Canadian Actresses

1. Rachel McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 ...

2. Paulina Abarca-Cantin

Producer | The Old Man and the Sea: 20 Years Later

Over three decades, Paulina has held a wide range of creative, executive, and policy-setting roles within Canada's English and French-language audiovisual, digital visual effects and screen-based media sectors.

As a programming specialist, she has developed and delivered innovative award-winning ...

3. Renee Abbott

Actress | Poor Boy's Game

Renee Abbott is known for Poor Boy's Game (2007), Down to the Dirt (2008) and A Bug and a Bag of Weed (2006).

4. Sarah Abbott

Actress | Ginny & Georgia

Sarah Abbott was born on January 22, 2006. She is an actress, known for Ginny & Georgia (2021), Feel the Beat (2020) and Black Mirror (2011).

5. Wendy Abbott

Actress | A Vineyard Romance

Born in Vancouver B.C., Wendy Abbott is an accomplished actress in film, television and on the stage. On television, she has made appearances in Hallmark's A Christmas to Remember (2016) with Mira Sorvino, the Dustin Lance Black mini series When We Rise (2017) starring Guy Pearce, Mary-Louise Parker...

6. Liyou Abere

Actress | The Boys

Liyou Abere is an actress from Toronto, Canada and began acting at the age of 9. Soon after appearing in print ads and commercials, Liyou began recording for the character of Sidetable Drawer in the children's animated series Blues Clues & You (Nickelodeon) and has appeared on screen as Red Wood Dr...

7. Rebecca Ablack

Actress | Awake

Rebecca Ablack is known for Awake (2021), Luckiest Girl Alive (2022) and Impulse (2018).

8. Viola Abley

Actress | Schmigadoon!

Viola Abley is a versatile performer experienced in feature films, short films, commercials, voice overs, TV, and new media projects. She has worked alongside acclaimed actors such as Anna Kendrick, Bill Hader, and Shirley MacLaine in the studio film "Noelle" (2019), directed by Marc Lawerence and ...

9. Laura Abramsen

Actress | The Sabbatical

Laura Abramsen is known for The Sabbatical (2015), SuperGrid (2018) and Basic Human Needs (2015).

10. Jessica Abruzzese

Actress | Alert: Missing Persons Unit

Jessica Abruzzese is known for Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023), Swept Up by Christmas (2019) and Alertes (2021).

11. Georgia Acken

Actress | The Sacrifice Game

Georgia Acken was born on May 29, 2007 in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Georgia is an actor, known for The Sacrifice Game (2023), Under the Bridge (2024) and Circuit Breakers (2022).

12. Claire Acott

Actress | A Midsummer Night's Dream

Claire Acott is known for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet (2013) and Less Than Kosher (2023).

13. Stella Acquisto

Actress | The Love Club

Stella Acquisto is known for The Love Club (2023), V-Wars (2019) and Accused (2023).

14. Carolyn Adair

Actress | Worth the Wait

Carolyn is of Irish and Czech descent A graduate of the Vancouver Film School, Master Class/Acting for Film & Television, Carolyn studied under acclaimed Actor and Acting coach A.C. Peterson. Theatre performer and Improv. training with the Second City Comedy Club. Studies include William Davis ...

15. Laura Adamo

Actress | The Wishing Tree

Laura Adamo is a Toronto based actor, and a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of Theatre in New York. Her first project was the short film "Drama Queen", which she created the concept for, produced, and stared in. The film screened at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the bronze ...

16. Beverly Adams

Actress | The Silencers

Beverly Adams was born on November 7, 1945 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for The Silencers (1966), How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965) and The Ambushers (1967).

17. Elizabeth Adams

Actress | Trouble in Suburbia

Elizabeth Adams is known for The Price of Fitting In (2021) and Richard III (2023).

