Allegra Fulton is a Canadian actress,Richard Ouzounian, "Allegra Fulton: Pondering how it all began". Toronto Star, October 7, 2010. best known for Frida K, a one-woman stage show in which she portrayed artist Frida Kahlo.Iris Winston, "Frida K". Variety, January 21, 2007.
The daughter of filmmaker David Fulton and writer Gloria Montero, she began her acting career in childhood with an appearance on the children's television series Butternut Square. In the early 1980s she regularly performed in stage roles in Toronto, including productions of Slow Dance on the Killing Ground,Judith Fitzgerald, "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground A compelling tale powerfully told". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 1983. Michi's Blood,Robert Crew, "Daring Crow Theatre has powerful moments". Toronto Star, October 16, 1985. and South of Heaven.Ray Conlogue, "What you see is all you get: Family drama lacks depth". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 1987.
In 1991 she received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance, Small Theatre for her performance in Nocturnal Emissions at Buddies in Bad Times.Geoff Chapman, "Music and sex dominate Doras". Toronto Star, May 15, 1991.
In the 1990s she began appearing in film and television roles, most notably the Genie Award-winning short film The Hangman's Bride opposite Shawn Doyle, whom she subsequently married.Susan Walker, "Where losers can be big winners". Toronto Star, September 6, 2000.
Frida K, written by Montero, directed by Peter Hinton-Davis was first staged at the 1994 Toronto Fringe Festival,Vit Wagner, "Our critic will be keeping eye on this 12-pack of Fringe productions". Toronto Star, June 30, 1994. before being remounted by Tarragon Theatre in 1995.Kate Taylor, "Theatre review: Frida K". The Globe and Mail, November 16, 1995. In 1996 she won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Play, Small Theatre,"Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996. before taking the play on an extended national and international tour to Spain, Barcelona and more.Martin Morrow, "Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1997. She returned to Toronto in 1998 in the English-language premiere of Michel Tremblay's Marcel Pursued by the Hounds for Tarragon.Kate Taylor, "Tremblay's two worlds fail to mesh The Quebec playwright's new play combines a ghostly chorus with a naturalistic drama and elicits an emotionally muffled production". The Globe and Mail, January 16, 1998.
She has continued to act in stage, film, television and animated voice roles. She received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001 for a guest appearance on Blue Murder,Jon Kaplan, "The play’s her thing". Now, August 28, 2003. and received her third Dora nomination in 2020 for Between Riverside and Crazy.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1984 Unfinished Business Script Assistant 1991 Montréal vu par... Invitée 1993 Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Waitress "From Girard, a multifaceted 'Glenn Gould'" by Jay Carr, The Boston Globe (29 April 1994) Retrieved from 1996 Critical Choices Teresa 1997 The Hangman's Bride Francoise Laurent Short film"Fascinating historical yarn turns on a clever twist; Sharp eye for detail in true story of prison friendship" by Marc Horton, Edmonton Journal (14 March 1997) [Final Edition] Retrieved from 1999 Woman Wanted Gracie 2000 The Law of Enclosures Henry's Mother 2002 John Q. Sick Girl's Mother 2004 Childstar Photographer 2004 Choke. Ms. Morgan Short film"Walk, talk, promote and push" by Susan Walker, Toronto Star (11 Sept, 2004) Retrieved from 2004 Show Me Sam 2005 My Uncle Navy and Other Inherited Disorders Pam Short film 2007 Loonie Angel Short film"ACTRA to honor Peterson" by Brendan Kelly at variety.com 2012 A Dark Truth Renaldo's Mom (voice) 2012 Flaked Short film 2013 Iris (voice) Short film 2014 Maps to the Stars Harriet 2016 Becoming Wigglesworth Mona Short film 2017 The Shape of Water Yolanda 2018 Hellmington Maggie Owens 2018 Nine Letters Katherine Short film 2019 Run This Town Susan 2019 Strange But True Chantrel 2021 Origins Linda Short film 2022 Photo Booth Narrator (voice) 2022 R.O.I. Ms. Koslov Short film 2023 Cascade Skip 2024 Monica's News Hazel McClure 2024 Taken in Plain Sight Dolores Lifetime (TV channel) film
Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 E.N.G. Mrs. Fonseca 1 episode 1993 Top Cops Brenna Neinast 1 episode 1994 RoboCop Wilson 1 episode 1995 Forever Knight Nurse #1 1 episode 1995 Dark Eyes Vicki 1 episode 1996 Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance Sharon Plessy TV movie 1996 Holiday Affair TV movie 1997 Too Close to Home Gloria Lopez TV movieToo Close to Home review by Tony Scott at variety.com 1997 Ms. Scrooge Marie TV movie 1997 Balls Up Michelle TV movie 1998 Stickin' Around Mrs. Salazar (voice) 1 episode 1999 Animorphs Visser One 3 episodes 1999 Black and Blue Patty Bancroft TV movie 1999–2000 Blaster's Universe Additional Voices (voice) 13 episodes 1999–2001 Angela Anaconda Multiple voices 34 episodes 2000 Wind at My Back Lucille 1 episode 2000 Twitch City Therapist 1 episode 2000 Dirty Pictures Angela TV movie 2000 Relic Hunter Airport Desk Agent 1 episode 2001 And Never Let Her Go Eleonor Blanchard TV movie 2001, 2004 Blue Murder Louise Vuceta, Ms. Bell 3 episodes 2002 The Associates Mrs. Shanfelt 2 episodes 2002 Two Against Time Theresa TV movie 2002–2003 Street Time Ann Valentine 15 episodes 2004 Celeste in the City Hilly TV movie 2004 The Wonderful World of Disney Carmen 1 episode 2005 Puppets Who Kill Esmerelda 1 episode 2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister Vera TV movie 2005–2009 Mr. Meaty 8 episodes 2006 The Nine Monica Turner 1 episode 2011 King Prosecutor 1 episode 2011 Against the Wall Nell Cortez 1 episode 2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Madame Cliquet 5 episodes 2014 Fargo Helena Milos 1 episode 2015 Suits Judge Hernandez 1 episode 2017 19-2 Detective Lapointe 3 episodes 2018 Schitt's Creek Charlene 1 episode 2019 Wayne Graciella 1 episode 2019 Workin' Moms Hannah Sittart 2 episodes 2019 Cardinal Dr. Jones 1 episode 2021 The Good Doctor Dr. Karla Saravia 2 episodes 2021 Murder on Maple Drive Harmony TV movie 2021 Chapelwaite Ann Morgan 8 episodes 2021–2023 Moonshine Jill Leblanc 16 episodes"CBC renews Moonshine for a third season" by Angelica Babiera at playbackonline.ca 2023 Titans Helena 1 episode 2023 Superman and Lois Older Chemo Patient 3 episodes
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