Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress. She was raised in Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

 and is a trained singer and dancer.

She has over 40 films and television credits appearing in such shows as "House", "Monk",Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...

, The District

The District

The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department .-Premise:...

, Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...

, Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...

and The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show

The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....

. She also has lead roles in a number of independent films and television movies, including John Q

John Q

John Q is a 2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it...

, In Quiet Night, A Brother's Promise, A Face to Kill For and One of Our Own.

Trained with the Stratford Festival Young Company for two years, she spent four years with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival playing classical roles, such as Miranda in The Tempest

The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is set on a remote island, where Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place,...

. She has also danced the ballet role of Louise in Carousel

Carousel (musical)

Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline...

at the same festival. Other stage appearances include Cossette in Les Misérables

Les Misérables (musical)

Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....

and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...

.

Best known to science fiction fans for her recurring role as Kate Heightmeyer in Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...

and on Forever Knight

Forever Knight

Forever Knight was a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a...

as Fleur de Brabant, the younger sister of Nicolas de Brabant/Nick Knight. Other shows she has previously guest-starred on include The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)

The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...

, Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers (TV series)

Sleepwalkers was a science fiction series which began airing on NBC in late 1997. It told the story of a team of researchers who used technology to enter the dreams of psychiatric patients in order to diagnose their problems....

, Charmed

Charmed

Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...

and Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...

.

She is also a Certified Sommelier with the Court of the Master Sommelier and graduated from the Professional Culinary Institute's Sommelier Program.

She married Josh Randall

Josh Randall

Josh Randall is an American television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Mike Burton in the NBC sitcom Ed and the recurring guest role of Jake in Scrubs in 2005. He was married to Claire Rankin on 10 September 2000....

 on 10 September 2000. Her mother-in law is an author and syndicated columnist Sharon Randall.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Death Wish V: The Face of Death Death Wish V: The Face of Death Death Wish V: The Face of Death is a 1994 action thriller, and the fourth and final sequel to the 1974 film Death Wish.Star Charles Bronson returned to reprise the role of Paul Kersey one final time for this, his final theatrical starring role in the industry.The film is produced by 21st Century...	Maxine
1996	Waiting for Michelangelo	Beth
1996	Two If by Sea Two If by Sea Two If by Sea is a 1996 romantic comedy feature starring Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary, Stephen Dillane and Yaphet Kotto. It was directed by Bill Bennett and written by Ann Lembeck, Mike Armstrong and Denis Leary.- Plot :...	Reporter
1998	In Quiet Night	Joey Amos
2002	John Q John Q John Q is a 2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it...	Public Defender
2005		Kate Sawyer
2007	One of Our Own	Diane

