Brenda Bazinet (born July 18, 1956) is a Canadian actress. She is a recipient of the

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in t ...

and has been nominated four times for the

Dora Mavor Moore Award The Dora Mavor Moore Awards (also known as the Dora Awards or the Doras) are awards presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), honouring theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moor ...

. Bazinet was born in 1956 in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

and grew up there. She attended high school in Stoughton, after which she studied fine arts at the

University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a j ...

. Bazinet and two friends founded the 5 & Dime Productions theater company in 1985. She has also taught at Actors Workshop, Actraworks, Citadel Theatre/Banff Professional Theatre Program, George Brown Theatre School, Humber College, and Ryerson University. She won a

for Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries at the

6th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 6th Gemini Awards were held in March 1992 to honour achievements in Canadian television. There were no awards issued in 1991, so this year’s awards covered productions from 1991 and 1990. The award ...

in 1992, for her performance in an episode of the drama anthology series '' Saying Goodbye''."Here are just some of the Gemini winners". ''

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'', March 9, 1992.

Select credits

*'' 33 Brompton Place'' (1982) *''

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'' (1983) as Barbara *'' In This Corner'' (1986) as Heather *'' Alex: The Life of a Child'' (1986) as Barbara Keator *'' Dancing in the Dark'' (1986) as Susan *''

Martha, Ruth and Edie ''Martha, Ruth and Edie'' is a Canadian drama film released in 1988. An anthology film directed by Deepa Mehta, Norma Bailey and Danièle J. Suissa, it centers on the titular Martha (Jennifer Dale), Ruth (Andrea Martin) and Edie (Lois Maxwell), ...

'' (1988) as Alice *'' Saying Goodbye'' (1990) - Episode "A Grief Shared" *''

To Catch a Killer To Catch a Killer may refer to * ''To Catch a Killer'' (1992 film) * ''To Catch a Killer'' (2023 film) * ''To Catch a Killer'' (TV series) {{dab ...

'' (1992) as Alice Pearson *'' Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'' (1994) as Mary *'' A Holiday to Remember'' (1995) as Eve Stevens *'' Hidden in America'' (1996) as Food Bank Worker *'' Earth Final Conflict'' (1997) as Sara Good *''

Lethal Vows ''Lethal Vows'' is a 1999 made-for-television American drama film based on the events which led to the trial and conviction of Richard K. Overton for the poisoning death of his third wife, Janet Overton. Starring John Ritter, Marg Helgenberger and ...

'' (1999) as Dr. Addington *'' Sins of the Father'' (2002) as Virginia Cherry *'' Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story'' (2004) as Barbara's Agent *'' Rabbittown'' (2006) as Harriet *'' Burn Up'' (2008) as Marianne *''

Shoot the Messenger "Shooting the messenger" (also "killing the messenger", "attacking the messenger", "blaming the bearer of bad tidings", or "blaming the doom monger") is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of blaming the bearer of bad news, despite the ...

'' (2016) as Susan Reeves *''

Anne with an E ''Anne with an E'' (initially titled ''Anne'' for its first season within Canada) is a Canadian period drama television series loosely adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 classic work of children's literature, '' Anne of Green Gables''. It ...

'' (2017-2018) as Jeannie *''

Utopia Falls ''Utopia Falls'' is a Canadian science fiction television series. Created by R.T. Thorne with Joseph Mallozzi as showrunner, the show premiered on the streaming service Hulu on February 14, 2020. Plot In the distant future, a colony of humans ...

'' (2020) as Gran Riel *'' Dangerous'' (2021) as Linda Forrester

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bazinet, Brenda Living people 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian Screen Award winning actors University of Regina alumni Actresses from Saskatchewan 1956 births