18. Enid-Raye Adams

Actress | Hospital Show

Enid-Raye Adams was born in 1973 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Since then, no one has ever pronounced her name correctly. Kids at school called her Igor and Enid The Peenid. (Those kids were ill-mannered and had gastric intestinal problems.) After two perms in a row in junior high, Enid-Raye ...

19. Katherine Adams

Actress | Le chef et la douanière

Katherine Adams is a Canadian actress, producer, director, and writer. She is a member of Union des Artistes and Actra. With her husband, actor Laurent Imbault, she founded the Associated Actors. the first agency of independent actors in Quebec.

In recent years, she directed the Francophone film ...

20. Lynne Adams

Actress | Dark Phoenix

Lynne Adams is known for Dark Phoenix (2019), Fatman (2020) and Johnny Mnemonic (1995).

21. Michelle Adams

Actress | Murdoch Mysteries

Michelle Adams is known for Murdoch Mysteries (2008), Anxietyville (2015) and Hard Time (2008).

22. Olunike Adeliyi

Actress | Saw 3D

Olunike Adeliyi was born in Toronto, Canada to Sunday Adeliyi, a Nigerian computer scientist and Roxiana Bell Adeliyi, a Jamaican nurse. Raised in both Jamaica and Canada, Olunike ultimately earned a place at the highly coveted American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. After graduating ...

23. Liz Adjei

Actress | Awake

Liz Adjei is known for Awake (2021), Dream Scenario (2023) and Titans (2018).

24. Laura Adkin

Producer | Re: Uniting

Laura Adkin is a filmmaker born and raised in Vancouver, BC. She began her career in the film and television industry in the early 2000s, starting as an actor and then moving behind the camera a decade later as a producer, writer and most recently as a director.

After writing and producing a number ...

25. Leslie Adlam

Actress | In the Shadow of the Moon

Leslie Adlam is a Canadian film and television actress born in Ottawa, Canada to Jamaican parents. As a child she dreamed of becoming an actor when she witnessed firsthand how her mother escaped the harsh realities of being a newcomer to Canada by getting lost in television and film. Leslie enjoyed...

26. Laura Afelskie

Actress | Painkiller

Laura Afelskie is known for Painkiller (2023), In the Dark (2019) and Our Mother's Secret Affair (2024).

27. Sarah Afful

Actress | The Perfect Score

Sarah Afful is known for The Perfect Score (2004), Smallville (2001) and Eureka (2006).

28. Ito Aghayere

Actress | Star Trek: Picard

Ito Aghayere is a Nigerian, Canadian, American born in Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for Star Trek: Picard (2022), Carol's Second Act (2019) and Logan Lucky (2017). She graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and received her Master of Fine Arts ...

29. Alexandrine Agostini

Actress | L'ange de goudron

Alexandrine Agostini is known for L'ange de goudron (2001), Ma vie en cinémascope (2004) and Cerebrum (2019).

30. Erin Agostino

Actress | Christmas by Candlelight

Erin Agostino was born on June 27, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Christmas by Candlelight (2023), The Jinglebell Jubilee (2023) and Christmas on Windmill Way (2023).

31. Arlen Aguayo Stewart

Actress | Les routes en février

Arlen Aguayo Stewart is known for Roads in February (2018), On the Basis of Sex (2018) and Dead Silent (1999).

32. Dianne Aguilar

Actress | A Wedding Ring

Dianne Aguilar is known for The Wedding Ring (2021), The Vault (2018) and The Expanse (2015).

33. Sandra Aguilar

Actress | Mayor of Kingstown

Latin-Canadian actress, Sandra Aguilar was born in Toronto. Her father, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and mother, born in Baranquilla, Colombia. Sandra began her professional career on stage in the 2005-2007 theatre production of "The Bride". Shortly after, she took a break from her career to ...

34. Carmen Aguirre

Actress | My Boss's Daughter

Carmen was born in Santiago, Chile and arrived in Canada when she was a small child. Her family were political refugees fleeing the Pinochet dictatorship. She is an award-winning stage actor and playwright, whose work has been seen extensively in North and South America. She has written and ...

