BERTRAM, Laura 1978–

(Laura Bertran)

PERSONAL

Full name, Laura Maureen Bertram; born September 5, 1978, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; sister of Heather Bertram (an actress) and Jennifer Bertram (an actress).Education: University of Guelph, degree in history (with honors); attended Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; studied ballet. Avocational Interests: Snowboarding.

Addresses: Agent—Sonya Siltani, Visage Talent, 1025–510 West Hasting St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1L8, Canada. Contact—Tribune Entertainment, 5800 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028.

Career: Actress and singer. Performed with Canadian Children's Opera Chorus. Kilcoo Camp, ceramics instructor, 1997. Worked as a waitress and in retail.

Awards, Honors: Gemini awards, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1995 and 1998, and Gemini Award nomination, 1996, all best performance in a children's or youth program or series, for Ready or Not; Gemini Award nomination, best leading actress in a dramatic program or miniseries, 1998, for Platinum; Leo Award nomination, Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, best supporting actress in a dramatic series, 2003, for "The Dark Backward," Andromeda.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Amanda Zimm, Ready or Not (also known as Les premieres fois), Global Television and Showtime, 1993–1997.

Trance Gemini, Andromeda (also known as Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda), Sci–Fi Channel, 2000—.

Jynx, Eyes of Amyphysto, beginning 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Nina from the ages twelve through fifteen, Family Pictures, ABC, 1993.

Judith Brewster, Seasons of Love, CBS, 1999.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Stacey Jones (some sources cite Stacey Darlington), Night of the Twisters, The Family Channel, 1996.

Sins of Silence, CBS, 1996.

Jessica Webb, Platinum, CBS, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Cashier, "The Boys Next Door," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1996.

Mary Driscoll, Dear America: So Far from Home (also known as Dear America 05, Dear America: So Far from Home; The Story of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847, and So Far from Home), HBO, 1999.

Jynx, Kabal #18: Deathwatch, 2004,.

Jynx, Kabal #23: The Last Guardian, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Amanda, "The Tale of the Lonely Ghost," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1992.

Karen, "What's Love Got to Do with It?," Street Legal, CBC, 1993.

Young Valerie, "Reunion," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1993.

Adeline Hodgson, "Someone to Believe In," Road to Avonlea, CBC and The Disney Channel, 1994.

Laurel, "The Tale of the Mystical Mirror," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1995.

Aurora, "Aurora," Mission Genesis (also known as Deepwater Black), Sci–Fi Channel, 1997.

Suzanne Nelson, "Back in My Arms Again," Wind at My Back, Odyssey, 1997.

Fast Track, Showtime, 1997.

(As Laura Bertran) Babe, "My Pet, My Hero," Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 1998.

Melissa Greene, "Life Lessons," Soul Food, Showtime, 2001.

Appeared in "Thirty–Two AA," New Producer, Global Television.

Film Appearances:

Elimination Dance (short film), 1998.

Solitaire, Prince Caspian Productions, 2003.

Some sources also cite appearance in a film titled Third Eye, 1995.

Stage Appearances:

Klara, Mario and the Magician, Canadian Opera Company, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1992.

Title role, Cinderella, Canadian Opera Company, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Parsec, spring, 2001.

TV Zone, May, 2001, pp. 56–59; January, 2003, pp.12–16; April, 2004, pp. 20–23.

Electronic:

Slipstream News, http://www.slipstreamweb.com, July 22, 2002.

Space.com, http://www.space.com, September 22, 2000; September 29, 2000; October 6, 2000.