Adams, Enid-Raye 1973–

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Adams, Enid-Raye 1973–

PERSONAL

Born June 16, 1973, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; daughter of Diana Law (an actress). Education: Attended Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Addresses:

Agent—Debbie Mahood, Lucas Talent, Inc., 100 West Pender Rd., 7th Floor, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 1R8. Publicist—Bill Wanstrom, Wanstrom and Associates, 687 Denman St., Suite 43513, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6G 3C7.

Career:

Actress, standup comedian, and writer. Appeared in a commercial for Sears, 2000.

Member:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists, Canadian Actors' Equity Association.

Awards, Honors:

Leo Award nomination, best supporting actress in a dramatic series, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, 2003, for "You Got Monkey Chatter," Da Vinci's Inquest.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Laura Maitland, a recurring role, Da Vinci's Inquest, CBC, 2001-2003.

Gina, a recurring role, Jeremiah, Showtime, 2003-2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Martine, Gone in a Heartbeat, CBS, 1996.

Ann, Trapped, USA Network, 2001.

Maggie Wexler, The Accidental Witness, Lifetime, 2006.

Young Nelle, The Mermaid Chair, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Brenda Sally, "Three Men and a Smoking Diaper," The Lone Gunmen, Fox, 2001.

Emily, "The Surrogate," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime and syndicated, 2001.

Celia Stone, "Habeas Corpus," Cold Squad, CTV, 2001.

Celia Stone, "Faith," Cold Squad, CTV, 2001.

Karen Hayes, "The Siege," The Dead Zone (also known as Stephen King's "Dead Zone"), USA Network, 2002.

Jones, "Prometheus," Stargate SG-1 (also known as La porte des etoiles), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002.

Gail Davenport, "Broadcast from Hell," Breaking News, Bravo, 2002.

Mary Sutherland, "Lama Hunt," Just Cause, PAX, 2002.

Guest, Off the Record with Michael Landsberg, TSN, 2002.

Phyllis Blotevogel, "The Monsters Are on Maple Street," The Twilight Zone, UPN, 2003.

Agent Wilson, "The Prince and the Revolution," Jake 2.0, UPN, 2003.

Gayle, "Reaping Havoc," Dead like Me, Showtime, 2003.

Brenda, "Hack Came, Hacksaw, and Hack Conquered," Romeo!, Nickelodeon, 2004.

Melanie, "The Ledger," Dead like Me, Showtime, 2004.

Tiffany, "Luck Be a Lady," The L Word, Showtime, 2006.

Pharmacist, "Forget Me Not," Psych, USA Network, 2007.

Waitress, Intelligence, CBC, 2007.

Also appeared in an episode of Lonesome Dove, CBS; guest comic for an episode of Big Breakfast.

Television Appearances; Other:

Firell, Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers; To Live and Die in Starlight (pilot; also known as Legend of the Rangers: Babylon 5), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002.

Susan Parker, Taken (miniseries; also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Taken"), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002.

Appeared in Elvira Kurt: Adventures in Comedy, Comedy Network; and Rough Cutz: The Program, CBC.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Lovely young thing, For the Moment (also known as Un temps pour amour), National Film Board of Canada, 1993.

Reporter, Undercover Brother, Universal, 2002.

Claremont's secretary, Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice, Universal Home Entertainment, 2002.

Maid of honor, A Guy Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Dr. Kalarjian, Final Destination 2, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Manager, Pursued, First Independent Pictures, 2004.

KOTC woman at desk, Like Mike 2: Streetball, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2006.

Appeared in the films Comedy Club, Asylum; Cool Undercover, Bandana Apart; Paradise, Warriors Productions; The Reading, Cargo-Kelleher Productions; and Turtle Soup, John Aaron Features.

Stage Appearances:

Metella Cimber, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare in the Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 1995.

Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare in the Park, 1995.

Lady Percy, King Henry IV, Part I, Theatre Junction, Calgary, 1996.

Olivia, Twelfth Night, Upstart Crows, Calgary, 1998.

Andy, "Out the Window," Actors Jam IV, Pacific Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2001.

Ainsley, The Edible Woman, Theatre Junction, 2004.

Appeared as Angelica, Love for Love and as Matilda, Zastrozzi, Nickle Theatre, Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; as Polly, The Mamet Women, Women at Play(s); as Janice, Native Speech, Art Ranch Theatre, Canada; as Maria, Out of Order, Stagewest, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada; as Jenny, The Waiting Room, Lunchbox Theatre, Canada.

Major Tours:

Would You Like Fries With That? (solo show), Canadian cities, 1998-99.

WRITINGS

Stage Shows:

Would You Like Fries With That? (solo show), tour of Canadian cities, 1998-99.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Aspire!, Fall, 2001, pp. 3-5; Winter, 2002, pp. 4-5.

Cult Times, March 20, 2003, pp. 72-79.

Elle, January, 2003, p. 32.

Electronic:

Enid-Raye Adams Official Site,http://www.enid-rayeadams.com, February 13, 2007.

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