Biography
Faith Susan Alberta Watson, known professionally as Alberta Watson, was a Canadian film and television actress known for her versatile roles. She gained recognition for her performances in various films and TV shows, including roles in the films "Hackers," "The Sweet Hereafter," and "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Watson also appeared in popular TV series such as "24," "La Femme Nikita," and "The Outer Limits." Her career showcased her talent across diverse genres, earning her acclaim as a skilled ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'
2025
as Herself (Archive Footage)
Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

Helen
2009
as Dr. Sherman
On the outside, Helen has it all – a loving family and a successful career – but when her suppressed mental illness resurfaces, the world crumbles aro...

The Spine
2009
as Mary Rutherford
A poignant story of redemption that takes us into the relationship between a man and a woman trapped in a spiral of mutual destruction after 26 years ...

Growing Op
2008
as Marilla
The story of a teenage boy coming of age in a suburban grow-operation, where every day is paradise or fresh hell. But it's always a trip. Sheltered al...

Away from Her
2007
as Dr. Fischer
Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. ...

The Lookout
2007
as Barbara Pratt
Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he ...

Citizen Duane
2006
as Bonnie Balfour
Duane Balfour is a teen-aged Don Quixote born into a family of spectacular failure. But, what starts as a simple schoolyard rivalry snowballs out of c...

A Lobster Tale
2006
as Martha Brewer
Cody Brewer, a quiet New England fisherman isn't doing too well for himself. His wife feels neglected, and his son keeps getting picked on by the scho...

Murder in the Hamptons
2005
as Ted's Lawyer
After multi-millionaire Ted Ammon is found bludgeoned to death at his East Hampton estate, the fingers point to his estranged wife, Generosa Rand, and...
Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story
2005
as Chava Rosenfarb-Morgentaler
The life story of Dr. Henry Morgentaler and his fight for the legalization of abortion on demand in Canada.

Some Things That Stay
2004
as Liz Anderson
A coming-of-age story of a teenage girl from a liberal upbringing who moves to a conservative baptist community in rural 1950s America.

My Brother's Keeper
2004
as Helen Woods
Identical twin brothers Lou and Eric plan to compete together in the National Rowing Championships. But when Eric leaves their small town to attend an...

Irish Eyes
2004
as Anne Phelan
"Irish Eyes" explores the relationship between two Irish-American brothers in Boston born to immigrant parents and raised in a rough, working class Ir...

The Prince & Me
2004
as Amy Morgan
A fairy tale love-story about pre-med student Paige who falls in love with a Danish Prince "Eddie" who refused to follow the traditions of his parents...

The Risen
2003
as Amanda Knowles
A pregnant woman has an emergency operation to save her life but comes out of the procedure with amnesia.

Penguins Behind Bars
2003
as Babs
Penguins Behind Bars is an Adult Swim special, adapted from the graphic novel of the same name by Janet Perlman, that aired only once on July 20th 200...

The Wild Dogs
2002
as Natalie
Set during the cull of the stray dogs in the city of Bucharest, The Wild Dogs weaves together a week in the lives of several citizens of and visitors ...

Guilt by Association
2002
as Angie
Life is good for Susan, her two children and new boyfriend Russell. But life abruptly changes when she discovers her perfect boyfriend is a drug deale...

Chasing Cain II: Face
2002
as Detective Denise McGoogan
Two homicide detectives investigate the murder of a popular Jamaican woman, who seems to have lived in two separate worlds. Although there are no witn...
The Art of Woo
2001
as Caterin
Alessa Woo (Lee) is an ambitious art dealer who meets her match in gifted painter Ben Crowchild (Beach) in this romantic comedy.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2001
as Hansel's Mom
Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internati...

After the Harvest
2001
as Amelia Gare
Caleb Gare (Sam Shepard) is a farmer obsessed with owning as much land as he can and controlling his entire family. This becomes more complicated when...

Tart
2001
as Lily Storm
A student will do anything to become part of the "in-crowd" at the exclusive school she attends in New York.
Chasing Cain
2001
as Denise McGoogan
A brutal drive-by shooting of a Croatian woman who works at an abortion clinic sends two homicide detectives out onto the streets of one of the world'...

Deeply
2000
as Fiona
On Ironbound Island, native Fiona McKay arrives from Europe with her teenage daughter Clair, hoping that the peace of the island will help the girl ge...

Desire
2000
as Simone
An affair between a pianist and a teacher begins to disintegrate when girls from her school turn up missing.

The Life Before This
1999
as Nita
Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.

