Jacqueline Samuda
Jacqueline Samuda | |
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Born | October 25 |
Spouse(s) | Rob Riley |
Website | http://www.jacquelinesamuda.com |
Jacqueline Samuda (born October 25) is a Canadian actress, director and writer.
Personal Life
Samuda was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and grew up in both the United States and Canada. She received a B.F.A. Degree in Performance from York University in Toronto, and apprenticed at the prestigious Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the Lake, Ontario. An experienced film/TV/stage/voice actress, Jacqueline has appeared in recurring roles on TV's Spooksville, The L Word and the epic sci-fi series Stargate SG-1 and in many other feature film, TV episodic and animation projects. She is a busy voiceover performer who has voiced many international and national commercial campaigns and many other projects, from audiobooks to videogames to corporate and documentary film. She was a finalist for the 2008 VOICEY Awards, an international voiceover award. As a writer/director, Jacqueline was honoured with the inaugural prize of the Motion Picture Producers Association/Women in the Directors' Chair Feature Film Award in 2008. A past BC Film Writer’s Fellow and instructor at Vancouver Film School and UBC’s Writing Centre, she also has story edited and polished many screenplays, including The Delicate Art of Parking and The Foursome. Her directing background spans theatre in Toronto and L.A. (garnering a Best Director L.A. Critics’ Award for Zastrozzi), and seven short films (received awards, screenings at film festivals and TV distribution). She has taught Directing Actors as a Guest Artist at University of Los Angeles. She has served as President of the Board of Directors for Pacific Cinématheque, Vancouver’s non-profit cultural cinema venue. Jacqueline has been active on the Board of Vancouver's Women in Film, where she served as President of the Board 2001-2003 and on the Advisory Board in subsequent years. In 2008, Jacqueline was honoured to receive a Lifetime Member Award for her work with Women in Film.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | New Life, AA New Life | Mara | |
1989 | Renegades | Woman Cop | |
1989 | Speaking Parts | Bride | |
1991 | Adjuster, TheThe Adjuster | Louise | |
1997 | One of Our Own | Cpl. Kim Deeves | |
1999 | Arrangement, TheThe Arrangement | Olga | |
1999 | Making Contact | Ellen | |
2003 | Jam Space | The Beautiful Woman | Short film |
2003 | See Grace Fly | Grace (voice) | |
2005 | Sub Zero | Sasha Mirov | Video |
2008 | Stargate: Continuum | Nirrti | Video |
2008 | Edison and Leo | Toni / Nirena (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Shock Chamber | Linda | Segment: "Symbol of Victory" |
1987 | Adderly | Modeling Agent | Episode: "A Matter of Discretion" |
1990 | Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean | Reporter | TV film |
1990 | Street Legal | Nancy Crosbie | Episode: "The Psychic" |
1991 | Counterstrike | Victoria Condrade | Episode: "Fall from Grace" |
1992 | To Catch a Killer | TV film | |
1999 | Stargate SG-1 | Nirrti | Episode: "Fair Game" |
2000 | First Target | Patti | TV film |
2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Joyce Zisner | Episode: "The Sparkle Tour" |
2001 | Chris Isaak Show, TheThe Chris Isaak Show | Nedra Wing | Episode: "Freud's Dilemma" |
2001 | Stargate SG-1 | Nirrti | Episode: "Rite of Passage" |
2001 | Night Visions | Melissa | Episode: "Used Car" |
2001 | Wolf Lake | Jean Hollander | Episode: "The Changing" |
2002 | Wasted | Chris' Mom | TV film |
2003 | Stargate SG-1 | Nirrti | Episode: "Metamorphosis" |
2003 | Wilder Days | Pearl | TV film |
2004 | L Word, TheThe L Word | Movie Type | Episode: "Pilot" |
2006 | Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, AA Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Angie | TV film |
2006 | Saved | Nurse #1 | Episode: "Triage" |
2007 | Bionic Woman | Med-Flight Tech #2 | Episode: "Pilot" |
2007 | Smallville | ER Doctor #1 | Episode: "Bizarro" |
2008 | L Word, TheThe L Word | Saundra Houston | Episodes: "Lesbians Gone Wild", "Lunar Cycle" |
2009 | L Word, TheThe L Word | Saundra Houston | Episode: "LMFAO" |
2012 | R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Gracie's Mom | Episode: "Headshot" |
2013 | Arrow | TV Host | Episode: "Burned" |
2014 | When Sparks Fly | Gloria | TV film |
2015 | Real Murderers: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Mamie | TV film |
2015 | Once Upon a Holiday | Margaret Wickersham | TV film |
Video Games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Dead Rising 2: Case West | The Director | |
2011 | BackStab HD | Coleta | |
2015 | Crypt of the Necrodancer | Aria |
External links
- Jacqueline Samuda at the Internet Movie Database
- Official site
- Chevron26.com: Happy Birthday Jacqueline Samuda!
- GateWorld.net: Nirrti on the Couch