{{short description|Canadian actress}} {{Infobox person | name = Wendy Lyon | image = Wendy Lyon (1986).jpg | caption = Lyon on ''American Playhouse'', 1986 | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1960}} | birth_place = Canada | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1985–present | spouse = Ken Girotti<ref name=kg>{{cite web|url=http://cfccreates.com/alumni/646|work=Canadian Film Centre|title=Ken Girotti|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710160210/http://cfccreates.com/alumni/646|archive-date=July 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | children = 1<ref name=kg/> }}
'''Wendy Lyon''' (born 1960)<ref name=marylou>{{cite news|work=Edmonton Journal|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/37113672/edmonton_journal/|title=Locally-made thriller's debut has actress on edge|date=October 8, 1987|page=21|last=Horton|first=Marc|location=Edmonton, Alberta|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> is a Canadian film and television actress. She began her career in television, appearing in the miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1985) before having a recurring role on the Canadian series ''The Campbells'' (1986–1990). She made her feature film debut in a leading role in the supernatural horror film ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'' (1987).
Lyon continued to appear on television throughout the 1990s, including providing the voice of Queen Serenity in the animated series ''Sailor Moon'' (1995). She returned to film with supporting roles in ''Focus'' (2001) and ''Childstar'' (2004). In the 2010s, she appeared in supporting parts in the thriller ''Regression'' (2015), Guillermo del Toro's fantasy film ''The Shape of Water'' (2017), and in a recurring role in the political thriller series ''Designated Survivor'' (2019).
==Career== In 1985, Lyon appeared in the Canadian miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' as Prissy Andrews.<ref name=fandango>{{cite web|url=https://www.fandango.com/people/wendy-lyon-416963/film-credits|work=Fandango|title=Wendy Lyon Filmography and Movies|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref> The following year, she starred in an episode of ''American Playhouse'', "Valentine's Revenge," opposite Victor Ertmanis.<ref name=valentine/> Lyon subsequently had a recurring role as Rebecca Simms in the series ''The Campbells'', in which she appeared between 1986 and 1990.<ref name=tate>{{cite book|year=2007|title=Canadian Television Programming Made for the United States Market: A History with Production and Broadcast Data|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|page=145|last=Tate|first=Marsha Ann|isbn=978-0-786-42745-1}}</ref> She made her feature film debut as the lead in the supernatural horror film ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'' (1987), playing a teenager haunted (and eventually possessed) by a vengeful spirit.<ref name=marylou/> Betsy Sherman praised Lyon's performance, writing that "Lyon does a good job making the transition from fair to foul."<ref>{{cite news|work=The Boston Globe|date=December 5, 1987|title=No thrills or chills in 'Prom Night'|author=Sherman, Betsy|page=14|via=Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22376847/the_boston_globe/}}</ref>
Lyon went on to work in television through the 1980s and 1990s, and provided voice work for multiple episodes of ''Sailor Moon'' in 1995. She returned to film with a minor role in the drama ''Focus'' (2001), starring William H. Macy and Laura Dern, followed by the independent comedy ''Childstar'' (2004).<ref name=childstar>{{cite web|url=https://movietimes.com/movies/childstar/celebrities|work=Movie Times|title=Childstar (2004)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013060031/https://movietimes.com/movies/childstar/celebrities|archive-date=October 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, she appeared in three episodes of the ABC series ''Happy Town''. Lyon had a minor role in the psychological thriller ''Regression'' (2015) before appearing in Guillermo del Toro's critically acclaimed fantasy film ''The Shape of Water'' (2017). In 2019, Lyon had a multi-episode arc on the American political thriller series ''Designated Survivor'', starring Kiefer Sutherland.<ref name=noovie>{{cite web|work=Noovie|publisher=National CineMedia|url=https://www.noovie.com/people/wendy-lyon-221900|title=Wendy Lyon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013060404/https://www.noovie.com/people/wendy-lyon-221900|archive-date=October 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Lyon is married to director Ken Girotti, with whom she has one daughter, Erika.<ref name=kg/>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 1987 | ''Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II'' | Vicki Carpenter | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=amg>{{cite web|work=AllMovie|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/wendy-lyon-p44031|title=Wendy Lyon|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1989 | ''Brown Bread Sandwiches'' | Miss Walsh | | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1990 | ''Divided Loyalties'' | Lady Mary Johnson | | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1997 | ''Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops 2'' | Mrs. Baskin | Television film | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=amg/> |- ! scope="row"| 1999 | ''Hidden Agenda'' | Donna Barnes | | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2000 | data-sort-value="Sandy Bottom Orchestra, The" | ''The Sandy Bottom Orchestra'' | Mrs. Erickson | Television film | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=amg/> |- ! scope="row"| 2001 | ''Focus'' | Elsie | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=amg/> |- ! scope="row"| 2004 | ''Childstar'' | Miss Kelly | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=childstar/> |- ! scope="row"| 2007 | ''Lightchasers'' | Natalie | Short film | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|work=BLind Dog Films|title=Lightchasers Cast|url=https://www.blinddogfilms.ca/films2b.