Linda Sorenson

Canadian film, television and voice actress

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Linda Sorensen

Born|  (1940-01-19) January 19, 1940 (age 83)

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1969–2018

Linda Sorenson (born January 19, 1940) is a Canadian film, television and voice actress, best known for playing Mrs. Stegman in Class of 1984, Warden Howe in Murphy Brown, Virginia Reeves in Material World and Isabelle Carrington in Road to Avonlea. Sorenseon, who hails from Vancouver, has appeared in a number of film and television roles.

She voiced Love-a-Lot Bear in the Care Bears TV series, Blanche the Persian Cat in Webkinz and the old woman in Barbie and the Diamond Castle.

Sorenson has won two Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Joshua Then and Now and Draw!.

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1971  | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Blanche  |
1972  | The Merry Wives of Tobias Rouke | Holly  |
1973  | Paperback Hero | Mona  |
1973  | The Hard Part Begins | Alice Neely  |
1976  | Breaking Point | Helen McBain  |
1978  | Drop Dead, Dearest | Cynthia  |
1979  | Stone Cold Dead | Monica Page  |
1982  | Class of 1984 | Mrs. Stegman  |
1984  | Draw! | Teresa  |
1985  | Joshua Then and Now | Esther Shapiro  |
1987  | Adventures in Babysitting | Mrs. Anderson  |
1988  | Family Reunion | Bea  |
1990  | Whispers | Kayla  |
1993  | Blood Brothers | Judge Goldberg  |
1994  | Relative Fear | Margaret Ladelle  |
2003  | Moving Malcolm | Ruby  |
2005  | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Hetty King (voice)  | Video
2008  | Barbie & the Diamond Castle | Old Woman (voice)  | Video
2010  | Barney's Version | 2nd Mrs. P's Mother  |
2017  | The Mountain Between Us | Pamela  |

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1973  | The Starlost | Dr. McBride  | Episode: "Farthing's Comet"
1978  | Breaking Up | Mickey  | TV film
1979  | King of Kensington | Mavis  | Episode: "White Lace Gloves"
1980  | The Great Detective | Dory  | Episode: "A Family Business"
1980  | The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog | Laura Evans  | TV film
1981  | The Running Man | Elaine  |
1981, 1984  | The Littlest Hobo | Louise, Mrs. Sloan  | Episodes: "Here's Joey Jackson", "Indian Summer"
1982  | Shocktrauma | Elizabeth Scanlan  | TV film
1982  | Hangin' In | Loretta  | Episode: "Christmas Wrapping"
1984  | Seeing Things | Doree  | Episode: "Now You See Him, Now You Don't"
1984  | Draw! | Teresa  | TV film
1985  | The Care Bears Family | (voice)  | TV series
1985  | Night Heat | Linda Peters  | Episode: "Songbird"
1986  | Air Waves | Elaine  | Episode: "Breakfast Man"
1986  | Popples | Pretty Bit (voice)  | TV series
1986  | Many Happy Returns | Marsha Brenner  | TV film
1987  | Beverly Hills Teens | Fifi (voice)  | Episode: "Dream Date"
1987  | Starcom: The U.S. Space Force | (voice)  | TV series
1987  | The New Archies | Miss Grundy (voice)  | Guest role
1988  | Garbage Pail Kids | (voice)  | TV series
1988  | CBS Summer Playhouse | Judy  | Episode: "Mad Avenue"
1989  | Thirtysomething | Roberta Sessions  | Episode: "Elliot's Dad"
1989  | Newhart | Florence  | Episode: "Malling in Love Again"
1990  | Murphy Brown | Warden Howe  | Episode: "Subpoena Envy"
1990–1993  | Material World | Virginia 'Ginny' Reeves  | Regular role
1992  | Miles from Nowhere | Ruth Carter  | TV film
1993  | The Hidden Room | Lydia  | Episode: "Dreams About Water"
1994  | Street Legal | Marjorie Taylor  | Episode: "The Firm"
1994  | Road to Avonlea | Isabelle Carrington  | Episode: "Strictly Melodrama"
1994  | RoboCop: The Series | The President  | Episode: "Public Enemies"
1994–1996  | Side Effects | Esther Knelman  | Episodes: "Skin Deep", "Paying the Price", "You Can Run"
1995  | Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time | Anna Strauss  | TV film
1995  | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Lulu Cody  | Episode: "Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show"
1996  | A Husband, a Wife and a Lover | Vivian  | TV film
1996  | Einstein: Light to the Power of 2 | Helen Dukas  | TV film
1996  | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Sister Jehann  | Episode: "The Bones of Saint Anthony"
1997  | Millennium | Marie France Dion  | Episode: "Paper Dove"
1997  | The Third Twin | Lorraine Logan  | TV film
1997  | I'll Be Home for Christmas | Margie  | TV film
1997–98  | The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police | (voice)  | TV series
1998  | A Father for Brittany | Marge Lussier  | TV film
1998  | Mythic Warriors | Demeter (voice)  | Episode: "Persephone and the Wonder Seeds"
1998–2000  | Bad Dog | (voice)  | TV series
1999  | Psi Factor | Moira Taggert  | Episode: "Solitary Confinement"
1999–00  | Blaster's Universe | (voice)  | TV series
2000–2002  | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Hetty King (voice)  | Recurring role
2005–2009  | Mr. Meaty | (voice)  | TV series
2006  | This Space for Rent | Joan Forbes  | TV film
2006  | My Silent Partner | Clara Houser  | TV film
2007  | Masters of Horror | Pam  | Episode: "Right to Die"
2007  | Blood Ties | Betty Sagara  | Recurring role
2007  | Kyle XY | Nancy Hollander  | Episode: "What's the Frequency, Kyle?"
2008  | Psych | Chelsea  | Episode: "The Old and the Restless"
2008–2011  | Kid vs. Kat | Old Lady Munson (voice)  | Recurring role
2009  | Held Hostage | Dr. Morse  | TV film
2014  | My Boyfriend's Dogs | Grandma Strang  | TV film
2017  | When We Rise | Edie Windsor  | Episode: "Night IV: Part VI and VII"
2017  | Undercover Angel | Peggy  | TV film

