Merrilyn Gann
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Merrilyn Gann is a Canadian actress most notable for her role as Rose Abbott on The WB's Everwood
. She was also most recently seen portraying The German Chancellor in the apocalyptic doomsday film 2012.
Everwood
Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...
. She was also most recently seen portraying The German Chancellor in the apocalyptic doomsday film 2012.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Why Shoot the Teacher? Why Shoot the Teacher? Why Shoot the Teacher? is a 1977 Canadian comedy-drama film based on a book of the same name by Max Braithwaite.The plot concerns Max Brown who travels to Western Canada in the mid-1930s to accept a teaching position at a small rural schoolhouse in the fictional settlement of Willowgreen,... |
Sheila Barnes | |
| 1987 | Project A-Ko 2 Project A-ko is an animated movie that led to later releases set in the same series, and spinoff release as well. This parody series references a number of other works of anime from the 1970s and 1980s... |
Additional Voices | Video |
| 1987 | Stingray Stingray (NBC TV series) Stingray is an NBC television series produced by Stephen J. Cannell that ran from 1985 to 1987. It stars Nick Mancuso, who plays the mysterious character known only as Ray, whose trademark is a black 1965 Corvette Sting Ray.-Plot:... |
Susan | Episode: "Caper" |
| 1987 | Roxanne Roxanne (film) Roxanne is a 1987 comedy film directed by Fred Schepisi. It is a modern retelling of the 1897 verse play Cyrano de Bergerac, written by French author Edmond Rostand, and stars Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah.-Plot summary:... |
Mrs. Quinn | |
| 1987 | Deep Dark Secrets | Susan | TV movie |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,... |
Laurel Peterson | Episode: "You Oughta Be in Prison" |
| 1988 | Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody Project A-ko is an animated movie that led to later releases set in the same series, and spinoff release as well. This parody series references a number of other works of anime from the 1970s and 1980s... |
Additional Voices | Video |
| 1988 | Laura Lansing Slept Here Laura Lansing Slept Here Laura Lansing Slept Here is a 1988 American television movie starring Katharine Hepburn and directed by George Schaefer. It was written by James Prideaux and co-stars Joel Higgins, Karen Austin and Hepburn's grandniece Schuyler Grant.... |
Female Talk Show Host | TV movie |
| 1989 | 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,... |
Secretary | Episode: "Wheels and Deals: Part 2" |
| 1989 | Project A-Ko 4: Final Project A-ko 4: FINAL is the fourth Project A-ko movie.-Story:The Alpha Cygnans—still searching for their "lost princess"--return to Earth, this time with a fleet of three thousand ships. A-ko and B-ko continue their rivalry, especially over Kei, which leaves C-ko feeling left out... |
Additional Voices | Video |
| 1989 | Wiseguy Wiseguy Wiseguy is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 16, 1987 to December 8, 1990 for a total of four seasons. Starring Ken Wahl, the series was produced by Stephen J... |
Real Estate Agent | Episode: "Hip Hop on the Gravy Train" |
| 1989 | American Boyfriends American Boyfriends American Boyfriends is a 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film, and the sequel to My American Cousin . As before, written and directed by Sandy Wilson, Margaret Langrick and John Wildman reprise their roles as Sandy Wilcox and Butch Walker respectively.... |
Julie's Mother | |
| 1989 | Immediate Family Immediate Family (film) Immediate Family is a 1989 drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan. It stars Glenn Close and James Woods as a married childless couple who want a baby... |
Kristin's Mom | |
| 1989 | Gallery Woman | TV movie | |
| 1989 | MacGyver MacGyver MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles... |
Queen | Episode: "Halloween Knights" |
| 1990 | MacGyver MacGyver MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles... |
Gretta | Episode: "Hearts of Steel" |
| 1990 | 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street 21 Jump Street is an American police procedural crime drama television series that aired on the Fox Network from April 12, 1987, to April 27, 1991, with a total of 103 episodes. The series focused on a squad of youthful-looking undercover police officers investigating crimes in high schools,... |
Rosalie Arbogast | Episode: "This Ain't No Summer Camp" |
| 1990 | It It (1990 film) It is a 1990 horror television miniseries based on the novel of the same name. The story revolves around an inter-dimensional predatory life-form that is simply referred to as "It", which has the ability to transform itself into its prey's worst fears allowing it to exploit the fears and phobias... |
Mrs. Winterbarger | TV movie |
