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Wendy Crewson Biography

Birth Name:Wendy Jane Crewson

Birth Place:Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Profession Actress, Producer

Fast Facts

She won an ACTRA Toronto Award for Excellence for her work and union activism in 2007
In 2013, she won a Canadian Screen Award from the Gemini Awards for her role in "Saving Hope․"
While in college, she was awarded the Lorne Greene Award for her work in theater
She graduated from Queen's University in Kinston, Ontario, with a Bachelor of Arts in drama in 1977
She studied acting at London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Met future husband Michael Murphy as a regular on CBS's "Hard Copy" and later acted with him in HBO's "Tanner '88․"
She was first exposed to acting in the 10th grade when she performed in "The Boy Friend․"
Has played the First Lady of the United States, the love interest of a U․S․ President and the love interest of a U․S․ Presidential candidate
Was featured in a 1997 article in Maclean's
Appeared in a CBS pilot called "In the Lion's Den" in 1987

Awards

1992Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
1994Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
1998Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series: winner
1999Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: winner
2002Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
2003ACTRA Toronto Award-Outstanding Performance - Female: nominated
2003Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: winner
2005Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
2006ACTRA Toronto Award-Outstanding Performance - Female: nominated
2006Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: winner
2007Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: winner
2007Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
2008Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series: nominated
2010Gemini-Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
2013Canadian Screen Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series: winner
2017Canadian Screen Award-Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series: winner
2019Canadian Screen Award-Best Lead Actress, Drama Series: nominated
2020Canadian Screen Award-Best Guest Performance, Comedy: nominated
2021Canadian Screen Award-Best Guest Performance, Drama Series: nominated
2022Canadian Screen Award-Best Guest Performance, Drama Series: nominated
2023Canadian Screen Award-Best Supporting Performer, Drama: nominated
2024VFCC Award-Best Supporting Female Actor in a Canadian Film: nominated