# Allegra Fulton

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{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
'''Allegra Fulton''' is a Canadian actress,<ref name=ouzounian>[Richard Ouzounian](/source/Richard_Ouzounian), [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/allegra-fulton-pondering-how-it-all-began/article_31f87248-1101-51d8-8322-deb459e430fd.html "Allegra Fulton: Pondering how it all began"]. ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', October 7, 2010.</ref> best known for ''Frida K'', a one-woman stage show in which she portrayed artist [Frida Kahlo](/source/Frida_Kahlo).<ref>Iris Winston, [https://variety.com/2007/legit/reviews/frida-k-3-1200511046/ "Frida K"]. ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'', January 21, 2007.</ref>

The daughter of filmmaker David Fulton and writer [Gloria Montero](/source/Gloria_Montero), she began her acting career in childhood with an appearance on the children's television series ''[Butternut Square](/source/Butternut_Square)''.<ref name=ouzounian/> In the early 1980s she regularly performed in stage roles in Toronto, including productions of ''Slow Dance on the Killing Ground'',<ref>Judith Fitzgerald, "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground A compelling tale powerfully told". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', June 30, 1983.</ref> ''Michi's Blood'',<ref>Robert Crew, "Daring Crow Theatre has powerful moments". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', October 16, 1985.</ref> and ''South of Heaven''.<ref>Ray Conlogue, "What you see is all you get: Family drama lacks depth". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', November 23, 1987.</ref>

In 1991 she received a [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) nomination for Outstanding Performance, Small Theatre for her performance in ''Nocturnal Emissions'' at [Buddies in Bad Times](/source/Buddies_in_Bad_Times).<ref>Geoff Chapman, "Music and sex dominate Doras". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', May 15, 1991.</ref>

In the 1990s she began appearing in film and television roles, most notably the [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award)-winning short film ''[The Hangman's Bride](/source/The_Hangman's_Bride)'' opposite [Shawn Doyle](/source/Shawn_Doyle), whom she subsequently married.<ref>Susan Walker, "Where losers can be big winners". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', September 6, 2000.</ref>

''Frida K'', written by Montero, directed by [Peter Hinton-Davis](/source/Peter_Hinton-Davis) was first staged at the 1994 [Toronto Fringe Festival](/source/Toronto_Fringe_Festival),<ref>Vit Wagner, "Our critic will be keeping eye on this 12-pack of Fringe productions". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', June 30, 1994.</ref> before being remounted by [Tarragon Theatre](/source/Tarragon_Theatre) in 1995.<ref>[Kate Taylor](/source/Kate_Taylor_(Canadian_writer)), "Theatre review: Frida K". ''The Globe and Mail'', November 16, 1995.</ref> In 1996 she won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Play, Small Theatre,<ref>"Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". ''[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)'', June 25, 1996.</ref> before taking the play on an extended national and international tour to Spain, Barcelona and more.<ref>Martin Morrow, "Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". ''[Calgary Herald](/source/Calgary_Herald)'', September 27, 1997.</ref> She returned to Toronto in 1998 in the English-language premiere of [Michel Tremblay](/source/Michel_Tremblay)'s ''Marcel Pursued by the Hounds'' for Tarragon.<ref>[Kate Taylor](/source/Kate_Taylor_(Canadian_writer)), "Tremblay's two worlds fail to mesh The Quebec playwright's new play combines a ghostly chorus with a naturalistic drama and elicits an emotionally muffled production". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', January 16, 1998.</ref>

