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Deborah Kara Unger Born 12 May 1966
Victoria, British Columbia, CanadaOccupation actress Years active 1989–present Deborah Kara Unger (born 12 May 1966)[1] is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the films Crash (1996), The Game (1997), The Hurricane (1999), White Noise (2005), Silent Hill (2006) and 88 Minutes (2008). She currently stars as Major Grace Pedersen in the ABC medical drama series Combat Hospital.
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Early life
Deborah Kara Unger was born in Victoria, British Columbia, to a nuclear disposal specialist mother and a gynaecologist father.[2][unreliable source?] She was the first Canadian to be accepted into Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art.[3] Unger now lives in Los Angeles.[3]
Career
In her 1989 debut she acted in the Australian television drama Bangkok Hilton with Nicole Kidman. In 1993 she starred in David Lynch's HBO mini-series Hotel Room. Unger has been featured in such commercially successful films as The Game and Payback, while she has also found critical acclaim[citation needed] in such films as Keys to Tulsa, The Salton Sea, and Crash. In 1998 she played the role Ava Gardner in HBO film The Rat Pack.
From 2000 to 2005, she starred in the movies The Salton Sea, Thirteen, Fear X, Stander, Paranoia 1.0 and A Love Song for Bobby Long. In 2002 she played a leading role with Sophia Loren and Mira Sorvino in the independent film Between Strangers, for which she was nominated on Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In 2005, she starred in the financially successful supernatural horror film White Noise with Michael Keaton.[4]
In 2006 Unger appeared in a supernatural horror Silent Hill feature based on the popular video game about a desperate mother trying to find an answer to her daughter's mysterious recurring dream that forces her to sleepwalk.
From 2006 to 2010, she starred in the movies The Alibi, Things That Hang from Trees, 88 Minutes, Walled In, Messages Deleted and The Way. In 2010 she won the award Action On Film International Film Festival for career achievements.[citation needed]
In 2011 she received her first starring role in TV series Combat Hospital, which premieres in June on ABC.[5] In 2012, Unger will reprise her role as Dahlia Gillespie in a sequel to Silent Hill, Silent Hill: Revelation 3D.[6][unreliable source?][7][unreliable source?]
Filmography
Year Film/TV Role Notes 1989 Bangkok Hilton Astra TV mini-series 1990 Till There Was You Anna Vivaldi Breakaway Marion Prisoners of the Sun Sister Littell 1992 Whispers in the Dark Eve Abergray 1993 Hotel Room Sasha TV mini-series, 1 episode, "Getting Rid of Robert" 1994 State of Emergency Sue Payton TV movie Highlander III: The Final Dimension Alex Johnson/Sarah 1996 Crash Catherine Ballard No Way Home Lorraine Keys to Tulsa Vicky Michaels Stover 1997 The Game Christine 1998 Luminous Motion Mom The Rat Pack Ava Gardner TV movie 1999 Payback Mrs. Lynn Porter The Weekend Marian Kerr Sunshine Maj. Carole Kovács The Hurricane Lisa Peters 2000 Signs and Wonders Katherine 2002 Ten Tiny Love Stories Seven The Salton Sea Colette Leo Caroline Between Strangers Catherine 2003 Thirteen Brooke LaLaine Fear X Kate Hollywood North Sandy Ryan Stander Bekkie Stander Emile Nadia 2004 Paranoia 1.0 Trish A Love Song for Bobby Long Georgianna 2005 White Noise Sarah Tate Jesus of Suburbia music video by Green Day 2006 Things That Hang from Trees Connie Mae Wheeler Silent Hill Dahlia Gillespie The Alibi Dorothy 2007 Shake Hands with the Devil Emma 88 Minutes Carol Lynn Johnson 2009 Walled In Mary Messages Deleted Det. Lavery Angel and the Badman Temperance TV movie 2010 Transparency Danielle The Way Sarah 2011–present Combat Hospital Major Grace Pedersen 13 episodes, first role in TV series 2011 Samuel Bleak Roselyn Ramirez The Maiden Danced to Death Lynn Court Sophie Tina Bradshaw post-production The City of Gardens Consul Powers post-production 2012 Silent Hill: Revelation 3D Dahlia Gillespie post-production The Samaritan Helena post-production Awards and nominations
Year Result Award Category Film 2000 Won Seattle International Film Festival Citation of Excellence for Ensemble Cast Performance The Weekend 2000 Nominated Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Sunshine 2003 Nominated Genie Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Between Strangers 2003 Won Dubrovnik International Film Festival Libertas Award 2003 Nominated Sonoma Valley Film Festival Imagery Honors Award 2004 Won Method Fest Best Actress Emile 2005 Won Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema Best Actress One Point O 2010 Won Action on Film International Film Festival Half-Life Award References
- ^ "Deborah Kara Unger". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/person/72442/Deborah-Kara-Unger/biography. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Deborah Kara Unger Biography (1966-)". Film Reference. Advameg. http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Deborah-Kara-Unger.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ a b Ojumu, Akin (13 February 2000). "Everyone's talking about... Deborah Kara Unger's big cover-up". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2000/feb/13/comment.akinojumu. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "White Noise (2005)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=whitenoise.htm. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Combat Hospital". American Broadcasting Company. http://abc.go.com/shows/combat-hospital. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Kritz, Bryan (6 April 2011). "Silent Hill: Revelation 3D adds Malcolm McDowell and Carrie-Anne Moss; new image released". The Daily Blam. http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/04/06/silent-hill-revelation-3d-adds-malcom-mcdowell-and-carrie-anne-moss-new-image-releas. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ Silent Hill: Revelations 3D Amusement Park Set Photos
External links
- Deborah Kara Unger at the Internet Movie Database
- Deborah Kara Unger at AllRovi
Categories:- 1966 births
- Canadian film actors
- Canadian television actors
- Living people
- People from Vancouver
- University of British Columbia alumni
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