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• Wendy Crewson was born in 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario and is an actress and producer.
• Her net worth is estimated to be over $3 million.
• She began her career in the 1980s and had her breakout role in 1991’s ‘The Doctor’.
• She has had roles in films such as ‘The Santa Clause’, ‘Bicentennial Man’, ‘The Good Son’, and ‘Air Force One’.
• Wendy Crewson is married to actor Michael Murphy and has come out as a lesbian.
Known for movies
Room (2015)
as Talk Show Hostess
Air Force One (1997)
as Grace Marshall
The Santa Clause (1994)
as Laura Calvin Miller
The Vow (2012)
as Dr. Fishman
Short Info
| Spouse | Gary Logan, Michael Murphy |
| Fact | After attending Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater, she studied at The Webber Douglas Academy in London. |
Who is Wendy Crewson?
Wendy Jane Crewson was born on 9 May 1956, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and is a producer as well as an actress, best known for her breakthrough role in the 1991 film entitled “The Doctor”. Other films she has worked on include “The Santa Clause”, “Bicentennial Man”, and “Suddenly Naked”.
The Net Worth of Wendy Crewson
How rich is Wendy Crewson? As of late-2018, sources estimate a net worth that is over $3 million, earned through a successful career in acting. She’s won multiple awards too, mainly for her roles in television series and television movies. As she continues her career, it is expected that her wealth will also continue to increase.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Wendy grew up in Hamilton, but later attended John Rennie High School located in Pointe Claire, Quebec. She grew up with a younger brother who also attended the high school, then after matriculating, she enrolled into Queen’s University located in Kingston, Ontario. During her time there she developed a strong interest in acting, and won a Lorne Greene Award thanks to her work in the school’s theatre.
After completing her bachelor’s education, she then went to the Weber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London to further her studies. She began her professional career in the 1980s, making appearances in television shows in Canada as well as a few feature films in which she had small roles; some of her projects during this period included “Night Heat”, “Tanner ‘88” and “Street Legal”. In 1991, she got her breakthrough role in the film “The Doctor”, which is loosely based on the book “A Taste of My Own Medicine” by Dr Edward Rosenbaum.
Family affair, Wendy Crewson with hubby Michael Murphy, daughter Maggie and son
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Career Prominence
Crewson then began to get more high profile roles, starting with the psychological thriller “The Good Son” alongside Elijah Wood and Macaulay Culkin, and in 1994 she was given a role in the film “The Santa Clause”, a Christmas family comedy starring Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, a man who causes Santa Clause to fall from his roof, and who then discovers that he must become the new Santa, and convince his loved ones of who he has become. Two years later she played the role of the mother of Eric Lloyd’s character in “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday”, which tells the story of a family trying to come to terms with the death of their wife/mother.
She also had a role in the action thriller film “Air Force One” which starred Harrison Ford, playing Grace Marshall who is the First Lady to President James Marshall played by Ford. In 1999, she starred in the film “The Positronic Man”, alongside Robin Williams in the science fiction story based on Isaac Asimov’s novel “Bicentennial Man” – despite being unsuccessful at the box office, the film has since drawn a cult following.
Love my very talented cast mates!! @TheDetailCTV pic.twitter.com/VMpaWs04rS
— Wendy Crewson (@wendy_crewson) April 30, 2018
Later Career
In 2000, Wendy was then cast in “The 6th Day” alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger, about a man getting illegally cloned by accident, and struggling to clear his name while protecting his family from those trying to keep what happened to him secret. She then reprised her role in the “The Santa Clause” sequels including “The Santa Clause 2” and “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”. In 2007, she was cast as the star of the Canadian series entitled “ReGenesis” in which she played Dr. Rachel Woods for a year, and then appeared in “Saving Hope” as Dr. Dana Kinny, before having a guest role in the third season of “24”.
Wendy was cast during the second season of the soap opera “Revenge”, and afterwards in a main role in the first season of the series entitled “Slasher”, which has an anthology format of a different story for each season, similar to that of “American Horror Story”. One of her latest projects is the drama “Frankie Drake Mysteries”, as the lead character’s mother. For her work, she has won a Canadian Screen Award and the Earle Grey Award for her contribution to Canadian television.
