# Catherine Fitch

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{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
'''Catherine Fitch''' is a Canadian actress.<ref name=harris>Christopher Harris, "Catherine Fitch, hailed by critics for her performance in South of Wawa, says she used to be 'a bit like' the character she portrayed: 'I could look inside and see a real person there'". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', April 24, 1992.</ref> She is most noted for her performance as Iris in the 1995 television film ''[Butterbox Babies](/source/Butterbox_Babies)'', for which she won the [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) for [Best Supporting Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Drama_Program_or_Series) at the [10th Gemini Awards](/source/10th_Gemini_Awards) in 1996.<ref>John McKay, "N.S. programs take Geminis: Due South dominates awards". ''[Halifax Daily News](/source/Halifax_Daily_News)'', March 4, 1996.</ref>

==Early life and education==

Born in [Balcarres](/source/Balcarres%2C_Saskatchewan), [Saskatchewan](/source/Saskatchewan), Fitch was raised in Balcarres and [Red Deer](/source/Red_Deer%2C_Alberta), [Alberta](/source/Alberta).<ref name=harris/> She was educated at the [University of Calgary](/source/University_of_Calgary) and the [National Theatre School of Canada](/source/National_Theatre_School_of_Canada).<ref name=harris/>

==Career==

She has also received two Gemini Award nominations for Supporting or Guest Performance in a Drama Series for her role as Rosemary in ''[This Is Wonderland](/source/This_Is_Wonderland)'', and a [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) nomination for [Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series) for ''[Living in Your Car](/source/Living_in_Your_Car)''.<ref name=examiner>[https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2018/02/07/new-stages-play-in-peterborough-examines-censorship.html "New Stages play in Peterborough examines censorship"]. ''[Peterborough Examiner](/source/Peterborough_Examiner)'', February 7, 2018.</ref>

