Oh! Faith Susan Alberta Watson (March 6, 1955 March 21, 2015), better known as Alberta Watson, was a Canadian film and television actress. 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She was 60. She followed this with The Prince and Me (2004) and recurring roles in such TV series as Show Me Yours (2004) and Ken Finklemans The Newsroom (2004). Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. (Theatre House of God),[3] of the Bathurst Street United Church, at age 15. No details are available on a memorial service for Watson. Watsons final credits included such Canadian and independent films as Some Things That Stay (2004), Citizen Duane (2006), A Lobster Tale (2006), and Sarah Polleys Genie-winning Away from Her (2006) opposite Gordon Pinsent, with whom she performed in Chris Landreths Genie-nominated animated short The Spine (2009). Her son visits for the summer and she's laid up in a cast with a broken leg and things get out of hand. She won a Gemini Award in 2010. She was a deeply disturbed woman with a roller coaster of emotions. [13] Watson wore wigs in the show when she lost her hair. She was nominated for Genie Awards for her work in 1978s In Praise of Older Women and 1996s Shoemaker. Watson then appeared in several notable projects, including the early Angelina Jolie vehicle Hackers (1995) and the Golden Globe-nominated, Emmy-winning TV movie Gotti (1996), playing the wife of infamous New York mobster John Gotti. Yeeeehaaaa! She began performing with a local Toronto theatre group, T.H.O.G. - YouTube 0:00 / 1:49 Video unavailable This video contains content from Adrev Affiliate, who has blocked it in your country. After performing the lead role of Madelaine on the Canadian-made La Femme Nikita series between 1997 and 2001, Watson later played the recurring role of Senator Madeline Pierce on the CWs follow-up Nikita series, also shot in Toronto. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Watson played Erin Driscoll, head of the fictional intelligence agency that employs operative Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). The Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor, 41, died in a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. Her Gary Goddard Agency rep, Pam Winter, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that Watson passed away on Saturday at Torontos Kensington Hospice after a long battle with cancer. Watson began acting at age 15 with the Theater House of God at the Bathurst Street United Church in Toronto. lp The original version of this entry was published by I seized the character and made her something. During the show's second season (in 1998), Watson was diagnosed with lymphoma, for which she had to undergo chemotherapy treatment which caused her to lose her hair. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alberta-Watson, The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Alberta Watson. Watson then played the grieving and lonely mother, Risa Walker, in Atom Egoyans critically acclaimed The Sweet Hereafter (1997). Omissions? [4], In Spanking the Monkey, Watson plays her favourite character,[12] a mother who has an incestuous relationship with her son. The Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor, 41, died in a hospital in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. The offbeat black comedy proved to be a defining moment in her career; the film won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival and drew largely positive reviews. Her son visits for the summer and she's laid up with a broken leg and things get out of hand. Alberta Watson, well known to television audiences for her Gemini award-nominated role as Madeline on La Femme Nikita (1997), enjoys a long and diverse career in television and film. [2] She grew up in Toronto with her mother Grace, a factory worker, and her brother. She was 60. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Patrick Mullen is a writer, blogger, film critic, film festival programmer, and social media coordinator. Alberta Watson - IMDb It didn't scare me at all. Alberta Watson, Canadian actress, dies after battle with cancer | CBC News Loaded. "Young Actress Is Behind Bars -- For A Movie", "Three Hours On A Plane Is All She Can Stand: Great Escapes - Alberta Watson", "Alberta Watson: The Toughest Woman on Television", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alberta_Watson&oldid=1133861902, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2009, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. In a nod to her La Femme Nikita role, Alberta played a recurring character Madeline Pierce in Nikita, the CW's 2010-2013 reboot of the film and TV series. [4] She moved to Los Angeles, California, and later to New York City. Watson died on Saturday at age 60 after a long battle with cancer. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians. Her final film role was in the Vancouver-shot Helen (2009), starring Ashley Judd. The Canadian actress, who also had roles in the 'La Femme Nikita' and 'Nikita' TV series, passed away after a long battle with cancer. Watson died on March 21, 2015, due to complications from cancer at Kensington Hospice in Toronto fifteen days after her 60th birthday.