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.Robinson, Red (7 January 2008). "BC Entertainment Hall of Fame", The Vancouver Sun, p. B2. She began her acting career in the mid-1970s.Wyman, Max (19 February 1990). "It's eye to eye with Cavendish", The Province, p. 35.
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 +YearTitleRoleNotes1985My American CousinGladys Rutherford1989American BoyfriendsMrs. Day1990 The Comic Book Christmas CaperAunt Dottie1991 The Grocer's WifeMrs. Friendly1993View from the TypewriterNarrator1997Air BudPrincipal Pepper1998 The Sleep RoomRuth Farmer2001Suddenly NakedSuzanne Steinman2013 The BouquetBonnie Benton
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1980Huckleberry Finn and His FriendsCharlotte Grangerford2 episodes1988 The BeachcombersConst. Cleo GorceyEpisode: "Miserable Sinner"1990ItDesk ClerkEpisode: "Part 2"1993 The DivinersEllaTelevision film1993Street LegalPauline HarperEpisode: "Truth, Lies and Consequences"1994 The X-FilesNurse OwensEpisode: "One Breath"1995Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer StorySusanTelevision film1995Highlander: The SeriesQueen Anne1998 The Wonderful World of DisneyPenelopeEpisode: "Noah"1999Sabrina: The Animated SeriesVoice7 episodes2001MentorsEmily CarrEpisode: "Work in Progress"2004 The L WordPrison MatronEpisode: "Locked Up"2006Men in TreesPam MitexiEpisode: "Sink or Swim"2008 The GuardVeraEpisode: "When I'm Sixty Four"2014 The Memory BookMabel PotterTelevision film2014 The Christmas SecretBetty2015 The ReturnedMia Darrow2 episodes2015 The Christmas NoteBettyTelevision film2015 The Romeo SectionHelen5 episodes2019–presentVirgin RiverConnie25 episodes
References
External links
British Columbia School District 67 Wall of Fame biography Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Nicola Cavendish