Personal Life
For her personal life, it is known that Crewson married actor Michael Murphy in 1988, and they have two children together. Michael is known for his work with director Robert Altman, appearing in numerous projects of his since the 1960s. However, the couple divorced in 2009. A few years after their divorce, Crewson revealed to the media that she had come out as a lesbian, and already told her family several years earlier. She now resides in Rosedale, Toronto, and continues to stay active in both television as well as film projects.
#WomensMarch with my favourite feminist @jbristowBGM pic.twitter.com/7aBquRNZlB
— Wendy Crewson (@wendy_crewson) January 19, 2019
General Info
| Full Name | Wendy Crewson |
| Height | 1.75 m |
| Profession | Actor, Film producer |
| Education | Queen’s University, Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Nationality | Canadian |
Family
| Spouse | Gary Logan, Michael Murphy |
| Children | John Branton Murphy, Maggie Murphy |
| Parents | Robert Binnie Crewson, June Doreen Crewson |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series, Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Ser… |
| Movies | The Santa Clause, Air Force One, The Santa Clause 2, The Vow, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Bicentennial Man, The Good Son, Perfect Pie, Eight Below, Better Than Chocolate, The 6th Day, The Covenant, Suddenly Naked, Into the Forest, Away from Her, What Lies Beneath, Mazes and Monsters, Gett… |
| TV Shows | ReGenesis, Sex Traffic, The Beast, Tanner ’88, Saving Hope, Slasher, The Summit, Studio 5-B, Home Fires, Hard Copy (1987) |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | In December 2014, she revealed to the press that she had come out to her family as a lesbian several years ago. |
| 2 | After attending Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, where she won the Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater, she studied at The Webber Douglas Academy in London. |
| 3 | Good friends with actor Harrison Ford. |
| 4 | Wendy and actor husband Michael Murphy have two children, Jack Murphy (b.1992) and Maggie Murphy (b. 1989), both of whom co-starred in the movie Sleeping Dogs Lie (1998) with their parents. |
| 5 | Daughter Maggie was born in 1989 and son John (Jack) Branton Murphy in 1992. |
| 6 | Graduated from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario with a BA in Drama in 1977. Switched from English. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomorrow’s Shadows | 2016 | Short completed | Female G.O.D. |
| Slasher | 2016 | TV Series | Brenda Merritt |
| Saving Hope | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Dr. Dana Kinney |
| Forgive Me | 2015 | TV Series | Celeste |
| Into the Forest | 2015 | Mom | |
| Room | 2015/I | Talk Show Hostess | |
| Beauty and the Beast | 2015 | TV Series | Helen Ellingsworth |
| Defiance | 2015 | TV Series | Silora Voske |
| We Are Disorderly | 2015 | TV Series | Judy |
| Ascension | 2014 | TV Mini-Series | Katherine Warren |
| Fall | 2014/I | Sheila | |
| My Eleventh | 2014 | ||
| Working the Engels | 2014 | TV Series | Mrs. Guernsey |
| Murdoch Mysteries | 2014 | TV Series | Cassie Chadwick |
| Revenge | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Helen Crowley |
| Jack | 2013 | TV Movie | Anne McGrath |
| Antiviral | 2012 | Mira Tesser | |
| Fairly Legal | 2012 | TV Series | Warden Sara Wilkes |
| Alcatraz | 2012 | TV Series | Helen Campbell |
| The Vow | 2012 | Dr. Fishman | |
| Beauty and the Beast: A Dark Tale | 2012 | TV Movie | Mara |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2011 | TV Series | Judy Robbins |
| Winnie Mandela | 2011 | Mary Botha | |
| Endgame | 2011 | TV Series | Vivian Huxley |
| Georgetown | 2011 | TV Movie | Senator Caroline Wallace |
| Crimes of Passion | 2006-2010 | TV Series | Host – Narrator |
| A Beginner’s Guide to Endings | 2010 | Goldie White | |
| Rookie Blue | 2010 | TV Series | Dana Kennedy |
| The Bridge | 2010 | TV Series | Mayor Kennedy |
| Formosa Betrayed | 2009 | Susan Kane | |
| Flashpoint | 2009 | TV Series | Catherine Graham |
| The Summit | 2008 | TV Mini-Series | Ellie Bruckner |
| ReGenesis | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Rachel Woods |
