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Veteran of Canadian repertory theater and TV who made her film debut opposite Steven Bauer in "Thief of Hearts" (1984) and subsequently appeared in "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling" (1986), "Tiger Warsaw" and "Watchers" (all 1988). Williams gave a memorable performance as a tough working-class woman struggling to raise her disabled son alone in John Sayles' 1991 drama, "City of Hope".
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Manhood - ( Faith / 2003 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Inner Circle - ( / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Perfect Pie - ( Francesca / 2002 / Released / )
Jack the Dog - ( Faith / 2001 / Released / )
Love Come Down - ( Mother / 2000 / Released / Equinoxe )
Krippendorf's Tribe - ( Jennifer / 1998 / Released / )
They Come at Night - ( Dr Sarah Schaeffer / 1998 / Released / )
Inventing the Abbotts - ( Joan Abbott / 1997 / Released / )
Change of Heart - ( / 1993 / Released / Cineplex Odeon )
Digger - ( Aunt Anna / 1992 / Released / Norstar Entertainment )
Oh, What a Night - ( Vera / 1992 / Released / )
City of Hope - ( Angela / 1991 / Released / Solopan )
The Man Inside - ( Julie Brandt / 1990 / Released / )
Tiger Warsaw - ( Karen / 1988 / Released / )
Watchers - ( Nora / 1988 / Released / Alliance Films )
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling - ( Dawn / 1986 / Released / Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment )
Thief of Hearts - ( Mickey Davis / 1984 / Released / )
TV Credits
Every Second Counts ( 2008 / Released ): Actor
Quarterlife ( 2008 / Released ): Actor
Bones ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
Wild Card ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
Just Cause ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Family of Cops III ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Bone Daddy ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Naked City: A Killer Christmas ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Naked City: Justice With a Bullet ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Sins of the City ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Breach of Faith: Family of Cops II ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Joe Torre: Curveballs Along the Way ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Mother Trucker: The Diana Kilmury Story ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Family of Cops ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
In the Line of Duty: Kidnapped ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The Outer Limits ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Spenser: Pale Kings & Princes ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
Country Estates ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Spenser: Ceremony ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Indecency ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Keeper of the City ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Quiet Killer ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
The Hidden Room ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Peter Gunn ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Shocktrauma ( 1982 / Released ): Actor
Picket Fences ( Released ): Actor
Full Biography (Back to top)

Veteran of Canadian repertory theater and TV who made her film debut opposite Steven Bauer in "Thief of Hearts" (1984) and subsequently appeared in "Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling" (1986), "Tiger Warsaw" and "Watchers" (all 1988). Williams gave a memorable performance as a tough working-class woman struggling to raise her disabled son alone in John Sayles' 1991 drama, "City of Hope".

Profession(s):
Actor, singer, songwriter, waitress
Sometimes Credited As:
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Family
father:Jack Williams (of Native American descent)
husband:Nick Mancuso (separated during filming of "City of Hope" (1991); divorced)
husband:Tom Hayden (married August 7, 1993)
Awards (Back to top)
Gemini Award Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series "Diana Kilmury: Teamster" 1997

Milestones (Back to top)
2001 Co-starred in "Jack the Dog"; screened at Sundance
1998 Acted in two Showtime movies "Naked City: Justice With a Bullett" and "Naked City: A Killer Christmas"
1997 Cast at the matriarch of the titular family in "Inventing the Abbots"
1993 - 1994 Played Susan Silverman, the title character's love interest in Lifetime TV-movie sequels to the popular detective series "Spenser: For Hire"
1990 Featured in a recurring role on TV series, "Against the Law"
1984 Film debut, "Thief of Hearts"
Born on a tugboat that was sailing to a missionary camp in Canada
Grew up in logging camps in Canada
Worked as waitress in Gibsons Landing, British Columbia
Worked five years in repertory with the resident theatrical company of the Vancouver Cultural Centre where she starred in productions of "Nijinsky", the one-woman show "Preparing", "The Tempest", "Dra

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