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Picture Windows	Marie	TV series
1994	Janek: The Silent Betrayal	Beth	TV movie
1995	Forever Knight Forever Knight Forever Knight was a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a...	Fleur	Episode: "Be My Valentine"
1995	Side Effects Side Effects (TV series) Side Effects was a Canadian television series, which aired from February, 1994 to January, 1996 on CBC Television.A hospital-themed drama created by Brenda Greenberg and Guy Mullally, the cast included Elizabeth Shepherd, Albert Schultz, Joseph Ziegler, Jovanni Sy and Arsinée Khanjian....	Erica Ouimette	Episode: "Sixth Sense"
1996	Side Effects Side Effects (TV series) Side Effects was a Canadian television series, which aired from February, 1994 to January, 1996 on CBC Television.A hospital-themed drama created by Brenda Greenberg and Guy Mullally, the cast included Elizabeth Shepherd, Albert Schultz, Joseph Ziegler, Jovanni Sy and Arsinée Khanjian....	Erica Ouimette	Episode: "Goin' Down the Roadie"
1996	Dinner Along the Amazon Dinner Along the Amazon Dinner Along the Amazon is a book of short stories by Timothy Findley. It was first published by Penguin Canada in 1984The title story was adapted into a short film in 1996, which starred Arsinée Khanjian, Dan Lett, Claire Rankin and Peter Outerbridge....	Audrey	TV short
1996		Robin Jansen	TV movie
1996	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice	Rita Gillette	TV movie
1996	Escape Clause	Janet	TV movie
1996	Undue Influence	Cindy	TV movie
1996	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Kung Fu: The Legend Continues is a spin-off of the 1972-1975 television series Kung Fu. David Carradine and Chris Potter starred as a father and son trained in kung fu - Carradine playing a Shaolin monk, Potter a police detective. This series aired in syndication for four seasons, from January 27,...	Susan	Episode: "Storm Warning"
1998	Emily of New Moon Emily of New Moon (TV series) Emily of New Moon was a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2000. The series originally aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and it's currently seen in Canada on the Viva, Bravo! and Vision TV cable channels...	Juliet Starr	Episode: "Eye of Heaven" Episode: "Storms of the Heart"
1998	Sleepwalkers Sleepwalkers (TV series) Sleepwalkers was a science fiction series which began airing on NBC in late 1997. It told the story of a team of researchers who used technology to enter the dreams of psychiatric patients in order to diagnose their problems....	Rebecca	Episode: "Cassandra"
1998	Chicago Hope Chicago Hope Chicago Hope is an American medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994, to May 5, 2000. It takes place in a fictional private charity hospital.-Premise:The show stars Mandy Patinkin as Dr...	Holly	Episode: "McNeil and Pray"
1998		Ariel	Episode: "Lithia"
1998	Any Day Now	Sister Mary Margaret	Episode: "Salamanders"
1999	Any Day Now	Sister Mary Margaret	Episode: "It's About the Heart"
1999	Diagnosis Murder Diagnosis Murder Diagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...	Kathleen Wolverton	Episode: "Trapped in Paradise"
1999		Julia	TV movie
1999	Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...	Alice	Episode: "Alice Alice (Star Trek: Voyager) "Alice" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the fifth episode of the sixth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.6/5 on the official Star Trek website .... "
2000		Wendy Matson	Episode: "I Dishonestly Love You"
2000		Kyra	Episode: "The Beholder The Beholder (The Outer Limits) "The Beholder" is an episode from the sixth season of The Outer Limits. It originally aired on 25 February 2000.-Opening narration:-Synopsis:... "
2000		Diane Rovell	TV movie
2000	Relic Hunter Relic Hunter Relic Hunter is an anglophone Canadian television series, starring Tia Carrere and Christien Anholt. Actress Lindy Booth also starred for the first two seasons; Tanja Reichert replaced her for the third...	Ophilia	Episode: "Affaire de Coeur"
2000	Ally McBeal Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia...	Susan Hanks	Episode: "Do You Wanna Dance?"
2001		Wendy Turner	Episode: "Thursday"
2003	Strong Medicine Strong Medicine Strong Medicine is a medical drama with a focus on feminist politics, health issues and class conflict. The television series aired on the Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The series was created and produced in part by comedienne and...	Claire	Episode: "Temperatures Rising"
2003	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Doris Lovett	Episode: "Copy Cat"
2004	Charmed Charmed Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...	Paula Marks	Episode: "Hyde School Reunion"
2005–2007	Stargate Atlantis Stargate Atlantis Stargate Atlantis is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself...	Dr. Kate Heightmeyer	5 episodes
2008	Vipers Vipers (film) Vipers is a 2008 film directed by Bill Corcoran. It stars Tara Reid and Corbin Bernsen. It premiered on the Sci Fi Channel on September 21, 2008, and was released on DVD on September 23, 2008. The name of the film was inspired by the Co/Ed softball team of the same name, playing games in the...	Ellie Martin	TV movie
2009	Monk Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...	Angeline Dilworth	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse"
2011	House House (TV series) House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...	Elena	Episode: "You Must Remember This You Must Remember This (House) "You Must Remember This" is the twelfth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It aired on February 14, 2011.-Plot:... "

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