 1986.

Rebecca Meyer, Buck James, ABC, 1987.

Lerry Lomax, Shannon's Deal, NBC, 1989.

Nina Delaney, Island Son, CBS, 1989.

Madeline, La Femme Nikita (also known as Nikita), USA Network and CTV, 1997.

Mrs. Mastriani, Missing (also known as 1-800-Missing), Lifetime, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Donna, Power Play (also known as Operation Overthrow, State of Shock, and Le jeu de la puissance), Danton Films, 1978.

Exposure (short film), c. 1978.

Mitzi, In Praise of Older Women (also known as En hommage aux femmes de trente ans), Astral Films, 1978, Avco-Embassy, 1979.

Olivia Page, Stone Cold Dead, Astral Films, 1979, Dimension Pictures, 1980.

(Uncredited) Litha, Fukkatsu no hi (also known as Day of Resurrection, The End, and Virus), dubbed version released by Boardwood Productions, 1980.

Dinah, Best Revenge (also known as Misdeal), Lorimar Home Video, 1981.

Tina, Black Mirror (also known as Haute surveillance), France Film/Les Films Moliere, 1981.

Tony, Dirty Tricks, Avco-Embassy, 1981.

Susan Goodman, The Soldier (also known as Codename: The Soldier), Embassy Pictures, 1982.

Eva Cuza, The Keep, Paramount, 1983.

Ann Mason, White of the Eye, Palisades Entertainment Group/Norstar Releasing, 1988.

Thalia/Marla/Nicole, Destiny to Order, Cineplex-Odeon Films, 1990.

Christine De Vera, The Hitman, Cannon, 1991.

Phyliss, Zebrahead (also known as The Colour of Love), Triumph Releasing, 1992.

Susan Aibelli, Spanking the Monkey, Fine Line Features, 1994.

Ellen O'Leary, Bullet, 1995.

Lauren Murphy, Hackers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

Anna, Shoemaker, Telefilm Canada/Subjective Eye, 1996.

Megan, Sweet Angel Mine, Handmade Films, 1996.

Risa, The Sweet Hereafter (also known as De beaux lendemains), Fine Line Features, 1997.

Nita, The Life before This, Odeon Films, 1999.

Fiona McKay, Deeply (also known as Sur fond d'ocean), Odeon Films, 2000.

Simone, Desire (also known as Begierde and Fatale Sehnsucht), Remstar Distribution, 2000.

Caterin, The Art of Woo, ArtStar Pix, 2001.

Detective Denise McGoogan, Chasing Cain, Muse Distribution International, 2001.

Hedwig Schmitt (Hansel's mother), Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical), Fine Line Features, 2001.

Lily Storm, Tart (also known as Naive), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Natalie, The Wild Dogs, Mongrel Media, 2002.

Amy Morgan, The Prince & Me (also known as The Prince and Me), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Anne Phelan, Irish Eyes (also known as Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy), Shoreline Entertainment/R.S. Entertainment, 2004.

Helen Woods, My Brother's Keeper (also known as Le sang du frere), Little Ricky Productions, 2004.

Liz Anderson, Some Things That Stay, Christal Films, 2004.

Bonnie Balfour, Citizen Duane, ThinkFilm, 2006.

Martha Brewer, A Lobster Tale (also known as Perseverance), Darius Films, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in productions in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Detour, May, 1996.

Elm Street, May, 1998.

Toronto Star, July 18, 1999; December 12, 1999; March 3, 2001.

Toronto Sun, December 29, 1995.

TV Zone Special, July, 2005, pp. 98-102.