Catherine Disher
Catherine Wilder Disher (born June 22, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada)[1] is a Canadian actress who won a Gemini Award for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series Snakes & Ladders[2], and was nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the Forever Knight TV series.
Life & Career
Disher graduated from the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1978 and later from the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal.
She had a supporting role on T. and T., the legal/action series starring Mr. T, and had another supporting role in the second season of the War of the Worlds series. From 1992 to 1996 she starred in Forever Knight. Currently she plays Maggie Norton on the Canadian television series The Border, and provides additional voices on the PBS Kids/CBC Kids series Super WHY!.
Apart from her work as an actor, Disher does voice work for animated series (see list below).
She was formerly married to her X-Men co-star Cedric Smith, with whom she had a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith, in 1993.
Filmography
- Forever Knight - Dr. Natalie Lambert
- Terry - Betty Fox
- Snakes & Ladders – Minister Audrey Flankman
- The Border - Maggie Norton
- T. and T. - Sophie Rideau
- A Dad for Christmas - Beverly
- Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story - Judy Zess
- The Winter of Red Snow - Mrs. Washington
- War of the Worlds - Mana
- Goosebumps - Mrs. Warren
- Plain Truth - Leda
- Murder in the Hamptons - D A Dynak
- Me and Luke - Beverly
- Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story - Ms. Starr
- North Shore Fish - Carole
- Night Heat - Female Cop
- Grand Larceny - Dulcie
- Haunted by Her Past - Salesgirl
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents - Cindy Bertozzi
- Coast to Coast - Paula Hobday
- Conspiracy of Silence - Sherrie
- The Good Witch's Garden - Martha Tinsdale
- Street Legal - Violet Beltane
- The Campbells - Christine
- Katts and Dog - Katherine Anderson
- Friday the 13th: The Series - Cathy Steiner/Crystal
- Earthquake in New York - Ms. Clark
- Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - Karen Kaden/Madeline Palmer
- In God's Country - Eileen
- A New Life - Student
- Psychic - Lucinda
- The Long Road Home - Bayla
- The Associates - Janet Dry
- Life with Derek - Mrs. Pummelman
- Traders - Alison Pill
- For Lease - Viola Checkny
- D.C. - Prosecutor
- The Path to 9/11 - Diana Dean
- The Border - Superintendent Maggie Norton
- The Vindicator - Catherine
Voice Work
- X-Men - Jean Grey/Phoenix (comics) (voice)
- Spider-Man - Jean Grey (voice)
- Resident Evil 3: Nemesis - Jill Valentine (voice)
- X-Men vs. Street Fighter - Storm (voice)
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes - Psylocke (voice)
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Jill Valentine, Psylocke (voice)
- Marvel Super Heroes - Psylock (voice)
- X-Men Mutant Academy - Jean Grey/Phoenix (comics) (voice)
- X-Men: Mutant Academy 2 - Jean Grey/Phoenix (comics) (voice)
- Sailor Moon - Mimet (voice)
- Atomic Betty - Penelope Lang, Sarah (voice)
- Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot - Friend Bear (voice)
- The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie - Friend Bear (voice)
- Care Bears Nutcracker Suite - Ballerina
- Super WHY! - Additional Voices
- Stickin' Around - Mrs. Stella Stickler (voice)
- Wild C.A.T.s - Additional Voices
- Highlander: The Animated Series - Additional Voices
- Hello Kitty and Friends - Additional Voices
- A Miser Brothers' Christmas - Mrs. Claus
- Franklin - Mrs. Goose (voice)
- Franklin and the Green Knight - Mrs. Goose (voice)
- Peep and the Big Wide World - Dragonfly
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends - Druey-Ruby's Mom (voice)
- Mr. Men and Little Miss - Little Miss Splendid, Additional Voices
- Noddy - Mrs. Tubby Bear (voice)
- Babar - Additional Voices
- Rolie Polie Olie - Mom (voice)
- Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun - Mom (voice)
- Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase
- Police Academy: The Animated Series - Auntie Bertha (voice)
- Little Bear - Additional Voices
- The Little Bear Movie - Mrs. Moose (voice)
- Ultraforce - Topaz (voice)
- Free Willy - Additional Voices
- Donkey Kong Country - Wrinkly Kong (voice)
- Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend - Female Peasent/Plump Chambermaid/Theseus' Mother
- Ned's Newt - Additional Voices
- Pippi Longstocking - Additional Voices
- Puppets Who Kill - Lindsay Fang (voice)
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - Additional Voices
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry - Additional Voices
- Rescue Heroes - Additional Voices
- Dog City - Additional Voices
- Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse - Additional Voices
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs - Lightning
- Freaky Stories - Additional Voices
- The Incredible Hulk - Additional Voices
- Redwall - Mrs. Churchmouse/Winifred/Sparra (voice)
- Tales from the Cryptkeeper - Additional Voices
- Roboroach - Additional Voices
- Sam and Max: Freelance Police - Additional Voices
- Cadillacs and Dinosaurs - Additional Voices
- Medabots - Additional Voices
- BIRDZ - Additional Voices
- Blazing Dragons - Additional Voices
- Beyblade - Additional Voices
- Flying Rhino Junior High - Additional Voices
- Cyberchase - Additional Voices
- Hippo Tub Company - Voice
- Jacob Two-Two - Voice
- Jane and the Dragon - Voice
- The Neverending Story - Additional Voices
- Undergrads - Voice
- Traffix - Voice
- Grossology - Additional Voices
- Mischief City - Additional Voices
- The Berenstain Bears - Additional Voices
Trivia
Disher is the only actress who has voiced Jill Valentine in more than one game: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis & Marvel vs. Capcom 2.