Martha Burns

Martha Burns

1957-04-23 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 25 Credits

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We're All in This Together

We're All in This Together

2022

as Kate Parker

5.0
Acting

The members of the dysfunctional Parker family have had their fair share of complications. When matriarch Kate Parker miraculously survives plummeting...

Robin And Mark And Richard III

Robin And Mark And Richard III

2016

Director

9.0
Directing

Theatre director Robin Phillips rehearses actor Mark McKinney over the course of 3 years.

Boxing

Boxing

2015

as Janet

Acting

Returning to boxing class after a traumatic event, Sheila has a tough time coping with a classmate's far-from-selfless efforts to express her concern.

After All These Years

After All These Years

2013

as Phyllis

5.8
Acting

When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of th...

Mad Ship

Mad Ship

2013

as Judith

5.6
Acting

A poor young Scandinavian immigrant couple winds up in Canada in search of prosperity, but the hardship of the Great Depression takes a toll in a way ...

The Samaritan

The Samaritan

2012

as Gretchen

5.5
Acting

After twenty years in prison, Foley is finished with the grifter's life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris, the possibility of a new sta...

French Immersion

French Immersion

2011

as Cathy

3.4
Acting

Four Anglo-Canadians and a New Yorker find themselves in a two-week long total French immersion program in the fictional, remote town of St-Isidore-du...

A Wake

A Wake

2011

as Sabina

Acting

After the mysterious death of their infamous director, members of a formerly renowned theatre company reunite for his wake. The grieving widow welcome...

Love & Savagery

Love & Savagery

2009

as Mother Superior

4.9
Acting

In 1969, a visiting geologist from Newfoundland arouses scandal in a small Irish village when he romances a local girl who’s destined for the convent.

You Might As Well Live

You Might As Well Live

2009

as Dr. Elizabeth

5.0
Acting

On the advice of his childhood hero, Robert R. Mutt embarks on a madcap adventure to attain the three keys to being a "somebody" - a girl, some money ...

Blindness

Blindness

2008

as Woman with Insomnia

6.5
Acting

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of ...

Silk

Silk

2007

as Mme. Joncour

5.8
Acting

French silkworm trader Hervé is married to the beautiful Hélène. When an outbreak of disease ravages European silkworms, Hervé must travel to Japan to...

Siblings

Siblings

2004

as Miss Bradford

5.1
Acting

Joe and his siblings have a couple of problems. First off, their stepparents are despicably evil. Secondly, they seemed to have killed them. Now this ...

The Skulls III

The Skulls III

2004

as Swim Coach

5.0
Acting

A young college co-ed tries joining the elite, all-male, secret society, the Skulls, and in so doing, she uncovers some unscrupulous methods used by s...

Profoundly Normal

Profoundly Normal

2003

as Dr. Maswell

4.0
Acting

Donna Lee Shelby, a mentally challenged girl who lives in Forest Haven, an institution for the developmentally disabled, meets Ricardo Thornton, a fel...

Murder Most Likely

Murder Most Likely

2000

4.7
Acting

In 1981, former RCMP Undercover Agent "Patrick Kelly" was accused of causing the mysterious death of his wife. Managing to elude the authorities, Kell...

The Life Before This

The Life Before This

1999

as Gwen Maclean

4.5
Acting

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

The Last 100 Days

The Last 100 Days

1999

10.0
Acting

Canadian military accomplishments in the last hundred days of World War I, when the German Army was destroyed, surpassed those of any other army. The ...

What Katy Did

What Katy Did

1999

as Aunt Izzie

7.0
Acting

A 13-year-old girl is more than her widowed father can handle at times, even with help from her aunt, until a tragic accident changes her outlook on l...

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Thanks of a Grateful Nation

1998

as Dr. Rosemary Dove

4.0
Acting

An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.

Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye

Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye

1997

as Lisette Boudreau

Acting

During World War 1, the young Boudreau sisters decide to aid the war effort by catching spies. The strange activities of Nobel-Prize winning scientist...

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1996

as Cathleen

Acting

The remaining members of a once-great American family succumb to addictions, selfishness and disease.

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1996

6.6
Acting

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four d...

Never Talk to Strangers

Never Talk to Strangers

1995

as Maura

5.2
Acting

Sarah Taylor, a police psychologist, meets a mysterious and seductive young man, Tony Ramirez, and falls in love with him. As a cause of this relation...

Paint Cans

Paint Cans

1994

as Melda

1.0
Acting

A Canadian take on The Player.