Laura Maureen Bertram (born 5 September 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her roles as Amanda Zimm in Ready or Not and Trance Gemini in Andromeda.
Life and career
thumb|right|300px|alt=Actress Laura Bertram at Decalogy 10 in 2007|Actress Laura Bertram at Decalogy 10 in 2007
Bertram was born in Toronto, Ontario, She has two younger sisters who are former actresses. In 1997, Bertram was a ceramics instructor at Kilcoo Camp. She also used to sing in the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus.
Her credits include the TV series Ready or Not, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Seasons of Love, Andromeda as Trance Gemini, Supernatural, and the movies Night of the Twisters, and Dear America: So Far From Home. She appeared in Season 2 of Robson Arms.
Bertram is married with two children.
Awards
Bertram has won two Gemini Awards for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1995 and for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1998.
She has also been nominated for two Gemini Awards for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1996 and for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Platinum in 1998.
Filmography
Film
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! Title
! Role
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| 1998
| Elimination Dance
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| Short
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| 2004
| 1974
| Girl
| Short
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| 2005
| '
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| Short
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| 2006
| Fracture
| Holly
| Video short
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| 2008
| Control Alt Delete
| Sarah
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| 2008
| Toxic Skies
| Anna
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| 2010
| Gunless
| Alice
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| 2010
| Punkin
| Laura Lippy
| Short
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| 2011
| 50/50
| Claire
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| 2011
| Traveling at the Speed of Life
| Josee
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| 2012
| Random Acts of Romance
| Holly
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| 2017
| Mystic: A Murder Mystery
| The Narrator
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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| 1992, 1995
| Are You Afraid of the Dark?
| Amanda Cameron / Laurel
| Episodes: "The Tale of the Lonely Ghost", "The Tale of the Mystical Mirror"
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| 1993
| Family Pictures
| Nina (12-15)
| TV miniseries
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| 1993
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
| Young Valerie
| Episode: "Reunion"
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| 1993
| Street Legal
| Karen Brandis
| Episode: "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
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| 1993–1997
| Ready or Not
| Amanda Zimm
| Lead role
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| 1994
| Road to Avonlea
| Adeline Hodgson
| Episode: "Someone to Believe In"
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| 1996
| '
| Cashier
| TV film
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| 1996
| Night of the Twisters
| Stacey Jones
| TV film
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| 1996
| Sins of Silence
| Carrie
| TV film
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| 1997
| Wind at My Back
| Suzanne Nelson
| Episode: "Back in My Arms Again"
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| 1997
| Fast Track
| Laurie
| Episode: "The Race Fan"
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| 1997
| Platinum
| Jessica Webb
| TV film
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| 1997
| Deepwater Black
| Aurora
| Episode: "Aurora"
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| 1998
| Twitch City
| Babe
| Episode: "My Pet, My Hero"
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| 1999
| Dear America: So Far from Home
| Mary Driscoll
| TV film
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| 1999
| Seasons of Love
| Judith Brewster
| Episodes: "1.1", "1.2"
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| 2000–2005
| Andromeda
| Trance Gemini
| Main role
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| 2001
| Soul Food
| Melissa Greene
| Episode: "Life Lessons"
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| 2006
| Murder on Pleasant Drive
| Janice II
| TV film
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| 2006
| Veiled Truth
| Kimberly
| TV film
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| 2007
| Robson Arms
| Chris Colton
| Main role (season 2)
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| 2008
| Bridal Fever
| Tina
| TV film
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| 2010
| Supernatural
| Corey's Roommate
| Episode: "You Can't Handle the Truth"
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| 2010
| '
| Betty
| TV film
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| 2010
| '
| Dina
| TV film
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| 2011
| Once Upon a Time
| Donna
| Episode: "That Still Small Voice"
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| 2014
| Arctic Air
| Megan
| Episode: "On the Edge"
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| 2014–2015
| When Calls the Heart
| Mary Dunbar
| Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
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| 2016
| '
| Nicole
| TV film
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| 2017
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again
| Peggy
| TV film
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| 2018
| Winter's Dream
| Lindsay
| TV film
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| 2019
| Unspeakable
| Kelly Girard
| TV miniseries
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| 2019
| Are You Afraid of the Dark?
| Story Mother
| Episode: "Submitted for Approval"
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| 2020
| Christmas Tree in Colorado
| Phoebe
| TV film
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| 2021
| Family Law
| Karen
| Episode: "Parenthood"
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| 2023
| Blessings of Christmas
| Janet
| TV film
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Awards and nominations
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! Award
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|1995
|Gemini Award
|Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
|Ready or Not (for episode #2.13: "Am I Perverted or What?")
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|1998
|Gemini Award
|Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series
|Ready or Not (for episode #5.9: "Graduation")
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|1998
|Gemini Award
|Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries
|Platinum
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|2003
|Leo Award
|Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance – Female
|Andromeda (for episode #3.12: "The Dark Backward")
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