Tara Spencer-Nairn (born January 6, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on the television series Corner Gas.
Early life
Spencer-Nairn was born on January 6, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec, but raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is a graduate of the Vancouver Film School. Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled, and television guest appearances on Puppets Who Kill, Relic Hunter,
Her most notable roles are Dog River Police Department (DRPD) Constable Karen Pelly on Corner Gas Together, they have sons Foster (born 2011) and Carson (born 2014).
Spencer-Nairn is the younger daughter and youngest of the three children of John Chaloner Spencer-Nairn, the Old Etonian second son of Scottish politician Douglas Spencer-Nairn of the Spencer-Nairn baronets, and his second wife Lucie (née Belanger).
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
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|1999
|New Waterford Girl
|Lou Benzoa
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| 2002
| Wishmaster: The Prophecy Fulfilled
| Lisa Burnley
| Direct-to-video
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|2002
|Rub & Tug
|Betty
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|2005
|Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story
|Kim Gretzky
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|2006
|Password
|Daisy
|Short film
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|2007
|'
|Nika Printz
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|2007
|'
|The Dame (voice)
|Short film
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|2007
|Final Draft
|Kate Twist
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|-
|2014
|Corner Gas: The Movie
|Constable Karen Pelly
|Reprise of role from the 2004–2009 Corner Gas TV series
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|2019
|James vs. His Future Self
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|2024
|Home Free
|Ivy Homur
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|Last the Night
|Barb
|Filming
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Television
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1996
|Two
|Suzanne
|Episode: "Prom Night"
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|1997–98
|'
|Heather
|Episodes: "Double Helix" and "The Origin of Species"
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|1998
|Poltergeist: The Legacy
|Cindy Smith
|Episode: "The Enlightened One"
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|1998
|Breaker High
|Bonnie
|Episode: "To Kill a MockingNerd"
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|1998
|Cold Squad
|Amanda Millerd
|Episode: "Amanda Millerd"
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|1998
|'
|Melissa Kaline
|TV film
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|1998
|Dead Man's Gun
|Anna Bevington
|Episode: "The Collector"
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|1998
|First Wave
|Cassandra
|Episode: "Speaking in Tongues"
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|1998
|Night Man
|Julia
|Episode: "It Came from Out of the Sky"
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|1998
|Don't Look Down
|Rachel
|TV film
|-
|1999
|H-E Double Hockey Sticks
|Anne
|TV film
|-
|2001
|Relic Hunter
|Jamie Palmerston
|Episode: "Treasure Island"
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|2002
|Moville Mysteries
|Mimi Valentine (voice)
|Main role; 26 episodes
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|2002
|Bliss
|Jeanette
|Episode: "The Value of X"
|-
|2002
|Tom Stone
|Annie
|Episode: "Little Bitty"
|-
|2002
|Tracker
|Erica / Vegna / Evgna
|Episodes: "Love, Cirronian Style", "Remember When"
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|2003
|Big Spender
|Mel Tennant
|TV film
|-
|2004
|Puppets Who Kill
|Oxana
|Episode: "Dead Ted"
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|2004
|Blue Murder
|Melanie Coombs
|Episode: "Cell Block 13"
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|2004
|ReGenesis
|Twyla
|Episode: "Baby Bomb"
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|2004–2009
|Corner Gas
|Karen Pelly
|Main role; 107 episodes<br>Nominated Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2004)<br>Nominated Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2006)<br>Won Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2007)
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|2005
|More Sex & the Single Mom
|Blair
|TV film
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|2006
|Cradle of Lies
|Lisa
|TV film
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|2006
|Naked Josh
|Becky
|Episode: "Planned Parenthood"
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|2009
|'
|
|Episode: "1.7"
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|2010
|Cancel Christmas
|Michelle Morgan
|TV film
|-
|2011–14
|'
|Sandy Wardwell
|Recurring role (30 episodes)
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|2012
|Degrassi: The Next Generation
|Mrs. Baker
|Episodes: "Building a Mystery: Parts 1 & 2"
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|2012
|Flashpoint
|Laney Summers
|Episode: "Forget Oblivion"
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|2013
|Murdoch Mysteries
|Pauline Kerr
|Episode: "Murdochophobia"
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|2015
|Saving Hope
|Janice Fenn
|Episode: "Heart of Stone"
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|2015
|data-sort-value="Preacher's Sin, The" | The Preacher's Sin
|Lauren Tanning
|TV film
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|2017
|Killjoys
|Kitaan
|2 episodes
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|2018-2021
|Corner Gas Animated
|Karen Pelly (voice)
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|2018
|MasterChef Canada
|Herself
|Guest judge
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|2018
|Christmas Around the Corner
|Suzanne
|TV film
|-
|2019
|Hudson & Rex
|Eloise Benson
|Episode 6: "Murder She Thought"
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|2021
|Evil Stepmom
|Caroline
|TV film
|-
|2022
|Ghosts
|Young Carol Martino
|Episode: "Dumb Deaths"
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|2023
|You're My Hero
|Angela
|10 episodes
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|2025
|Brilliant Minds
|Jenna Driscoll
|Episode: "The Doctor Whose World Collapsed"
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|2025
|The Trades
|Daina
|4 episodes
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