35. Andrea Agur

Actress | Chained

Andrea Agur is known for Chained (2020), Wild Goat Surf (2023) and Florrie (2019).

36. Alisha-Marie Ahamed

Actress | The Haunting of Bly Manor

Alisha-Marie Ahamed is known for The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), Motherland: Fort Salem (2020) and Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal (2019).

37. Bola Aiyeola

Actress | Clarice

Bola Aiyeola was born in Nigeria and moved to London, England when she was 12. She was classically trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) in London. Whilst in London, she worked in theatre, radio and television. TV: Series regular in Crown Prosecutor (BBC TV); Rockcliffe Babies (...

38. Malin Akerman

Actress | Watchmen

Malin was born in Stockholm, Sweden and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her mother, Pia (Sundström), is a model and aerobics instructor, and her father, Magnus Åkerman, is an insurance broker. They moved to Toronto when she was age 2. At age 5, she began appearing in TV commercials. Her parents divorced...

39. Corina Akeson

Actress | The Last of Us

Corina Akeson is known for The Last of Us (2023), Arrow (2012) and Wayward Pines (2015).

40. Geneviève Alarie

Actress | Les aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter

Geneviève Alarie is known for Les aventures tumultueuses de Jack Carter (2003), Noémie Says Yes (2022) and Vivre à 100 milles à l'heure (2019).

41. Emily Alatalo

Actress | Workin' Moms

Emily Alatalo is known for Workin' Moms (2017), Spare Parts (2020) and The Breach (2022).

42. Angelica Alejandro

Actress | My Husband's Worst Mistake

Working internationally, Angelica has appeared in Film, Television, Commercials and lent her voice and physicality to various other media. She is also an award winning producer, accomplished presenter, reporter and host. Her work has been accredited and awarded within North America, while also ...

43. Celestina Aleobua

Actress | Reacher

Celestina Aleobua is an Actress, Writer, Director, and Producer based in Toronto, Canada.

Born in Lesotho to Nigerian parents, and raised in South Africa, Celestina has a passion for telling stories that preserve African culture and history, and as a filmmaker, her narratives focus on cultural ...

44. Ashley Alexander

Actress | A Royal Christmas Match

Ashley Alexander is a multi-faceted actor and producer. One of her first acting roles was being interrogated by Emilie de Ravin (LOST, ONCE UPON A TIME) and through the tears, she had an absolute blast!

Recent acting credits include Netflix's new comedy BLOCKBUSTER, Hallmark's A CHRISTMAS CONVENTION...

45. Brandi Alexander

Actress | Fifty Shades of Grey

Brandi Alexander (born March 28, 1984) is a Canadian Actress of mixed Filipino, European and African heritage. Her love for acting started at an early age and has developed with her rigorous training in theatre. Over the years Brandi has worked to gain an impressive resume, working on many popular ...

46. Cait Alexander

Actress | The Voyeurs

Cait Alexander is a multifaceted artist- model, actress, writer, singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, poet.

From her small town roots to over 5 years of international modeling, she has walked the world's runways and the magazines show it. Notable clients include GQ, La Vie En Rose, Cadbury, FCUK.

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47. Kaitlyn Alexander

Actress | Couple-ish

Kaitlyn Alexander is a non-binary actor, singer/songwriter, writer and YouTuber originally from Ottawa, Canada. They are most well known for their role as LaFontaine in Carmilla, which helped them discover their gender identity. They are also known for creating and starring in the LGBTQ+ webseries ...

48. Kimi Alexander

Actress | Section 8

Kimi Alexander grew up in a small town in Ontario on the border of Minnesota. She was raised playing many sports including badminton, figure skating and squash at a competitive level. She moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Film. After post-secondary, ...

49. Lizz Alexander

Actress | Fever Pitch

Lizz Alexander is known for Fever Pitch (2005), The Boondock Saints (1999) and Warehouse 13 (2009).

