Catherine Disher

Birth Name:

Catherine Wilder Disher

Birth Place:

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Profession

Actress, Writer

Won a Gemini Award for best performance by an actress in a continuing leading dramatic role for "Snakes & Ladders" in 2004
Studied English literature at McGill University in Montreal before being accepted to the National Theatre School of Canada
Married her "X-Men" co-star Cedric Smith, with whom she has a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith
Considered working as a zoologist, and spent time as an amateur working alongside scientists on research projects
Best known for playing Dr․ Natalie Lambert in "Forever Knight" and for voicing Jean Grey/Phoenix in the animated 1990s series "X-Men․"
Was the voice of the character Jill Valentine in the popular video game "Resident Evil 3: Nemesis․"
Recieved hateful letters from outraged viewers after the second season of "War of the Worlds" aired in the late 1980s due to the framework of the series being changed

1994Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:Nominated
1996Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:Nominated
2008Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series:Nominated

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