### Radio[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1980  | Nightfall | Joyce  | Episode 19: "The Devil's Backbone"
1980  | Nightfall  | Model  | Episode 22: "Deadly Developments"
1982  | Nightfall  | Helen & Dr. Kosovic  | Episode 72: "The Tie That Binds"

## Recognition[edit]

* 1995 Gemini Award for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actress - Road to Avonlea \- Nominated
* 1986 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role \- Joshua Then and Now \- Won
* 1985 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Draw! \- Won[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ LADEROUTE, BETTE. "PEOPLE | Maclean's | APRIL 1, 1985". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2020-07-02.

## External links[edit]

* Linda Sorenson at IMDb
* Linda Sorenson at AllMovie
* Linda Sorenson at Northern Stars

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Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Film

Best Supporting Actor
1970–2021|

* Gratien Gélinas (1970)
* Danny Freedman (1971)
* Donald Pilon (1972)
* Willie Lamothe (1973)
* No Award (1974)
* Henry Beckman (1975)
* Frank Moore (1976)
* Jean Lapointe (1977)
* Henry Beckman (1978)
* Gordon Pinsent (1980)
* Germain Houde (1981)
* Saul Rubinek (1982)
* R. H. Thomson (1983)
* Michael Zelniker (1984)
* Alan Scarfe (1985)
* Alan Arkin (1986)
* Gabriel Arcand (1987)
* Germain Houde (1988)
* Rémy Girard (1989)
* Rémy Girard (1990)
* August Schellenberg (1991)
* Michael Hogan (1992)
* Kevin Tighe (1993)
* Don McKellar (1994)
* Kenneth Welsh (1995)
* Peter Donaldson (1996)
* Peter MacNeill (1997)
* Callum Keith Rennie (1998)
* Mark McKinney (1999)
* Martin Cummins (2000)
* Vincent Gale (2001)
* Elias Koteas (2002)
* Stéphane Rousseau (2003)
* Jean Lapointe (2004)
* Denis Bernard (2005)
* Stephen McHattie (2006)
* Armin Mueller-Stahl (2007)
* Callum Keith Rennie (2008)
* Maxim Gaudette (2009)
* Dustin Hoffman (2010)
* Viggo Mortensen (2011)
* Serge Kanyinda (2012)
* Gordon Pinsent (2013)
* John Cusack (2014)
* Nick Serino (2015)
* Vincent Cassel (2016)
* Ethan Hawke (2017)
* Richard Clarkin (2018)
* Rémy Girard (2019)
* Colm Feore (2020)
* Joshua Odjick (2021)

Best Supporting Actress
1970–2021|

* Fernande Giroux (1970)
* Olivette Thibault (1971)
* Doris Petrie (1972)
* Camille Bernard (1973)
* No Award (1974)
* Lila Kedrova (1975)
* Tedde Moore (1976)
* Carole Lazare (1977)
* Marilyn Lightstone (1978)
* Geneviève Bujold (1980)
* Kate Reid (1981)
* Denise Filiatrault (1982)
* Jackie Burroughs (1983)
* Jackie Burroughs (1984)
* Linda Sorenson (1985)
* Linda Sorenson (1986)
* Louise Portal (1987)
* Paule Baillargeon (1988)
* Colleen Dewhurst (1989)
* Robyn Stevan (1990)
* Danielle Proulx (1991)
* Monique Mercure (1992)
* Nicola Cavendish (1993)
* Martha Henry (1994)
* Kate Nelligan (1995)
* Martha Burns (1996)
* Seana McKenna (1997)
* Monique Mercure (1998)
* Catherine O'Hara (1999)
* Helen Shaver (2000)
* Molly Parker (2001)
* Pascale Montpetit (2002)
* Marie-Josée Croze (2003)
* Jennifer Jason Leigh (2004)
* Danielle Proulx (2005)
* Carrie-Anne Moss (2006)
* Kristen Thomson (2007)
* Kristin Booth (2008)
* Martha Burns (2009)
* Minnie Driver (2010)
* Sophie Nélisse (2011)
* Seema Biswas (2012)
* Sarah Gadon (2013)
* Suzanne Clément (2014)
* Joan Allen (2015)
* Molly Parker (2016)
* Bahar Noohian (2017)
* Sarah Gadon (2018)
* Nour Belkhiria (2019)
* Mary Walsh (2020)
* Cherish Violet Blood (2021)

Best Supporting Performance in a Film
2022-present|

* Aaron Pierre (2022)

Canadian Film Awards 1968-1978, Genie Awards 1980-2011, Canadian Screen Awards 2012-present.
Separate awards were presented by gender prior to 2022; a single unified category for best performance regardless of gender has been presented since.

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