Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in ''

The Smart Woman Survival Guide ''The Smart Woman Survival Guide'' is a Canadian situation comedy, filmed in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, that aired from September 4, 2006, to January 5, 2008. It aired on the W Network and Cosmopolitan TV (Canada), CosmoTV. It was renewed for 26 ...

'' in 2006, ''

Men with Brooms ''Men with Brooms'' is a 2002 Canadian romantic comedy film, starring and directed by Paul Gross. Centred on the sport of curling, the offbeat comedy tells the story of a reunited curling team from a small Canadian town as they work through their ...

'' in 2010, '' Max & Shred'' in 2014, '' Murdoch Mysteries'' in 2016 and '' Merry Happy Whatever'' in 2019.

Early life

From a young age she enjoyed participating at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto. From a young age, Murphy took piano, ballet, voice lessons, but stopped age 16, to focus on acting. Murphy received a BA Fine Arts (Acting) from

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

, Toronto, in the Conservatory Acting program, learning classical and technical characteristics of acting performance. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts (Theatre-Acting) in 2005.

Career

In 2006, six months after graduating from university, Murphy landed a lead role as Liz Duncan (the producer), in ''

'', making her debut screen appearance on television, in a series where for 36 episodes, Murphy honed her acting talent and confidence towards becoming a

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

actress. In 2009, Murphy starred in the short film ''Patient'' for which she received a Best Actress award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards. Murphy appeared in several

Hallmark A hallmark is an official Mark (sign), mark or series of marks struck on items made of metal, mostly to certify the content of noble metals—such as platinum, gold, silver and in some nations, palladium. In a more general sense, the term ''Wikti ...

movies, and in 2014, had roles in '' Max and Shred''. In 2016, Murphy made her first appearance as Ruth Newsome in

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV, or simply CBC) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English-language terrestrial television, broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcasting, p ...

's '' Murdoch Mysteries'' in season 10 episode 8. In 2019, Murphy was a series regular in the

Netflix Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service. The service primarily distributes original and acquired films and television shows from various genres, and it is available internationally in multiple lang ...

dark comedy holiday series '' Merry Happy Whatever'' alongside

Dennis Quaid Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his starring roles in '' Breaking Away'' (1979), '' The Right Stuff'' (1983), '' The Big Easy'' (1986), '' Innerspace'' (1987), '' Great Balls of Fire!'' (1989), ' ...

, who played her father.

Filmography

Film

Television film

Television series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*
Omnipop artist profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Siobhan 21st-century Canadian actresses 1984 births Living people Actresses from Toronto York University alumni Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses