Lynda Boyd
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Lynda Boyd | |
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 Boyd in 2012 | |
| Born | January 28, 1965 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer, singer, dancer, musician |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Lynda Boyd (born January 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films Final Destination 2 (2003), An Unfinished Life (2005), She's the Man (2006), and On Thin Ice with Diane Keaton. She had minor roles in I Spy (2002), About A Girl (2007), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), and Intern Academy (2004). She was also the voice of Cologne in Ranma ½, and the voice of Viv the Bunny on the Sunbow cartoon series Littlest Pet Shop. A prolific television actress, Boyd was a series regular on the Canadian comedy-drama police procedural Republic of Doyle (2010-2014). She was also a series regular on the British crime drama Tin Star (2017-2020). From 2019-2022 she had a recurring role on the Netflix romantic drama series Virgin River.
Career
[edit]Lynda Boyd played the lead role for four seasons in WTN's You, Me, and the Kids. Boyd also wrote three of the episodes.
Boyd appeared as recurring villainess Dana Whitcomb in six episodes of SyFy Channel's Sanctuary in 2008 and 2009.
Boyd has garnered Gemini Award nominations for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Drama Series for Cold Squad at the 13th Gemini Awards in 1998 and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for ABC Family's Falcon Beach at the 22nd Gemini Awards in 2007.[1]
A singer for many years, Boyd has starred in such musicals as The Rocky Horror Show, Guys and Dolls, and Little Shop of Horrors. She also sang and toured with The Blenders in the 1980s.
Between 2010 and 2014, Boyd starred in the Canadian drama/comedy series Republic of Doyle as the character Rose Miller. In 2010, she was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for her role on the show at the 25th Gemini Awards.[2]
On August 3, 2011, Boyd rowed in the legendary Royal St. John's Regatta for the Republic of Doyle sponsored women's crew. They came in second. Boyd said she rowed on a Vancouver team earlier that spring in order to prepare for the race.[3]
Between 2017 and 2020, Boyd was also a series regular on the western television series Tin Star, opposite Christina Hendricks and Tim Roth.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Project A-Ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group | Miss Ayumi (voice) | |
| 1988 | Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody | Miss Ayumi (voice) | |
| 1989 | Project A-Ko 4: Final | Miss Ayumi (voice) | |
| 1991 | Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Monlon (voice) | |
| 1993 | Hakkenden shin sho | Tamazusa #2 (voice) | |
| Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle | Elza (voice) | ||
| 1995 | Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas | Businesswoman (voice) | Short film |
| 1997 | The Invader | Gail | |
| 1998 | Disturbing Behavior | Mrs. Lucille Strick | |
| 1999 | My Father's Angel | Zlata | |
| 2000 | Mission to Mars | NASA Wife | |
| Best in Show | Cabot Party Guest | ||
| 2001 | War Bride | Dee Dee | |
| A Christmas Adventure ...From a Book Called Wisely's Tales | Prancer (voice) | ||
| Bones | Nancy Peet | ||
| 2002 | Leaving Metropolis | Kryla | |
| Beauty Shot | Samantha Steele | Short film | |
| I Spy | Edna | ||
| 2003 | Final Destination 2 | Nora Carpenter | |
| Pits | The Receptionist | Short film | |
| 2004 | The Perfect Score | Mrs. Ross | |
| Whitecoats | Cynthia Skyes | ||
| Going the Distance | Toni | ||
| Reflection | Natalie Laine | Short film | |
| 2005 | Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical | Mrs. Deirdre Greevey | |
| Sandra Gets Dumped | Mrs. B | Short film | |
| An Unfinished Life | Kitty | ||
| 2006 | She's the Man | Cheryl | |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Ms. Boswell | ||
| Almost Heaven | Samantha Robbins | ||
| 2008 | Vice | Madam | |
| Another Cinderella Story | Evie Parker | ||
| Run Rabbit Run | Theresa King | ||
| The Brute | Grace | Short film | |
| Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Bernie Frazier | ||
| 2009 | Rampage | Mrs. Williamson | |
| Damage | Veronica Reynolds | ||
| 2010 | Hot Tub Time Machine | Adam's Secretary | Uncredited |
| Plant Girl | Wendy (voice) | Short film | |
| Ramona and Beezus | Triplet Mother | ||
| 2014 | We Were Wolves | Kathleen | |
| 2015 | The Age of Adaline | Regan | |
| 2019 | Playing with Fire | Patty | |
| 2021 | Broken Diamonds | Mom | |
| 2023 | With Love and a Major Organ | Dr. Lee |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Danger Bay | Nancy Keller | Episode: "Aquarius" |
| Maison Ikkoku | Mrs. Godai (voice) | Episode: "Kyoko's Ticking Time Bomb! Godai's Extended Absence" | |
| 1989 | Camp Candy | Additional voices | 10 episodes |
| 1990 | Project A-Ko: Gray Side/Blue Side | Liza (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | The Heights | Sarah Meade | Episode: "The Transformation" |
| 1993 | Without a Kiss Goodbye | Woman in Audience | TV movie |
| Double, Double, Toil and Trouble | Singer | TV movie | |
| Animated Classic Showcase | Additional voices | 12 episodes | |
| 1993–1995 | The Hakkenden | Tamasuza (voice) | 7 episodes |
| The X-Files | Mrs. Kotchek/Elizabeth | 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | Betrayal of Trust | (uncredited) | TV movie |
| The Commish | Clerk | Episode: "Romeo and Juliet" | |
| This Can't Be Love | Latrice | TV movie | |
| 1995 | Littlest Pet Shop | Viv (voice) | 40 episodes |
| Highlander: The Series | Karen | Episode: "Song of the Executioner" | |
| Strange Luck | First Pregnant Woman | Episode: "Angie's Turn" | |
| Shadow of a Doubt | 2nd Deputy | TV movie | |
| 1995–1997 | Street Fighters: The Animated Series | Additional voices | 15 episodes |
| 1996 | Generation X | Alicia Lee | TV movie |
| Harvey | Mrs. Chumley | TV movie | |
| Millennium | Mrs. Peggy Dechant | Episode: "Blood Relatives" | |
| Adventures in Painting | Todd's Mother | Episode: "Your Child's Behavior" | |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Secretary | Episode: "Dead Drop" |
| Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | Maureen | TV movie | |
| The Adventures of Shirley Holmes | Dr. Stavko | Episode: "The Case of the Alien Abductions" | |
| The Stepsister | Margaret 'Maggie' Curtis | TV movie | |
| Angels in the Endzone | Grace Harper | TV movie | |
| Nights Below Station Street | Rita Walsh | TV movie | |
| 1998 | I Know What You Did | Liz | TV movie |
| Cold Squad | Brenda | Episode: "Janine Elston" | |
| Nobody Lives Forever | Sgt. Karen Compton | TV movie | |
| Da Vinci's Inquest | Hope Martin | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" | |
| Dead Man's Gun | Rita Lemay | Episode: "The Ripper" | |
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | Perky | Episode: "Honey, I've Joined the Big Top" | |
| It's True | Mom | Episode: "The Rats of Rumfordton (Pilot)" | |
| 1998–1999 | The Outer Limits | Marie Venable/Danielle Buchanan | 2 episodes |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Darla Mohr | 14 episodes | |
| 1998–2001 | You, Me and the Kids | Rachel Todd | 104 episodes |
| 1999 | Silver Wolf | Anna McLean | TV movie |
| Sweetwater | Alice Belzer | TV movie | |
| So Weird | Evelyn | Episode: "Siren" | |
| The Sheldon Kennedy Story | Shirley Kennedy | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Navigating the Heart | Cara Lieb | TV movie |
| The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence | Trudy Barron | TV movie | |
| Secret Agent Man | Ivana | Episode: "Like Father, Like Monk" | |
| Mysterious Ways | Shannon | Episode: "Amazing Grace" | |
| Higher Ground | Alice Merrick Blaine | 2 episodes | |
| The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior | Stephanie Evans | TV movie | |
| Level 9 | Rose | Episode: "The Programmer" | |
| 2001 | ER | Deborah Harris | Episode: "Piece of Mind" |
| These Arms of Mine | Louise | Episode: "My So-Called Episode" | |
| 2002 | Due East | Lizann Gold | TV movie |
| Damaged Care | Andrea Dubose | TV movie | |
| The Twilight Zone | Head Nurse | Episode: "One Night at Mercy" | |
| 2003 | Bliss | Isabel | Episode: "The Marvellon" |
| An Unexpected Love | Bobby | TV movie | |
