Gwynyth Walsh
Encyclopedia
Gwynyth Walsh is a Canadian
actress best known for her role of the Star Trek
character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters.
She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958 and raised in Vancouver
. Walsh earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta
and started her career appearing on stage across Canada and in the United States
in many classics. For Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing she won a Dramalogue Award - Best Actress for her portrayal of Beatrice. Her first appearance on screen was in a 1984 TV musical Iolanthe.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actress best known for her role of the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
character B'Etor, one of the Duras sisters.
She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1958 and raised in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
. Walsh earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
and started her career appearing on stage across Canada and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in many classics. For Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing she won a Dramalogue Award - Best Actress for her portrayal of Beatrice. Her first appearance on screen was in a 1984 TV musical Iolanthe.
Selected filmography
- The GondoliersThe GondoliersThe Gondoliers; or, The King of Barataria is a Savoy Opera, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It premiered at the Savoy Theatre on 7 December 1889 and ran for a very successful 554 performances , closing on 30 June 1891...
(1984) - Blue MonkeyBlue MonkeyThe blue monkey or diademed monkey is a species of Old World monkey native to Central and East Africa, ranging from the upper Congo River basin east to the Great Rift Valley and south to northern Angola and Zambia...
(1987) - The ChallengersThe Challengers (CBC TV film)The Challengers is a 1990 family television film that was produced by Lauron Productions for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It stars Gema Zamprogna , Gwynyth Walsh and Eric Christmas. The film features the song "I'll Find My Way Home".The film was first broadcast in Canada on 14 October...
(1990) - The Portrait (1992)
- The Crush (1993)
- Soft Deceit (1994)
- Star Trek Generations (1994)
- Falling from the Sky: Flight 174Falling from the Sky: Flight 174Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 is a 1995 television movie based on the story of Air Canada Flight 143 Known as the "Gimli Glider". It follows the crew, their families and the passengers of the flight, set in 1983, from the preparations for departure to the crash landing in an abandoned airfield...
(1995) - Shock Treatment (1995)
- Limbic Region (1996)
- Crossing Fields (1997)
- Zenon: Girl of the 21st CenturyZenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie, starring Kirsten Storms as the eponymous heroine and Raven-Symoné; this was the first work by Symoné for Disney.-Synopsis:...
(1999) - Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008)
Selected television roles
- Pajama Tops (1984) (Claudine, The Chauvinet's sexy Maid)
- War of the WorldsWar of the Worlds (TV series)War of the Worlds is a television program that ran for two seasons, from 1988 to 1990. The series is an extension of the original 1953 film The War of the Worlds, using the same War Machine, often incorporating aspects from the film, radio adaptation, and original novel into its mythology.Though...
(1988) (Charlotte, 1 episode) - NYPD BlueNYPD BlueNYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
(1993) (Dr. Timmons, 4 episodes) - Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production...
& Star Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space NineStar Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
(1990–1994) (B'Etor) - Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar 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...
(1997) (Nimira, 1 episode) - Da Vinci's InquestDa Vinci's InquestDa Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....
(1998) (Patricia Da Vinci, seasons 1-5) - Taken (2002)
- Flight 93Flight 93 (TV film)Flight 93 is a 2006 made-for-TV film, directed by Peter Markle, which chronicles the events aboard United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks...
(2006) (Esther Heyman) - Tin ManTin Man (TV miniseries)Tin Man is a 2007 four and a half hour miniseries co-produced by RHI Entertainment and Sci Fi Channel original pictures that was broadcast in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel in three parts. The first part aired on December 2, and the remaining two parts airing on the following nights...
(2007) (Emily) - Supernatural (2008) (Psychologist)
- Knights of Blood Steel (2009) (Raven)