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191013063743/https://www.blinddogfilms.ca/films2b.html|archive-date=October 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2007 | ''Kaw'' | Luanne | | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2007 | ''Lies and Crimes'' | Marcia | Television film | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=noovie/> |- ! scope="row"| 2008 | ''Menace'' | Sally Ranfield | Television film | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2015 | ''Regression'' | Norma | | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2017 | data-sort-value="Shape of Water, The" | ''The Shape of Water'' | Sally | | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=amg/> |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | ''All I Didn’t Want for Christmas'' | Linda | Television film | style="text-align:centere;"| |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" | 1985 | ''Anne of Green Gables'' | Prissy Andrews | Miniseries | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=fandango/> |- ! scope="row"| 1986 | ''American Playhouse'' | Annabel | Episode: "Valentine's Revenge" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=valentine>{{cite news|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/03/arts/valentine-s-revenge-adaptation-from-o-henry.html|title='Valentine's Revenge,' Adaptation from O. Henry|date=February 3, 1986|author=O'Connor, John J.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524183455/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/03/arts/valentine-s-revenge-adaptation-from-o-henry.html|archive-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1987 | ''Night Heat'' | Betty Sansa | Episode: "Limo" | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=tvg/> |- ! scope="row"| 1988 | ''Friday the 13th: The Series'' | Mary Fraser | Episode: "And Now the News" | style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite episode|series=Friday the 13th: The Series|title=And Now the News|air-date=October 10, 1988|season=2|number=3}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 1990 | ''T. and T.'' | Beth Knightly | Episode: "Decker's Ex" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1986–1990 | data-sort-value="Campbells, The" | ''The Campbells'' | Rebecca Sims | 35 episodes | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=tate/> |- ! scope="row"| 1993 | ''E.N.G.'' | Carole | Episode: "Mirror, Mirror" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1995 | ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' | Cynthia | Episode: "May I Walk with You" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1995 | ''TekWar'' | Jenny | Episode: "Forget Me Not" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1995 | ''Sailor Moon'' | Queen Serenity / Stormy Kincaid / various | 6 episodes; voice role | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1997 | ''Dead Man's Gun'' | Erica Beacon | Episode: "Buryin' Sam" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 1998 | ''Earth: Final Conflict'' | Sarah Boone | Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=tvg/> |- ! scope="row"| 2000 | ''Real Kids, Real Adventures'' | Mom | Episode: "Explosion: The Christopher Wise Story" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2001 | ''Twice in a Lifetime'' | Jane | Episode: "Daddy's Girl" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2002 | ''Street Time'' | Mrs. Sloan | Episode: "Random Act" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2002 | ''Soul Food'' | Tammy Beal | Episode: "Let's Do it Again" | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name=tvg/> |- ! scope="row"| 2008 | data-sort-value="Border, The" | ''The Border'' | June Barden | Episode: "Articles of Faith" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2009 | ''Murdoch Mysteries'' | Melva Moffat | Episode: "Snakes and Ladders" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2010 | ''Happy Town'' | Donna Friddle | 3 episodes | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="tvg">{{cite web |title=Wendy Lyon Credits |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/wendy-lyon/178933/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626034606/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/wendy-lyon/178933/ |archive-date=2010-06-26 |access-date=October 13, 2019 |work=TV Guide}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| 2011 | ''Warehouse 13'' | Mrs. Bell | Episode: "Trials" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2012 | ''Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II'' | Maude Cherry | Episode: "Night One" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2012 | data-sort-value="Listener, The" | ''The Listener'' | Christine Lawrence | Episode: "Curtain Call" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2013 | ''Call Me Fitz'' | Maggie Murphy | Episode: "The Hard Wiener of Truth" | style="text-align:center;"| |- ! scope="row"| 2017 | ''Pure'' | Irma Wiebe | 5 episodes | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=noovie/> |- ! scope="row"| 2019 | ''Designated Survivor'' | Carrie Rhodes | 8 episodes | style="text-align:center;"|<ref name=noovie/> |- |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0528994}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyon, Wendy}} Category:1960 births Category:Canadian film actresses Category:Canadian television actresses Category:Canadian voice actresses Category:20th-century Canadian actresses Category:21st-century Canadian actresses Category:Living people