# Fran Gebhard
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{{short description|Canadian actress and theatre director}}
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| education = [University of British Columbia](/source/University_of_British_Columbia) (MFA)[{{Cite web |date=June 1, 2017|title=Minty: Zoned in on community theatre, which isn’t ‘amateur’ at all - Surrey Now-Leader |url=https://www.surreynowleader.com/entertainment/minty-zoned-in-on-community-theatre-which-isnt-amateur-at-all/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=www.surreynowleader.com |language=en-US}}]
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'''Fran Gebhard''' is a Canadian actress and theatre director.[Adrian Chamberlain, "Midsummer Night's Dream goes punk; New York scene in late '70s inspires director Fran Gebhard". ''[Victoria Times-Colonist](/source/Victoria_Times-Colonist)'', November 6, 2014.] She is most noted for her performance in the 1987 film ''[Blue City Slammers](/source/Blue_City_Slammers)'', for which she received a [Genie Award](/source/Genie_Award) nomination for [Best Supporting Actress](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress) at the [9th Genie Awards](/source/9th_Genie_Awards).[Liam Lacey, "Quebec film picks up 14 nominations: Zoo paces race for Genies". ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'', February 17, 1988.] She is currently a professor at the [University of Victoria](/source/University_of_Victoria).{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
== Career ==
Gebhard has had supporting or guest roles in the films ''A Piano for Mrs. Cimino'', ''[Police Academy 3: Back in Training](/source/Police_Academy_3%3A_Back_in_Training)'', ''Love and Murder'', ''[Ernest Goes to School](/source/Ernest_Goes_to_School)'' and ''[Case 39](/source/Case_39)'', and the television series ''[Check It Out!](/source/Check_It_Out!_(Canadian_TV_series))'', ''[Friday the 13th: The Series](/source/Friday_the_13th%3A_The_Series)'', ''[T. and T.](/source/T._and_T.)'', ''[The Dead Zone](/source/The_Dead_Zone_(TV_series))'', ''[The Chris Isaak Show](/source/The_Chris_Isaak_Show)'' and ''[The L Word](/source/The_L_Word)''. As a director, her work has included productions of ''[You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown](/source/You're_a_Good_Man%2C_Charlie_Brown)'', ''Wreckage'', ''[The School for Scandal](/source/The_School_for_Scandal)'', ''Crackpot,'' ''The Affections of May'', ''[Twelfth Night](/source/Twelfth_Night)'', ''For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again'' and ''[A Midsummer Night's Dream](/source/A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream)''.[
She has also been associated with the [Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity](/source/Banff_Centre_for_Arts_and_Creativity), including as program head of the Playwrights' Colony and coordinator of the Screenwriters' Workshop.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}
Gebhard has often served as a festival adjudicator for Theatre BC's regional zone festivals.][{{Cite web |last=Gough |first=Brenda |date=May 13, 2014|title=Mix of genres offers a theatrical feast |url=https://www.pqbnews.com/entertainment/mix-of-genres-offers-a-theatrical-feast/ |access-date=September 15, 2022|website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News |language=en-US}}] In 2015, she was the Main Stage Adjudicator for [Kamloops](/source/Kamloops).[{{Cite web |last=Lamb-Yorski |first=Monica |date=July 16, 2015 |title=Williams Lake Studio Theatre receives accolades at Mainstage 2015 |url=https://www.wltribune.com/entertainment/williams-lake-studio-theatre-receives-accolades-at-mainstage-2015/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Williams Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}] Gebhard adjudicated the [Fraser Valley](/source/Fraser_Valley) Zone Festival in 2017.[{{Cite web |last=Gervais |first=Brittany |date=June 7, 2018|title=Terrace Little Theatre wins big at Kitimat Drama Festival |url=https://www.terracestandard.com/community/terrace-little-theatre-wins-big-at-kitimat-drama-festival/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Terrace Standard |language=en-US}}] She served as the Main Stage Adjudicator in [Vernon](/source/Vernon%2C_British_Columbia) in 2022.[{{Cite web |last=Handschuh |first=Darren |date=July 4, 2022|title=Main Stage 2022 will take place July 11-16 in Vernon |url=https://www.castanet.net/news/Vernon/373537/Main-Stage-2022-will-take-place-July-11-16-in-Vernon |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Castanet |language=en}}]
A theatre professor at the [University of Victoria](/source/University_of_Victoria),[Adrian Chamberlain, "Liaisons a bona fide coup for UVic team". ''[Victoria Times-Colonist](/source/Victoria_Times-Colonist)'', November 13, 2016.][{{Cite web |last=Prendergast |first=Monica |title=2019's theatre report card is in |url=https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/focus-magazine-sept-oct-2019/2019s-theatre-report-card-is-in-r4/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Focus on Victoria |language=en-CA}}] Gebhard has directed productions for the university's Phoenix Theatre. In 2016, she directed ''[Les Liaisons Dangereuses](/source/Les_Liaisons_Dangereuses_(play))''.[{{Cite web |last=Chamberlain |first=Adrian |date=November 12, 2016 |title=Review: Les Liaisons Dangereuses a bona fide coup for UVic team |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/review-les-liaisons-dangereuses-a-bona-fide-coup-for-uvic-team-4643147 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |language=en}}] She directed [Morris Panych](/source/Morris_Panych)'s ''[7 Stories](/source/7_Stories)'' in 2019.[{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2019 |title=UVic production of 7 Stories features original 23 foot tall set |url=https://www.mondaymag.com/entertainment/uvic-production-of-7-stories-features-original-23-foot-tall-set/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Monday Magazine |language=en-US}}] In 2021, Gebhard directed [George F. Walker](/source/George_F._Walker)'s ''Problem Child''[{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=March 18, 2021 |title=First show by the Phoenix Theatre in over a year goes the livestream route |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/first-show-by-the-phoenix-theatre-in-over-a-year-goes-the-livestream-route-4688121 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |language=en}}] and [Sarah Ruhl](/source/Sarah_Ruhl)'s ''[Dead Man's Cell Phone](/source/Dead_Man's_Cell_Phone)''.[{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Phoenix Theatre returns for its first mainstage production since March 2020 |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/phoenix-theatre-returns-for-its-first-mainstage-production-since-march-2020-4746387 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |language=en}}]
Gebhard has also directed several productions for [Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_British_Columbia)'s Blue Bridge Repertory Theatre including ''[The Importance of Being Earnest](/source/The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest)'' (2016),[{{Cite web |last=Chamberlain |first=Adrian |date=July 7, 2016 |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/veteran-actors-come-full-circle-in-importance-of-being-earnest-4638404 |title=Veteran actors come full circle in Importance of Being Earnest |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |language=en}}] ''[Barefoot in the Park](/source/Barefoot_in_the_Park)'' (2019),[{{Cite web |last=Horne |first=Chris |date=July 10, 2019 |title=Local theatre takes on 1963 comedic classic Barefoot in the Park |url=https://www.martlet.ca/local-theatre-takes-on-1963-comedic-classic-barefoot-in-the-park/ |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Martlet.ca |language=en-US}}] and ''[Salt Water Moon](/source/Salt-Water_Moon)'' (2021)[{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=July 2, 2021 |title=Blue Bridge welcomes in-person audiences back to the theatre |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/blue-bridge-welcomes-in-person-audiences-back-to-the-theatre-4690430 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=Victoria Times Colonist |language=en}}]
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
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!Year
!Title
!Role
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|1986
|''[Police Academy 3: Back in Training](/source/Police_Academy_3%3A_Back_in_Training)''
|Woman at Cafe
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|1988
|''[Blue City Slammers](/source/Blue_City_Slammers)''
|Barb
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|1990
|''Love & Murder''
|Wilma Evans
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|1994
|''[Ernest Goes to School](/source/Ernest_Goes_to_School)''
|Miss Cosgrove
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|2009
|''[Case 39](/source/Case_39)''
|Coordinator
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=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1982
|data-sort-value="Piano for Mrs. Cimino, A" | ''[A Piano for Mrs. Cimino](/source/A_Piano_for_Mrs._Cimino)''
|Gloria Cimino
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|1983
|data-sort-value="Shaft of Love, The" | ''The Shaft of Love''
|Nurse with Thermometer
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|1985
|[''Check It Out!''](/source/Check_It_Out!_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Lady Shopper
|Episode: "Seven Days Make One Week"
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|1986
|data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | ''[The Ray Bradbury Theater](/source/The_Ray_Bradbury_Theater)''
|Neighbour
|Episode: "The Screaming Woman"
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|1987
|''Walking on Air''
|Jason's Mom
|Television film
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|1988
|''[Friday the 13th: The Series](/source/Friday_the_13th%3A_The_Series)''
|Bradley / Marlene
|2 episodes
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|1990
|''[T. and T.](/source/T._and_T.)''
|Marlene Nesmith
|Episode: "A Lesson in Values"
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|1990
|''Personals''
|Melody
| rowspan="3" |Television film
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|1992
|''Shame''
|Betty
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|1993
|data-sort-value="Substitute, The" | [''The Substitute''](/source/The_Substitute_(1993_film))
|Female Teacher
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|2001
|''[Wolf Lake](/source/Wolf_Lake)''
|Nurse
|Episode: "Excitable Boy"
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|2002
|data-sort-value="Dead Zone, The" | [''The Dead Zone''](/source/The_Dead_Zone_(TV_series))
|Henrietta Dodd
| rowspan="2" |2 episodes
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|2002, 2004
|data-sort-value="Chris Isaak Show, The" | ''[The Chris Isaak Show](/source/The_Chris_Isaak_Show)''
|Debbie / Betty
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|2007
|data-sort-value="L Word, The" | ''[The L Word](/source/The_L_Word)''
|Connie
|Episode: "Little Boy Blue"
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0311366}}
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