She has continued to act in stage, film, television and animated voice roles. She received a [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series at the [16th Gemini Awards](/source/16th_Gemini_Awards) in 2001 for a guest appearance on ''[Blue Murder](/source/Blue_Murder_(Canadian_TV_series))'',<ref>Jon Kaplan, [https://nowtoronto.com/culture/the-plays-her-thing/ "The play’s her thing"]. ''[Now](/source/Now_(newspaper))'', August 28, 2003.</ref> and received her third Dora nomination in 2020 for ''Between Riverside and Crazy''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smith|first=Mae|date=June 29, 2020|title=2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners|url=https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/awards/2020-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809081504/https://www.intermissionmagazine.ca/awards/2020-dora-mavor-moore-award-winners/ |archive-date=2020-08-09 |access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Intermission Magazine|language=en-CA}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1984
| ''[Unfinished Business](/source/Unfinished_Business_(1984_film))''
| Script Assistant
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[Montréal vu par...](/source/Montreal_Stories)''
| Invitée
|
|-
| 1993
| ''[Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould](/source/Thirty_Two_Short_Films_About_Glenn_Gould)''
| Waitress
| <ref>"From Girard, a multifaceted 'Glenn Gould'" by Jay Carr, ''[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)'' (29 April 1994) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|294962950}}</ref>
|-
| 1996
| ''Critical Choices''
| Teresa
|
|-
| 1997
| data-sort-value="Hangman's Bride, The" | ''[The Hangman's Bride](/source/The_Hangman's_Bride)''
| Francoise Laurent
| Short film<ref>"Fascinating historical yarn turns on a clever twist; Sharp eye for detail in true story of prison friendship" by Marc Horton, ''[Edmonton Journal](/source/Edmonton_Journal)'' (14 March 1997) [Final Edition] Retrieved from {{ProQuest|252391836}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| ''[Woman Wanted](/source/Woman_Wanted)''
| Gracie
|
|-
| 2000
| data-sort-value="Law of Enclosures, The" | ''[The Law of Enclosures](/source/The_Law_of_Enclosures_(film))''
| Henry's Mother
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[John Q.](/source/John_Q.)''
| Sick Girl's Mother
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[Childstar](/source/Childstar_(film))''
| Photographer
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[Choke.](/source/Choke.)''
| Ms. Morgan
| Short film<ref>"Walk, talk, promote and push" by Susan Walker, ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'' (11 Sept, 2004) Retrieved from {{ProQuest|438743018}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| ''[Show Me](/source/Show_Me_(film))''
| Sam
|
|-
| 2005
| ''My Uncle Navy and Other Inherited Disorders''
| Pam
| Short film
|-
| 2007
| ''Loonie''
| Angel
| Short film<ref>[https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/actra-to-honor-peterson-1117981085/ "ACTRA to honor Peterson"] by Brendan Kelly at [variety.com](/source/Variety_(magazine))</ref>
|-
| 2012
| data-sort-value="Dark Truth, A" | ''[A Dark Truth](/source/A_Dark_Truth)''
| Renaldo's Mom (voice)
| 
|-
| 2012
| ''Flaked''
|
| Short film
|-
| 2013
| ''Iris''
| (voice)
| Short film
|-
| 2014
| ''[Maps to the Stars](/source/Maps_to_the_Stars)''
| Harriet
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Becoming Wigglesworth''
| Mona
| Short film
|-
| 2017
| data-sort-value="Shape of Water, The" | ''[The Shape of Water](/source/The_Shape_of_Water)''
| Yolanda
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Hellmington''
| Maggie Owens
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Nine Letters''
| Katherine
| Short film
|-
| 2019
| ''[Run This Town](/source/Run_This_Town_(film))''
| Susan
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[Strange But True](/source/Strange_but_True_(film))''
| Chantrel
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Origins''
| Linda
| Short film
|-
| 2022
| ''Photo Booth''
| Narrator (voice)
|
|-
| 2022
| ''R.O.I.''
| Ms. Koslov
| Short film
|-
| 2023
| ''[Cascade](/source/Cascade_(film))''
| Skip
|
|-
| 2024
| ''[Monica's News](/source/Monica's_News)''
| Hazel McClure
| 
|-
| 2024
| ''Taken in Plain Sight''
| Dolores
| Lifetime (TV channel) film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1992
| ''[E.N.G.](/source/E.N.G.)''
| Mrs. Fonseca
| 1 episode
|-
| 1993
| ''[Top Cops](/source/Top_Cops)''
| Brenna Neinast
| 1 episode
|-
| 1994
| ''[RoboCop](/source/RoboCop_(live_action_TV_series))''
| Wilson
| 1 episode