The Girl Next Door
1999
as Mary Bradley
There's someone peeping through windows so Arthur has been asked to watch the neighbour's eighteen year old daughter while her parents are away. Soon ...

Seeds Of Doubt
1998
as Jennifer Kingsley
Jennifer Kingsley, a newspaper journalist, believes a man has been falsely convicted of murder, and becomes set on proving his innocence.

The Sweet Hereafter
1997
as Risa Walker
A small mountain community in Canada is devastated when a school bus accident leaves more than a dozen of its children dead. A big-city lawyer arrives...

Giant Mine
1996
as Peggy Witte
CBC's dramatic account of the tragedy of Yellowknife's Giant Mine, in which 9 miners were killed during a bitter labour dispute.

Sweet Angel Mine
1996
as Megan
Paul, a young man from London, arrives in the small Nova Scotia town of Milestone, where his long lost father was last seen years earlier. Paul is eag...

Shoemaker
1996
as Anna
Carey and Paul are reclusive shoemakers. Fragile Carey polishes the shoes while overprotective Paul does the books. Their world unravels when Carey be...

Gotti
1996
as Victoria Gotti
John Gotti, the head of a small New York mafia crew breaks a few of the old family rules. He rises to become the head of the Gambino family and the mo...

A Child Is Missing
1995
as Agent Lynette Graham
A hermit living in the Washington Mountains stumbles upon a boy who has been kidnapped. He does everything in his power to save the boy but he becomes...

Hackers
1995
as Lauren Murphy
Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discove...

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence
1994
as Deborah Walsh Bradford
Still in mourning over the loss of his wife, former cop Jonathan stone moves to Washington. However, he is soon falsely accused of murder, and with t...

Spanking the Monkey
1994
as Susan Aibelli
Bright young student Raymond Aibelli is forced to sidetrack an important medical internship because his mother, Susan, is recovering from a broken leg...

Mood Indigo
1993
as Ellen Giancola
Suspense tale -- a pilot to a prospective series -- involving a criminal psychologist, struggling to rebuild his life after his wife is brutally murde...

Zebrahead
1992
as Phyliss
A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl in Detroit.

The Hitman
1991
as Christine De Vera
After surviving an attempt on his life by his former partner, officer Cliff Garrett (Norris) exacts revenge on those who wronged him by going undercov...

Destiny To Order
1990
as Thalia / Marla / Nicole
A writer starts running into the characters he's created in real life. Alberta is his fantasy woman, who starts out as a sexy rock singer. However, wh...

Shannon's Deal
1989
as Terry Lomax
A washed-up lawyer refuses to take a bribe and instead goes after the South American drug cartel that's trying to push those in its way. Pilot for the...
Snake Treaty
1989
Guy Pehrsson is summoned by his grandfather to return to the farming community of his childhood. He arrives from the City to find that his mother has ...

White of the Eye
1987
as Anne Mason
In a wealthy and isolated desert community, a sound expert is targeted as the prime suspect of a series of brutal murders of local suburban housewives...

Women of Valor
1986
as Lt. Helen Prescott
A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann ...

Fortune Dane
1986
as Amy Steiner
Carl Weathers is a former championship athlete turned police officer. He is about to face the most vicious challenge of his life in this action packed...

Murder in Space
1985
as Dominica Mastrelli
Set in the "not-so-distant future", the crew of an international space station are set to return triumphantly to Earth, until someone starts killing t...
I Am a Hotel
1985
as Suzanne
A short musical based on the imaginary events in the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, and the guests' (usually romantic) interactions with each other.

Best Revenge
1984
as Dinah
When his best friend is kidnapped and held for ransom by a drug kingpin, an American hustler embarks on a suicide mission to smuggle four million doll...

The Keep
1983
as Eva Cuza
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks i...

The Soldier
1982
as Susan Goodman
Terrorists take over a plutonium bomb and threaten to detonate it in a Saudi Arabian oil field. A special anti-terrorist unit is sent in to stop them.

Dirty Tricks
1981
as Tony
A Harvard University student finds a strange letter that seems to be signed by George Washington. When trying to contact an expert (Prof. Chandler) to...

Black Mirror
1981
as Tina
A downbeat story of life inside a women's prison. There is more crime inside than out. When the inmates see that a woman is soon to be admitted for ki...

War Brides
1980
as Norma

Virus
1980
as Litha (uncredited)
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world...

Stone Cold Dead
1979
as Olivia Page
Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

Power Play
1978
as Donna
A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup.

In Praise of Older Women
1978
as Mitzi
Andras Vayda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by gi...