Canadian actress Alberta Watson has died after a long battle with cancer. Actress Alberta Watson is photographed during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006, in Toronto. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians. A year later she received the Best Actress award at the Yorkton Film Festival for "Exposure". Courtesy of Everett Collection. I have such wonderful memories, and I cant believe shes gone. All Rights Reserved. The provocative film was controversial when it premiered at the Toronto Festival of Festivals (now the Toronto International Film Festival), but it earned 10 Canadian Film Award nominations, including one for Watson for Best Supporting Actress. Her husband Ken was at her side. Watson gambled by playing the seductive mother in David O. Russells incest-tinged first feature, Spanking the Monkey (1994). Updates? [10], Watson lived in New Jersey for eight years[11] with her husband until they divorced. And I'm not a name with an image to protect. geoff ewart (@geoffewart) March 23, 2015. In 2010, Watson guest-starred in Heartland, a series on CBC Television, and she won a 2011 Gemini Award for her portrayal of Sarah Craven. She moved south and worked for many years in New York and Los Angeles. She followed this with The Prince and Me (2004) and recurring roles in such TV series as Show Me Yours (2004) and Ken Finklemans The Newsroom (2004). #cdntv, Denis McGrath (@DMcWriterboy) March 23, 2015, I had the pleasure of working with @albertawatson on my first film #alobstertale rent the movie on iTunes to see Albertas great performance, Adam Massey (@lee_adam_massey) March 23, 2015. Born in Toronto, Watson started out in acting with a local theater group, and by the 1970s had regular Canadian film and TV roles. [7], Watson got her first role at age 19 in a CBC movie called Honor Thy Father. . (Theatre House of God),[3] of the Bathurst Street United Church, at age 15. Patrick Mullen is a writer, blogger, film critic, film festival programmer, and social media coordinator. - YouTube 0:00 / 1:49 Video unavailable This video contains content from Adrev Affiliate, who has blocked it in your country. Best as Madeline in La Femme Nikita/Nikita. The Canadian Encyclopedia Incredible char and actor. Madeleine is the most badass character ever. . [12][13] Producers at La Femme Nikita worked around her treatment and limited her appearances. lp [4] She moved to Los Angeles, California, and later to New York City. [3][8] Early in her career she portrayed the role of Mitzi in George Kaczender's[9] In Praise of Older Women (1978), for which she received a Genie nomination. Alternate titles: Faith Susan Alberta Watson. Death [ edit] Renowned for her consistency and reliability, Watson was perhaps best known for the TV series La Femme Nikita (1997-2001) and 24 (2004-05), but she also gave memorable performances in David O . She was 60. In 1998 Watson was diagnosed with lymphoma. Omissions? Born in Toronto, Watson began performing in theatre and on television while still in her teens. [citation needed] In 2005, Watson joined the cast of 24, playing CTU Director Erin Driscoll for 12 episodes of the show's fourth season. [1], Watson was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1955. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Corrections? In a nod to her La Femme Nikita role, Alberta played a recurring character Madeline Pierce in Nikita, the CW's 20102013 reboot of the film and TV series. .more .more Comments 405 Add a. I think Im still in shock about @Alberta_Watsons death. It didn't scare me at all. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. RIP Alberta Watson. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. Alberta Watson, in full Faith Susan Alberta Watson, (born March 6, 1955, Toronto, Canadadied March 21, 2015, Toronto), Canadian film and television actress whose career spanned four decades. Colorectal cancer cases rising among younger adults in Canada and U.S. Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children plans to sue Canadian military, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle evicted from their U.K. home by King Charles, Angry parents speak out on their daughter who froze to death on N.S. Deeply saddened to hear the wonderful @Alberta_Watson has died. Watsons list of credits includes 24, The Newsroom and The Border as well as movies like Away from Her and The Sweet Hereafter. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Watson earned a Gemini Award in 2011 for her guest role on Heartland. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Watson then played the grieving and lonely mother, Risa Walker, in Atom Egoyans critically acclaimed The Sweet Hereafter (1997). Watson's first name inspired the character Alberta Green in the first season of 24. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Watson's agent Pam Winter says the La Femme Nikitastar died Saturday in Toronto. Died (60) Add to list Awards 3 wins & 6 nominations Photos 28 Known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch 7.7 Lovely woman. award-nominated role as Madeline on, Her name was the basis for the character Alberta Green, played by, I took it because it was a heck of a challenge. Watson died on March 21, 2015, due to complications from cancer at Kensington Hospice in Toronto fifteen days after her 60th birthday.[14]. [2] She grew up in Toronto with her mother Grace, a factory worker, and her brother. Heyn, Christopher. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. :)Song: \"We build bridges\" by Liz DurrettWe build bridgesDon't weSometimes need a handDespite our best laid plansDon't weSometimes miss what we hadAnd we struggleDon't weSometimes lose the reasonsBut in the peaceful morningWe can clearly seeWhere we've beenOh, and the tide pulls us out, alrightOh, and the tide pulls us out, alrightOh, when the tide brings us backHow sweet it is She moved to Los Angeles and landed her first Hollywood role in Michael Manns 1983 horror film, The Keep. Alberta Watson, congrats on your Gemini win 2011, for Heartland! A decade later, she had a recurring role as a different character (with the same first name) on the seriesNikita. Renowned for her consistency and reliability, Watson was perhaps best known for the TV series La Femme Nikita (19972001) and 24 (200405), but she also gave memorable performances in David O. Russells Spanking the Monkey (1994), Atom Egoyans The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and John Cameron Mitchells Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. Congrats, Alberta!! She also appeared in The Lookout (2007) with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as well as in the TV series Angelas Eyes (2006), The Border (2008), and Heartland (2010), for which she won a Gemini Award. avalanche lost father, brother-in-law, family friend in slide, Trudeau says probes into foreign election interference ongoing, Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murder of wife, son, Heated debate in B.C. Alberta Watson, well known to television audiences for her Gemini Watson came closer to fame with the role of Madeline, the cunning force on the Canadian syndicated spy series La Femme Nikita, adapted from the 1990 Luc Besson film. Watsons final credits included such Canadian and independent films as Some Things That Stay (2004), Citizen Duane (2006), A Lobster Tale (2006), and Sarah Polleys Genie-winning Away from Her (2006) opposite Gordon Pinsent, with whom she performed in Chris Landreths Genie-nominated animated short The Spine (2009). Watson died on March 21, 2015 due to complications from cancer at Kensington Hospice in Toronto; she was 60 years old. She was a deeply disturbed woman with a roller coaster of emotions. I had the pleasure of working with her. After a long battle with cancer, Watson died at the age of 60 from complications of the disease. Watson continued acting with the hit CBC TV series The King of Kensington and such tax shelter films as Stone Cold Dead (1979), Dirty Tricks (1981), and The Soldier (1982). Alberta Watson, a Canadian actress who had roles in the 24 and Nikita dramas over a four-decade movie and TV career, has died. RIP #AlbertaWatson. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor, 41, died in a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. No details are available on a memorial service for Watson. [2] Watson said:[7].mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. Alberta Watson, in full Faith Susan Alberta Watson, (born March 6, 1955, Toronto, Canadadied March 21, 2015, Toronto), Canadian film and television actress whose career spanned four decades. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Watson then appeared in several notable projects, including the early Angelina Jolie vehicle Hackers (1995) and the Golden Globe-nominated, Emmy-winning TV movie Gotti (1996), playing the wife of infamous New York mobster John Gotti. She was nominated for Genie Awards for her work in 1978s In Praise of Older Women and 1996s Shoemaker. He has used his social media skills to transform his past interest in blogging about Canadian film Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. In 2010, Watson guest-starred in Heartland, a series on CBC Television, and she won a 2011 Gemini Award for her portrayal of Sarah Craven. Alberta Watson, a Canadian actress who had roles in the 24 and Nikita dramas over a four-decade movie and TV career, has died. During the show's second season (in 1998), Watson was diagnosed with lymphoma, for which she had to undergo chemotherapy treatment which caused her to lose her hair. Youll be missed :'(, Dylan Matthews (@iHeyes) March 23, 2015. