Victoria Snow (born 1954/55)"Cinderella story at Stratford". ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'', April 28, 1979. is a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

actress."Driven Snow: Proving she can act as well as sing Victoria Snow copped a Gemini for her portrayal of a Metis woman in Daughters Of The Country". ''

Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part ...

'', March 26, 1988. She is best known for her recurring roles as Mary Margaret Skalany in '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' and Dee White in ''

Cra$h & Burn ''Cra$h & Burn'' is a Canadian television drama series created by Malcolm MacRury. The show takes place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where it is also filmed. The series stars Luke Kirby Luke Farrell Kirby (born June 29, 1978) is a Canadia ...

'', and her starring role as Frances Hunter in ''

Paradise Falls ''Paradise Falls'' is a weekly soap opera television series which aired nationally on the Showcase channel in Canada, starting in 2001. It was filmed in the summer cottage community of Muskoka, Ontario. Like many major soap operas, sex is a dom ...

''.

Career

Born in

Ancaster, Ontario Ancaster is a historic town in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, located on the Niagara Escarpment. Founded as a town in 1793, it immediately developed itself into one of the first important and influential early Kingdom of Great Britain, Bri ...

, Snow had her first break as an actress when she was promoted from a minor role to the lead in a

Stratford Festival The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival ...

production of the musical '' Happy New Year'' in 1979, after original lead Virginia Sandifur was forced to withdraw due to illness.

Career

Snow played the lead role in a production of ''

Medea In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jason an ...

'', directed by John Neville at Halifax's Neptune Theatre, and played Nancy Blake in a 1985 production of '' The Women'' at the

Shaw Festival The Shaw Festival is a not-for-profit theatre festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest repertory theatre company in North America. The Shaw Festival was founded in 1962. Originally, it only featured production ...

. She has also had supporting or guest roles in the series '' 9B'', ''

E.N.G. ''E.N.G.'' is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station. The show aired on CTV from 1989 to 1994. The series ran for 96 episodes, produced by the Alliance Entertainment Corporation. Plot ...

'', ''

Katts and Dog ''Katts and Dog'' is a French and Canadian-produced television series that ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as ''Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop'' in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and ''Rintintin Junior'' in ...

'', '' The Newsroom'', '' Traders'', ''

Total Recall 2070 ''Total Recall 2070'' is a science fiction television series influenced by the work of Philip K. Dick. It was first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was late ...

'', '' Queer as Folk'', '' Blue Murder'', '' This Is Wonderland'', '' Flashpoint'', ''

Republic of Doyle ''Republic of Doyle'' is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, which aired on CBC Television from January 6, 2010, to December 10, 2014. The show stars Allan Hawco as private investigator and fo ...

'', ''

Warehouse 13 ''Warehouse 13'' is an American science fiction television series that originally ran from July 7, 2009, to May 19, 2014, on the Syfy network, and was executive produced by Jack Kenny and David Simkins for Universal Cable Productions. Described ...

'', '' Haven'' and ''

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'', the television films ''

True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet ''True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet'' is a 2008 American comedy-drama television film directed by Tim Matheson, based on the young adult novel of the same name by author Lola Douglas. The film stars Joanna "JoJo" Levesque and Valerie Berti ...

'', '' Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story'', '' Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story'' and ''Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story'', and the theatrical films ''

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'' and '' Stardom''. Snow portrayed the mother of Bryan Mills (

Clive Standen Clive James Standen (born 22 July 1981) is an English actor best known for playing Bryan Mills in the NBC series '' Taken'' (2017–2018), based on the film trilogy of the same name, as well as Rollo in the History Channel series ''Vikings'' ( ...

) in the television series '' Taken'', a prequel to the film trilogy of the same name, in 2017 and 2018. In 2021, she appeared as a federal judge in the film '' Dark Web: Cicada 3301''.

Awards

Snow is a two-time

Gemini Award The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States ...

winner, winning Best Lead Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 3rd Gemini Awards in 1988 for ''Daughters of the Country'' and Best Guest Performance in a Series at the

5th Gemini Awards The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 5th Gemini Awards were held on December 4, 1990 to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show took place at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was broadcast on CBC Television. ...

in 1990 for an episode of '' Street Legal''. She was also a nominee for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role at the 20th Gemini Awards in 2005 and the 25th Gemini Awards in 2010 for ''Paradise Falls'', and a nominee for Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series at the 21st Gemini Awards in 2006 for her performance as Phyllis Gretzky in ''Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story''."Cancelled CBC series leads Gemini field". ''

Victoria Times-Colonist The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Co ...

'', August 30, 2006.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Snow, Victoria Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian musical theatre actresses Living people Actresses from Hamilton, Ontario Canadian Screen Award winners 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses 1950s births Year of birth uncertain