Wendy Crewson

Wendy Crewson
Crewson in 2011
Born	Wendy Jane Crewson (1956-05-09) May 9, 1956 (age 65) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress, producer
Years active	1980–present
Spouse(s)	Michael Murphy ​ ​ (m. 1988; div. 2009)​
Children	2

Wendy Jane Crewson (born May 9, 1956) is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film The Doctor.

Crewson has appeared in many Hollywood films, including The Good Son (1993), The Santa Clause (1994) and its sequels The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), as well as Air Force One (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), What Lies Beneath (2000), The 6th Day (2000), and Eight Below (2006). She also starred in a number of independent movies, such as Better Than Chocolate (1999), Suddenly Naked (2001), Perfect Pie (2002), Away from Her (2006) and Room (2015).

Crewson has won six Gemini Awards and two Canadian Screen Awards for her performances on television. She played leading roles in a number of television films, include playing Joanne Kilbourn in six movies based on novels by Gail Bowen. She had recurring roles on American television series 24 and Revenge, and the Canadian television series Frankie Drake Mysteries. From 2012 to 2017, Crewson co-starred in the CTV medical drama Saving Hope.^[1]

Career[]

Crewson appeared in many Canadian TV shows in 1980s and in a number of feature films in the early 1990s, like Night Heat, Hard Copy, Tanner '88 and Street Legal.^[2]

In 1991, Crewson appeared in her first breakthrough role in the feature film The Doctor and, in later years, appeared in films, such as The Good Son (1993); The Santa Clause (1994) and its two sequels, The Santa Clause 2 (2002) and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), as Tim Allen's ex-wife/mother of Eric Lloyd's character; To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996) as Peter Gallagher's unfortunate blind date; and Air Force One (1997) as Grace Marshall, First Lady to President James Marshall (Harrison Ford).^[3]

Crewson co-starred in the science fiction films Bicentennial Man (1999) with Robin Williams and The 6th Day (2000) opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[3] She has performed numerous other roles including an invasive television newscaster in Room (2015).^[4]

Crewson at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival

On television, Crewson starred on the Canadian series ReGenesis as Dr. Rachel Woods (2007–2008), and on Saving Hope as Dr. Dana Kinny (2012). She also guest-starred in the first eight episodes of the third season of 24, playing Dr. Anne Packard, personal physician and love interest to the President.^{[citation needed]}

She also appeared in the second season of ABC's primetime soap opera Revenge (2012–2013).^[5] In 2016, Crewson had a main role in the television series Slasher.^[6]

In 2017, Crewson began appearances in some episodes of the CBC drama Frankie Drake Mysteries, playing the lead character's mother and assisting her in investigations.^[7] In 2020, she starred in the Netflix horror series October Faction.^[8]

Awards[]

In 2013, Crewson won a Canadian Screen Award for her work on the television series Saving Hope.^[9]

In 2016, she received the Earle Grey Award, which recognizes actors for their contributions to the international profile of Canadian TV or for their significant body of work.^[10]

Personal life[]

Crewson was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the daughter of June Doreen (née Thomas) and Robert Binnie Crewson. She attended John Rennie High School in Pointe Claire, Québec, as did her younger brother, Brad Crewson.^{[citation needed]}

She attended Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.^[2]

She married actor Michael Murphy in 1988, and they have two children. They divorced in January 2009.^{[citation needed]}

Crewson came out publicly as lesbian in December 2014, and revealed to the press that she had come out to her family years earlier.^[11][12]

She resides in Rosedale, Toronto.^[1]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Awards and nominations[]

• Gemini Awards

  • 1992 — Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (Nominated)
  • 1994 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for I'll Never Get to Heaven (Nominated)
  • 1998 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for Due South
  • 1999 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story
  • 2002 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for A Killing Spring (Nominated)
  • 2002 — Humanitarian Award
  • 2003 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The Many Trials of One Jane Doe
  • 2005 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for Sex Traffic (Nominated)
  • 2006 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for The Man Who Lost Himself
  • 2007 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Robber Bride (Nominated)
  • 2007 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ReGenesis
  • 2008 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for ReGenesis (Nominated)
  • 2010 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Summit (Nominated)

  Canadian Screen Awards

  • 2013 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Saving Hope
  • 2017 — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series for Slasher

  ACTRA Award

  • 2007 - ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wendy Crewson.

• Wendy Crewson at IMDb
• Wendy Crewson at the TCM Movie Database