50. Michelle Alexander

Actress | Blow Out

Michelle's award-winning short film, Blow Out (which she wrote and starred in) has screened at festivals worldwide. She was a finalist in the Austin Film Festival's 2020 pitch competition, as well as the 2018 Just for Laughs pitch competition, and won the AMP Accelerator at the Banff World Media ...

51. Sharon Alexander

Actress | ReBoot

Sharon Alexander was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where she got her start in a tv commercial at age nine. Soon she was involved in local radio plays and children's Canadian television programs. Eventually she wound up pursuing her dreams in Vancouver, BC. where she also received a degree in ...

52. Kathryn Alexandre

Actress | Orphan Black

Kathryn was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She began dancing ballet at the age of three and quickly got the bug for performance. Shortly after completing theatre school Kathryn was cast as Tatiana Maslany's acting double on SPACE/BBC America's "Orphan Black" and went on to work with ...

53. Deniella Alexis

Actress | Murderfest

Deniella Alexis is known for Murderfest.

54. Paulina Alexis

Actress | Reservation Dogs

Paulina Alexis was born on September 10, 2000 in Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation Reserve, Alberta, Canada. She is an actress, known for Reservation Dogs (2021), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Beans (2020).

55. Toya Alexis

Actress | The Pacifier

Toya Alexis is known for The Pacifier (2005), Rookie Blue (2010) and In Too Deep (1999).

56. Leyda Aleyli

Actress | Misanthrope

Leyda Aleyli is known for To Catch a Killer (2023), The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and The Wool Cap (2004).

57. Aisha Alfa

Actress | Degrassi: Next Class

Aisha Alfa was born in Nigeria, grew up in Canada and lives in Los Angeles, CA. She is an actor, comedian, host and writer. She has appeared at Just For Laughs in Montreal multiple times, was nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award and was a Stand Up NBC finalist. Aisha hates bananas and knows pi to ...

58. Arden Alfonso

Actress | I Still See You

Arden Alfonso is known for I Still See You (2018), Alert: Missing Persons Unit (2023) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018).

59. Saida Ali

Actress | Learn to Swim

Saida Ali was born in Washington, DC and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is an African-Canadian actress who started her career working in television production, working her way up from PA to AP and eventually finding herself on the other side of the camera. She is known for her commercial ...

60. Ana Alic

Actress | Decline

Ana Alic is known for Decline (2013), Antisocial (2013) and (Love) That Kind of (2012).

61. Layla Alizada

Actress | Day One

From a daughter watching her father being deported to his country of origin for an execution, to an Indian doctor who is a closeted lesbian being forced into an arranged marriage, and an eccentric school nurse who is giving a student awkward sex ed advice, award-winning actress Layla Alizada has ...

62. Patti Allan

Actress | Stargate SG-1

Patti Allan is known for Stargate SG-1 (1997), The 4400 (2004) and The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (2000).

63. Jennifer Allanson

Actress | Hens Night

Jennifer Allanson is known for Hens Night (2018), Monster Pool: Chapter Two (2016) and Unholy Night (2019). She has been married to Kristian Lariviere since March 2015. They have two children.

64. Brittany Allen

Actress | The Prodigy

Brittany Allen is a multi-disciplinary artist: an Emmy-winning actor and film composer. She was raised in Toronto, Canada where she began acting at an early age. After graduating from Sheridan College for musical theatre, Allen was cast in All My Children. She went on to win an Emmy for her role. ...

65. Crystal Allen

Actress | Maid in Manhattan

Crystal Allen was born in California, where she now resides; however, she was raised in Camrose in Alberta Canada.

With dual Canadian/American citizenship, she has landed many leading roles. Crooked Arrows (2012) opposite Brandon Routh and Ghost Storm (2011) with Carlos Bernard, both to be released ...

66. Jessica Allen

Actress | Code 8: Part II

Jessica Allen is known for Code 8: Part II (2024), The Handmaid's Tale (2017) and See (2019).

