Alberta Watson, Canadian actress, dies after battle with cancer Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. Canadian actress Alberta Watson dies at 60 - Globalnews.ca Courtesy of Everett Collection. Her Canadian TV series credits include roles in Heartland, The Newsroom, The Border and Show Me Yours. 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). I have such wonderful memories, and I cant believe shes gone. Comments are welcome while open. Alberta Watson, Canadian actress, dies after battle with cancer | CBC News Loaded. I think Im still in shock about @Alberta_Watsons death. Alberta Watson, pictured in an undated publicity photo. She was a deeply disturbed woman with a roller coaster of emotions. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. 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. The Canadian Encyclopedia Many of Watsonspeers and fans took to Twitter to remember her. When search suggestions are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. She was 60. lp The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. The subject was incest. [10], Watson lived in New Jersey for eight years[11] with her husband until they divorced. Renowned for her consistency and reliability, Watson was perhaps best known for the TV series La Femme Nikita (19972001) and 24 (200405), but she also gave memorable performances in David O. Russells Spanking the Monkey (1994), Atom Egoyans The Sweet Hereafter (1997), and John Cameron Mitchells Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001). Watson found additional strong TV work playing Detective Denise McGoohan in Chasing Cain (2001) and Chasing Cain: Face (2002). 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). No details are available on a memorial service for Watson. During 2007 and 2008, Watson played a supporting role in the Canadian television series The Border as the Minister of Public Safety. Patrick Mullen is a writer, blogger, film critic, film festival programmer, and social media coordinator. Watson gambled by playing the seductive mother in David O. Russells incest-tinged first feature, Spanking the Monkey (1994). Watson re-teamed with La Femme Nikita co-creator Joel Surnow for season four of his hit action-drama 24. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. Alberta Watson, congrats on your Gemini win 2011, for Heartland! "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. 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. She balanced her work in La Femme Nikita with roles in Canadian films including The Life Before This (1999), Desire (2000), and Deeply (2000). 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. It didn't scare me at all. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Born in Toronto, Watson started out in acting with a local theater group, and by the 1970s had regular Canadian film and TV roles. Her son visits for the summer and she's laid up with a broken leg and things get out of hand. After a long battle with cancer, Watson died at the age of 60 from complications of the disease. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. [13] When her hair started to regrow, she sported the short haircut in her role as Madeline in the show's third season.[13]. She was 60. Yeeeehaaaa! Actress Alberta Watson is photographed during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006, in Toronto. Canadian actress Alberta Watson has died after a long battle with cancer. This page was last edited on 15 January 2023, at 21:52. I seized the character and made her something. Youll be missed :'(, Dylan Matthews (@iHeyes) March 23, 2015. Born in Toronto, Watson began performing in theatre and on television while still in her teens. Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer. Heartland actor dies alberta watson - hurq.pizzeria-kandel.de Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Alberta Watson, well known to television audiences for her Gemini Heyn, Christopher. 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. 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. She was 60. zh. WARNING: Major spoilers for the Season 14 premiere of Heartland are ahead!. Congrats, Alberta!! Alberta Watson, a Canadian actress who had roles in the 24 and Nikita dramas over a four-decade movie and TV career, has died. [5] While at the workshop she acted in Hamlet, which was directed by Ren Bonnire,[6] who later directed her in La Femme Nikita. #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. Watsons list of credits includes 24, The Newsroom and The Border as well as movies like Away from Her and The Sweet Hereafter. geoff ewart (@geoffewart) March 23, 2015. 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. Oh! All Rights Reserved. Watson earned a Gemini Award in 2011 for her guest role on Heartland. . avalanche lost father, brother-in-law, family friend in slide, Trudeau says probes into foreign election interference ongoing, Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murder of wife, son, Heated debate in B.C. When I had to talk to Alberta Watson on set of THE BORDER I was always nervous. [7] She then returned to Toronto and focused on finding roles in independent films. Died (60) Add to list Awards 3 wins & 6 nominations Photos 28 Known for Hedwig and the Angry Inch 7.7 Colorectal cancer cases rising among younger adults in Canada and U.S. Ex-husband of Edmonton soldier who tried to kill their children plans to sue Canadian military, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle evicted from their U.K. home by King Charles, Angry parents speak out on their daughter who froze to death on N.S. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Faith Susan Alberta Watson (March 6, 1955 March 21, 2015), better known as Alberta Watson, was a Canadian film and television actress. Watson died on March 21, 2015, due to complications from cancer at Kensington Hospice in Toronto fifteen days after her 60th birthday.[14]. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). 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. ALBERTA WATSON won a Gemini (pretty much, a Canadian Emmy) to Best Performance by an Actress, Guest Role in a Dramatic Series, for her portrayal of Sarah Craven ('Where the Truth Lies', S4 E05, CBC's series Heartland). 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. Alberta Watson | Biography, Movies, TV Shows, & Facts Watson played Erin Driscoll, head of the fictional intelligence agency that employs operative Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland). 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. Her first major credit was in Robert Lantos and Claude Hrouxs In Praise of Older Women (1978). They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Watson shared the National Board of Review award for Best Ensemble and helped bring the film international recognition. Winter says Watson "died in the arms of her beloved Ken after a long and incredibly courageous battle.". TORONTO Canadian actress Alberta Watson passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. She was 60. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. [3][8] Early in her career she portrayed the role of Mitzi in George Kaczender's[9] In Praise of Older Women (1978), for which she received a Genie nomination. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. 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.