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Gillian Barber

Gillian Barber

Acting1958Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography

Gillian Barber (February 22, 1958, in Coventry, England) is a British-Canadian actress and theater educator. She grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London as well as the BFA program at the University of Victoria. Barber has appeared in numerous films, including The Stepfather (1987), Needful Things (1993), Jumanji (1995), The 6th Day (2000), and 2012 (2009). On television, she has been featured in series such as The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Smallville, The Man in the High Castle, and Chesapeake Shores. In addition to her acting career, she is an educator and founded the musical theater program at Capilano University in British Columbia in 2007.

Acting History

2025
The Last of Us
TVas Councilwoman2 eps
2022
Under the Banner of Heaven
TVas Sister Dorren1 eps
2021
Maid
TVas Melody2 eps
2018
Status Update
as Mrs. Gregory
Idle Thoughts
as Loretta
Chesapeake Shores
TVas Deidra Peck8 eps
2016
The Man in the High Castle
TVas Alice Adler6 eps
2015
The Christmas Note
as Mrs. Schweiger
2014
Bates Motel
TVas Dr. Helen Ginsberg1 eps
2013
Witches of East End
TVas Maura Thatcher3 eps
2012
2011
To the Mat
as Iris Dumont
2009
2012
as Cruise Ship Lady
2007
Hot Rod
as Riot Singer
Beneath
as Donna
Reaper
TVas Therapist1 eps
2006
Supernatural
TVas Dr. Hess / Mrs. Rourke1 eps
2004
Jack
as Vice Principal
The Dead Zone
TVas Dr. Surman1 eps
The 4400
TVas Dr. Roxanne Kern1 eps
Stargate SG-1
TVas Ambassador Dreylock / First Minister Dreylock / Resident #11 eps
Smallville
TVas Marianne Taylor1 eps
2003
2002
Movie Toons: Treasure Island
as Jim's Mother (voice)
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TVas Rena Dunne's Mother (segment "Room 245")1 eps
2001
Suspicious River
as Mrs. Schmidt
Cats & Dogs
as Factory Receptionist
2000
The 6th Day
as Katherine's Doctor
The Guilty
as Maddy Corrigan
A Storm in Summer
as Mrs. Parker
1999
Double Jeopardy
as Rebecca Tingely
Sabrina: The Animated Series
TVas (voice)1 eps
The Outer Limits
TVas Fisk / General / Lt. Bateson1 eps
1998
Disturbing Behavior
as Judy Effkin
The Baby Dance
as Nurse Nancy
First Wave
TVas Dr. Rita Hagen1 eps
1997
Bliss
as Therapist
Intensity
as Chairperson
High Stakes
as Pediatrician
Unwed Father
as Case Worker
NightScream
as Dr. Melville
The Advocate's Devil
as District Attorney
The Sentinel
TVas Dr. Gladstone1 eps
Millennium
TVas Mrs. Barbakow1 eps
1996
Maternal Instincts
as Julie Taft
Sliders
TVas Nicole Mitchell1 eps
In Cold Blood
TVas Bonnie Clutter
1995
Jumanji
as Mrs. Thomas
The X-Files
TVas Penny Northern / Jane Spiller / Beth Kane2 eps
Action Man
TVas (voice)
1994
Double Cross
as Coroner
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Art Sycophant
Someone Else's Child
as Renata Reed
1993
Needful Things
as Myrtle Keeton
1992
Impolite
as Voice on the Phone (voice)
1990
Short Time
as Nurse
1988
1987
The Stepfather
as Anne Barnes
1986
Rainbow War
as Yellow Queen
1985
Brotherly Love
as Ski Shop Clerk

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
2/22/1958(68 years old)
Place of Birth
Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK