{{Short description|Canadian actress}} {{Infobox person | image = | alt = | caption = | other_names = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|1|11}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1983–present | mother = Joan Richards<ref name="SilvrBubl" /> | father = | spouse = | children = 2 | awards = | website = }}
'''Deborah Grover''' is a Canadian actress, known for her regular roles as prosecuting attorney Elaine Jeffers in ''Night Heat''<ref>Mike Boone, "Toronto setting like Manhattan on Lake Ontario". ''Montreal Gazette'', May 23, 1987.</ref> and Nora in ''Jann''.<ref>"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.</ref>
==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.<ref name="SilvrBubl">{{cite web |last1=Holt |first1=David |title=Living in a bubble: Deborah Grover |url=https://silvermagazine.ca/living-in-a-bubble-deborah-grover/ |website=Silver |publisher=HUM@NMedia Inc. |access-date=24 August 2025 |date=19 November 2021}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="TTDbGrover">{{cite web |title=Deborah Grover |url=https://ttdb.ca/people/deborah-grover/ |website=The Toronto Theatre Database |access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref>
===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''.<ref name="BtVAf">{{cite web | title=Deborah Grover | url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Deborah-Grover/ | access-date=20 August 2025 | website=Behind The Voice Actors | publisher=Inyxception Enterprises}}</ref>
==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'',<ref>Victoria Ahearn, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2018/01/16/cbcnetflix-series-anne-has-leading-13-canadian-screen-award-nominations.html "CBC/Netflix series Anne has leading 13 Canadian Screen Award nominations"]. ''Toronto Star'', January 16, 2018.</ref> and her performance as Donna in ''Mary Kills People''.<ref>Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/02/18/csas-20-schitts-creek-breaks-awards-record-with-26-noms/ "CSAs ’20: Schitt’s Creek breaks awards record with 26 noms"]. ''Playback'', February 18, 2020.</ref>
==Personal life== Grover is the mother of two daughters.<ref name="SilvrBubl" />
==Filmography==
===Film=== {{Inc-film|date=August 2025}} <!-- Do NOT list "uncredited" works without an RS cite ref. "All [Role] names should be referred to as Credited, OR by common name supported by a Reliable Source..." & "television films belong in the television table" as per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} * 1985: ''Agnes of God'' – Sister Anne{{spaces}}<ref name="AFIf">{{cite web | title=Deborah Grover | url=https://catalog.afi.com/Person/382019-Deborah-Grover | access-date=20 August 2025 | website=AFI Catalog of Feature Films | publisher=American Film Institute}}</ref> * 1987: ''The Gate'' – Mom{{spaces}}<ref name="AFIf" /> * 1999: ''Dick'' – Pat Nixon{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 1999: ''Water Damage'' – Mary Swoffa{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 2000: ''The Uncles'' – Nancy Rossi{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf">{{cite web | title=Deborah Grover: Filmography | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/77379%7C0/Deborah-Grover#filmography | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216235047/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/77379%7C0/Deborah-Grover/#filmography | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 16, 2016 | access-date=20 August 2025 | website=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref> * 2001: ''The Shipping News'' – Edna Buggit{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 2004: ''Welcome to Mooseport'' – Airport Passenger{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 2005: ''Where the Truth Lies'' – Mrs. O'Flaherty{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 2005: ''Six Figures'' – Louise{{spaces}}<ref name="RTf">{{cite web | title=Deborah Grover | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/deborah_grover | access-date=20 August 2025 | website=Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=Fandango Media / NBCUniversal}}</ref> * 2020: ''Fatman'' – Anne Marie{{spaces}}<ref name="ATVf" /> * 2010: ''Nexus'' – Louise{{spaces}}<ref name="RTf" /> * 2015: ''Regression'' – Old Woman{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 2017: ''Don't Talk to Irene'' – Ruth{{spaces}}<ref name="RTf" /> * 2018: ''His Perfect Obsession'' – Cecilia{{spaces}}<ref name="TCMf" /> * 2022: ''Alice, Darling'' – Volunteer #3{{spaces}}<ref name="ATVf">{{cite web | title=Deborah Grover | url=https://tv.apple.com/us/person/deborah-grover/umc.cpc.7jppqis6dbh5p16ntuhcxnyca | access-date=20 August 2025 | website=Apple TV+ | publisher=Apple, Inc.}}</ref> {{div col end}}
===Television=== {{Inc-tv|date=August 2025}} <!-- Rowspans allowed only for "Year" column per WP:FILMOGRAPHY --> {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ {{Screen reader-only|Deborah Grover television credits}}<!-- WP:ACCESSIBILITY & MOS:TABLECAPTION --> ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | 1984 || ''The Littlest Hobo'' || Anna Emery || 1 episode || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1985–1989 || ''Night Heat'' || Prosecutor Elaine Jeffers || Regular role || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1987 || ''Walking on Air'' || Barbara Pearson || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1987 || ''Taking Care of Terrific'' || Mrs Crowley || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1988 || ''''The Christmas Wife'' || Micki || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1991 || ''My Secret Identity'' || Judge Daley || 1 episode || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 1993 | ''Counterstrike'' | Karen Locklee | Episode: "The Raw Truth" | <!--verified by primary source: Screen credit--> |- | 1996 || ''Her Desperate Choice'' || Kathy (Shelter) || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1996 || ''Under the Piano'' || Nurse Thompson || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1997 || Mary Higgins Clark's ''While My Pretty One Sleeps'' || Kitty Conway || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1997 || ''When Innocence Is Lost'' || Barbara Stone || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1998 || ''A Father for Brittany'' (''A Change of Heart'') || Judge Harriot Richardson || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 1998 || ''PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' || Madeline || 1 episode || <ref name="ATVf" /> |- | 1999 || ''Half a Dozen Babies'' (''Life's Little Struggles'') || Fiona Sullivan || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2000 || ''Rated X'' || Georgia Mae || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2000–2001 || ''Our Hero'' || Ms. Terzik-Sykes || 4 episodes || |- | 2002 || ''Framed'' || Mrs. Ashton || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2002 || ''Monk'' || Mrs. Butterworth || 1 episode || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2002 || ''Mutant X'' || Virginia Beals || 1 episode || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2005 || ''Our Fathers'' || Judge Sweeney || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2007 || ''Still Small Voices'' || Anne Hartley || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 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 || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2008 || ''Princess'' || Nana || TV movie || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2009 || ''A Sister's Secret'' || Florence || TV movie || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2009–2010 || ''How to Be Indie'' || Ms. Roland || 6 episodes || |- | 2010 || ''Happy Town'' || Joanie Jenkins || 7 episodes || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 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 || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2013 || ''Satisfaction'' || Security Guard || 1 episode || |- | 2014 || ''The Strain'' || Family Court Judge || 1 episode || |- | 2015 || ''The Perfect Girlfriend'' || Kathy Matthews || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2016 || ''Mommy's Little Girl'' || Elana Connell || TV movie || <ref name="TCMf" /> |- | 2016 || ''Sensitive Skin'' || Lizzie || 3 episodes || |- | 2016 || ''Love on a Limb'' || Mrs. Haversack || TV movie || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2017 || ''Sometimes the Good Kill'' || Jean || TV movie || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2017 || ''The Perfect Soulmate'' || Marlene Maxson || TV movie || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 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 || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2020 || ''Dare Me'' || Neighbor || 2 episodes || |- | 2021 || ''Good Witch'' || Ellen || 1 episode || |- | 2021 || ''SurrealEstate'' || Samanta North || 1 episode || <ref name="RTf" /> |- | 2023–2024 || ''From'' || Tillie || Regular role || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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==External links== * {{AFI person|382019-Deborah-Grover}} * {{TCMDb name|id=77379%7C0}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes person|deborah_grover}} * [https://tv.apple.com/us/person/deborah-grover/umc.cpc.7jppqis6dbh5p16ntuhcxnyca Deborah Grover] at [https://tv.apple.com/ Apple TV+] * {{TV Guide person|id=3000513561}} * {{IMDb name|0344010}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grover, Deborah}} Category:20th-century Canadian actresses Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:Actresses from Ottawa Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian stage actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Canadian voice actresses Category:Living people Category:1952 births