Sharry Flett
Sharry Flett is a Canadian actress.[1] She is most noted for her performances in the television films War Brides, for which she was a Bijou Award nominee for Best Actress in a Non-Feature in 1981,[2] and The Suicide Murders, for which she was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986.[3]
Flett trained as an opera singer, but began performing in speaking theatrical roles after finding herself being typecast in soubrette roles due to the quality of her singing voice.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Drying Up the Streets | Nurse |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | The Arctic Adventure | The Polar Goddess | Television film |
| 1980 | The Great Detective | Emily | Episode: "Too Many Cooks" |
| 1980 | War Brides | Ellie | Television film |
| 1982 | The Taming of the Shrew | Katharina | |
| 1983 | The Tempest | Miranda | |
| 1983 | The Littlest Hobo | Sister Sarah | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Night Heat | Nurse | Episode: "Obie's Law" |
| 1985 | Love and Larceny | Alice Bigley | Television film |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders | Hilda Blake | |
| 1986 | Philip Marlowe, Private Eye | Miss Kolchenko | Episode: "Red Wind" |
| 1987 | I'll Take Manhattan | — | 2 episodes |
| 1987–1994 | Street Legal | Various roles | 5 episodes |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Judith Richardson | Episode: "A Stolen Heart" |
| 1989 | Lantern Hill | Lillian Morrow | Television film |
| 1990 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Ruth Stevens | Episode: "Repetition" |
| 1990 | My Secret Identity | Dean Patricia Simpson | Episode: "More Than Meets the Eye" |
| 1990 | C.B.C.'s Magic Hour | Susan | Episode: The Prom" |
| 1992 | Top Cops | Hester Bellomo | Episode: "Hester Bellomo and Carol Anne Natale" |
| 1996 | Forever Knight | Barbara Vetter | Episode: "Avenging Angel" |
| 2002 | The Eleventh Hour | Sophie Buckman | Episode: "The 37-Year-Itch" |
| 2006 | Shades of Black | Betty | Television film |
References
- ^ a b Stephen Godfrey, "Flett no longer tied to opera's apron strings: Sharry felt doomed to playing pert maids, so she decided to talk as well as sing". The Globe and Mail, November 17, 1979.
- ^ "Brides nominated for 7 awards". The Province, October 7, 1981.
- ^ Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986.
External links
- Sharry Flett at IMDb