|-
| 1995
| ''[Forever Knight](/source/Forever_Knight)''
| Nurse #1
| 1 episode
|-
| 1995
| ''Dark Eyes''
| Vicki
| 1 episode
|-
| 1996
| ''[Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance](/source/Jack_Reed_(series))''
| Sharon Plessy
| TV movie
|-
| 1996
| ''[Holiday Affair](/source/Holiday_Affair_(1996_film))''
|
| TV movie
|-
| 1997
| ''Too Close to Home''
| Gloria Lopez
| TV movie<ref>[https://variety.com/1997/tv/reviews/too-close-to-home-1200449487/ ''Too Close to Home'' review] by Tony Scott at [variety.com](/source/Variety_(magazine))</ref>
|-
| 1997
| ''[Ms. Scrooge](/source/Ms._Scrooge)''
| Marie
| TV movie
|-
| 1997
| ''Balls Up''
| Michelle
| TV movie
|-
| 1998
| ''[Stickin' Around](/source/Stickin'_Around)''
| Mrs. Salazar (voice)
| 1 episode
|-
| 1999
| ''[Animorphs](/source/Animorphs_(TV_series))''
| Visser One
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[Black and Blue](/source/Black_and_Blue_(1999_film))''
| Patty Bancroft
| TV movie
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[Blaster's Universe](/source/Blaster's_Universe)''
| Additional Voices (voice)
| 13 episodes
|-
| 1999–2001
| ''[Angela Anaconda](/source/Angela_Anaconda)''
| Multiple voices
| 34 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[Wind at My Back](/source/Wind_at_My_Back)''
| Lucille
| 1 episode
|-
| 2000
| ''[Twitch City](/source/Twitch_City)''
| Therapist
| 1 episode
|-
| 2000
| ''[Dirty Pictures](/source/Dirty_Pictures)''
| Angela
| TV movie
|-
| 2000
| ''[Relic Hunter](/source/Relic_Hunter)''
| Airport Desk Agent
| 1 episode
|-
| 2001
| ''And Never Let Her Go''
| Eleonor Blanchard
| TV movie
|-
| 2001, 2004
| ''[Blue Murder](/source/Blue_Murder_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| Louise Vuceta, Ms. Bell
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2002
| data-sort-value="Associates, The" | ''[The Associates](/source/The_Associates_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| Mrs. Shanfelt
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2002
| ''[Two Against Time](/source/Two_Against_Time)''
| Theresa
| TV movie
|-
| 2002–2003
| ''[Street Time](/source/Street_Time)''
| Ann Valentine
| 15 episodes
|-
| 2004
| ''[Celeste in the City](/source/Celeste_in_the_City)''
| Hilly
| TV movie
|-
| 2004
| data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | ''[The Wonderful World of Disney](/source/Disney_anthology_television_series)''
| Carmen
| 1 episode
|-
| 2005
| ''[Puppets Who Kill](/source/Puppets_Who_Kill)''
| Esmerelda
| 1 episode
|-
| 2005
| ''[Riding the Bus with My Sister](/source/Riding_the_Bus_with_My_Sister)''
| Vera
| TV movie
|-
| 2005–2009
| ''[Mr. Meaty](/source/Mr._Meaty)''
|
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2006
| data-sort-value="Nine, The" | ''[The Nine](/source/The_Nine_(TV_series))''
| Monica Turner
| 1 episode
|-
| 2011
| ''[King](/source/King_(2011_TV_series))''
| Prosecutor
| 1 episode
|-
| 2011
| ''[Against the Wall](/source/Against_the_Wall_(TV_series))''
| Nell Cortez
| 1 episode
|-
| 2013
| ''[Degrassi: The Next Generation](/source/Degrassi%3A_The_Next_Generation)''
| Madame Cliquet
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[Fargo](/source/Fargo_(TV_series))''
| Helena Milos
| 1 episode
|-
| 2015
| ''[Suits](/source/Suits_(American_TV_series))''
| Judge Hernandez
| 1 episode
|-
| 2017
| ''[19-2](/source/19-2_(2014_TV_series))''
| Detective Lapointe
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[Schitt's Creek](/source/Schitt's_Creek)''
| Charlene
| 1 episode
|-
| 2019
| ''[Wayne](/source/Wayne_(TV_series))''
| Graciella
| 1 episode
|-
| 2019
| ''[Workin' Moms](/source/Workin'_Moms)''
| Hannah Sittart
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[Cardinal](/source/Cardinal_(TV_series))''
| Dr. Jones
| 1 episode
|-
| 2021
| data-sort-value="Good Doctor, The" | ''[The Good Doctor](/source/The_Good_Doctor_(American_TV_series))''
| Dr. Karla Saravia
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''Murder on Maple Drive''
| Harmony
| TV movie
|-
| 2021
| ''[Chapelwaite](/source/Chapelwaite)''
| Ann Morgan
| 8 episodes
|-
| 2021–2023
| ''[Moonshine](/source/Moonshine_(Canadian_TV_series))''
| Jill Leblanc
| 16 episodes<ref>[https://playbackonline.ca/2022/08/22/cbc-renews-moonshine-for-a-third-season/ "CBC renews Moonshine for a third season"] by Angelica Babiera at [playbackonline.ca](/source/Playback_(magazine))</ref>
|-
| 2023
| ''[Titans](/source/Titans_(2018_TV_series))''
| Helena
| 1 episode
|-
| 2023
| ''[Superman and Lois](/source/Superman_%26_Lois)''
| Older Chemo Patient
| 3 episodes
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0298453}}

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