Alberta Watson obit

 

'24' actress Alberta Watson dies at 60

She was not on the list.

Canadian-born actress Alberta Watson died Saturday at age 60. The actress, who was best known for her roles on "24" and "Nikita," died in the arms of her husband after battling cancer, her talent agency confirmed.

"It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of the luminous Alberta Watson," the Gary Goddard Agency said in a statement. "Alberta died in the arms of her beloved Ken on Saturday March 21st at Kensington Hospice after a long and incredibly courageous battle with cancer."

Watson became best known for her role as Madeline Pierce in the TV adaptation of "La Femme Nikita" and later reprised the role in the CW's recent "Nikita" reboot.

She also played Director of CTU Los Angeles Erin Driscoll in the fourth season of "24."

Watson began her acting career in local theater as a teen and scored her breakthrough role in the 1978 film "In Praise of Older Women" for which she received a Genie Award.

Watson was born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1955. She grew up in Toronto with her mother Grace, a factory worker, and her brother. She began performing with a local Toronto theatre group, T.H.O.G. (Theatre House of God), of the Bathurst Street United Church, at age 15.

Watson took a workshop for the Hair musical. While at the workshop she acted in Hamlet, which was directed by René Bonnière, who later directed her in La Femme Nikita

 

Filmography

Film

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1978    Power Play      Donna 

1978    In Praise of Older Women            Mitzi    

1979            Exposure            Barbara          Short film

1979    Stone Cold Dead            Olivia Page    

1980    Virus            Litha            AKA, Day of Resurrection

1981    Dirty Tricks   Tony   

1981    Black Mirror  Tina     

1982    The Soldier Susan Goodman        

1983    The Keep    Eva Cuza   

1984    Best Revenge            Dinah  

1987    White of the Eye            Ann Mason 

1989    Destiny to Order            Thalia / Marla / Nicole 

1991    The Hitman            Christine De Vera       

1992            Zebrahead       Phyliss 

1994            Spanking the Monkey            Susan Aibelli  

1995    What's His Face            Woman            Short film

1995            Hackers           Lauren Murphy           

1996            Shoemaker     Anna   

1996    Sweet Angel Mine            Megan 

1997    The Sweet Hereafter            Risa     

1998    Seeds of Doubt            Jennifer Kingsley          

1999    The Life Before This      Nita     

2000    Desire            Simone

2000    Deeply            Fiona   

2001    Hedwig and the Angry Inch            Hansel's Mom

2001    Chasing Cain     Denise McGoogan      

2001    Tart            Lily Storm  

2001    The Art of Woo            Caterin

2002    The Wild Dogs            Natalie

2004    The Prince and Me            Amy Morgan           

2004    My Brother's Keeper Helen Woods

2004            Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy            Anne Phelan 

2004    Some Things That Stay     Liz Anderson        

2006    Citizen Duane  Bonnie Balfour

2006    Away from Her            Dr. Fischer

2006    A Lobster Tale            Martha Brewer

2007    The Lookout            Barbara Pratt 

2008            Growing Op    Marilla 

2009    Helen            Dr. Sherman          

2009    The Spine    Mary Rutherford            Short film

Television

Year     Title            Role            Notes

1980    King of Kensington            Mitzi            Episode: "War and Peace"

1980    War Brides  Norma            TV film

1983    I Am a Hotel            Suzanne          TV short

1984    Hill Street Blues            Prostitute            Episode: "Fuched Again"

1984    Deadly Nightmares            Jill Friedlander            Episode: "Remembering Melody"

1985    Murder in Space            Dominica Mastrelli            TV film

1985    The Equalizer            Carla Holden            Episode: "The Distant Fire"

1985    Kane & Abel Zofia Rosnovski            TV miniseries

1986    Fortune Dane    Amy Steiner  TV series

1986    Women of Valor            Lt. Helen Prescott            TV film

1987    Street Legal            Mercedes Puentes            Episode: "Tango Bellarosa"

1987–1988            Buck James   Dr. Rebecca Meyer  Main role (19 episodes)

1989    The Equalizer            Taffy Gould            Episode: "The Caper"

1989            Shannon's Deal            Terry Lomax  TV film

1989    Street Legal    Maria Lopez            Episode: "Partners and Other Strangers"

1990    Island Son      Nina Delaney            Episode: "Separations"

1990    Grand            Andrea            Episode: "The Return of Yale Pinhaus"

1991    Law & Order   Miss Hanley            Episode: "His Hour Upon the Stage"

1992    Law & Order   Angela Brandt            Episode: "Skin Deep"

1993            Relentless: Mind of a Killer    Ellen Giancola            TV film

1993    Matrix            Marie Sands            Episode: "Conviction of His Courage"

1994            Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence            Deborah Walsh Bradford            TV film

1995    The Outer Limits            Lynda Tillman            Episode: "If These Walls Could Talk"

1995    A Child Is Missing            Agent Lynette Graham            TV film

1996    Giant Mine    Peggy Witte    TV film

1996    Gotti            Victoria Gotti     TV film

1997–2001            La Femme Nikita            Madeline         Main role (89 episodes)

Nominated - Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series

1998    The Girl Next Door            Mary Bradley            TV film

2000    Soul Food    Judge Olivia Delaney            Episode: "The More Things Stay the Same"

2001    After the Harvest            Amelia Gare     TV film

2002    Guilt by Association            Angie            TV film

2002    Chasing Cain: Face            Det. Denise McGoogan            TV film

2003    The Risen            Amanda Knowles            TV film

2003            Penguins Behind Bars            Babs (voice)  TV film

2003    Missing            Mrs. Mastriani            Episode: "Pilot"

2003    Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story    Chava Rosenfarb-Morgentaler            TV film

2004            Puppets Who Kill            Judge            Episode: "Bill Sues"

2004    The Newsroom            Susan            Recurring role (4 episodes)

2004    Show Me Yours            Toni Bane            Recurring role (8 episodes)

2004–2005            24            Erin Driscoll Regular role (13 episodes)

2005    Million Dollar Murder            Ted's Lawyer TV film

2006    At the Hotel    Camille            Recurring role (4 episodes)

2006            Angela's Eyes  Lydia Anderson            Recurring role (6 episodes)

2008    The Border            Minister Suzanne Fleischer            Recurring role (10 episodes)

2010            Heartland        Sarah Craven            Episode: "Where the Truth Lies"

2011–2012            Nikita            Senator Madeline Pierce            Recurring role (9 episodes)