Sharron Matthews

{{short description|Canadian actress}} {{Use Canadian English|date=April 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} thumb|right|Sharron Matthews '''Sharron Matthews''' is a Canadian actress.<ref name=nolan>Daniel Nolan, [https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/television/opinion/2021/02/25/its-no-mystery-who-wrote-this-episode.html "It’s no mystery who wrote this episode"]. ''Hamilton Spectator'', February 25, 2021.</ref> She is most noted for her regular role as Flo Chakowitz in the television series ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'', for which she received Canadian Screen Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190328130224/https://etcanada.com/news/435306/the-winners-canadian-screen-awards-presented-for-creative-fiction-storytelling/ "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling"]. ''ET Canada'', March 27, 2019.</ref> and the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021.<ref>Brent Furdyk, [https://web.archive.org/web/20210330100408/https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"]. ''ET Canada'', March 30, 2021.</ref>

== Career == Matthews is predominantly a stage actress, most notably touring her own one-woman cabaret show ''Girl Crush'' in 2017.<ref>Louis Hobson, [https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/from-blog-post-to-cabaret-show-sharron-matthews-girl-crush-reveals-journey-to-liking-yourself "From blog post to cabaret show, Sharron Matthews' Girl Crush reveals journey to liking yourself"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815142419/https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/from-blog-post-to-cabaret-show-sharron-matthews-girl-crush-reveals-journey-to-liking-yourself |date=August 15, 2020 }}. ''Calgary Herald'', March 20, 2017.</ref> In 2021 Matthews had her first credit as a television writer, cowriting the ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' episode "Life Is a Cabaret".<ref name="nolan" />

== Personal life == A native of Hamilton, Ontario, she was married to musical theatre actor George Masswohl, but they are divorced.<ref>Marcy Cornblum, [https://torontosun.com/2015/10/23/celebrity-spaces-sharron-matthews-and-george-masswohl "Celebrity Spaces: Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl"]. ''Toronto Sun'', October 23, 2015.</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2004 |''Mean Girls'' |Joan the Secretary | |- |2005 |''Cinderella Man'' |Lady | |- |2006 |''Take the Lead'' |Ms. Rosemead | |- |2007 |''Hairspray'' |Mr. Pinky's Cashier | |- |2008 |''Camille'' |Paramedic | |- |2017 |data-sort-value="Curse of Buckout Road, The" | ''The Curse of Buckout Road'' |Officer Cheryl Kellog | |- |2024 |''Mother Father Sister Brother Frank'' |Ronda |<ref name=goodfellow>Melanie Goodfellow, [https://deadline.com/2023/03/enrico-colantoni-mindy-cohn-cast-of-mother-father-sister-brother-frank-canada-comedy-1235281364/ "Enrico Colantoni & Mindy Cohn Join Cast Of ‘Mother Father Sister Brother Frank’ As Ontario Shoot Kicks Off"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240401230318/https://deadline.com/2023/03/enrico-colantoni-mindy-cohn-cast-of-mother-father-sister-brother-frank-canada-comedy-1235281364/ |date=April 1, 2024 }}. ''Deadline Hollywood'', March 7, 2023.</ref> |}

=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |1990 |''T. and T.'' |Telegram Singer |Episode: "The Little Prince" |- |2000 |data-sort-value="Last Debate, The" | ''The Last Debate'' |Barbara Fan |Television film |- |2001 |''I Was a Rat'' |Barmaid |3 episodes |- |2001–2002 |''Pecola'' |Voice |12 episodes |- |2003 |''Street Time'' |Waitress |Episode: "Born to Kill" |- |2004 |''Doc'' |Susie Logan |Episode: "Daddy Dearest" |- |2004 |''Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' |Socialite |Episode: "The New Mafia" |- |2007 |''Love You to Death'' |Receptionist |Episode: "A Christmas Murder" |- |2010 & 2022 |''Murdoch Mysteries'' |Miss Williams/TBA |Episodes: "Rich Boy, Poor Boy" & "Clean Hands" |- |2011 |''She's the Mayor'' |Daphne | rowspan=2|2 episodes |- |2014, 2016 |''Odd Squad'' |Chef Sylvia |- |2017 |''Taken'' |Marcy |Episode: "I Surrender" |- |2017–2020 |''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' |Flo Chakowitz |38 episodes |- |2019 |''Tokens'' |Director #2 |3 episodes |- |2020 |''Hudson & Rex'' |Sharon Lightwood |Episode: "Flare of the Dog" |- |2022 |''Ruby and the Well'' |Lucy LaFontaine |5 episodes |- |2022 |''Mary and Flo on the Go'' |Flo |9 episodes |- |2022 |''Five Days at Memorial'' |Cheri Landry |8 episodes |}

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