| 1990 | Neon Rider Neon Rider Neon Rider is a Canadian drama television series which first aired between 1990 and 1995. Created by Winston Rekert and Danny Virtue, the show was about the titular character, a man named Michael Terry who quits his job as a therapist to become a mentor for troubled kids which he brings to his... |
Mrs. Melanie Brenton | Episode: "Vengeance" |
| 1991 | Max Glick | Episode: "Watch the Skies" | |
| 1991 | Mystery Date Mystery Date For the Milton Bradley board game, see Mystery Date .Mystery Date is a 1991 teen comedy film directed by Jonathan Wacks and starring Ethan Hawke, Teri Polo, and Brian McNamara.-Cast:*Ethan Hawke as Tom McHugh*Teri Polo as Geena Matthews... |
Mrs. McHugh | |
| 1991 | Street Justice Street Justice Street Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Synopsis:... |
Psychologist | Episode: "The Group" |
| 1992 | Street Justice Street Justice Street Justice is an American action crime drama series starring Carl Weathers and Bryan Genesse. The series began airing in syndication in 1991, and was canceled in 1993 after two seasons.-Synopsis:... |
Psychologist | Episode: "Partner in Crime" |
| 1993 | Other Women's Children | Mary Pat | TV movie |
| 1993 | No Child of Mine | Housewife in Audience | TV movie |
| 1993 | Grace Wellman | Episode: "Anti-Commish" | |
| 1994 | Neon Rider Neon Rider Neon Rider is a Canadian drama television series which first aired between 1990 and 1995. Created by Winston Rekert and Danny Virtue, the show was about the titular character, a man named Michael Terry who quits his job as a therapist to become a mentor for troubled kids which he brings to his... |
Sandra Walsh | Episode: "Little Con" |
| 1994 | My Name Is Kate | Janet | TV movie |
| 1994 | Prosecuting Attorney | Episode: "Young at Heart Young at Heart (The X-Files) "Young at Heart" is the sixteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on February 11, 1994. It was written by Scott Kaufer and series creator Chris Carter, and directed by Michael Lange. The episode featured... " |
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| 1995 | (voice) | ||
| 1995 | Ruth Donnelly | Episode: "Off Broadway: Part 1" | |
| 1996 | A Kidnapping in the Family | Jean McAvoy | TV movie |
| 1996 | Abducted: A Father's Love | Social Worker | TV movie |
| 1996 | Sweet Dreams Sweet Dreams (1996 film) Sweet Dreams is a 1996 made for television movie that stars Tiffani Amber Thiessen as a woman who has no memory of her past after waking up from a coma. The film also stars Amy Yasbeck, A Martinez and David Newsom.-Synopsis:... |
Stevie | TV movie |
| 1996 | Two Two (TV Series) Two was a short-lived drama series which aired in 1996 and 1997. It featured Michael Easton as Gus McClain, a man framed for the murder of his wife by his twin brother Booth Hubbard . Hubbard, whose existence had previously been unknown to McClain, committed several murders while assuming... |
Social Services Caseworker | Episode: "Prodigal" |
| 1997 | A Child's Wish A Child's Wish A Child's Wish is a fact based made for television movie based on actual events. John Ritter stars as a father of an ill 16 year old daughter .-Plot:... |
Dr. Cross | TV movie |
| 1997 | Millennium Millennium (TV series) Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington... |
Carlin's Mother | Episode: "Force Majeure" |
| 1997 | Their Second Chance | Lillian | TV movie |
| 1997 | Gwen Wellington | Episode: "Dead Man's Switch" | |
| 1997 | Bliss | Motel Woman | |
| 1997 | Intensity | Tight Shoes | TV movie |
| 1997 | Judge | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Married to a Stranger Married to a Stranger Married to a Stranger is a TV movie starring Jaclyn Smith and Kim Coates. It premiered on The Family Channel in 1997. It was directed by Sidney J... |
Phyllis | TV movie |
| 1997 | Medusa's Child | Patty's Mother | TV movie |
| 1997 | Mrs. Asekoff | Episode: "Detour" | |
| 1998 | Heart of the Sun | Edna | |
| 1999 | Resurrection Resurrection (1999 film) -Plot:Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transferred to Chicago, is assigned to investigate the savage murder of a man who has bled to death from a severed arm. A message, "He Is Coming", written in blood on the victim's window, is a dark, foreboding clue... |
Abby | TV movie |
| 1999 | A Murder on Shadow Mountain | Patrice | TV movie |
| 1999 | A Cooler Climate A Cooler Climate A Cooler Climate is a Showtime Original movie. It originally aired on August 22, 1999. It is based on a book with the same name by Zena Collier. Sally Field and Judy Davis were both nominated for their performance in the film during the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding... |
Stevenston Waitress | TV movie |
| 1999 | Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy Poltergeist: The Legacy is a Canadian horror television series which ran from 1996 to 1999. The series tells the story of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy, and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers... |
