Alberta Watson

Alberta Watson

1955-03-06 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 59 Credits

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 ...

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A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

A World War II Fairy Tale: The Making of Michael Mann's 'The Keep'

2025

as Herself (Archive Footage)

Acting

Exploring Michael Mann's 1983 film adapted from the F. Paul Wilson novel and its impact.

Helen

Helen

2009

as Dr. Sherman

6.6
Acting

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

The Spine

2009

as Mary Rutherford

6.0
Acting

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

Growing Op

2008

as Marilla

6.5
Acting

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

Away from Her

2007

as Dr. Fischer

7.0
Acting

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

The Lookout

2007

as Barbara Pratt

6.7
Acting

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

Citizen Duane

2006

as Bonnie Balfour

4.5
Acting

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

A Lobster Tale

2006

as Martha Brewer

6.8
Acting

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

Murder in the Hamptons

2005

as Ted's Lawyer

5.0
Acting

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

Acting

The life story of Dr. Henry Morgentaler and his fight for the legalization of abortion on demand in Canada.

Some Things That Stay

Some Things That Stay

2004

as Liz Anderson

4.2
Acting

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

My Brother's Keeper

2004

as Helen Woods

3.3
Acting

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

Irish Eyes

2004

as Anne Phelan

3.7
Acting

"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

The Prince & Me

2004

as Amy Morgan

6.2
Acting

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

The Risen

2003

as Amanda Knowles

4.0
Acting

A pregnant woman has an emergency operation to save her life but comes out of the procedure with amnesia.

Penguins Behind Bars

Penguins Behind Bars

2003

as Babs

6.3
Acting

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

The Wild Dogs

2002

as Natalie

4.8
Acting

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

Guilt by Association

2002

as Angie

5.0
Acting

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

Chasing Cain II: Face

2002

as Detective Denise McGoogan

Acting

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

1.0
Acting

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

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001

as Hansel's Mom

7.4
Acting

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

After the Harvest

2001

as Amelia Gare

Acting

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

Tart

2001

as Lily Storm

4.3
Acting

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

Acting

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

Deeply

2000

as Fiona

6.3
Acting

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

Desire

2000

as Simone

3.0
Acting

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

The Life Before This

The Life Before This

1999

as Nita

4.5
Acting

Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.

The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

1999

as Mary Bradley

4.7
Acting

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

Seeds Of Doubt

1998

as Jennifer Kingsley

4.1
Acting

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

The Sweet Hereafter

The Sweet Hereafter

1997

as Risa Walker

6.9
Acting

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

Giant Mine

1996

as Peggy Witte

Acting

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

Sweet Angel Mine

1996

as Megan

4.8
Acting

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

Shoemaker

1996

as Anna

Acting

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

Gotti

Gotti

1996

as Victoria Gotti

6.5
Acting

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

A Child Is Missing

1995

as Agent Lynette Graham

6.5
Acting

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

Hackers

1995

as Lauren Murphy

6.4
Acting

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

Jonathan Stone: Threat of Innocence

1994

as Deborah Walsh Bradford

1.5
Acting

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

Spanking the Monkey

1994

as Susan Aibelli

5.7
Acting

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

Mood Indigo

1993

as Ellen Giancola

Acting

Suspense tale -- a pilot to a prospective series -- involving a criminal psychologist, struggling to rebuild his life after his wife is brutally murde...

Zebrahead

Zebrahead

1992

as Phyliss

5.6
Acting

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

The Hitman

The Hitman

1991

as Christine De Vera

5.4
Acting

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

Destiny To Order

1990

as Thalia / Marla / Nicole

3.3
Acting

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

Shannon's Deal

1989

as Terry Lomax

Acting

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

Acting

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

White of the Eye

1987

as Anne Mason

5.8
Acting

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

Women of Valor

1986

as Lt. Helen Prescott

6.7
Acting

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

Fortune Dane

1986

as Amy Steiner

Acting

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

Murder in Space

1985

as Dominica Mastrelli

4.8
Acting

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

5.7
Acting

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

Best Revenge

1984

as Dinah

Acting

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

The Keep

1983

as Eva Cuza

5.6
Acting

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

The Soldier

1982

as Susan Goodman

5.5
Acting

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

Dirty Tricks

1981

as Tony

1.0
Acting

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

Black Mirror

1981

as Tina

Acting

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

War Brides

1980

as Norma

Acting
Virus

Virus

1980

as Litha (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

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

Stone Cold Dead

1979

as Olivia Page

6.0
Acting

Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.

Power Play

Power Play

1978

as Donna

7.0
Acting

A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup.

In Praise of Older Women

In Praise of Older Women

1978

as Mitzi

5.2
Acting

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...