Isabelle Mejias (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian actress."Young Montreal actress gives school priority". ''

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'', October 7, 1981. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' Unfinished Business'', for which she received a

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nomination for

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at the

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in 1985.

Career

Originally from

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, Mejias had her first film role in the 1980 film ''

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''. She then appeared in ''

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'', ''Le Roi des cons'' and ''Julie Darling'' prior to 1984, when she appeared in both ''Unfinished Business'' and ''

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''. For ''

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'' magazine, critic John Harkness wrote of her performance in ''Unfinished Business'' that "If this were a country with any sort of rational production/distribution/publicity system, a performance like this would mean that she would immediately be talked about in Hollywood - Mejias has star quality like you wouldn't believe." She subsequently starred in the films ''Blue Line'', '' Meatballs III: Summer Job'', ''Higher Education'', ''State Park'', ''The Midday Sun'' and '' Scanners II: The New Order''. She also starred in the television miniseries ''Echoes in the Darkness'',"'Echoes' is a chilling look at life's darker side". ''

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'', November 1, 1987. and had supporting or guest appearances in the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Night Heat ''Night Heat'' is a Canadian police crime drama series that aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States. Original episodes were broadcast from 1985 to 1989. ''Night Heat'' was the first Canadian original drama series that was also ...

'', '' Street Legal'' and ''

Danger Bay ''Danger Bay'' is a Canadian television series, produced in Vancouver, with first-run episodes broadcast on CBC Television in Canada and The Disney Channel in the United States premiering October 8, 1984. Reruns of the show continued on The Disney ...

''. She received a

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nomination for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series at the

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for ''Danger Bay''. Her final known acting role was in the 1996 television film ''Psychic Detectives'', under her married name Isabelle Jamieson.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mejias, Isabelle 20th-century Canadian actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian film actresses Actresses from Montreal French Quebecers Canadian people of Spanish descent Living people 1961 births