Deanna Milligan

{{Short description|Canadian actress}} {{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}} '''Deanna Milligan''' (born March 10, 1972, in Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in numerous Canadian and American films and television shows.

== Career == Milligan had a major role playing Dave Thomas' daughter in ''The Beachcombers'' and related television films, including ''The New Beachcombers'' and ''A Beachcombers Christmas''. She was the mystery woman in the Canadian independent short film ''Shoes Off!''. She also costarred in the A&E TV movie ''Karroll's Christmas'' playing the girlfriend to Tom Everett Scott. Milligan also played the assistant to Santa Claus in the film ''Must Be Santa''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gale |first=Thomson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dS1h_Mw5VJIC&q=Deanna+Milligan+must+be+santa |title=Video Sourcebook: A Guide to Programs Currently Available on Video in the Areas Of: Movies/entertainment, General Interest/education, Sports/recreation, Fine Arts, Heal |date=2007 |publisher=Gale / Cengage Learning |isbn=978-1-4144-0099-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Crump |first=William D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdGoAAAAQBAJ&dq=Deanna+Milligan+must+be+santa&pg=PA301 |title=The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. |date=2013-09-04 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6827-0 |language=en}}</ref>

She was a regular on two short lived television shows: ''Northwood'', where she played the troubled teen Jennifer, and ''Big Sound'', where she played the bubbly assistant Jesse Polt to Greg Evigan. She has guest starred on shows such as ''The X-Files'', Chris Carter's ''Millennium'', ''Danger Bay'', ''Neon Rider'', ''21 Jump Street'', ''The Outer Limits'', ''Sliders'', ''Highlander: The Series'', ''Da Vinci's Inquest'', and ''Corner Gas''.

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1991 |''Crooked Hearts'' |Julie | |- |1993 |''This Boy's Life'' |Silver Sister #1 | |- |1995 |''Once in a Blue Moon'' |Emily Piper | |- |1996 |''Starlight'' |Marilyn | |- |1997 |''Barbecue: A Love Story'' |Sas | |- |2000 |''Suspicious River'' |Millie | |- |2001 |data-sort-value="Rhino Brothers, The" | ''The Rhino Brothers'' |Allison Megan | |- |2001 |''Sea'' |Kay | |- |2001 |''Riding the Bus'' |Marcy | |- |2002 |''Blue Boy and Girl in Pink'' |Girl in Pink | |- |2003 |''Stealing Sinatra'' |Betty Amsler | |- |2006 |''Trapped Ashes'' |Annie | |- |2007 |''Love Notes'' |Maggie | |- |2022 |''Support Indie'' |{{N/a}} |Documentary |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1986–1989 |''Danger Bay'' |Emma |8 episodes |- |1989 |''Bordertown'' |Anne Palliser |Episode: "Vigilante" |- |1990 |''Neon Rider'' |Beverly |Episode: "High Wire" |- |1990, 1991 |''21 Jump Street'' |Vicki West / Vanessa |2 episodes |- |1991–1994 |''Northwood'' |Jennifer |53 episodes |- |1993 |''Cobra'' |Kim Ashton |Episode: "Hostage Hearts" |- |1994 |''My Name Is Kate'' |Carrie |Television film |- |1994 |''Highlander: The Series'' |Laura Daniels |Episode: "Under Colour of Authority" |- |1994 |''For the Love of Nancy'' |Debbie | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1994 |''Avalanche'' |Deidre Kemp |- |1994 |''Lonesome Dove: The Series'' |Emily |Episode: "Ballad of a Gunfighter" |- |1995 |''Deadly Nightshade'' |Tracy Simmons |Television film |- |1995 |data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | ''The X-Files'' |Satin |Episode: "Irresistible" |- |1996 |''Sliders'' |Gillian Mitchell |Episode: "Gillian of the Spirits" |- |1996 |''Angel Flight Down'' |Angie Brown |Television film |- |1996 |''Two'' |Amy |Episode: "Victoria's Secret" |- |1996, 1998 |''Millennium'' |Carol Wheatley / Tina |2 episodes |- |1997 |''Dead Man's Gun'' |Little Iris | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1997 |''Intensity'' |Laura Templeton |- |1997 |''Dead Man's Gun'' |Little Iris |Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" |- |1997 |data-sort-value="Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie, The" | ''The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie'' |Kate Jenkins | rowspan="3" |Television film |- |1997 |data-sort-value="Advocate's Devil, The" | ''The Advocate's Devil'' |Zoe |- |1998 |''I Know What You Did'' |Cynthia Morgan |- |1998 |data-sort-value="Net, The" | ''The Net'' |Rain |Episode: "Pandora's Box" |- |1999 |''Night Man'' |Lorrie Jarvis / Night Woman |Episode: "Nightwoman Returns" |- |1999 |''Justice'' |Sarah McLennan | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |1999 |''Must Be Santa'' |Natalie Fairlie |- |1999, 2004 |''Cold Squad'' |Lila Nelson / Shelly Johnson |2 episodes |- |2000 |data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | ''The Outer Limits'' |Gail |Episode; "Skin Deep" |- |2000, 2001 |''Big Sound'' |Jessie |2 episodes |- |2001 |''Special Unit 2'' |Arianna Wilkerson |Episode: "The Wall" |- |2001–2002 |''Da Vinci's Inquest'' |Constable Josie Hutchens |4 episodes |- |2002 |data-sort-value="Chris Isaak Show, The" | ''The Chris Isaak Show'' |Charlotte |Episode: "Wrong Number" |- |2002 |''American Dreams'' |Pregnant Woman |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2002 |data-sort-value="New Beachcombers, The" | ''The New Beachcombers'' |Donna McGonigal |Television film |- |2003 |''Out of Order'' |Purity |6 episodes |- |2004 |''Family Sins'' |Marie |Television film |- |2004 |''Touching Evil'' |Melinda 'Lynn' Noll |Episode: "Y Me" |- |2004 |''NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323'' |Miriam |Television film |- |2004 |data-sort-value="Collector, The" | ''The Collector'' |Taren |Episode: "The Yogi" |- |2004 |data-sort-value="Beachcombers Christmas, A" | ''A Beachcombers Christmas'' |Donna McGonigal | rowspan="2" |Television film |- |2004 |''Karroll's Christmas'' |Carrie Ford |- |2005 |''Corner Gas'' |Heather |Episode: "Harvest Dance" |- |2007 |''Intelligence'' |Martha Kopps |Episode: "A Man and a Woman Betrayed" |- |2008 |data-sort-value="Secrets of Pine Cove, The" | ''The Secrets of Pine Cove'' |Patti McMullen |Television film |- |2008 |''Men in Trees'' |Pointy Shoes |Episode: "Kiss and Don't Tell" |- |2009 |''Knights of Bloodsteel'' |Maya | rowspan="2" |2 episodes |- |2010 |''Seven Deadly Sins'' |Ashley Grace |}

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb name|0589669|Deanna Milligan}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milligan, Deanna}} Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Living people Category:1972 births