# Kate Trotter

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{{Short description|Canadian actress}}
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| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1953|02|05|mf=yes}}
| birth_place        = [Toronto](/source/Toronto), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
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| occupation         = film, television and stage actress
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| spouse             = [Guy Sprung](/source/Guy_Sprung) (divorced)
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'''Kate Trotter''' (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress.

==Career==
Trotter has over 100 credits in film and television. She won a [Gemini Award](/source/Gemini_Award) for Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series in 2003 for ''[Blue Murder](/source/Blue_Murder_(Canadian_TV_series))''.<ref name=road>"A love affair with the open road". ''[National Post](/source/National_Post)'', May 7, 2004.</ref>

Her stage roles have included [Miss Havisham](/source/Miss_Havisham) in ''[Great Expectations](/source/Great_Expectations)'',<ref>[https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/theatre/pip-cheerio-michael-shamata-and-kate-trotter-on-adapting-great-expectations "Pip, cheerio: Michael Shamata and Kate Trotter on adapting Great Expectations"]. ''[National Post](/source/National_Post)'', July 18, 2013.</ref> Madge Kendal in ''[The Elephant Man](/source/The_Elephant_Man_(play))'',<ref>"The Disease Of The Century play; The Elephant Man examines the hypocrisies of philanthropy". ''[National Post](/source/National_Post)'', October 20, 2007.</ref> Alma in ''[Summer and Smoke](/source/Summer_and_Smoke)'',<ref name=fyi>[http://foreveryoungnews.com/posts/1193-kate-s-way "Kate's Way"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015130933/http://foreveryoungnews.com/posts/1193-kate-s-way |date=2014-10-15 }}. ''FYI News'', October 16, 2007.</ref> [Juliet](/source/Juliet) in ''[Romeo and Juliet](/source/Romeo_and_Juliet)'',<ref name=fyi /> Hermione in ''[The Winter's Tale](/source/The_Winter's_Tale)'',<ref name=fyi /> Katie in ''Quiet in the Land''<ref>"Blyth's hit also its worthiest drama". ''The Globe and Mail'', July 18, 1981.</ref> and Ann Whitfield in ''[Man and Superman](/source/Man_and_Superman)''.<ref name=fyi /> She is a three-time [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) winner for her stage roles.<ref name=road />

In addition to her own acting, Trotter has also taught acting at [George Brown College](/source/George_Brown_College) and the Armstrong Studio, and works as a professional communication coach.<ref>"Clarity in the courtroom: Latin is out and easy-to-read rulings are in as justices go to writing school". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', August 6, 2011.</ref>

She also worked as a voice actress, providing her voice for Queen Nehelenia in the original English dub of the fourth season of the ''[Sailor Moon](/source/Sailor_Moon_(TV_series))'' anime in 2000.

==Personal life==
She was married to theatre director [Guy Sprung](/source/Guy_Sprung) during 1980s.<ref name=fyi />

