Tara Spencer-Nairn
Tara Spencer-Nairn | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Spencer-Nairn in 2017 | |
| Born | January 6, 1978 |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) |
| Spouse |
Josh Glover
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Douglas Spencer-Nairn (grandfather) |
Tara Spencer-Nairn (born January 6, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on the television series Corner Gas.
Early life
[edit]Spencer-Nairn was born on January 6, 1978[1] in Montreal, Quebec, but raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] She is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School.[2]
Career
[edit]Spencer-Nairn has appeared in a number of film and TV productions since the mid-1990s. Some of her most notable film appearances include New Waterford Girl,[3] Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled, and television guest appearances on Puppets Who Kill, Relic Hunter,[2] Cold Squad,[2] Bliss, Flashpoint, and The Outer Limits.[2] In 2005, she portrayed Wayne Gretzky's sister Kim Gretzky in the movie Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story.[4]
Her most notable roles are Dog River Police Department (DRPD) Constable Karen Pelly on Corner Gas[2] and Sandy Wardwell on CTV's The Listener.[2] Concurrent to appearing in Corner Gas, she also appeared on the science fiction series ReGenesis.
Personal life
[edit]Spencer-Nairn married Josh Glover in 2008.[5] Together, they have sons Foster (born 2011) and Carson (born 2014).[6]
Spencer-Nairn is the younger daughter and youngest of the three children of John Chaloner Spencer-Nairn, the Old Etonian second son of Scottish politician Douglas Spencer-Nairn of the Spencer-Nairn baronets, and his second wife Lucie (née Belanger).[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | New Waterford Girl | Lou Benzoa | |
| 2002 | Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled | Lisa Burnley | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Rub & Tug | Betty | |
| 2005 | Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story | Kim Gretzky | |
| 2006 | Password | Daisy | Short film |
| 2007 | The Third Eye | Nika Printz | |
| 2007 | The Interior Monologue of Gill the Goldfish | The Dame (voice) | Short film |
| 2007 | Final Draft | Kate Twist | |
| 2014 | Corner Gas: The Movie | Constable Karen Pelly | Reprise of role from the 2004–2009 Corner Gas TV series |
| 2019 | James vs. His Future Self | ||
| 2024 | Home Free | Ivy Homur | |
| TBA | Last the Night | Barb | Filming |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Two | Suzanne | Episode: "Prom Night" |
| 1997–98 | The Outer Limits | Heather | Episodes: "Double Helix" and "The Origin of Species" |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Cindy Smith | Episode: "The Enlightened One" |
| 1998 | Breaker High | Bonnie | Episode: "To Kill a MockingNerd" |
| 1998 | Cold Squad | Amanda Millerd | Episode: "Amanda Millerd" |
| 1998 | The Inspectors | Melissa Kaline | TV film |
| 1998 | Dead Man's Gun | Anna Bevington | Episode: "The Collector" |
| 1998 | First Wave | Cassandra | Episode: "Speaking in Tongues" |
| 1998 | Night Man | Julia | Episode: "It Came from Out of the Sky" |
| 1998 | Don't Look Down | Rachel | TV film |
| 1999 | H-E Double Hockey Sticks | Anne | TV film |
| 2001 | Relic Hunter | Jamie Palmerston | Episode: "Treasure Island" |
| 2002 | Moville Mysteries | Mimi Valentine (voice) | Main role; 26 episodes |
| 2002 | Bliss | Jeanette | Episode: "The Value of X" |
| 2002 | Tom Stone | Annie | Episode: "Little Bitty" |
| 2002 | Tracker | Erica / Vegna / Evgna | Episodes: "Love, Cirronian Style", "Remember When" |
| 2003 | Big Spender | Mel Tennant | TV film |
| 2004 | Puppets Who Kill | Oxana | Episode: "Dead Ted" |
| 2004 | Blue Murder | Melanie Coombs | Episode: "Cell Block 13" |
| 2004 | ReGenesis | Twyla | Episode: "Baby Bomb" |
| 2004–2009 | Corner Gas | Karen Pelly | Main role; 107 episodes Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2004) Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2006)[8] Won – Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2007)[9] |
| 2005 | More Sex & the Single Mom | Blair | TV film |
| 2006 | Cradle of Lies | Lisa | TV film |
| 2006 | Naked Josh | Becky | Episode: "Planned Parenthood" |
| 2009 | The Ron James Show | Episode: "1.7" | |
| 2010 | Cancel Christmas | Michelle Morgan | TV film |
| 2011–14 | The Listener | Sandy Wardwell | Recurring role (30 episodes) |
| 2012 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Mrs. Baker | Episodes: "Building a Mystery: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Laney Summers | Episode: "Forget Oblivion" |
| 2013 | Murdoch Mysteries | Pauline Kerr | Episode: "Murdochophobia" |
| 2015 | Saving Hope | Janice Fenn | Episode: "Heart of Stone" |
| 2015 | The Preacher's Sin | Lauren Tanning | TV film |
| 2017 | Killjoys | Kitaan | 2 episodes |
| 2018-2021 | Corner Gas Animated | Karen Pelly (voice) | |
| 2018 | MasterChef Canada | Herself | Guest judge |
| 2018 | Christmas Around The Corner | Suzanne | TV film |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Eloise Benson | Episode 6: "Murder She Thought" |
| 2021 | Evil Stepmom | Caroline | TV film |
| 2022 | Ghosts | Young Carol Martino | Episode: "Dumb Deaths" |
| 2023 | You're My Hero | Angela |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tara Spencer-Nairn". AskMen.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ryan, Andrew (February 7, 2011). "Tara Spencer-Nairn loves a role in uniform". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Scott, A. O. (July 26, 2000). "Clueless And Angry In a Small 70's Town". Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Cermak, Iri (February 2, 2017). The Cinema of Hockey: Four Decades of the Game on Screen. McFarland. ISBN 9781476626963. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Zlomislic, Diana (June 14, 2008). "For Officer Karen, wedding's a gas". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Staff writers (December 25, 2015). "Tara Spencer-Nairn on holiday traditions and what she wants from Santa". Hello! Canada. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 3 (107 ed.). p. 3697.
- ^ Staff writers (October 2006). "Cardinal and Corner Gas cast up for Gemini Award". Alberta Sweetgrass. Aboriginal Multi-Media Society. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ^ "'Corner Gas,' 'Slings & Arrows' tops at Gemini ..." Niagara Falls Review. October 29, 2007. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
