Stephanie Morgenstern
Stephanie Morgenstern | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stephanie Grace Morgenstern December 10, 1965 |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | McGill University York University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, filmmaker, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse | Mark Ellis |
Stephanie Grace Morgenstern is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, and screenwriter for television and film. She has worked extensively on stage, film, and television in both English and French. Her most widely seen feature film credits have been The Sweet Hereafter, Maelström, Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) and Forbidden Love. Morgenstern is also widely recognized by anime fans as the voice of Sailor Venus in the DIC Entertainment English dub of Sailor Moon in the first few seasons as well as the movies.
Life and career
Born in Geneva, Switzerland and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Morgenstern began her acting career when she was 15.
Along with her writing partner and husband Mark Ellis, Morgenstern created Flashpoint, a Canadian TV police drama which premiered July 2008 on CTV and CBS, and ran for five years before the show ended by creative choice in 2012. The show was awarded the Academy Board of Directors Tribute for Outstanding and Enduring Contribution to Canadian Television, in addition to a Gemini Award (2009) for Best Dramatic Series[1] and a Canadian Screen Award (2013). Flashpoint has been sold to over 50 countries outside of Canada and the U.S.[2]
She and Mark Ellis recently completed the third and final season of X Company, a WWII espionage thriller set in France, Germany and Canada. It aired on CBC Television beginning in 2014, and has sold to many territories internationally, including France (TF1), U.K. (History),[3] the United States (Ovation), Latin America (History), and Japan (Mystery). It was also a Canadian Screen Awards nominee for Best Dramatic Series.[4]
Morgenstern has been twice nominated for Genie (Canadian Academy) Awards for directing the short film Remembrance, which she also co-wrote and co-starred in with her husband Mark Ellis, and co-directing (with her brother Mark Morgenstern) the short film Curtains, which she also wrote, an in which she played the lead role.
Morgenstern stated in a 2003 interview that she has synesthesia.[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang | Narrator | |
| 1985 | Blue Line | Ilena | |
| 1986 | Toby McTeague | Sara | |
| 1989 | The Mountain and the Valley | Effie | |
| 1990 | Moody Beach | Waitress | |
| 1990 | Ding et Dong le film | Cheftaine | |
| 1990 | The Nutcracker Prince | Louise (voice) | |
| 1993 | Taking Liberty | Sarah | |
| 1995 | Butterbox Babies | Dorothy / Daisy | |
| 1995 | Curtains | Claire | Short film |
| 1997 | The Sweet Hereafter | Allison | |
| 1998 | 2 Seconds | Sugrun | |
| 1998 | Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) | Juliet | |
| 1999 | The Rememberer | Annie | Short film |
| 2000 | Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | |
| 2000 | Shooter | Chris | Short film |
| 2000 | Believe | Mary Alice Stiles | |
| 2000 | Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | |
| 2000 | Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | |
| 2000 | Maelström | Claire Gunderson | |
| 2000 | Café Olé | Sharon | |
| 2000 | Passengers | Rachel | Short film |
| 2001 | Remembrance | Aurora Isaacs | Short film |
| 2002 | Blue Skies | Dresser | Short film |
| 2003 | Blizzard | Miss Ward | |
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Local | |
| 2007 | Bonded Pairs | Rosemary | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hangin' In | Nicole | Episode: "She Strips to Conquer" |
| 1986 | Spearfield's Daughter | Trudi | TV miniseries |
| 1989 | Friday's Curse | Rachel Horn | Episode: "Crippled Inside" |
| 1989–1990 | The Smoggies | Princess Lila / Emma (voice) | TV series |
| 1991 | Sweating Bullets | Desnee Paige | Episode: "Runaway" |
| 1991 | Rupert | Tiger Lily (voice) | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| 1992 | Partners 'n Love | Angela | TV film |
| 1992 | Midnight Cob | Jiggs | TV series |
| 1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Laura | Episode: "Disciple" |
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Young Katherine Barrington | Episode: "Forward Into the Past" |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | June (voice) | Episodes: "Cold Blood, Warm Heart/The Spider and the Flies", "The Haunted Mine" |
| 1995, 1998 | Sailor Moon | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | Main role (54 episodes), DIC dub |
| 1996 | Blazing Dragons | Princess Flame (voice) | TV series |
| 1997 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Maria Talbert | Episode: "Schemes and Dreams" |
| 1997 | Rupert | Tiger Lily (voice) | Episode: "Rupert and the Crystal Ball" |
| 1998 | Mind Games | Anna | TV film |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors | Speaking Oak (voice) | Episode: "Jason and the Argonauts" |
| 1998 | Birdz | Steffy Storkowitz (voice) | TV series |
| 1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Professor | TV film |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum | Nancy (Fish) | TV film |
| 1999 | Dino Crisis | Regina (voice) | Video game |
| 1999 | Power Stone | Ayame (voice) | TV series |
| 2000 | Wind at My Back | Lillian Day | Episode: "Faith Healer" |
| 2000 | Dino Crisis 2 | Regina (voice) | Video game |
| 2001 | La vie, la vie | Jennifer | Episode: "La dernière tentation" |
| 2001 | All Souls | Emily McKaye | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | Ladybug (voice) | TV film |
| 2003 | Missing | Victoria Feldon | Episode: "Victoria" |
| 2004 | Bliss | Penelope | Episode: "Penelope and Her Suitors" |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Recurring role (9 episodes) | |
| 2004–2006 | Atomic Betty | Megan | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Olivia | TV film |
| 2005 | Miss BG | Aunt Alice (voice) | TV series |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Gerta | Episodes: "Welcome to the Rousseau", "Modern Solutions to Modern Problems", "Doesn't Anyone Want to Ask Me About My Dress?" |
| 2006–2009 | Yin Yang Yo! | Yin (voice), Chung Pow Kitties | Main role, recurring role |
| 2008 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Doc Rota | Episode: "Death or Glory: Part 1" |
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Hostage | Episode: "Scorpio" |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Female Officer | Episode: "Haunting the Barn" |
References
- ^ "Flashpoint is big Gemini winner". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "CTV Ratings Alert - Flashpoint Delivers 1.1 Million Viewers Thursday Night on CTV". newswire.ca. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "History UK Acquires Canadian WWII Spy Thriller 'X Company'". tvwise.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards 2016 nominations led by Room, Schitt's Creek, Orphan Black". CBC News. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ https://pov.imv.au.dk/pdf/pov15.pdf#search=%22%22Stephanie%20Morgenstern%22%20synesthesia%20interview%22
External links
| International | |
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| National | |
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 20th-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Actresses from Montreal
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian television writers
- Canadian video game actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- Canadian women film directors
- Canadian women screenwriters
- Film directors from Montreal
- Living people
- McGill University alumni
- People from Geneva
- Canadian expatriates in Switzerland
- Women television writers
- Writers from Montreal
- York University alumni
- Canadian Screen Award winning people
- People with synesthesia
- 1965 births