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1980
|[''Dirty Tricks''](/source/Dirty_Tricks_(film))
|Sally
|
|-
|1981
|data-sort-value="Plouffe Family, The" | [''The Plouffe Family''](/source/The_Plouffe_Family_(film))
|Suzan Connely
|
|-
|1981
|[''Threshold''](/source/Threshold_(1981_film))
|Mrs. Anderson
|
|-
|1984
|[''That's My Baby!''](/source/That's_My_Baby!_(1984_film))
|Karen
|
|-
|1985
|[''Joshua Then and Now''](/source/Joshua_Then_and_Now_(film))
|Jane Trimble
|
|-
|1988
|''[Martha, Ruth and Edie](/source/Martha%2C_Ruth_and_Edie)''
|Mrs. Peebles
|
|-
|1989
|data-sort-value="First Season, The" | ''[The First Season](/source/The_First_Season)''
|Alex Cauldwell
|
|-
|2003
|[''Beyond Borders''](/source/Beyond_Borders_(film))
|Mrs. Bauford
|
|-
|2012
|[''Upside Down''](/source/Upside_Down_(2012_film))
|Becky
|
|-
|2012
|''[Two Hands to Mouth](/source/Two_Hands_to_Mouth)''
|Suzanne Baxter
|
|-
|2013
|[''Compulsion''](/source/Compulsion_(2013_film))
|Sylvia
|
|-
|2013
|[''Tru Love''](/source/Tru_Love_(film))
|Alice
|
|-
|2015
|''[Cold Deck](/source/Cold_Deck)''
|Audrey
|
|-
|2016
|''Robin & Mark & Richard III''
|{{N/a}}
|Documentary
|-
|2019
|data-sort-value="Silence, The" | [''The Silence''](/source/The_Silence_(2019_film))
|Lynn
|
|-
|2022
|''Midnight at the Paradise''
|Charmaine
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1981
|[''For the Record''](/source/For_the_Record_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Professor
|Episode: "The Running Man"
|-
|1984
|''Kate Morris Vice President''
|Kate
|Television film
|-
|1985
|data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The" | ''[The Ray Bradbury Theater](/source/The_Ray_Bradbury_Theater)''
|Carol
|Episode: "The Playground"
|-
|1985
|''[Murder in Space](/source/Murder_in_Space)''
|Pamela Cooper
|Television film
|-
|1985
|''[Night Heat](/source/Night_Heat)''
|Megan Davis
|Episode: "Secrets"
|-
|1985
|data-sort-value="Suicide Murders, The" | ''The Suicide Murders''
|Myrna Yates
|Television film
|-
|1986
|''[Philip Marlowe, Private Eye](/source/Philip_Marlowe%2C_Private_Eye)''
|Irma Dean
|Episode: "Pickup on Noon Street"
|-
|1987
|data-sort-value="Conspiracy of Love, A" | ''A Conspiracy of Love''
|Judge
|Television film
|-
|1987
|''[Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future](/source/Captain_Power_and_the_Soldiers_of_the_Future)''
|Vi
|Episode: "Wardogs"
|-
|1987, 1993
|[''Street Legal''](/source/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Various roles
|2 episodes
|-
|1988
|''[Glory Enough for All](/source/Glory_Enough_for_All)''
|Edith Roach
|Television film
|-
|1988
|[''Alfred Hitchcock Presents''](/source/Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents_(1985_TV_series))
|Margaret Lord
|2 episodes
|-
|1988–1990
|''[Friday the 13th: The Series](/source/Friday_the_13th%3A_The_Series)''
|Various roles
|4 episodes
|-
|1990
|data-sort-value="Campbells, The" | ''[The Campbells](/source/The_Campbells)''
|Abigail Marchant
|Episode: "Bird of Paradise"
|-
|1990
|[''Clarence''](/source/Clarence_(American_TV_series))
|Rachel Logan
|Television film
|-
|1990
|''[E.N.G.](/source/E.N.G.)''
|Karen Koestler
|Episode: "Traitors All"
|-
|1991
|''[Dracula: The Series](/source/Dracula%3A_The_Series)''
|Margo Burton
|Episode: "I Love Lucard"
|-
|1991
|[''Beyond Reality''](/source/Beyond_Reality_(TV_series))
|Marium
|Episode: "Intimate Shadows"
|-
|1991
|''Alligator Pie''
|Teacher
|Television film
|-
|1992
|[''Material World''](/source/Material_World_(TV_series))
|Marie
|Episode: "The Road to Heaven"
|-
|1993
|''Romeo & Juliet''
|[Lady Capulet](/source/Lady_Capulet)
|Television film
|-
|1993–1996
|''[Kung Fu: The Legend Continues](/source/Kung_Fu%3A_The_Legend_Continues)''
|Karen Simms
|25 episodes
|-
|1994
|[''Side Effects''](/source/Side_Effects_(TV_series))
|Jennifer Mateo
|Episode: "House of Caduceus"
|-
|1995
|''[Due South](/source/Due_South)''
|Nurse Unger
|Episode: "A Hawk and a Handsaw"
|-
|1995
|data-sort-value="Great Defender, The" | [''The Great Defender''](/source/The_Great_Defender_(TV_series))
|Victoria
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|1995
|''Bloodknot''
|Phyllis
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|1995
|''[Family of Cops](/source/Family_of_Cops)''
|Mrs. Novacek #1
|-
|1995
|''Strauss: The King of 3/4 Time''
|Klara
|-
|1996
|[''TekWar''](/source/TekWar_(TV_series))
|Dr. Allison Gilbert
|Episode: "The Gate"
|-
|1996
|''Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story''
|Mrs. Laumann
|Television film
|-
|1996
|[''Traders''](/source/Traders_(TV_series))
|Trudy Kelly
|2 episodes
|-
|1997
|''Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye''
|[Marie Curie](/source/Marie_Curie)
|Television film
|-
|1998
|''[Earth: Final Conflict](/source/Earth%3A_Final_Conflict)''
|Dr. Park
|3 episodes
|-
|1998
|''[Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science](/source/Exhibit_A%3A_Secrets_of_Forensic_Science)''
|Lilly Schmidt
|Episode: "The Queen of Cons"
|-
|1999
|[''Free Fall''](/source/Free_Fall_(1999_film))
|Widow
|Television film
|-
|2000
|''[Psi Factor](/source/Psi_Factor)''
|Sandra
|Episode: "Gone Fishing"
|-
|2001
|''[Relic Hunter](/source/Relic_Hunter)''
|Dr. Bette Ramer
|Episode: "Eyes of Toklamanee"
|-
|2001
|[''La Femme Nikita''](/source/La_Femme_Nikita_(TV_series))
|Myra Mauk
|Episode: "A Time for Every Purpose"
|-
|2002
|''You Belong to Me''
|Lois Clausen
|Television film
|-
|2002
|[''Monk''](/source/Monk_(TV_series))
|Kate Ashcombe
|Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Psychic"
|-
|2002
|''[Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story](/source/Master_Spy%3A_The_Robert_Hanssen_Story)''
|Vivian Hanssen
|Television film
|-
|2002
|''[Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye](/source/Sue_Thomas%3A_F.B.Eye)''
|Carla Thomas
|3 episodes
|-
|2003
|''[Good Fences](/source/Good_Fences)''
|Becka
| rowspan="3" |Television film
|-
|2003
|[''Jasper, Texas''](/source/Jasper%2C_Texas_(film))
|Jamie Rowles
|-
|2003
|[''Fallen Angel''](/source/Fallen_Angel_(2003_film))
|Callie
|-
|2003, 2004
|[''Blue Murder''](/source/Blue_Murder_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Various roles
|2 episodes
|-
|2003–2004
|data-sort-value="Newsroom, The" | [''The Newsroom''](/source/The_Newsroom_(Canadian_TV_series))
|George's Boss
|4 episodes
|-
|2004
|[''Soul Food''](/source/Soul_Food_(TV_series))
|Mrs. Carter
|Episode: "We Plan"
|-
|2004
|''[Murdoch Mysteries](/source/Murdoch_Mysteries)''
|Donalda Rhodes
|Episode: "Except the Dying"
|-
|2004
|[''Lives of the Saints''](/source/Lives_of_the_Saints_(miniseries))
|Mrs. Amherst
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2004
|[''Plain Truth''](/source/Plain_Truth_(film))
|Sarah Fitch
|-
|2004
|[''Missing''](/source/Missing_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Rasha Pashi
|Episode: "Truth or Dare: Part 1"
|-
|2004
|[''Anonymous Rex''](/source/Anonymous_Rex_(film))
