Isabelle Mejias (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian actress.[1] She is most noted for her performance in the film Unfinished Business, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985.[2]
Career
editOriginally from Montreal, Quebec, Mejias had her first film role in the 1980 film Girls.[1] She then appeared in The Lucky Star, Le Roi des cons and Julie Darling prior to 1984, when she appeared in both Unfinished Business and The Bay Boy. For Cinema Canada magazine, critic John Harkness wrote of her performance in Unfinished Business that "If this were a country with any sort of rational production/distribution/publicity system, a performance like this would mean that she would immediately be talked about in Hollywood - Mejias has star quality like you wouldn't believe."[3]
She subsequently starred in the films Blue Line,[4] Meatballs III: Summer Job,[5] Higher Education,[6] State Park, The Midday Sun[7] and Scanners II: The New Order.[8] She also starred in the television miniseries Echoes in the Darkness,[9] and had supporting or guest appearances in the television series Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, The Edison Twins, Night Heat, Street Legal and Danger Bay. She received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series at the 3rd Gemini Awards for Danger Bay.
Her final known acting role was in the 1996 television film Psychic Detectives, under her married name Isabelle Jamieson.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Girls | Betty Darquier | |
| 1980 | The Lucky Star | Marijke | |
| 1981 | Le roi des cons | Suzanne | |
| 1983 | Julie Darling | Julie | |
| 1984 | Unfinished Business | Isabelle Marks | |
| 1984 | The Bay Boy | Mary McNeil | |
| 1985 | Blue Line | Nicole | |
| 1986 | Meatballs III: Summer Job | Wendy | |
| 1988 | Higher Education | Carrie Hanson | |
| 1988 | State Park | Marsha | |
| 1988 | Fall from Innocence | Marsa Cummings | |
| 1989 | The Midday Sun | Maggie Cameron | |
| 1991 | Scanners II: The New Order | Alice Leonardo | |
| 1992 | Hammer Down | Gina Angelo | |
| 1994 | Final Round | Lee |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Special People | Julie | Television film |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Monique | Episode: "Blackmailers Don't Shoot" |
| 1986 | The Edison Twins | Brenda | Episode: "Smile for the Camera" |
| 1987 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Kelly Jenkins | Episode: "Tragedy Tonight" |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Shelly | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Danger Bay | Suzette Poitier | Episode: "It's a Jungle in There" |
| 1987, 1988 | Night Heat | Simone / Valerie | 2 episodes |
| 1987, 1992 | Street Legal | Anna Briso / Kim Morrow | |
| 1989 | Day One | Mrs. Trowbridge | Television film |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Sherry | Episode: "So Shall Ye Reap" |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Blair Gerard | Episode: "The Shaman's Apprentice" |
| 1990 | T. and T. | Ally | Episode: "Suspect" |
| 1992 | Dangerous Curves | Suzanne Blake / Victoria Frost | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 1996 | Psychic Detectives | Cadabra | Television film |
References
edit- ^ a b "Young Montreal actress gives school priority". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 7, 1981.
- ^ "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.
- ^ John Harkness, "Don Owen's Unfinished Business". Cinema Canada, May 1985. p. 27.
- ^ "Gemini nominee soon turns stale". Ottawa Citizen, March 17, 1987.
- ^ "Meatballs sequel leaves you empty". Ottawa Citizen, June 6, 1987.
- ^ "Canadian college romp fails to make the grade". Toronto Star, December 5, 1988.
- ^ "Made-in-Africa Canadian movie has industry talking". Ottawa Citizen, June 20, 1989.
- ^ "Scanners II is routine splatter". Calgary Herald, May 3, 1991.
- ^ "'Echoes' is a chilling look at life's darker side". Austin American-Statesman, November 1, 1987.