Babz Chula

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Babz Chula (born Barbara Ellen Zuckerman; circa 1946 – May 7, 2010) was an American-born Canadian actress.

Chula spent her early childhood in the working-class neighbourhood of Jamaica, N.Y., but her widowed mother, Abby Zuckerman, a booking agent for Leonard Bernstein, moved her two young children, first to Hawaii and then to California, to pursue work in the entertainment field after Chula's father, Larry Zuckerman, an auto mechanic and stock-car racer, was killed in a car race.^[3] Growing up in Los Angeles, where her mother eventually remarried, Babz won a scholarship to the California Institute of the Arts and returned to New York after graduation to perform as a folk singer. In 1971 she and her first husband, Phillip Ciulla, relocated to Slocan Valley in British Columbia^[4] before moving to Vancouver, where she resumed her acting and singing career under the respelled stage name Chula.^[5] Her first major supporting role was in Sandy Wilson's award-winning film My American Cousin.

Chula was survived by her husband, cinematographer , three children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.^[4] Five and a half years after her death, Lynn was ordained a Catholic priest.^[6]

Selected filmography[]

Selected movies of the week[]

• 2002 Croon as Liz
• 2000 Becoming Dick as Waitress
• 2000 Wednesday Woman as Andrea Glissner
• 1999 Sweetwater as Rita
• 1997 Jitters as Mrs. Hoffman
• 1997 Intensity as Mrs. John Q. Citizen
• 1997 Seduction in a Small Town as Jesse Pence
• 1997 Echo as Caseworker
• 1996 For Hope as Doctor
• 1994 Roommates as Norma
• 1994 My Name is Kate as Nora
• 1993 Without a Kiss Goodbye as Unknown
• 1993 Double, Double, Toil and Trouble as Madame Lulu
• 1993 When a Stranger Calls Back as Agent
• 1986 Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry as Frieda

Selected television appearances[]

• 1991 | The Commish | 6 Episodes
• 1993–1996 | Madison | 8 Episodes
• 1998 | Police Academy | 1 Episode
• 2000–2003 | Cold Squad | 1 Episode
• 1999–2001 | These Arms of Mine | 5 Episodes
• 2002 | Bliss | 1 Episode
• 2002 | John Doe | 1 Episode
• 2000–2003 | Yvon of the Yukon | Unknown Episodes
• 2004 | The L Word | 1 episode https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161075/
• 2004 | The Days | 3 Episodes
• 2007 | Final 24 | 1 Episode

Voice work[]

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• Captain N: The Game Master
• Madeline
• Captain Zed and the Zee Zone
• G.I. Joe
• Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars
• Yvon of the Yukon
• Camp Candy
• Action Man
• Double Dragon
• Littlest Pet Shop
• Super Trolls

Recognition[]

• 2009 Leo Award Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama
• 2008 Sam Payne Award
• 2006 Leo Award for Individual Outstanding Achievement
• 2002 Best supporting Actress New York Independent Film Festival (Bitten)
• 2001 Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series
• 1999, 2002 Leo Awards Nomination "Best Performance by a Female/Picture"^{[citation needed]}
• 1996 Leo Award Winner "Best Actress"^{[citation needed]}
• 1996 Woman of the Year by Woman in Film and Video^[12]
• 1995–1996 Jessie Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
• 1992–1993 Jessie Award Outstanding Ensemble Cast

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Babz Chula at IMDb
• Babz Chula at AllMovie
• Women in Film Canada