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Gillian Barber

Acting · Born 1958-02-22 · Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

Gillian Barber (February 22, 1958, in Coventry, England) is a British-Canadian actress and theater educator. She grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London as well as the BFA program at the University of Victoria. Barber has appeared in numerous films, including The Stepfather (1987), Needful Things (1993), Jumanji (1995), The 6th Day (2000), and 2012 (2009). On television, she has been featured in series such as The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Smallville, The Man in the High Castle, and Chesapeake Shores. In addition to her acting career, she is an educator and founded the musical theater program at Capilano University in British Columbia in 2007.

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Filmography

2024Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the BreakersNanny O'Neal
2023The Last of UsCouncilwoman
2022Under the Banner of HeavenSister Dorren
2021MaidMelody
2018Idle ThoughtsLoretta
2018Status UpdateMrs. Gregory
2016Chesapeake ShoresDeidra Peck
2015The Christmas NoteMrs. Schweiger
2015Patterson's WagerMadeline
2015The Man in the High CastleAlice Adler
2013Witches of East EndMaura Thatcher
2013Bates MotelDr. Helen Ginsberg
2012The VehicleBernice
2012Hamlet
2011To the MatIris Dumont
20092012Cruise Ship Lady
2009Fear Itself: Something with BiteMoonflower Dougdale
2007ReaperTherapist
2007BeneathDonna
2007Hot RodRiot Singer
2005SupernaturalDr. Hess
2004The 4400Dr. Roxanne Kern
2004JackVice Principal
2003D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearAudrey Duncan
2003Bang Bang You're DeadPrincipal Meyer
2003An Unexpected LoveRita
2003Stealing SinatraMary Keenan
2003Before I Say GoodbyeTherapist
2002The Dead ZoneDr. Surman
2002Movie Toons: Treasure IslandJim's Mother (voice)
2001SmallvilleMarianne Taylor
2001Suspicious RiverMrs. Schmidt
2001Cats & DogsFactory Receptionist
2001The Sports Pages
2000The 6th DayKatherine's Doctor
2000The GuiltyMaddy Corrigan
2000A Storm in SummerMrs. Parker
1999Double JeopardyRebecca Tingely
1999Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century(voice)
1999Sabrina: The Animated Series(voice)
1999The Color of CourageCarol
1998First WaveDr. Rita Hagen
1998The Baby DanceNurse Nancy
1998Disturbing BehaviorJudy Effkin
1998Nobody Lives ForeverAnn Corley
1998I've Been Waiting for YouEric's Mother
1998Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake CountyRoselyn McPherson
1997Unwed FatherCase Worker
1997The Advocate's DevilDistrict Attorney
1997Kitchen PartyBarb
1997IntensityChairperson
1997Stargate SG-1Resident #1
1997High StakesPediatrician
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionRena Dunne's Mother (segment "Room 245")
1997NightScreamDr. Melville
1997BlissTherapist
1996In Cold BloodBonnie Clutter
1996MillenniumMrs. Barbakow
1996Adventures from the Book of VirtuesAurora (voice)
1996Maternal InstinctsJulie Taft
1996The SentinelDr. Gladstone
1996Jack Reed: A Killer Among Us
1995JumanjiMrs. Thomas
1995Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear MountainGrace Briggs
1995Action Man(voice)
1995Jack Reed: One of Our OwnFrancine Hood
1995The Other Mother: A Moment of Truth MovieMrs. Kramer
1995The Outer LimitsGeneral
1995SlidersNicole Mitchell
1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer StoryCol. Koufalis
1994Someone Else's ChildRenata Reed
1994Double CrossCoroner
1994The Man Who Wouldn't DieArt Sycophant
1993The X-FilesBeth Kane
1993Needful ThingsMyrtle Keeton
1992ImpoliteVoice on the Phone (voice)
1990Short TimeNurse
1988Midnight MatineeMarilyn
1987The StepfatherAnne Barnes
1986Rainbow WarYellow Queen
1985Brotherly LoveSki Shop Clerk

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