| On Thin Ice | Carrie Kilmer | TV movie | |
| 2004 | The Goodbye Girl | Donna Douglas | TV movie |
| Smallville | Mrs. Baker | Episode: "Obsession" | |
| Kingdom Hospital | Mrs. Sullivan | Episode: "Black Noise" | |
| The Mountain | Mona Richards | Episode: "A Piece of the Rock" | |
| 2004–2008 | The L Word | Fiona Shaw/Isabelle Halsey | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Falcon Beach | Darlene Shedden | TV movie |
| Beach Girls | Prue | 6 episodes | |
| 2006 | In God's Country | Louise | TV movie |
| Godiva's | Veronique Lancaster | 3 episodes | |
| Firestorm: Last Stand at Yellowstone | Margaret Sheldon | TV movie | |
| Masters of Horror | Carolyn | Episode: "The V Word" | |
| 2006–2007 | Falcon Beach | Darlene Shedden | 15 episodes |
| 2007 | Shark | Maya Snider | Episode: "Porn Free" |
| Cold Case | Caroline Dratton | Episode: "The Good Death" | |
| Traveler | Felicia Cruz | Episode: "The Out" | |
| About a Girl | Mrs. Ryan | 3 episodes | |
| Kaya | Ellie | 4 episodes | |
| 2008 | Robson Arms | Frances | Episode: "I Pagliacci" |
| True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet | Bianca Carter | TV movie | |
| 2008–2009 | Sanctuary | Dana Whitcomb | 6 episodes |
| 2008–2015 | Canooks | Shelli Clark | 17 episodes |
| 2009 | Do You Know Me | Anna Carter | TV movie |
| Killer Hair | Marcia Robinson | TV movie | |
| Psych | Miss Annie | Episode: "High Noon-ish" | |
| 2010 | The Client List | Jacie | TV movie |
| 2010–2014 | Republic of Doyle | Rose Miller | 77 episodes Nominated – Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role |
| 2012 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Beverly | Episode: "Spaceman" |
| 2013–2020 | Supernatural | Dr. Jennifer O'Brien/Moira/Fortuna | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | When Calls the Heart | Grace Thatcher | 6 episodes |
| Harvest Moon | Lou | TV movie | |
| The Christmas Note | Vivian | TV movie | |
| 2015–2016 | Arrow | Phaedra Nixon | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Dater's Handbook | Gloria | TV movie |
| 2017 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Dr. Blaker | Episode: "Rule #155: Go with the Magician" |
| Christmas in Evergreen | Barbara | TV movie | |
| 2017–2019 | Tin Star | Randy Harrison | 12 episodes |
| 2018 | Trust | Jacqueline | Episode: "The House of Getty" |
| 2019 | SnowComing | Alice | TV movie |
| The InBetween | Barbara Miller | Episode: "Kiss Them for Me" | |
| Hospital Show | Rosanna | 6 episodes | |
| 2019–2022 | Virgin River | Lilly | 18 episodes |
| 2020 | You Me Her | Jess Silva | 3 episodes |
| The Haunting of Bly Manor | Judy O'Mara | Episode: "The Way It Came" | |
| 2020–2021 | Supergirl | Mrs. Teschmacher | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | An Unexpected Christmas | Diane | TV movie |
| Christmas in Tahoe | Joyce Donaldson | TV movie | |
| 2021–2024 | Family Law | Crystal Steele | 7 episodes |
| 2022 | Cut, Color, Murder | Rachel | TV movie |
| Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Haunted by Murder | Mona | TV movie | |
| 2023 | The Wedding Veil Inspiration | Nancy | TV movie |
| Make Me a Match | Janice | TV movie | |
| The More Love Grows | Cindy | TV movie | |
| Christmas on Cherry Lane | Evelyn Sawyer | TV movie | |
| Dial S for Santa | Ginnie Lawton | TV movie | |
| 2023–2024 | Sullivan's Crossing | Phoebe Lancaster | 14 episodes |
| 2024 | The Real West | Maureen | TV movie |
| Fire Country | Joanne | Episode: "Keep Your Cool" | |
| A Christmas Less Traveled | Paulette | TV movie | |
| Happy Howlidays | Cindy Park | TV movie | |
| 2025 | Wild Cards | Anastasia Van Der Haan | Episode: "Death By Design" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lynda Boyd". www.cbc.ca. CBC.
- ^ "Lynda Boyd Biography". TVGuide.
- ^ "Rowing for the Republic - Local - the Telegram". Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 20th-century Canadian women singers
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian women singers
- Actresses from Vancouver
- Canadian female dancers
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian musical theatre actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- Singers from Vancouver