| The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising | 2007 | Mary Stanton | |
| The Robber Bride | 2007 | TV Movie | Roz Andrews |
| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | 2006 | Laura Miller | |
| Who Loves the Sun | 2006/I | Mary Bloom | |
| Away from Her | 2006 | Madeleine Montpellier | |
| The Path to 9/11 | 2006 | TV Mini-Series | Valerie James |
| The Covenant | 2006 | Evelyn Danvers | |
| Skinwalkers | 2006 | Female Leader | |
| Eight Below | 2006 | Eve McClaren | |
| The Man Who Lost Himself | 2005 | TV Movie | Lorraine Evanshen |
| Hunt for Justice | 2005 | TV Movie | Louise Arbour |
| Niagara Motel | 2005 | Lily | |
| Pigeon | 2004 | Short | Woman on Train |
| A Home at the End of the World | 2004 | Isabel Morrow (uncredited) | |
| Jack | 2004 | TV Movie | Elaine Burka |
| Sex Traffic | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Madeleine Harlsburgh |
| The Clearing | 2004 | Louise Miller | |
| 24 | 2003 | TV Series | Dr. Anne Packard |
| Twelve Mile Road | 2003 | TV Movie | Angela Landis |
| The Piano Man’s Daughter | 2003 | TV Movie | Ede Kilworth |
| An Unexpected Love | 2003 | TV Movie | McNally ‘Mac’ Hays |
| The Elfkins First Christmas | 2002 | TV Movie | Grazellda (voice) |
| The Santa Clause 2 | 2002 | Laura Miller | |
| Perfect Pie | 2002 | Patsy Willets | |
| Between Strangers | 2002 | Amanda Trent | |
| Verdict in Blood | 2002 | TV Movie | Joanne Kilbourn |
| The Matthew Shepard Story | 2002 | TV Movie | Sarah |
| A Killing Spring | 2002 | TV Movie | Joanne Kilbourn |
| The Many Trials of One Jane Doe | 2002 | TV Movie | Jane Doe |
| The Last Brickmaker in America | 2001 | TV Movie | Karen |
| Suddenly Naked | 2001 | Jackie York | |
| The Beast | 2001 | TV Series | Maggie Steech |
| A Colder Kind of Death | 2001 | TV Movie | Joanne Kilbourn |
| The Wandering Soul Murders | 2001 | TV Movie | Joanne Kilbourn |
| The 6th Day | 2000 | Natalie Gibson | |
| What Lies Beneath | 2000 | Elena | |
| Deadly Appearances | 2000 | TV Movie | Joanne Kilbourn |
| Love and Murder | 2000 | TV Movie | Joanne Kilbourn |
| Mercy | 2000 | Bernadine Mello | |
| Bicentennial Man | 1999 | ‘Ma’am’ Martin | |
| Escape Velocity | 1999 | Billie (Ronnie’s mom) | |
| Question of Privilege | 1999 | Gail Sterling | |
| Better Than Chocolate | 1999 | Lila | |
| Summer’s End | 1999 | TV Movie | Virginia Baldwin |
| At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story | 1998 | TV Movie | Sue Rodriguez |
| Sleeping Dogs Lie | 1998 | Theresa Small | |
| Where’s Marlowe? | 1998 | Dr. Ninki Bregman | |
| From the Earth to the Moon | 1998 | TV Mini-Series | Faye Stafford |
| Black Harbour | 1997 | TV Series | Carolyn Bedford |
| The Eighteenth Angel | 1997 | Norah Stanton | |
| Due South | 1997 | TV Series | Janet Morse |
| Gang Related | 1997 | Helen Eden | |
| Air Force One | 1997 | Grace Marshall | |
| To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday | 1996 | Kevin Dollof | |
| Spenser: A Savage Place | 1995 | TV Movie | Susan Silverman |
| Ebbie | 1995 | TV Movie | Roberta ‘Robbie’ Cratchet |
| Frostfire | 1994 | TV Movie | Victoria Renko |
| Lives of Girls & Women | 1994 | TV Movie | Ada Jordan |
| Spenser: The Judas Goat | 1994 | TV Movie | Susan Silverman |
| The Santa Clause | 1994 | Laura Calvin Miller | |
| Corrina, Corrina | 1994 | Jenny Davis | |
| To Save the Children | 1994 | TV Movie | Dorsie Young |
| The Good Son | 1993 | Susan Evans | |
| I’ll Never Get to Heaven | 1992 | Cassie Stewart | |
| Home Fires | 1992 | TV Series | |
| Folks! | 1992 | Audrey Aldrich | |
| The Doctor | 1991 | Dr. Leslie Abbott | |
| Street Legal | 1990 | TV Series | Wendy Nelson |
| Getting Married in Buffalo Jump | 1990 | TV Movie | Sophie Ware |
| Studio 5-B | 1989 | TV Series | Gail Browning |
| Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs | 1988 | TV Movie | Evelyn |
| Tanner ’88 | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | Joanna Buckley |
| Covert Action | 1987 | TV Movie | Jessica |
| A Hobo’s Christmas | 1987 | TV Movie | Laurie |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Dana |
| Hard Copy | 1987 | TV Series | Blake Calisher |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star | 1986 | TV Movie | Michelle Benti |