67. Meghan Allen

Actress | The Expanse

Meghan Allen is a Canadian Actress, based out of Toronto, Ontario. She is known for Schitt's Creek (2015), The Strain (2016), and Odd Squad. She was raised on her family's farm in West Bolton, Quebec. After taking part in the local community theatre groups growing up, Meghan went on to graduated ...

68. Randi Allen

Actress | Cathy's Curse

Randi Allen is known for Cathy's Curse (1977).

69. Sarah Allen

Actress | On the Road

Sarah Allen was born on September 1, 1980 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for On the Road (2012), Secret Window (2004) and Warehouse 13 (2009).

70. Sherilyn Allen

Actress | Grendel

Sherilyn Allen is a Toronto born actress known for her work in Supernatural (2018), iZombie (2018), Girlfriends Guide To Divorce (2016), and Coroner (2019-).

She first gained national notoriety during her time competing in the Miss Universe Canada competition and went on to star in a series of ...

71. Tanya Allen

Actress | Silent Hill

Tanya Allen was born in Toronto in 1975. She developed a love of acting young and at fifteen attended the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She launched her professional acting career in her late teens, and spent several years guest-starring on such series as "the ...

72. Yashia Allen

Actress | Behind My House

Yashia Allen is known for Behind My House, What We Do in the Shadows (2019) and My First Audition (2022).

73. Ainara Alleyne

Writer | Ainara's Bookshelf

Ainara Alleyne is known for Ainara's Bookshelf (2023), Odd Squad: Mobile Unit (2014) and Ranger Rob (2016).

74. Heather Allin

Actress | Survival of the Dead

Heather Allin is known for Survival of the Dead (2009), Disconnect (2014) and Welcome to Mooseport (2004).

75. Marin Almasi

Actress | All My Puny Sorrows

Marin Almasi is a Canadian actress who was born in Calgary, Alberta on January 14, 2007. She has experience in Theatre, TV and Film and began working at the age of 4 landing the lead in her very first role. Marin is a skilled dramatic actress but also enjoys working with the nuances of comedy. She ...

76. Tamara Almeida

Actress | Ghostwriter

Tamara Almeida is a bilingual actor and producer born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She is a first generation Canadian of Chilean and Ecuadorian descent. Tamara found her passion for performing at a very young age and would go on to participate in various school productions, with Annie being her ...

77. Robyn Alomar

Actress | Utopia Falls

Robyn Alomar was born on July 3, 1996 in Santa Monica, California, USA. She is an actress, known for Utopia Falls (2020), Sneakerella (2022) and Terror Train (2022).

78. Katherine Alpen

Actress | Exuvia

Katherine Alpen is a Canadian stage and screen actor/singer based in the UK. Having worked in musical theatre/film/commercial work in Canada, she recently did her MA Acting at the Birmingham Cons. She is a comically gifted actor with an ear for accents, plays the guitar, ukulele and can hit some ...

79. Kirsten Alter

Actress | Designated Survivor

Kirsten Alter was born in Canada. She is known for Designated Survivor (2016), Fifty Shades Freed (2018) and The Arrangement (2017).

80. Lori Alter

Actress | House at the End of the Street

Lori Alter is known for House at the End of the Street (2012), The Cheetah Girls (2003) and Power Play (1998). She has been married to William Laurin since August 3, 2003. They have two children.

81. Marnie Alton

Actress | Josie and the Pussycats

Marnie Alton was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is known for Josie and the Pussycats (2001), In Hell (2003) and The Outer Limits (1995).

82. Melissa Altro

Actress | Arthur

Melissa Altro was born on May 16, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She is an actress, known for Arthur (1996), Deep Impact (1998) and Gran Turismo (2023).