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alberta-Watson, The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Alberta Watson. The original version of this entry was published by This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 21:52. (Surnow was such a fan that he not only hired her again but also named a character in the series, Alberta Green, after her.) And I'm not a name with an image to protect. Watson found additional strong TV work playing Detective Denise McGoohan in Chasing Cain (2001) and Chasing Cain: Face (2002). Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Her final film role was in the Vancouver-shot Helen (2009), starring Ashley Judd. [7] She then returned to Toronto and focused on finding roles in independent films. I seized the character and made her something. Alberta Watson, pictured in an undated publicity photo. [13] When her hair started to regrow, she sported the short haircut in her role as Madeline in the show's third season.[13]. TV Actresses. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. She played the role of Madeline in La Femme Nikita for four seasons from 1997 to 2001 (with guest appearances in the short fifth season). She followed La Femme Nikita with a string of notable independent films, including The Art of Woo (2001), John Cameron Mitchells Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Thom Fitzgeralds The Wild Dogs, (2002) and Jeremy Podeswas TV movie, After the Harvest (2001), which brought her another Gemini nomination. legislature over commercialization of hard drugs, Milton man accused of murdering armed intruder released on bail. Watson played Erin Driscoll, head of the fictional intelligence agency that employs operative Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). Watson died on Saturday at age 60 after a long battle with cancer. After living in the New YorkNew Jersey area for eight years, she returned to Canada and starred in Shoemaker (1996), an early production for the Canadian Film Centres Feature Film Project, which earned her a Genie Award nomination. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor, 41, died in a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. She worked with director Colleen Murphy on the film Shoemaker (1996), for which she received a second Genie nomination for Best Actress. In her final performance, Watson played Senator Madeline Pierce when La Femme Nikita was rebooted as Nikita in 2010. io. It didn't scare me at all. Want to discuss? I took it because it was a heck of a challenge. Diane Warren Performs Her 14 Oscar-Nominated Songs in Six Minutes (Exclusive Video), Lionsgate Dealmakers Michael Burns, Brian Goldsmith Extend Contracts, Jefferson White, Adeline Rudolph Join Hellboy Movie The Crooked Man, Jonathan Krisel in Talks to Direct Pokmon: Detective Pikachu Sequel, Rachael Ray Daytime Talk Show to End After 17 Seasons, Shows and Podcasts Breaking Down the Murdaugh Family, Murder Investigation and Trial, Jon Stewart Brutally Confronts Republican Lawmaker Over Gun Deaths, Daisy Jones & the Six Showrunner on Song Switches, Fake/Real Concerts and Shutting Down the Sunset Strip, Rain Dogs Review: HBOs British Dramedy Offers Rewards for Those Who Brave the Bleakness, Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham to Host Official Oscars Preshow, Star Hairstylist Jen Atkin Reveals Must-Have Hair Tools, Tutorials and Pro Tips In New MasterClass, Rihannas Puma x Fenty Is Coming Back Heres Where You Can Still Buy Those Cult-Fave Creepers, The Best Bridesmaid Dresses for Every Budget, From Under-$100 Gowns to Hollywood-Inspired Classics, BTS Army: Heres When and Where Legos Dynamite-Inspired Set Arrives Online and In Stores, The Big Lebowski Turns 25: People Didnt Get It, Jeff Bridges Recalls, How the Landscape of Native-Led Stories Has Changed Between Avatars: Were Flexing Our Sovereignty, The Definitive Voice of Entertainment News. She was a deeply disturbed woman with a roller coaster of emotions. Her son visits for the summer and she's laid up with a broken leg and things get out of hand. She was 60. She amassed some devoted fans and engaged with them frequently on fan sites. She played Dr. Rebecca Myer in the 1980s Buck James TV series, and Erin Driscoll, the head of a counter-terrorist unit, in 24. She won a Gemini Award in 2010. Besides her turn as the