| Adderly | 1986 | TV Series | Marge |
| Mark of Cain | 1986 | Dale | |
| Whodunit? | 1986 | Video | Elizabeth |
| My Father, My Rival | 1985 | TV Movie | Hilah |
| Murder: By Reason of Insanity | 1985 | TV Movie | Irene Tremayne (uncredited) |
| The Sight | 1985 | Short | |
| Murder in Space | 1985 | TV Movie | Irene Tremayne |
| Night Heat | 1985 | TV Series | Prosecutor Dorothy Fredericks |
| The Guardian | 1984 | TV Movie | Marlee Kramer |
| Heartsounds | 1984 | TV Movie | Judy |
| Skullduggery | 1983 | Barbara / Dorigen | |
| Mazes and Monsters | 1982 | TV Movie | Kate Finch |
| Hangin’ In | 1982 | TV Series | Hilary |
| The Littlest Hobo | 1981 | TV Series | Jenny |
| Home Fires | 1980 | TV Series 1980 | |
| War Brides | 1980 | TV Movie | Kate |
| Kodachrome | 2017 | post-production |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verdict in Blood | 2002 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| A Killing Spring | 2002 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| Suddenly Naked | 2001 | co-executive producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 6th Day: The Future Is Coming | 2000 | Video documentary short thanks | |
| Antz | 1998 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Canadian Screen Awards | 2016 | TV Special | |
| Katie Chats | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Canadian Star | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation – Season 12: A Family Affair | 2012 | Video short | Herself |
| The Hour | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| 31st Annual Genie Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
| Making ‘Who Loves the Sun’ | 2007 | Video short | Herself |
| Breaking the Silence: Exposing the Covenant | 2007 | Video documentary short | Herself |
| eTalk Daily | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
| 21st Annual Gemini Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Herself – Presenter |
| The Santa Clause 2: Gag Reel | 2003 | Video short | Herself / Laura Miller (uncredited) |
| Mary Walsh: Open Book | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
| Open Mike with Mike Bullard | 2003 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The 6th Day: The Future Is Coming | 2000 | Video documentary short | Herself / Natalie Gibson |
| Good Day L.A. | 2000 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Directors | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 1997 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| The Good Son: Behind the Scenes of The Good Son | 1993 | Documentary short | Herself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Canadian Screen Award | Canadian Screen Awards, CA | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series | Saving Hope (2012) |
| 2011 | The Barbara Tipple Award | TheWIFTS Foundation International Visionary Awards | Best Actress | |
| 2007 | ACTRA Toronto Award of Excellence | ACTRA Awards | For a significant body of work and union activism. | |
| 2007 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | ReGenesis (2004) |
| 2006 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Man Who Lost Himself (2005) |
| 2003 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Many Trials of One Jane Doe (2002) |
| 2002 | Humanitarian Award | Gemini Awards | ||
| 1999 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story (1998) |
| 1998 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | Due South (1994) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Summit (2008) |
| 2008 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series | ReGenesis (2004) |
| 2007 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | The Robber Bride (2007) |
| 2005 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Sex Traffic (2004) |
| 2002 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | A Killing Spring (2002) |
| 1994 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | I’ll Never Get to Heaven (1992) |
| 1992 | Gemini | Gemini Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series | Getting Married in Buffalo Jump (1990) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
