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Catherine Fitch
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<h2 id="early-life-and-education">Early life and education</h2> <p>Born in <a href="/facts/Balcarres,_Saskatchewan/ngQrGy2b">Balcarres</a>, <a href="/facts/Saskatchewan/ehkUec57">Saskatchewan</a>, Fitch was raised in Balcarres and <a href="/facts/Red_Deer,_Alberta/uIxyIg1k">Red Deer</a>, <a href="/facts/Alberta/PjKJFbJY">Alberta</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> She was educated at the <a href="/facts/University_of_Calgary/CXY7Ab7e">University of Calgary</a> and the <a href="/facts/National_Theatre_School_of_Canada/8LUkIgPy">National Theatre School of Canada</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>She has also received two Gemini Award nominations for Supporting or Guest Performance in a Drama Series for her role as Rosemary in <i><a href="/facts/This_Is_Wonderland/lYpygkmo">This Is Wonderland</a></i>, and a <a href="/facts/Canadian_Screen_Award/teYJo86q">Canadian Screen Award</a> nomination for <a href="/facts/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress_in_a_Comedy_Series/jKtB69p2">Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series</a> for <i><a href="/facts/Living_in_Your_Car/kRFUApe0">Living in Your Car</a></i>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p><p>Her other roles have included the films <i><a href="/facts/South_of_Wawa/UWAyokIN">South of Wawa</a></i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Ordinary_Magic/wvBaL9d4">Ordinary Magic</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Borrowed_Hearts/yq4EIQwN">Borrowed Hearts</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Bless_the_Child/vHwnPWdH">Bless the Child</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Knockaround_Guys/ogsJMGl1">Knockaround Guys</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/You_Stupid_Man/nPX92I3S">You Stupid Man</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Away_from_Her/yzHD464U">Away from Her</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Picture_Day_(film)/CeYGzAVt">Picture Day</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Cardinals_(film)/KETHQTNb">Cardinals</a></i>, and the television series <i><a href="/facts/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series)/U2GnShVq">Street Legal</a></i>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <i><a href="/facts/Emily_of_New_Moon_(TV_series)/TJFeAMMM">Emily of New Moon</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Slings_%26_Arrows/aVL8hsrQ">Slings & Arrows</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Murdoch_Mysteries/fk7zBdSe">Murdoch Mysteries</a></i>, as well as roles on stage.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Film</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td><i><a href="/facts/South_of_Wawa/UWAyokIN">South of Wawa</a></i></td><td>Cheryl-Ann</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Ordinary_Magic/wvBaL9d4">Ordinary Magic</a></i></td><td>Doctor</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1995</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Butterbox_Babies/U8126Nj3">Butterbox Babies</a></i></td><td>Iris</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Bless_the_Child/vHwnPWdH">Bless the Child</a></i></td><td>Sister Helena</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Knockaround_Guys/ogsJMGl1">Knockaround Guys</a></i></td><td>Louise</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/You_Stupid_Man/nPX92I3S">You Stupid Man</a></i></td><td>Bartender</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Niagara_Motel/eMKUDWMa">Niagara Motel</a></i></td><td>Sophie</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Prize_Winner_of_Defiance,_Ohio/PJPMosWr">The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio</a></i></td><td>Emma Hartzler</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Away_from_Her/yzHD464U">Away from Her</a></i></td><td>Receptionist</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Saw_IV/5D3syf9K">Saw IV</a></i></td><td>Additional voice</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td><a href="/facts/Picture_Day_(film)/CeYGzAVt"><i>Picture Day</i></a></td><td>Vice-Principal</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><a href="/facts/Compulsion_(2013_film)/BMYcQgbG"><i>Compulsion</i></a></td><td>Crazed Fan</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><a href="/facts/Cardinals_(film)/KETHQTNb"><i>Cardinals</i></a></td><td>Wendy</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Kindness_of_Strangers_(film)/bG04LNTK"><i>The Kindness of Strangers</i></a></td><td>Donna</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Television</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>1991</td><td><a href="/facts/Street_Legal_(Canadian_TV_series)/U2GnShVq"><i>Street Legal</i></a></td><td>Sarah Langley</td><td>4 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>1993</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Class_of_%2796/9ebavPfq">Class of '96</a></i></td><td>Miss Siegel</td><td>Episode: "Bright Smoke, Cold Fire"</td></tr><tr><td>1993, 1996</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Road_to_Avonlea/lzWGaya2">Road to Avonlea</a></i></td><td>Selena Dale</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Kids_in_the_Hall_(TV_series)/WAHSctbo"><i>The Kids in the Hall</i></a></td><td>Brenda</td><td>Episode #4.19</td></tr><tr><td>1996</td><td><a href="/facts/Goosebumps_(1995_TV_series)/M1HgK3xp"><i>Goosebumps</i></a></td><td>Coach</td><td>Episode: "Be Careful What You Wish For"</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Arrow_(miniseries)/dTGUdEpP"><i>The Arrow</i></a></td><td>Ruby Paloffski</td><td>Miniseries</td></tr><tr><td>1997</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Adventures_of_Dudley_the_Dragon/JwYBQLJq">The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon</a></i></td><td>Sprite</td><td>Episode: "Dudley's Big Decision"</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Twitch_City/aUsSklgj">Twitch City</a></i></td><td>Ellen</td><td>Episode: "People Who Fight Too Much"</td></tr><tr><td>1998, 1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Emily_of_New_Moon_(TV_series)/TJFeAMMM"><i>Emily of New Moon</i></a></td><td>Maud Dutton</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i>Dear America: A Picture of Freedom</i></td><td>Miz Lilly</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i><a href="/facts/The_Famous_Jett_Jackson/PuLTCHK2">The Famous Jett Jackson</a></i></td><td>Deputy Georgia</td><td>Episode: "Things that Fly"</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td><i><a href="/facts/What_Katy_Did/zDXbLCDq">What Katy Did</a></i></td><td>Debbie</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td><a href="/facts/Twice_in_a_Lifetime_(TV_series)/xJxxGMPU"><i>Twice in a Lifetime</i></a></td><td>Nurse</td><td>Episode: "Whistle Blower"</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td><i>Ruby's Bucket of Blood</i></td><td>Miss Daigie</td><td rowspan="3">Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Hell_on_Heels:_The_Battle_of_Mary_Kay/FRE9gLCT">Hell on Heels: The Battle of Mary Kay</a></i></td><td>Beverly</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i>Profoundly Normal</i></td><td>Margaret</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><a href="/facts/Blue_Murder_(Canadian_TV_series)/9fdIAz3F"><i>Blue Murder</i></a></td><td>Marion Gonchar</td><td>Episode: "Hard Times"</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td><i><a href="/facts/1-800-Missing/IU7xCpn2">1-800-Missing</a></i></td><td>Sheri Adelman</td><td>Episode: "M.I.A."