Deborah Grover is a Canadian actress, known for her regular roles as prosecuting attorney Elaine Jeffers in Night HeatMike Boone, "Toronto setting like Manhattan on Lake Ontario". Montreal Gazette, May 23, 1987. and Nora in Jann."Real, but not too real: Singer Jann Arden is happy to play a less-successful version of herself in Jann, even when the scenes hit a little too close to home". Peterborough Examiner, March 19, 2019.

Early life and education

Grover studied acting and dance, attending classes at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa, the Ryerson Theatre School, Toronto, and two summers in Alberta at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Career

Stage

On stage, Grover performs theatre plays including roles in David Hare's Stuff Happens (2009), Huda in Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire (2010), Mummy in Stockholm (2012), Madeleine in Savannah Bay (2014–15), Sonja in Michael Frayn's The Two of Us (2018), and Frau Henne in Bremen Town (2023), among others.

Screen

Grover has over thirty theatrical film credits, beginning with her role as Sister Anne in the 1985 film, Agnes of God, and continuing with appearances in The Gate (1987), The Uncles (2000), Fatman (2020), The Shipping News (2001), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Six Figures (2005), and Alice, Darling (2022).

She also appears in television movies, including The Christmas Wife (1988), Under the Piano (1996), When Innocence Is Lost (1997), and Rated X (2000), in addition to the miniseries Bag of Bones (2011), The Kennedys (2011), and The Firm (2012).

In addition to her regular roles on Night Heat and Jann, Grover has had multiple appearances on Our Hero (2000–01), How to Be Indie (2009–10), Happy Town (2010), Sensitive Skin (2016), Orphan Black (2017), and a regular role as Tillie on the sci-fi horror series From (2023–24).

Grover's television guest appearances include Counterstrike (1993), Instant Star (2007), Love You To Death (2007), Breakout Kings (2011), Satisfaction (2013), The Strain (2014), Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments (2019), Northern Rescue (2019), Dare Me (2020), and Good Witch (2021), among others.

Voice roles

Grover also voiced the roles of Kassandra and Hippolyte in the 2011 video game Warriors: Legends of Troy.

Award nominations

Grover is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Guest Performance in a Drama Series, including her role as Josephine Barry in Anne with an E,Victoria Ahearn, "CBC/Netflix series Anne has leading 13 Canadian Screen Award nominations". Toronto Star, January 16, 2018. and her performance as Donna in Mary Kills People.Kelly Townsend, "CSAs ’20: Schitt’s Creek breaks awards record with 26 noms". Playback, February 18, 2020.

Personal life Grover is the mother of two daughters.

Filmography

Film

1985: Agnes of God – Sister Anne 1987: The Gate – Mom 1999: Dick – Pat Nixon 1999: Water Damage – Mary Swoffa 2000: The Uncles – Nancy Rossi 2001: The Shipping News – Edna Buggit 2004: Welcome to Mooseport – Airport Passenger 2005: Where the Truth Lies – Mrs. O'Flaherty 2005: Six Figures – Louise 2020: Fatman – Anne Marie 2010: Nexus – Louise 2015: Regression – Old Woman 2017: Don't Talk to Irene – Ruth 2018: His Perfect Obsession – Cecilia 2022: Alice, Darling – Volunteer #3 2026: Back in Black - Ingrid

Television

+ Year Title Role Notes 1984 The Littlest Hobo Anna Emery 1 episode 1985–1989 Night Heat Prosecutor Elaine Jeffers Regular role 1987 Walking on Air Barbara Pearson TV movie 1987 Taking Care of Terrific Mrs Crowley TV movie 1988 ''The Christmas Wife Micki TV movie 1991 My Secret Identity Judge Daley 1 episode 1993 Counterstrike Karen Locklee Episode: "The Raw Truth" 1996 Her Desperate Choice Kathy (Shelter) TV movie 1996 Under the Piano Nurse Thompson TV movie 1997 Mary Higgins Clark's While My Pretty One Sleeps Kitty Conway TV movie 1997 When Innocence Is Lost Barbara Stone TV movie 1998 A Father for Brittany (A Change of Heart) Judge Harriot Richardson TV movie 1998 PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Madeline 1 episode 1999 Half a Dozen Babies (Life's Little Struggles) Fiona Sullivan TV movie 2000 Rated X Georgia Mae TV movie 2000–2001 Our Hero Ms. Terzik-Sykes 4 episodes 2002 Framed Mrs. Ashton TV movie 2002 Monk Mrs. Butterworth 1 episode 2002 Mutant X Virginia Beals 1 episode 2005 Our Fathers Judge Sweeney TV movie 2007 Still Small Voices Anne Hartley TV movie 2007 Instant Star Mrs. McNally 1 episode 2007 Love You To Death Mrs. Jones 1 episode 2008 Roxy Hunter and the Myth of the Mermaid Ms. Slausen TV movie 2008 Princess Nana TV movie 2009 A Sister's Secret Florence TV movie 2009–2010 How to Be Indie Ms. Roland 6 episodes 2010 Happy Town Joanie Jenkins 7 episodes 2011 Breakout Kings Wanda O'Connell 1 episode 2011 Bag of Bones Rogette Whitmore TV miniseries 2011 The Kennedys Mother Superior TV miniseries 2012 The Firm Maxine Sutherland TV miniseries 2012 Copper Widow Woman 1 episode 2013 Satisfaction Security Guard 1 episode 2014 The Strain Family Court Judge 1 episode 2015 The Perfect Girlfriend Kathy Matthews TV movie 2016 Mommy's Little Girl Elana Connell TV movie 2016 Sensitive Skin Lizzie 3 episodes 2016 Love on a Limb Mrs. Haversack TV movie 2017 Sometimes the Good Kill Jean TV movie 2017 The Perfect Soulmate Marlene Maxson TV movie 2017 Orphan Black Yolanda 2 episodes 2019 Northern Rescue Theresa 1 episode 2019 Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments Vera 1 episode 2019–2021 Jann Nora Regular role 2020 Dare Me Neighbor 2 episodes 2021 Good Witch Ellen 1 episode 2021 SurrealEstate Samanta North 1 episode 2023–2024 From Tillie Regular role

References

External links

Deborah Grover at Apple TV+