Nicola Cavendish
Born (1952-11-11) 11 November 1952
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1970s–present

Nicola Cavendish (born 11 November 1952) is an English-born Canadian theatre and film actress.

Early life

Cavendish was born in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England and brought up in British Columbia, Canada.[1] She began her acting career in the mid-1970s.[2]

Career

Her theatre roles have included cross-Canada tours starring in Shirley Valentine and For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again. Her other film roles include Suddenly Naked, Air Bud and My American Cousin. Television roles include Virgin River (TV series), the 1990 television mini-series version of Stephen King's It, Men in Trees, The L Word, Highlander: The Series, The X-Files, Street Legal and Red Serge. She has won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for the 1991 film The Grocer's Wife and a Gemini Award nomination for the 1998 film The Sleep Room.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1985 My American Cousin Gladys Rutherford
1989 American Boyfriends Mrs. Day
1990 The Comic Book Christmas Caper Aunt Dottie
1991 The Grocer's Wife Mrs. Friendly
1993 View from the Typewriter Narrator
1997 Air Bud Principal Pepper
1998 The Sleep Room Ruth Farmer
2001 Suddenly Naked Suzanne Steinman
2013 The Bouquet Bonnie Benton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1980 Huckleberry Finn and His Friends Charlotte Grangerford 2 episodes
1988 The Beachcombers Const. Cleo Gorcey Episode: "Miserable Sinner"
1990 It Desk Clerk Episode: "Part 2"
1993 The Diviners Ella Television film
1993 Street Legal Pauline Harper Episode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"
1994 The X-Files Nurse Owens Episode: "One Breath"
1995 Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Susan Television film
1995 Highlander: The Series Queen Anne
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Penelope Episode: "Noah"
1999 Sabrina: The Animated Series Voice 7 episodes
2001 Mentors Emily Carr Episode: "Work in Progress"
2004 The L Word Prison Matron Episode: "Locked Up"
2006 Men in Trees Pam Mitexi Episode: "Sink or Swim"
2008 The Guard Vera Episode: "When I'm Sixty Four"
2014 The Memory Book Mabel Potter Television film
2014 The Christmas Secret Betty
2015 The Returned Mia Darrow 2 episodes
2015 The Christmas Note Betty Television film
2015 The Romeo Section Helen 5 episodes
2019–present Virgin River Connie 25 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, Red (7 January 2008). "BC Entertainment Hall of Fame", The Vancouver Sun, p. B2.
  2. ↑ Wyman, Max (19 February 1990). "It's eye to eye with Cavendish", The Province, p. 35.


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