Her other roles have included the films ''[South of Wawa](/source/South_of_Wawa)'',<ref>John Levesque, "You can't help being drawn to South of Wawa". ''[Hamilton Spectator](/source/Hamilton_Spectator)'', July 10, 1992.</ref> ''[Ordinary Magic](/source/Ordinary_Magic)'', ''[Borrowed Hearts](/source/Borrowed_Hearts)'', ''[Bless the Child](/source/Bless_the_Child)'', ''[Knockaround Guys](/source/Knockaround_Guys)'', ''[You Stupid Man](/source/You_Stupid_Man)'', ''[Away from Her](/source/Away_from_Her)'', ''[Picture Day](/source/Picture_Day_(film))'' and ''[Cardinals](/source/Cardinals_(film))'', and the television series ''[Street Legal](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))'',<ref name=harris/> ''[Emily of New Moon](/source/Emily_of_New_Moon_(TV_series))'', ''[Slings & Arrows](/source/Slings_%26_Arrows)'' and ''[Murdoch Mysteries](/source/Murdoch_Mysteries)'', as well as roles on stage.<ref name=examiner/>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1991
|''[South of Wawa](/source/South_of_Wawa)''
|Cheryl-Ann
|
|-
|1993
|''[Ordinary Magic](/source/Ordinary_Magic)''
|Doctor
|
|-
|1995
|''[Butterbox Babies](/source/Butterbox_Babies)''
|Iris
|
|-
|2000
|''[Bless the Child](/source/Bless_the_Child)''
|Sister Helena
|
|-
|2001
|''[Knockaround Guys](/source/Knockaround_Guys)''
|Louise
|
|-
|2002
|''[You Stupid Man](/source/You_Stupid_Man)''
|Bartender
|
|-
|2005
|''[Niagara Motel](/source/Niagara_Motel)''
|Sophie
|
|-
|2005
|data-sort-value="Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, The" | ''[The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio](/source/The_Prize_Winner_of_Defiance%2C_Ohio)''
|Emma Hartzler
|
|-
|2006
|''[Away from Her](/source/Away_from_Her)''
|Receptionist
|
|-
|2007
|''[Saw IV](/source/Saw_IV)''
|Additional voice
|
|-
|2012
|[''Picture Day''](/source/Picture_Day_(film))
|Vice-Principal
|
|-
|2013
|[''Compulsion''](/source/Compulsion_(2013_film))
|Crazed Fan
|
|-
|2017
|[''Cardinals''](/source/Cardinals_(film))
|Wendy
|
|-
|2019
|data-sort-value="Kindness of Strangers, The" | [''The Kindness of Strangers''](/source/The_Kindness_of_Strangers_(film))
|Donna
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1991
|[''Street Legal''](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Sarah Langley
|4 episodes
|-
|1993
|''[Class of '96](/source/Class_of_'96)''
|Miss Siegel
|Episode: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire"
|-
|1993, 1996
|''[Road to Avonlea](/source/Road_to_Avonlea)''
|Selena Dale
|3 episodes
|-
|1994
|data-sort-value="Kids in the Hall, The" | [''The Kids in the Hall''](/source/The_Kids_in_the_Hall_(TV_series))
|Brenda
|Episode #4.19
|-
|1996
|[''Goosebumps''](/source/Goosebumps_(1995_TV_series))
|Coach
|Episode: "Be Careful What You Wish For"
|-
|1997
|data-sort-value="Arrow, The" | [''The Arrow''](/source/The_Arrow_(miniseries))
|Ruby Paloffski
|Miniseries
|-
|1997
|data-sort-value="Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, The" | ''[The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon](/source/The_Adventures_of_Dudley_the_Dragon)''
|Sprite
|Episode: "Dudley's Big Decision"
|-
|1998
|''[Twitch City](/source/Twitch_City)''
|Ellen
|Episode: "People Who Fight Too Much"
|-
|1998, 1999
|[''Emily of New Moon''](/source/Emily_of_New_Moon_(TV_series))
|Maud Dutton
|3 episodes
|-
|1999
|''Dear America: A Picture of Freedom''
|Miz Lilly
|Television film
|-
|1999
|data-sort-value="Famous Jett Jackson, The" | ''[The Famous Jett Jackson](/source/The_Famous_Jett_Jackson)''
|Deputy Georgia
|Episode: "Things that Fly"
|-
|1999
|''[What Katy Did](/source/What_Katy_Did)''
|Debbie
|Television film
|-
|2000
|[''Twice in a Lifetime''](/source/Twice_in_a_Lifetime_(TV_series))
|Nurse
|Episode: "Whistle Blower"
|-
|2001
|''Ruby's Bucket of Blood''
|Miss Daigie
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|2002
|''[Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay](/source/Hell_on_Heels%3A_The_Battle_of_Mary_Kay)''
|Beverly
|-
|2003
|''Profoundly Normal''
|Margaret
|-
|2003
|[''Blue Murder''](/source/Blue_Murder_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Marion Gonchar
|Episode: "Hard Times"
|-
|2003
|''[1-800-Missing](/source/1-800-Missing)''
|Sheri Adelman
|Episode: "M.I.A."
|-
|2003–2006
|''[Slings & Arrows](/source/Slings_%26_Arrows)''
|Maria
|17 episodes
|-
|2004
|''[Puppets Who Kill](/source/Puppets_Who_Kill)''
|Emily Caring
|Episode: "Buttons and the Geriatric"
|-
|2004
|data-sort-value="Newsroom, The" | [''The Newsroom''](/source/The_Newsroom_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Replacement Producer
|Episode: "Say Cheese"
|-
|2004–2005
|''[This Is Wonderland](/source/This_Is_Wonderland)''
|Rosemary
|5 episodes
|-
|2005
|''[Life with Derek](/source/Life_with_Derek)''
|Receptionist
|2 episodes
|-
|2008
|''[An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving](/source/An_Old_Fashioned_Thanksgiving)''
|Principal
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2008
|''[Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning](/source/Anne_of_Green_Gables%3A_A_New_Beginning)''
|Cider Press Woman
|-
|2008, 2016
|''[Murdoch Mysteries](/source/Murdoch_Mysteries)''
|Various roles
|2 episodes
|-
|2010–2011
|''[Living in Your Car](/source/Living_in_Your_Car)''
|Peggy
|5 episodes
|-
|2011
|''[Lost Girl](/source/Lost_Girl)''
|Aunt Ludmila
|Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"
|-
|2013
|''[Warehouse 13](/source/Warehouse_13)''
|Maggie
|Episode: "The Truth Hurts"
|-
|2015
|''[Saving Hope](/source/Saving_Hope)''
|Helen Krueger
|Episode: "Hearts of Glass"
|-
|2016
|''Coming In''
|Director
|2 episodes
|-
|2017
|[''Designated Survivor''](/source/Designated_Survivor_(TV_series))
|Senator Elizabeth Vandenberg
|Episode: "Party Lines"
|-
|2018
|''Killer High''
|Receptionist
|Television film
|-
|2019
|''[Anne with an E](/source/Anne_with_an_E)''
|Sister Cecilia
|Episode: "A Hope of Meeting You in Another World"
|-
|2021
|[''In the Dark''](/source/In_the_Dark_(American_TV_series))
|Nancy
|Episode: "Safe and Sound"
|-
|2022
|[''Reacher''](/source/Reacher_(TV_series))
|Waitress
|3 episodes
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0280002}}{{authority control}}

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