Catherine Disher is a British-born Canadian actress. She has won two Gemini Awards: in 2005 for Best Actress for her role in the Canadian mini-series Snakes and Ladders, and in 2010 for her role in The Border. She was also nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the Forever Knight TV series.
Career
Disher had a supporting role on T. and T., the legal/action series starring Mr. T, and had another supporting role in the second season of the War of the Worlds series. She starred in Forever Knight from 1992 to 1996, and provided the voice of Jean Grey on the X-Men animated series from 1992 to 1997. She played Maggie Norton on the Canadian television series The Border from 2008 to 2010 and provides additional voices on the PBS Kids/CBC Kids series Super Why!.
Apart from her work as an actor, Disher has done voice work for animated series and video games, such as Resident Evil 3: Nemesis and Sailor Moon. She also wrote one episode of the British-Canadian-Midwestern-French drama series The Campbells.
Disher played Martha Tinsdale in a series of made-for-TV movies about The Good Witch (alongside her X-Men co-star Chris Potter), and has continued the role on the television series Good Witch until the TV series ended in July 2021.
Personal life
She was formerly married to her X-Men co-star Cedric Smith, with whom she had a son in 1993.
Filmography
Live action
Film
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| rowspan="2" | 1986 ||data-sort-value="Vindicator, The" | The Vindicator || Catherine Collins ||
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| Murder Sees the Light || || rowspan="2" | Television film
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| 1987 || Haunted by Her Past || Salesgirl
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| 1988 || data-sort-value="New Life, A" | A New Life || Student ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1989 || data-sort-value="Long Road Home, The" | The Long Road Home || Bayla ||
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| data-sort-value="Private Capital, The" | The Private Capital || || Television film
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| 1990 || Dark Horse || ||
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| rowspan="2" | 1991 || data-sort-value="Psychic, The" | The Psychic || Lucinda ||
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| Grand Larceny || Dulcie || rowspan="3" | Television film
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| 1993 || Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story || Judy Zess
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| 1998 || Earthquake in New York || Ms. Clark
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| 2003 || Coast to Coast || Paula Hobday ||
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| 2004 || Plain Truth || Leda || rowspan="6" | Television film
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| rowspan="3" | 2005 || Murder in the Hamptons || D. A. Dynak
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| Terry || Betty Fox
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| Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story || Ms. Starr
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| 2006 || data-sort-value="Dad for Christmas, The" | A Dad for Christmas || Beverly
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| rowspan="2" | 2007 || In God's Country || Eileen
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| For Lease || Viola Checkny || Short film
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| 2008 || data-sort-value="Good Witch, The" | The Good Witch || rowspan="4" | Martha Tinsdale || rowspan="4" | Television film
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| 2009 || data-sort-value="Good Witch's Garden, The" | The Good Witch's Garden
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| 2010 || data-sort-value="Good Witch's Gift, The" | The Good Witch's Gift
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| 2011 || data-sort-value="Good Witch's Family, The" | The Good Witch's Family
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| rowspan="4" | 2012 || Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang || Mrs. O'Hagan ||
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| Blood Pressure || Glenda ||
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| data-sort-value="Good Witch's Charm, The" | The Good Witch's Charm || Martha Tinsdale || rowspan="4" | Television film
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| An Officer and a Murderer || Captain Catherine Novak
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| 2013 || data-sort-value="Good Witch's Destiny, The" | The Good Witch's Destiny || rowspan="2" | Martha Tinsdale
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| 2014 || data-sort-value="Good Witch's Wonder, The" | The Good Witch's Wonder
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| 2015 || Regression || Kate ||
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| 2016 || Love's Complicated || J.R. || Television film
|}
Television
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1986 || Night Heat || Female Cop || Episode: "Pay Day"
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| 1988–90 || T. and T. || Sophie Rideau || Recurring role
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| 1988–93 || Katts and Dog || Katherine Anderson || Recurring role
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| 1988–89 || Friday the 13th: The Series || Cathy Steiner, Crystal || 2 episodes
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| 1989–90 || War of the Worlds || Mana || Recurring role
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| 1989–90 || The Campbells || Christine Bradford / Christine Bradford Campbell || 3 episodes
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| 1989 || Alfred Hitchcock Presents || Cindy Bertozzi || Episode: "In the Name of Science"
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| 1991 || Street Legal || Violet Beltane || Episodes: "Eye of the Beholder", "Hollywood North"
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| 1991 || Conspiracy of Silence || Sherrie || Miniseries
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| 1992–96 || Forever Knight || Dr. Natalie Lambert || Main cast
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| 1993–95 || Kung Fu: The Legend Continues || Karen Kaden, Madeline Palmer || Episode: "Straitjacket" as Karen Kaden; Episode: "Gunfighters" as Madeline Palmer
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| 1997 || North Shore Fish || Carole || Television film
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| 1997 || PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal || Jane Conacher || Episode: "The Greenhouse Effect"
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| 1998 || Goosebumps || Mrs. Warren || Episode: "Awesome Ants"
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| 1999 || Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow || Mrs. Washington || Television film
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| 2000 || D.C. || Prosecutor ||
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| 2000 || Traders || Mrs. Exeter || Episode: "Hawks"
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| 2002 || The Associates || Janet Dry ||
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| 2004 || Snakes and Ladders || Minister Audrey Flankman || Miniseries; won Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series
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| 2006 || Life with Derek || Mrs. Pummelman ||
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| 2006 || The Path to 9/11 || Diana Dean || Miniseries
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| 2008–10 || The Border || Maggie Norton || Main cast; won Gemini Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series
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| 2011 || Murdoch Mysteries || Mrs. Galbraith || Episode: "Dead End Street"
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| 2014 || Remedy || Linda Tuttle || Recurring role
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| 2014 || Rookie Blue || Superintendent Helen Brooks || Episode: "Deal with the Devil"
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| 2014 || Degrassi: The Next Generation || Rhonda Patterson ||
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| 2015–19, 2021 || Good Witch || Mayor Martha Tinsdale, Maxine Endicott || Main cast; 1 episode as Maxine Endicott (2021)
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| 2024–25 || Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent || Deb Sutton || 2 episodes
|}
Voice work
- Miss BG - Mrs. Martin
- X-Men: The Animated Series - Jean Grey / Marvel Girl / Phoenix, Madelyne Pryor
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series - Jean Grey
- Sailor Moon - Elizabeth, Mimet, Nekonell
- Atomic Betty - Penelope Lang, Sarah
- Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot - Friend Bear
- Franklin and the Green Knight - Mrs. Goose
Video games
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| 1994 || X-Men: Children of the Atom || Psylocke, Storm, Spiral||
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| 1995 || Marvel Super Heroes || Psylocke ||