Janne Mortil is a Vancouver-based Canadian actress probably best known for playing Madeleine Astor in Titanic (1996) and Michelle Dupont in the television series Side Effects, for which she was nominated for a Gemini, and Detective Tricia Kelsey in Street Justice (1991–1993).
Career
Janne Mortil began her career with a 1973 appearance in The Beachcombers at the age of five. She was a regular in the 1970s soap opera House of Pride. She performed on stage in the 1979 Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company's production of The Innocents and appeared in 1980 in Huckleberry Finn and His Friends television series.
Her movie roles include Sally Moffat in Little Women (1994). In 1996, she played Madeleine Astor in the television movie Titanic, opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2003, she played Sergeant Kibble in Hitcher 2.
Her television credits include 21 Jump Street, The X-Files, Poltergeist: The Legacy and Cold Squad. In 1992 she provided narration for the CBC documentary mini-series The Valour and the Horror. She played also Detective Tricia Kelsey on Street Justice (1991–1992) and Michelle Dupont, the clinic's receptionist in Side Effects (1994–1996). For the latter role, she was nominated for a 1996 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series.
Personal life Mortil lived in Montreal with Tony Nardi, her former partner, since 1995.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1980Linda Grey1986Ovra1987MaloneHelen1991ChaindanceLoni1994Whale MusicStar1994Tokyo CowboyShelly1994Little WomenSally Moffat2002The Santa Clause 2Pamela's Mother2003Sergeant KibbleVideo
Television Year Title Role Notes1973The BeachcombersEpisode: "Bush Fever"1974House of Pride1980Huckleberry Finn and His FriendsSusie HarperEpisodes: "Such a Lovely Funeral", "Huck Is a Hero", "The Millionaires"1983The BeachcombersEpisode: "Wave of the future"1986That Secret SundayLisaTV film1987Danger BayBrendaEpisode: "Big Horns"198721 Jump StreetKarla / SheilaEpisodes: "Don't Pet the Teacher", "You Oughta Be in Prison"1988Nightmare at BittercreekTracy SeniaTV film1989Neon RiderDeidre OgilvryEpisode: "Dude"199021 Jump StreetCara / DianeEpisodes: "Last Chance High", "This Ain't No Summer Camp"1990Neon RiderTracyEpisode: "The Mighty Quin"1991Neon RiderCharleneEpisode: "1117"1991My Secret IdentityLinda BlaneEpisode: "Slave for a Day"1991-1992Street JusticeDet. Tricia KelseyRecurring role (11 episodes)1992Death by Moonlight: Bomber CommandMary "Bubbles" MooreTV film1992The Valour and the HorrorMary Moore 'Bubbles'TV documentary miniseries1992Kathy PearlTV film1993Liar, Liar: Between Father and DaughterChrissy BerezukTV film1993North of 60Leslie BaxterEpisodes: "Freeze Out", "All About Leslie", "Southern Comfort"1994-1996Side EffectsMichelle DupontMain role (29 episodes)1995Johnny's GirlAngieTV film1995Mixed BlessingsNancyTV film1996Mona WustnerEpisode: "Teso Dos Bichos"1996Poltergeist: The LegacySarahEpisode: "Town Without Pity"1996TitanicMadeleine AstorTV miniseries1996TwoPattyEpisode: "Reunion"1996ViperEvieEpisode: "Street Pirates"1996Rossini's GhostYoung MartinaTV film1997ContagiousJudithTV film1998Cold SquadRikki StanfieldEpisode: "Michelle Dorn"2000Cold SquadColleen WalshEpisode: "Trust"2000Da Vinci's InquestMelanie StoneEpisode: "The Hottest Places in Hell"2017SuitsJudgeEpisode: "Divide and Conquer"2018The RomanoffsGloriaEpisode: "Expectation"
Awards and nominations + Year Award Category Title of work Result 1996 Gemini Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series Side Effects (for episode #1.10: "The Great Chendini")
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