|Council Member #2
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2004
|''An American Girl Holiday''
|Mrs. Vandergeld
|-
|2004
|''[Paradise Falls](/source/Paradise_Falls)''
|Anne Sutton
|8 episodes
|-
|2004–2007
|data-sort-value="Jane Show, The" | ''[The Jane Show](/source/The_Jane_Show)''
|Stella
|27 episodes
|-
|2005
|''[Puppets Who Kill](/source/Puppets_Who_Kill)''
|Julie
|Episode: "Buttons the Dresser"
|-
|2005
|''Million Dollar Murder''
|Neighbor
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2006
|''Cheaters' Club''
|Detective Rollins
|-
|2007
|data-sort-value="Best Years, The" | ''[The Best Years](/source/The_Best_Years)''
|June Hamilton
|Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"
|-
|2007
|[''Tell Me You Love Me''](/source/Tell_Me_You_Love_Me_(TV_series))
|Lauren
|3 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[Across the River to Motor City](/source/Across_the_River_to_Motor_City)''
|Mrs. Alicia Smith
|Episode: "Treat Her Right"
|-
|2008
|''[Murdoch Mysteries](/source/Murdoch_Mysteries)''
|Stella Smart
|Episode: "Body Double"
|-
|2008
|''[ReGenesis](/source/ReGenesis)''
|Prosecutor
|Episode: "The Truth"
|-
|2009
|[''Taking a Chance on Love''](/source/Taking_a_Chance_on_Love_(film))
|Older Eve Miller
|Television film
|-
|2009
|[''Wild Roses''](/source/Wild_Roses_(TV_series))
|Nanna
|4 episodes
|-
|2009
|data-sort-value="Good Germany, The" | ''The Good Germany''
|Lucille Collins
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2009
|''Unstable''
|Constance Cole
|-
|2009
|''[Being Erica](/source/Being_Erica)''
|Professor Audrey Hogan
|Episode: "The Importance of Being Erica"
|-
|2010
|''[When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story](/source/When_Love_Is_Not_Enough%3A_The_Lois_Wilson_Story)''
|Helen Griffiths
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2010
|''Vacation with Derek''
|Felicia
|-
|2010–2012
|''[Lost Girl](/source/Lost_Girl)''
|The Norn
|5 episodes
|-
|2011
|''[Republic of Doyle](/source/Republic_of_Doyle)''
|Beth Miller
|Episode: "Popeye Doyle"
|-
|2011
|''[Little Mosque on the Prairie](/source/Little_Mosque_on_the_Prairie)''
|Cassie McTavish
|Episode: "Roomies"
|-
|2011
|[''Against the Wall''](/source/Against_the_Wall_(TV_series))
|Carolyn Randall
|Episode: "We Protect Our Own"
|-
|2013–2014
|''[Covert Affairs](/source/Covert_Affairs)''
|Senator Claire Pierson
|4 episodes
|-
|2015
|[''Rogue''](/source/Rogue_(TV_series))
|Mrs. Howard
|Episode: "Oysters But No Pearls"
|-
|2016
|[''Heartland''](/source/Heartland_(Canadian_TV_series))
|Evelyn
|Episode: "Something to Prove"
|-
|2017
|''[L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables](/source/L.M._Montgomery's_Anne_of_Green_Gables)''
| rowspan="2" |Mrs. Barry
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2017
|''Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew''
|-
|2019
|[''Good Witch''](/source/Good_Witch_(TV_series))
|Jennifer Radford
|2 episodes
|-
|2019
|data-sort-value="Christmas Club, The" | ''The Christmas Club''
|Barb
|Television film
|-
|2020
|[''Jann''](/source/Jann_(TV_series))
|Georgette
|Episode: "Drop the Single"
|-
|2021
|''Toying with the Holidays''
|Kate Prescott
|Television film
|-
|2022
|''[Ruby and the Well](/source/Ruby_and_the_Well)''
|Principal Jane Donovan
|Episode: "I Wish I Had Some Space"
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0873693}}
* [http://www.katetrotter.com/ Kate Trotter]

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