Gabrielle Rose (actress)

Gabrielle Rose
Gabrielle Rose
	Gabrielle Rose in 2012
Born	September 7, 1954 (age 69); Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Hrothgar Mathews
Children	2

Gabrielle Rose (born 1954) is a Canadian film and stage actress.

Life and career

Rose was born in Kamloops, British Columbia.^[2] Her grandfather L. Arthur Rose was a playwright, producer, and performer.^[3] Her father Ian Rose was a child actor before he became a doctor.^[3]

Rose started her career in Britain, where she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and later joined the Bristol Old Vic.^[3] Afterwards she worked in theatres in the UK for a decade, before returning to Canada.^[2]

She has an extensive résumé that includes multiple nominations for Genie Awards and Gemini Awards. She has worked with director Atom Egoyan on many films including Where the Truth Lies, The Sweet Hereafter, Speaking Parts, Family Viewing and The Adjuster, and with director Bruce Sweeney on the film Excited, for which she won the Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama.^[4]

Other appearances include the films In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Five Senses, On the Other Hand, Death and Sisters & Brothers,^[5] and recurring roles in such TV shows as Rising Damp, Dark Angel, Robson Arms, Fringe and Once Upon a Time.^[6] Her most recent role was co-starring with Hilary Swank in the Netflix Series Away.^[7] She has also done voice work.

In 2016 Rose was awarded the Ian Caddell Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Achievement for her significant contributions to B.C.’s film industry.^[8]

She is married to actor Hrothgar Mathews and has two sons.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	The Journey of Natty Gann	Exercise Matron
1987	The Stepfather	Dorothy Rinehard
1988	Family Viewing	Sandra
1989	Speaking Parts	Clara
1991	Lighthouse	Connie
1991	The Adjuster	Mimi
1992	The Portrait	Lillian Severn
1993	Kanada	Bobbie
1993	Collateral Damage
1994	Valentine's Day	Alex
1994	Timecop	Judge Marshall
1994	Sleeping with Strangers	Claire
1995	Off Key		Short film
1997	The Sweet Hereafter	Dolores Driscoll
1998	The Sleep Room	Nurse Stephens
1998	Altarpiece	Sister	Short film
1998	Shrink	Dr. D'Ambrosia	Short film
1999	The Five Senses	Ruth Seraph
1999	Double Jeopardy	Georgia
2000	A Feeling Called Glory	Joyce	Short film
2000	Lift	Covetousness	Short film
2000	Legs Apart	Nurse	Short film
2001	The Waiting Room	Nice Sister	Short film
2001	Speak	Mother	Short film
2002	The Rhino Brothers	Ellen Kanachowski
2002	Go-Go Boy (Prelude)	Mrs. Fitz	Short film
2002	Beauty Shot	Beth Thompson	Short film
2003	Casanova at Fifty	Candace	Short film
2003	The Delicate Art of Parking	Ida Thomas
2005	Where the Truth Lies	Publishing Executive
2005	Missing in America	Cyd
2005	Eighteen	Wendy
2006	Sisters	Dr. Mercedes Kent
2006	Catch and Release	Mrs. Wheeler
2007	In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale	Delinda
2007	Joannie Learns to Cook	Helen	Short film
2007	Beneath	Mrs. Locke
2007	Normal	Connie
2008	On the Other Hand, Death	Edith
2008	Lost Boys: The Tribe	Aunt Jillian	Video
2008	Mothers & Daughters	Brenda
2008	Christmas Cottage	Evelyn
2009	Courage	Hannah
2009	Grace	Vivian Matheson
2009	What Goes Up	Mrs. Bridigan
2009	Jennifer's Body	Colin's Mom
2009	Hungry Hills	Aunt Matilda
2009	Excited	Claire
2010	Alyssa	Mom	Short film
2010	Amazon Falls	Margaret
2010	Repeaters	Peg Halsted
2010	Fathers & Sons	Mother
2010	Exposed	Woman	Short film
2011	Everything and Everyone	Rose
2011	The Provider	Mrs. Applebee	Short film
2011	Sisters & Brothers	Marion
2011	The Big Year	Mary Swit
2012	Crimes of Mike Recket	Leslie Klemper
2012	Omg	Grandma	Short film
2013	The Ferret Squad	Olivia / Belva
2013	Cinemanovels	Sophie
2013	The Dick Knost Show	Kelly
2014	Hector and the Search for Happiness	French Proprietress
2014	Two 4 One	Franny
2014	If I Stay	Gran
2015	The Devout
2015	The Birdwatcher	Birdy Eastman
2017	A Dog's Purpose	Fran
2018	Kingsway	Marion Horvat

