Wendy Crewson
Birth Name:
Wendy Jane Crewson
Birth Place:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actress, Producer
Fast Facts
- In 2013, she won a Canadian Screen Award from the Gemini Awards for her role in "Saving Hope․"
- She won an ACTRA Toronto Award for Excellence for her work and union activism in 2007
- 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
- Appeared in a CBS pilot called "In the Lion's Den" in 1987
- Was featured in a 1997 article in Maclean's
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
- 2026Canadian Screen Award - Best Supporting Performer, Drama:Nominated