83. Ana-Maria Alvarado

Actress | The Expanse

Ana-Maria Alvarado is a Canadian-Latinx American actress who was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and moved to Canada as a teenager. After graduating from UBC with a degree in Political Science and working in international aid, she became a yoga teacher and then found her true vocation in Acting. As a...

84. Dani Alvarado

Actress | Cold Pursuit

Dani Alvarado is known for Cold Pursuit (2019) and Arrow (2012).

85. Silvi Alzetta-Reali

Actress | Three Identical Strangers

Silvi Alzetta-Reali is known for Three Identical Strangers (2018), Fear Thy Neighbor (2014) and Chimera (2020).

86. Djouliet Amara

Actress | The Big Door Prize

Djouliet Amara is known for The Big Door Prize (2023), Fitting In (2023) and Devil in Ohio (2022).

87. Zoe Ambrose

Actress | American Gothic

Zoe Ambrose is known for American Gothic (2016), Christmas Incorporated (2015) and Open Heart (2015).

88. Aimee Rose Ambroziak

Actress | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Aimee Rose Ambroziak is known for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Stick It (2006) and Good Girls (2018).

89. Therés Amee

Actress | The Heather Project

Therés Amee is of Swiss German descent, born in Victoria BC. She began acting in kindergarten and modeling when she was 18. She fell in love with acting through theatre, and joined a Theatre Company for five years before progressing her studies into Film at Vancouver Acting School when she was 18. ...

90. Maria Ameerali

Actress | Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Maria Ameerali is known for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022), Good Grief and Limetown (2019).

91. Lara Amersey

Actress | Land of the Dead

A Canadian actress of South Asian heritage, Lara's career across film, television and commercial mediums has spanned almost 20 years. A successful career in kids television (this includes 52 episodes in a lead role in the YTV series Monster Warriors as well as many other credits across the Family ...

92. Lindsay Ames

Actress | Key and Peele

Lindsay Ames was born on March 15, 1978 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Key and Peele (2012), Beauty and the Beast (2012) and Ever After High: Dragon Games (2016).

93. Onalee Ames

Actress | Run

Onalee Ames is known for Run (2020), Shall We Dance? (2004) and An Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012).

94. Alisson Amigo

Actress | The Good Doctor

Alisson Amigo is known for The Good Doctor (2017), The Predator (2018) and Love, Take Two (2019).

95. Alexandra Amini

Actress | T and T

Alexandra Amini is known for T and T (1988), Three Men and a Baby (1987) and Straight Line (1990).

96. Carmel Amit

Actress | Ghost Wars

Carmel Amit is an Israeli/ Canadian Actor, Director and Teacher based in Vancouver, Canada. The middle child of Daniella Amit, a textile and ceramic artist and Alex Amit, a robotics engineer.

Carmel received her formal theatre training at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NY and has since ...

97. Jessica Amlee

Actress | My Life Without Me

Jessica Amlee is an actress known for television (Heartland, Greenhouse Academy) and film (Beneath, Love Crimes of Gillian Guess.) Jessica started her career at a young age, in Vancouver, Canada, where she was born. Jessica currently resides in Los Angeles, where she continues her studies in acting...

98. Alice Amter

Actress | The Big Bang Theory

Alice Amter is a British born actress of mixed ethnic heritage. She is multilingual and possesses an inate deftness with accents which have been fueled by a curiosity about other languages and cultures. She has lived on three continents and currently resides in the U.S.

Her ambiguous ethnic ...

99. Rebecca Amzallag

Actress | The Disappearance of Cari Farver

Rebecca Amzallag is a Canadian actress known for her work on both French and English projects such as Titans (HBO Max), Slasher (Netflix), Transplant (NBC) Big Gold Brick (A Saboteur) and Padre (Unis TV). She appears in many Lifetime movies, most recently: The Disappearance of Cari Farver (2022) ...

100. Rena Anakwe

Actress | The Dragon Prince

Rena Anakwe was born on March 9, 1984 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She is an actress and director, known for The Dragon Prince (2018), My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010) and A Winter Rose (2014).