operative Madeline Pierce on La Femme Nikita,Watson became known to TV audiences through roles on 24,The Newsroom,Heartlandand The Border. (Carlo. street, Chinese Canadian parliamentarians among greater targets for interference: Trudeau, Markham caregiver plans to travel, possibly buy new home after $60M lottery win, RCMP believe Slave Lake toddler Jeffrey Dupres, missing for 43 years, is still alive, Survivor of B.C. To read more: http://cbc.ca/1.5638577\r\r Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS\r\rConnect with CBC News Online:\r\rFor breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX\rFind CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m\rFollow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H\rFor breaking news on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1WjDyks\rFollow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O\r\rDownload the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz\rDownload the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ\r\r\rFor more than 75 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices. [5] While at the workshop she acted in Hamlet, which was directed by Ren Bonnire,[6] who later directed her in La Femme Nikita. Handout TORONTO Canadian actress Alberta Watson passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. Her first major credit was in Robert Lantos and Claude Hrouxs In Praise of Older Women (1978). Canadian actress Alberta Watson dies at 60, Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children plans to sue Canadian military on Facebook, Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children plans to sue Canadian military on Twitter. Alberta Watson, Canadian actress, dies after battle with cancer | CBC News Loaded. Several high-profile actresses declined the role, including Susan Sarandon, Faye Dunaway, Jessica Lange, and Isabella Rossellini, but Watson relished it, later calling it her best performance and her favourite role. In a nod to her La Femme Nikita role, Alberta played a recurring character Madeline Pierce in Nikita, the CW's 2010-2013 reboot of the film and TV series. I seized the character and made her something. The Canadian actress, who also had roles in the 'La Femme Nikita' and 'Nikita' TV series, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Her Gary Goddard Agency rep, Pam Winter, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Watson passed away on Saturday at Torontos Kensington Hospice after a long battle with cancer. U.K. agency missed chance to stop attack at Ariana Grandes Manchester concert: report, Travis Scott accused of assaulting nightclub worker, calls incident a misunderstanding. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Oh! [4], Watson took a workshop for the Hair musical. She was 60. zh. Watson eventually returned to Canada and landed a leading role in La Femme Nikita, which ran from 1997 to 2001. In 2008, Alberta Watson received a Career Achievement Award from the Boston-based Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. "A Conversation with Alberta Watson". To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). TORONTO Canadian actress Alberta Watson passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. Watson died at Toronto's Kensington Hospice with her husband Ken at her side.. [About her portrayal of the mother in, Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story (2005). She was 60. The offbeat black comedy proved to be a defining moment in her career; the film won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and drew largely positive reviews. She was 60. The subject was incest. Her son visits for the summer and she's laid up in a cast with a broken leg and things get out of hand. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. Faith Susan Alberta Watson (March 6, 1955 March 21, 2015), better known as Alberta Watson, was a Canadian film and television actress. [4], Among her well-known film roles are the bed-ridden mother Susan Aibelli in the 1994 American independent film Spanking the Monkey, Lauren Murphy (the mother of Jonny Lee Miller's character Dade, also called "Crash Override"/"Zero Cool") in the 1995 cult film Hackers, and Risa in the 1997 Academy Award-nominated Canadian film The Sweet Hereafter, directed by Atom Egoyan. The role was turned down by several actresses such as Susan Sarandon, Jessica Lange and others. Please read our Commenting Policy first. Yeeeehaaaa! It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges.
Antimatter Dimensions Zero Deaths,
Father Chris St Mary's Hanover,
The Librarian: Return To King Solomon's Mines Filming Locations,
Yoga Retreat Scotland 2022,
Articles H