[14]. Watson's agent Pam Winter says the La Femme Nikitastar died Saturday in Toronto. In 2010, Watson guest-starred in Heartland, a series on CBC Television, and she won a 2011 Gemini Award for her portrayal of Sarah Craven. Her husband Ken was at her side. And I'm not a name with an image to protect. And I'm not a name with an image to protect. She briefly lived on a communal farm outside the city with other actors before returning to Toronto to act professionally, landing her first role in the CBC TV movie Honour Thy Father (1974). Her film credits include Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter,Sarah Polley's Away from Her,David O. Russell's Spanking the Monkeyand George Kaczender's In Praise of Older Women. Born in Toronto, Watson started out in acting with a local theater group, and by the 1970s had regular Canadian film and TV roles. The subject was incest. Canadian actress Alberta Watson dies at 60, Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children plans to sue Canadian military on Facebook, Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children plans to sue Canadian military on Twitter. In a nod to her La Femme Nikita role, Alberta played a recurring character Madeline Pierce in Nikita, the CW's 20102013 reboot of the film and TV series. [12][13] Producers at La Femme Nikita worked around her treatment and limited her appearances. She also appeared in The Lookout (2007) with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, as well as in the TV series Angelas Eyes (2006), The Border (2008), and Heartland (2010), for which she won a Gemini Award. Although the film received mostly negative reviews, Watsons performance led to appearances on such American television series as Hill Street Blues, The Equalizer, and Law & Order and a continuing role on the short-lived ABC drama Buck James. Watson earned a Gemini Award in 2011 for her guest role on Heartland. This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 21:52. Lovely woman. Death [ edit] Alberta Watson | Biography, Movies, TV Shows, & Facts I think Im still in shock about @Alberta_Watsons death. Watson was diagnosed with lymphoma in 1998. It didn't scare me at all. #cdntv, Denis McGrath (@DMcWriterboy) March 23, 2015, I had the pleasure of working with @albertawatson on my first film #alobstertale rent the movie on iTunes to see Albertas great performance, Adam Massey (@lee_adam_massey) March 23, 2015. .more .more Comments 405 Add a. She played the role of Madeline in La Femme Nikita for four seasons from 1997 to 2001 (with guest appearances in the short fifth season). Canadian actress Alberta Watson dies at 60 - Globalnews.ca Many of Watsonspeers and fans took to Twitter to remember her. Want to discuss? Alberta Watson, in full Faith Susan Alberta Watson, (born March 6, 1955, Toronto, Canadadied March 21, 2015, Toronto), Canadian film and television actress whose career spanned four decades. Id loved her in so many things, I was star struck. After living in the New YorkNew Jersey area for eight years, she returned to Canada and starred in Shoemaker (1996), an early production for the Canadian Film Centres Feature Film Project, which earned her a Genie Award nomination. It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. Handout TORONTO Canadian actress Alberta Watson passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. Alberta Watson - Wikipedia RIP #AlbertaWatson. award-nominated role as Madeline on, Her name was the basis for the character Alberta Green, played by, I took it because it was a heck of a challenge. Alberta Watson, a Canadian actress who had roles in the 24 and Nikita dramas over a four-decade movie and TV career, has died. heartland actor dies alberta watson. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Madeleine is the most badass character ever. . She followed La Femme Nikita with a string of notable independent films, including The Art of Woo (2001), John Cameron Mitchells Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), Thom Fitzgeralds The Wild Dogs, (2002) and Jeremy Podeswas TV movie, After the Harvest (2001), which brought her another Gemini nomination. In 2008, Alberta Watson received a Career Achievement Award from the Boston-based Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. U.K. agency missed chance to stop attack at Ariana Grandes Manchester concert: report, Travis Scott accused of assaulting nightclub worker, calls incident a misunderstanding. Alberta Watson, congrats on your Gemini win 2011, for Heartland! She was a deeply disturbed woman with a roller coaster of emotions. Watson died on March 21, 2015 due to complications from cancer at Kensington Hospice in Toronto; she was 60 years old. Watson gambled by playing the seductive mother in David O. Russells incest-tinged first feature, Spanking the Monkey (1994). She worked with director Colleen Murphy on the film Shoemaker (1996), for which she received a second Genie nomination for Best Actress. Alberta Watson, Canadian actress, dies after battle with cancer Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Watson died at Torontos Kensington Hospice with her husband Ken at her side. geoff ewart (@geoffewart) March 23, 2015. [4], Watson took a workshop for the Hair musical. Her Canadian TV series credits include roles in Heartland, The Newsroom, The Border and Show Me Yours. To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Updates? Heyn, Christopher. Corrections? [About her portrayal of the mother in, Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story (2005). Watson starred in four seasons of La Femme Nikita, along with a return appearance in its fifth season, and earned a Gemini nomination for season two.
