Siobhan Murphy

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Siobhan Murphy
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Siobhan Murphy in Patient (short film) 2009
Born1984
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – present

Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in The Smart Woman Survival Guide in 2006, Men with Brooms in 2010, Max & Shred in 2014, Murdoch Mysteries in 2016 and Merry Happy Whatever in 2019.

Early life[]

Murphy was born in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, and is an only child to her mother, a professor, and her father, a television journalist. [1] From a young age she enjoyed participating at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto. [2] From a young age, Murphy took piano and ballet lessons, but stopped age 16, to focus on acting. [2] Murphy enrolled for a short course at York University, Toronto, in the Conservatory Acting program, learning classical and technical characteristics of acting performance. [2] She graduated with a degree in acting in 2005. [3]

Career[]

Six months after graduating from university, Murphy landed a lead role as Liz Duncan (the producer), in The Smart Woman Survival Guide [3] making her debut screen appearance on television, in a series where for 36 episodes, Murphy honed her acting talent and confidence towards becoming a comedy actress. [2] Murphy appeared in several Hallmark movies, [2] and had roles in Max and Shred . [2] Murphy made her first appearance as Ruth Newsome in CBC Television’s Murdoch Mysteries in season 10 episode 8 in 2016. [2][4] Murphy was a series regular in the Netflix dark comedy holiday series Merry Happy Whatever alongside Dennis Quaid, who played her father. [1]

Nominations[]

  • In 2009, Murphy starred in the short film Patient for which she received a Best Actress award from the Los Angeles Movie Awards. [3]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role
2009 Patient (short) Chanel Hilton [3]
2014 Hellmouth (film) Fay
2014 15 Minutes (short) Jill Kincaid
2015 Let's Rap Hope Black
2015 Spotlight Intern [1]
2015 No Stranger Than Love Helen[1]
2017 Filth City Reporter Myriam Keen [1]
2018 Ode to Rita (short) Kate
2019 An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order Kate

Television film[]

Year Title Role
2012 Oh Christmas Tree [2] Maria
2014 Apple Mortgage Cake Sherrie
2014 Surrogate's Terror Sara
2015 Merry Matrimony Julie
2016 A Perfect Christmas Annie
2016 Nutcracker Christmas Jen
2019 The Sisterhood Jasmine
2021 Two for the Win Jenny Green

Television series[]

Year Title Role Notes / ref
2007 Across the River to Motor City Marie Hart 4 episodes [3]
2006-2007 The Smart Woman Survival Guide Liz / Elizabeth 39 episodes [3]
2010 Men with Brooms April 12 episodes
2010 The Bridge (TV series) [3] Deke's Ex Wife 2 episodes - God Bless the Child and Vexation of Spirit
2011 Flashpoint (TV series) Anna Logan Episode - Priority of Life [1]
2011 Against the Wall (TV series) Dee Hoffman 1 episode - Boys Are Back
2012 Rookie Blue Becca Nicholson 4 episodes [1]
2013 Saving Hope Robin Adams Episode - Little Piggies [1]
2013 Less Than Kind Susan Episode - Something Blue
2013 The Ron James Show Linda Episode - Science
2013 Cracked Clara Dwyer Episode - The Thump Parade
2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Young Mom Episode 14/4 - Can't Stop This Thing We Started [1]
2016 Four in the Morning Girl Episode - Four Christs
2014-2016 Max & Shred Diane Ackerman 35 episodes [2]
2016 Reign (TV series) Countess Von Court Episode - To the Death [1]
2016 Orphan Black Leslie Episode - The Stigmata of Progress [1]
2016 Good Witch (TV series) Beth 2 episodes - Driven + Second Time Around
2015-2017 Filth City Myriam Keen 4 episodes - It's Showtime! + Back to Work + Dead Ends + Drug Squad: Pilot
2017-2018 Upstairs Amy Veronica Mayhew 15 episodes
2018 The Bold Type Cleo Williams 4 episodes
2018 Odd Squad Bonny / Bonnie 2 episodes
2018 Schitt's Creek Bobbi Episode - The Jazzaguy [1]
2019 Merry Happy Whatever Patsy 8 episodes [1]
2019 Heartland [1] Laura 3 episodes - Long Road Back + Stress Fractures + Diamond in the Rough
2020 Modern Family Fiancée Episode – Legacy
2021 Danger Force Celia / Celia O'Brian 4 episodes
2016-2021 Murdoch Mysteries Ruth Newsome 18 episodes from season 10, episode 8 onwards [4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Rising Star Siobhan Murphy". Authority Magazine. 8 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Interview With Actress Siobhan Murphy". mydevotionalthoughts.net/. 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Siobhan Murphy". cbc.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Murdoch Mysteries: Talking Ruth Newsome with Siobhan Murphy". tv-eh.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

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