</td></tr><tr><td>2003–2006</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Slings_%26_Arrows/aVL8hsrQ">Slings & Arrows</a></i></td><td>Maria</td><td>17 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Puppets_Who_Kill/vfRlt9Hp">Puppets Who Kill</a></i></td><td>Emily Caring</td><td>Episode: "Buttons and the Geriatric"</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td><a href="/facts/The_Newsroom_(Canadian_TV_series)/k0KVsfSo"><i>The Newsroom</i></a></td><td>Replacement Producer</td><td>Episode: "Say Cheese"</td></tr><tr><td>2004–2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/This_Is_Wonderland/lYpygkmo">This Is Wonderland</a></i></td><td>Rosemary</td><td>5 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Life_with_Derek/rnjTL4Qm">Life with Derek</a></i></td><td>Receptionist</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/An_Old_Fashioned_Thanksgiving/AzrK0lXa">An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving</a></i></td><td>Principal</td><td rowspan="2">Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Anne_of_Green_Gables:_A_New_Beginning/YATWf5pg">Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning</a></i></td><td>Cider Press Woman</td></tr><tr><td>2008, 2016</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Murdoch_Mysteries/fk7zBdSe">Murdoch Mysteries</a></i></td><td>Various roles</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2010–2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Living_in_Your_Car/kRFUApe0">Living in Your Car</a></i></td><td>Peggy</td><td>5 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Lost_Girl/TKFY8AUs">Lost Girl</a></i></td><td>Aunt Ludmila</td><td>Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Warehouse_13/TGHevRTw">Warehouse 13</a></i></td><td>Maggie</td><td>Episode: "The Truth Hurts"</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Saving_Hope/RKt00C6E">Saving Hope</a></i></td><td>Helen Krueger</td><td>Episode: "Hearts of Glass"</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td><i>Coming In</i></td><td>Director</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td><a href="/facts/Designated_Survivor_(TV_series)/XlXoR6BC"><i>Designated Survivor</i></a></td><td>Senator Elizabeth Vandenberg</td><td>Episode: "Party Lines"</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td><i>Killer High</i></td><td>Receptionist</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td><i><a href="/facts/Anne_with_an_E/0BxEC9GP">Anne with an E</a></i></td><td>Sister Cecilia</td><td>Episode: "A Hope of Meeting You in Another World"</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td><a href="/facts/In_the_Dark_(American_TV_series)/yREopt3E"><i>In the Dark</i></a></td><td>Nancy</td><td>Episode: "Safe and Sound"</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td><a href="/facts/Reacher_(TV_series)/4mI8WqEl"><i>Reacher</i></a></td><td>Waitress</td><td>3 episodes</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0280002/">Catherine Fitch</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Christopher Harris, "Catherine Fitch, hailed by critics for her performance in South of Wawa, says she used to be 'a bit like' the character she portrayed: 'I could look inside and see a real person there'". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1992. <a href="/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>John McKay, "N.S. programs take Geminis: Due South dominates awards". Halifax Daily News, March 4, 1996. <a href="/wiki/Halifax_Daily_News" target="_blank">/wiki/Halifax_Daily_News</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Christopher Harris, "Catherine Fitch, hailed by critics for her performance in South of Wawa, says she used to be 'a bit like' the character she portrayed: 'I could look inside and see a real person there'". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1992. <a href="/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Christopher Harris, "Catherine Fitch, hailed by critics for her performance in South of Wawa, says she used to be 'a bit like' the character she portrayed: 'I could look inside and see a real person there'". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1992. <a href="/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"New Stages play in Peterborough examines censorship". Peterborough Examiner, February 7, 2018. <a href="https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2018/02/07/new-stages-play-in-peterborough-examines-censorship.html" target="_blank">https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2018/02/07/new-stages-play-in-peterborough-examines-censorship.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>John Levesque, "You can't help being drawn to South of Wawa". Hamilton Spectator, July 10, 1992. <a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Spectator" target="_blank">/wiki/Hamilton_Spectator</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Christopher Harris, "Catherine Fitch, hailed by critics for her performance in South of Wawa, says she used to be 'a bit like' the character she portrayed: 'I could look inside and see a real person there'". The Globe and Mail, April 24, 1992. <a href="/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail" target="_blank">/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"New Stages play in Peterborough examines censorship". Peterborough Examiner, February 7, 2018. <a href="https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2018/02/07/new-stages-play-in-peterborough-examines-censorship.html" target="_blank">https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/entertainment/2018/02/07/new-stages-play-in-peterborough-examines-censorship.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>