Martha Duggan | Episode: "Forget Me Not" |
| 1999 | So Weird So Weird So Weird is a television series shot in Vancouver, British Columbia that aired on the Disney Channel as a midseason replacement from January 18, 1999 to September 28, 2001. In season one and season two, the series centered around teenage girl Fiona Phillips who toured with her rock star mom ,... |
Judy | Episode: "Werewolf" |
| 1999 | First Wave | Dr. Crane | Episode: "Normal, Illinois" |
| 2000 | Exhuming Mr. Rice | Veg's Mom | |
| 2000 | Ratz | Tod's Mother | TV movie |
| 2000 | Best in Show Best in Show (film) Best in Show is a 2000 independent film that follows five entrants in a prestigious dog show. The film focuses on the slightly surreal interactions among the various owners and handlers as they travel to the show and compete. Much of the dialogue was improvised.Christopher Guest directed; he also... |
Cabot Party Guest | |
| 2000 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog is a 2000 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Michael Kalesniko and produced by Michael Nozik, Nancy M. Ruff and Brad Weston.- Plot :... |
Nurse #1 | |
| 2000 | Personally Yours | Ellen | TV movie |
| 2000 | These Arms of Mine | Airport Check-In | Episode: "Distant Lover" |
| 2000 | Additional Voices | TV series | |
| 2001 | Cold Squad Cold Squad Cold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick .The cast of Cold Squad was... |
Mrs. Morton | Episode: "My So Called Death" |
| 2001 | Manny's Mom | Video | |
| 2001 | Night Visions Night Visions Night Visions is an American television anthology series created in the style of The Twilight Zone. Each 43 minute episode was made up of two 21 to 22 minutes stories that dealt with themes of the supernatural or simply explored the dark side of human nature. Henry Rollins was the uncredited host... |
Realtor | Episode: "Dead Air/Renovation" |
| 2002 | Glory Days Glory Days (TV series) Glory Days is an American horror/mystery-based television series broadcast from January to March 2002 on The WB Television Network... |
Woman | Episode: "Grim Fairytale" |
| 2002 | I Was a Teenage Faust I Was a Teenage Faust I Was a Teenage Faust is a 2002 made for TV film of an adolescent who sells his soul to the devil to achieve popularity. It was directed by Thom Eberhardt and although the film takes place in Indiana, it was filmed in south-western British Columbia.-Plot:... |
Grace | TV movie |
| 2002 | Bang Bang You're Dead | Meyer's Assistant | |
| 2002 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction is an American television anthology series created by Lynn Lehmann, presented by Dick Clark Productions, and produced and aired by the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. Each episode featured five stories, all of which appeared to defy logic, and some of which were... |
Amanda | Episode: "The Dorm/The Child Artist/The Weathermen/Sit-Down Comic/Room 245" |
| 2002 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch in Friends Forever | Miss Hag (voice) | Video |
| 2002–2006 | Everwood Everwood Everwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,... |
Rose Abbott | 76 episodes |
| 2003 | Manny's Mom | Video | |
| 2007 | Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness | The Judge | TV movie |
| 2007 | Supernatural Supernatural (TV series) Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they... |
Madge Carrigan | Episode: "A Very Supernatural Christmas A Very Supernatural Christmas "A Very Supernatural Christmas" is the eighth episode of the paranormal drama television series Supernaturals third season. It was first broadcast on The CW on December 13, 2007... " |
| 2008 | Edna Brown | Principal | Short film |
| 2009 | Angel and the Bad Man | Virginia | TV movie |
| 2009 | Barbie & the Three Musketeers | Madame de Bossé (voice) | Video |
| 2009 | 2012 2012 (film) 2012 is a 2009 American disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich. It stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover, and Woody Harrelson. It was produced by Emmerich's production company, Centropolis Entertainment and was distributed by Columbia Pictures... |
German Chancellor | |
| 2009 | Margaret | Short film | |
| 2010 | Freshman Father | Mrs. Patton | TV movie |
| 2010 | Life Unexpected Life Unexpected Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010... |
Principal Dugan | Episode: "Bong Intercepted" Episode: "Parents Unemployed" |
| 2010 | Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
Ruth Cavanaugh | Episode: "Harvest Smallville (season 10) Season ten of Smallville, an American television series, premiered on September 24, 2010 and consisted of 22 episodes. It was the tenth and final season to air, and the fifth one to air on The CW television network... " |
| 2011 | Maryanne Thompson | Episode: "Vengeance" | |
| 2011 | Marley & Me: The Puppy Years | Mrs. Crouch | Post-production |