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	Rising Damp	Brenda	Recurring role (4 episodes)
1976	Machinegunner	Jan	TV movie
1984	Secrets of a Married Man	Assistant	TV movie
1985	Blackout	Victim's Friend	TV movie
1985	Love, Mary	Julie Trenton	TV movie
1987	Street Legal	Jayne Reynolds	Episode: "Fever of the Blood"
1989	The Private Capital		TV movie
1989	Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and JoAnn Thatcher	June Graham	TV movie
1990	Neon Rider	Mrs. Carol Rudkin	Episode: "John Doe"
1991	Northwood	Jason's Mother	TV series
1992	Neon Rider	Jesse's Mother	Episode: "Straight Home"
1992	Street Justice	Mrs. Frank	Episode: "Catcher"
1992	Devlin	Sister Anne Elizabeth	TV movie
1992	The Commish	Dr. McNeeley	Episode: "The Puck Stops Here"
1993	The Commish	Linda Stone	Episode: "Hero"
1993	Dieppe	Anne	TV movie
1993	Other Women's Children	Dodie	TV movie
1993–94	The X-Files	Anita Budahas Dr. Zenzola	2 episodes: "Deep Throat" (as Anita) "The Host" (as Dr. Zenzola)
1994	While Justice Sleeps	Sarah Berger	TV movie
1994–95	Madison	Mrs. Winslow	2 episodes: "Family Passions" & "Family Affairs"
1995	Sliders	Christina Fox-Arturo	Episode: "Eggheads"
1995	Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years	Hester Tarbell	Episode: "Day of the Dead"
1996	My Mother's Ghost	Jeannie Locke	TV movie
1996	Home Song	Joan	TV movie
1996	Poltergeist: The Legacy	Esther	Episode: "Town Without Pity"
1997	The Sentinel	Emily Watson	Episode: "Breaking Ground"
1997	Jake and the Kid	Violet Bowdery	Recurring role (11 episodes)
1998	Cold Squad	Beverly Abbot	Episode: "Tess"
1998	Millennium	Sally	Episode: "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me"
1999	Millennium	The Welcome Lady	Episode: "Saturn Dreaming of Mercury"
1999	Win, Again!	Lois Morrissey	TV movie
1999	Milgaard	Joyce Milgaard	TV movie
2000	Mysterious Ways	Mrs. Craven	Episode: "Intentions"
2001	Trapped	Mary Maculwain	TV movie
2001	Smallville	Mrs. Arkin	Episode: "Metamorphosis"
2002	Tom Stone	Lenore MacDonald	Episodes: "Dead Dog Rain: Parts 1 & 2"
2002	Dark Angel	Moorehead	Recurring role (5 episodes)
2002	Just Cause		Episode: "The Last to Know"
2002	Taken	Dr. Harriet Penzler	TV miniseries
2003	The Atwood Stories	Cappie	Episode: "Death by Landscape"
2003	Peacemakers	Kathryn Wentworth	Episode: "A Town Without Pity"
2003	Mob Princess	Barb	TV movie
2004	Cold Squad	Esther Stokes	Episode: "Cock of the Walk"
2005	Young Blades	Mother	Episode: "Rubadub Sub"
2005	Hush	Dell Carter	TV movie
2005	The Dead Zone	Mrs. Stampwell	Episode: "Coming Home"
2005–2008	Robson Arms	Toni Mastroianni-Tan	Recurring role (19 episodes)
2006	Augusta, Gone	Rose	TV movie
2006	Three Moons Over Milford	Colleen McIntyre	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	Alice, I Think	Gayle	Episode: "Wise Womyn"
2007	Battlestar Galactica	Mrs. King	Episode: "The Woman King"
2007	Cleaverville	Kay	TV movie
2007	Eureka	Carol Taylor	Episode: "E=MC...?"
2007–08	The L Word	Carol	2 episodes: "Lacy Lilting Lyrics" and "Least Likely"
2008	Stargate: The Ark of Truth	Alteran Woman 2	TV movie
2008	Eureka	Carol Taylor	Episode: "Best in Faux"
2008	Sanctuary	Ruth Meyers	Episode: "Edward"
2010	Lying to Be Perfect	Charlotte	TV movie
2010	Psych	Ruth Blake	Episode: "Feet Don't Kill Me Now"
2010	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Dollmaker	Episodes: "Really You: Parts 1 & 2"
2010	Shattered	Dr. Lynn Tanninger Mrs. Bacic	Episodes: "Unaired Pilot", "Stairways to Perceptions"
2010, 2012	Fringe	Dr. Anderson	2 episodes: "Olivia" (alternate) & "Nothing As It Seems" (prime)
2011	Goodnight for Justice	Rebecca Shaw	TV movie
2011	He Loves Me	Dr. Browning	TV movie
2011	Best Player	Mrs. Johnson	TV movie
2011	Endgame	Linda	Episode: "Bless This Union"
2011–17	Once Upon a Time	Ruth	4 episodes: "The Shepherd" (2011) "Lady of the Lake" (2012) "White Out" (2014) "Heartless" (2016)
2012	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour	Dollmaker	Episode: "The Return of Lilly D"
2012	Anything But Christmas	Agnes Brooking	TV movie
2013	Fatal Performance	Mrs. Hatcher	TV movie
2013	Rogue	Sarah	Episode: "The Second Amendment"
2013	Let It Snow	Karla Lewis	TV movie
2014	Continuum	Samantha	Episode: "Minute Man" Episode: "So Do Our Minutes Hasten"
2014	Wedding Planner Mystery	Clara Parry	TV movie
2019	Unspeakable	Betsy	Recurring role (3 episodes)
2019	You Me Her	Mrs Trakarsky	Recurring role (3 episodes)
2019	See	Lady An	Episode: "The River"
2020	Away	Darlene Cole	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2020	The Stand	Judge Farris	Recurring role (3 episodes)
2021	Heartland	Gladys Adderly	S15E07 Blue Bird
2023	Firefly Lane	End of life Therapist	Episode: "Moondance"
2023	The Night Agent	Lorna	Episode: "Eyes only"
2023	Virgin River	Amelia Sheridan	Recurring role

