Willes, Christine (Chris Willes, Chris Willis)

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Willes, Christine (Chris Willes, Chris Willis)

PERSONAL

Education: Studied acting and voice.

Addresses:

Office—William B. Davis Centre for Actors Study, 1102 Hornby St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1V8, Canada.

Career:

Actress. William B. Davis Centre for Actors Study, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, co-owner, artistic director, and acting instructor.

Member:

Union of British Columbia Performers (director).

Awards, Honors:

Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, best supporting actress, Vancouver Professional Theatre Alliance, 1984, for Fly by Night and The Norman Conquests; Jessie Richardson Theatre Award, outstanding performance in a musical, 1987, for Angry Housewives.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Nurse Tobitt, Mercy Point, UPN, 1998-99.

Delores Herbig, Dead Like Me (also known as Dead Girl, Mitt liv som doed, and Tan muertos como yo), Showtime, 2003-2004.

Emma Warburton, Kingdom Hospital (also known as Stephen King's "Kingdom Hospital," El hospital de los muertos, and Sairaala), ABC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mercy Ealing, Sole Survivor (also known as Dean Koontz's "Sole Survivor"), Fox, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Catherine's teacher, Child of Rage, CBS, 1992.

Claire, Shame, Lifetime, 1992.

Balboa nurse, Moment of Truth: To Walk Again, NBC, 1994.

Colonel Angela Webber, Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (also known as Serving in Silence, Serving in Silence: The Colonel Grethe Cammermeyer Story, Acima do dever, Costretta al silenzio, Les galons du silence, and Un paso al frente), NBC, 1995.

Ellen, A Kidnapping in the Family, ABC, 1996.

Nurse Stark, For Hope, ABC, 1996.

(As Chris Willes) Alice, Dad's Week Off (also known as National Lampoon's "Dad's Week Off"), Showtime, 1997.

Judge, Outrage, ABC, 1998.

Mrs. Gaten, Silver Wolf, Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Tall woman, Runaway Virus, ABC, 2000.

(As Chris Willes) Sandwich woman, Bang, Bang, You're Dead, Showtime, 2002.

DeeDee, The Book of Ruth, CBS, 2004.

Mrs. Branch, FBI: Negotiator, Lifetime, 2005.

Dr. Warner, Four Extraordinary Women, Lifetime, 2006.

Loretta, A Little Thing Called Murder, Lifetime, 2006.

McNary, To Have and to Hold, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Agent Karen E. Kosseff, "The Calusari," The X-Files, Fox, 1995.

Agent Karen E. Kosseff, "Irresistible," The X-Files, Fox, 1995.

Agent Karen E. Kosseff, "Elegy," The X-Files, Fox, 1997.

"Dark Rain," The Outer Limits (also known as The New Outer Limits), Showtime, Sci-Fi Channel, and syndicated, 1997.

Mrs. Gotteramerding, "Honey, I'm King of the Rocket Guys," Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (also known as Disney's "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids), syndicated, 1999.

Mrs. Salvo, "It Takes a Voyage to Learn," Hope Island, PAX TV, 1999.

Waitress, "The Muse," So Weird, Disney Channel, 2001.

Church lady, "Freak Nation," Dark Angel (also known as James Cameron's "Dark Angel"), Fox, 2002.

Ms. Foote, "Spellingg Bee," Psych, USA Network, 2006.

Appeared in episodes of The Commish, ABC; and John Doe, Fox.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Judge, Cupid, ABC, 1998.

Delores Herbig, Dead Like Me (also known as Dead Girl, Mitt liv som doed, and Tan muertos como yo), Showtime, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Teacher, Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996.

(As Chris Willis) Race official, I'll Be Home for Christmas, Buena Vista, 1998.

Second lady, MVP: Most Valuable Primate (also known as Snapshot, Coma mola ser mono!, Jack: Der beste Affe auf dem Eis, Jack simpatico genio, Jogada de mestre, and O maimuta grozava), Red Sky Entertainment, 2000.

Arlene Sheehy, Jiminy Glick in Lalawood, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005.

Sister Violet, The Wicker Man, Warner Bros., 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Fly by Night, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1984.

The Norman Conquests, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1984.

Angry Housewives (musical), Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, c. 1987.

Catherine, Orphan Muses, Touchstone Theatre Company, Firehall Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1996.

Carol, Risk Everything, Shakespeare Project, Savage God, Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2002.

Bonnie, Homeward Bound, Gateway Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2005.

Mom, Prodigal Son, Touchstone Theatre Company, Pacific Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2006.

The Unexpected Man, Jericho Arts Centre Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2006.

Appeared as Truvy in Steel Magnolias, and appeared in A Streetcar Named Desire, both Shakespeare Project, Savage God.

WRITINGS

Writings for the Stage:

With others, helped create a play.

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