Meredith Henderson

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Meredith Henderson
Born (1983-11-24) November 24, 1983 (age 40)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present

Meredith Henderson (born November 24, 1983) is a Canadian actress known for playing the title role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes.[1]

She also had a leading role as wheelchair-using Cleo Bellows in the 2001 children's television series MythQuest opposite Christopher Jacot.

In 2005, she appeared in Shania: A Life in Eight Albums, a biopic of country star Shania Twain,[2] in which she played the lead role. She did all the singing, dancing and guitar playing herself.

Henderson also had a recurring role as the girlfriend of Harris Allan's character Hunter on the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking gay TV series Queer as Folk.

Her sister is actress Beki Lantos.

Filmography[edit]

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1997 Kayla Jaynie Nightingale
2005 Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Adult Shania Twain
2006 Heartstopper Sara Wexler
2008 Jumper Fiona
2010 A Flesh Offering Emily
2018 The Downside of Bliss Mrs. Denmark
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Song Spinner Aurora TV movie
1996 Goosebumps Cara Renfield Episode: "Vampire Breath"
1997-2000 The Adventures of Shirley Holmes Shirley Holmes 52 episodes "Main Cast"
1999 Strange World Student Episode: "Eliza"
2000 The Fearing Mind Catherine Episode: "Good Harvest"
2000-2001 Big Sound Phoebe Sutton 6 episodes
2001 MythQuest Cleo Bellows 13 episodes
2001 A Wind at My Back Christmas Anna Schiller TV movie
2003 Just Cause Geena Harrington Episode: "Blackboard Jungle"
2003 Missing Sara Denton Episode: "White Whale"
2004 Puppets Who Kill Button's Girlfriend Episode: "Pizza Boys Are Missing"
2004 The Eleventh Hour 2 of 4 Wives Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
2004 Stranger at the Door Tara Norris TV movie
2004-2005 Queer as Folk Callie Leeson 5 episodes
2005 Beach Girls Young Maddie TV miniseries
2005 Shania: A Life in Eight Albums Eilleen Shania Twain TV movie
2007 The Dresden Files Caryn Harris / Nikki Slovak Episode: "Rules of Engagement"
2007 The Best Years Hillary Dunbar Episode: "Notorious"
Episode: "All That Heaven Allows"
2007 Everest '82 Marlene TV miniseries
2008 Flashpoint Sadie O'Brien Episode: "Asking for Flowers"

Producer[edit]

  • Shut up and deal (2007)

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Title of work Result
1998 Gemini Award Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (for episode #1.13: "The Case of the Second Sight") Nominated
1999 Gemini Award Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series[2][3] The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (for episode #3.3: "The Case of the Crooked Comic") Won

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star/20170817/281934543059383. Retrieved 2020-04-03 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b "'Shirley Holmes' to star in Shania's adventures". Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ "Gemini winners, Nov 1999". playbackonline.ca. Playback. Retrieved February 9, 2023.

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