Awards/Nominations

Awards
Year	Award	Category	Production	Result
1988	Genie	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Family Viewing	Nominated
1990	Genie	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Speaking Parts	Nominated
1997	Genie	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	The Sweet Hereafter	Nominated
1997	National Board of Review	Best Acting by an Ensemble	The Sweet Hereafter	Won
1998	Gemini	Bset Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	The Sleep Room	Nominated
1998	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Cold Squad ("Rita Brice")	Nominated
1999	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	Hard Time: The David Milgaard Story	Nominated
1999	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries	Win, Again!	Nominated
2002	Gemini	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series	Tom Stone ("Dead Dog Rain: Part I)	Nominated
2007	Leo	Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Robson Arms ("All About Kitty")	Nominated
2009	Leo	Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series	Sanctuary ("Edward")	Won
2010	Leo	Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama	Excited	Won
2010	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film	Excited	Won
2010	Genie	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role	Mothers&Daughters	Nominated
2016	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Ian Caddell Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Achievement	British Columbian actor who has made a significant contribution to the BC film industry	Won

References

External links

Gabrielle Rose at IMDb
Gabrielle Rose on Twitter

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Gabrielle Rose
Gabrielle Rose in 2012
Born	(1954-09-07) September 7, 1954 (age 69)^[1] Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Hrothgar Mathews
Children	2