Nicole de Boer
De Boer at 2015 London Film and Comic Con
Born (1970-12-20) 20 December 1970
Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
NationalityCanadian
Other namesNikki de Boer[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1981–present
Spouse
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(m. 1999; div. 2012)​
Children1 daughter[3]

Nicole de Boer is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in the cult film Cube as Joan Leaven, playing Ezri Dax on the final season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1998–1999),[4] and as Sarah Bannerman on the series The Dead Zone (2002–2007). From 2016 to 2021, she had a recurring role as Becca Dorsay, ex-wife of one of the series leads on the Canadian-produced crime drama Private Eyes.[5]

Career

De Boer's television debut was an uncredited role in Freddy the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner, which starred Red Skelton and Vincent Price. Her first major television work was in the CBC series 9B,[2] followed by a recurring role on the Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall as Laura, girlfriend of Bobby Terrance (Bruce McCulloch). She subsequently appeared (as a different character) in their 1996 film Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy.

She starred in the short-lived 1997 SyFy Channel series Deepwater Black[6] (also known as Mission Genesis) as Yuna. This was followed by a role in the film, Cube (1997).[7][8] She was featured in two episodes of the Canadian-produced series The Outer Limits.

De Boer's other roles have included Ezri Dax on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's final season (1998–1999), and as Sarah Bannerman on the series The Dead Zone (2002–2007).[9]

She portrayed Dr. Alison Porter on the SyFy series Stargate Atlantis, appearing in the fifth-season episode "Whispers", and as Marion Caldwell on three episodes of the television series Haven.[10]

Filmography

De Boer at Toronto Comicon in 2012

Films

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Freddie the Freeloader's Christmas Dinner Little girl at hospital
1990 The Kissing Place Cathy TV movie
1992 Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil Meagan [11]
1993 Family Pictures Penny TV movie
1994 The Counterfeit Contessa Helena Everett TV movie[12]
1995 Jungleground Caitlyn Dean
National Lampoon's Senior Trip Meg Smith
1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy Cooper's groupie
1997 When Innocence Is Lost Nancy TV movie[13]
Cube Leaven
1999 Family of Cops 3: Under Suspicion Jackie Fein TV movie[14]
2000 Rated X Karen Mitchell TV movie
2003 Public Domain Bonnie [15]
2004 Phil the Alien Madame Madame [16]
2006 Ties That Bind Megan Mahoney TV movie
2008 NYC: Tornado Terror Cassie Lawrence
Christmas Town Liz Direct-to-video
2009 Suck Susan
2011 Iron Invader a/k/a Metal Shifters Amanda TV movie
Metal Tornado Rebecca
Secrets from Her Past Hannah
2012 My Mother's Secret Lauren Coulson
2016 Where's My Baby? Marissa Davis
Corrupt a/k/a Trust No One Kate MacIntyre
2017 Stranger Martha Short
2021 Range Roads Suzanne [17]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1981 Standing Room Only Little girl at hospital Episode: "Red Skelton's Christmas Dinner"
1988 9B[18] Erin Jones 5 episodes
1989 Street Legal Jackie Episode: "Home"
1989–1991 The Kids in the Hall Laura 3 episodes
1991 Tropical Heat Beth Goodnight Episode: "Abandoned"
1991–1993 Beyond Reality Celia Powell / Anna / Mrs. Winter 13 episodes
1992 Maniac Mansion Holly Episode: "Sophisticated Lady"
Forever Knight Jeannie Episodes: "Dark Knight" & "Dark Knight: The Second Chapter"
1992–1994 E.N.G. Nancy Bergman / Brenda Episodes: "Baby It's You" & "The Play's the Thing"
1993 The Hidden Room Paula Episode: "The Faithful Follower"
JFK: Reckless Youth Olive Cawley Mini-Series[19]
1994 Catwalk Maggie Holden Entire second season
1995 TekWar Tara James Episode: "Chill Factor"
1995–1998 The Outer Limits Cadet 2nd Class Bree Tristan / Rachel Sanders Episodes: "Quality of Mercy" & "Monster"
1996 Poltergeist: The Legacy Samantha Wallace Episode: "The Crystal Scarab"
Psi Factor Kelly Starr Tanner Episode: "Possession/Man Out of Time"
1997 Mission Genesis Yuna 13 episodes
Ready or Not Crystal Episode: "All or Nothing"
1998 The Wonderful World of Disney Bonnie Episode: "My Date with the President's Daughter"
1998–1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Lieutenant Ezri Dax 25 episodes
1999 Dooley Gardens Skye 7 Episodes
2000 The Fearing Mind Paula Kubiak Episode: "Upgrade"
2002–2007 The Dead Zone Sarah Bracknell Bannerman 72 episodes
2004 5ive Days to Midnight Chantal Hume Mini-series[20]
2005–2009 Grandma Jane’s Garden Adventures Cindy Simpson Episode: "Butcher Shop"
2008 Stargate Atlantis Dr. Alison Porter Episode: "Whispers"
2010, 2013 and 2015 Haven Marion Caldwell Episodes: "Welcome to Haven", "Fallout", "Forever"
2012 Perception Janice Zimmerman Episode: "Shadow"
2013 Cracked Leigh McMaster Episode: "Swans"
2014 Reign Lady Doisneau Episode: "Coronation"
2016–2021 Private Eyes Becca D'Orsay 16 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Nicole de Boer's bio at www.northernstars.ca
  2. 1 2 "Nikki de Boer, teenage actress on her way up" by Alex Law, Toronto Star (31 Jan, 1989) Retrieved from ProQuest 435847675
  3. ↑ "Jessica Paré of 'Mad Men' is pregnant with her first child" by Nardine Saad at www.chicagotribune.com
  4. ↑ "The little con that could" by Randall King at www.winnipegfreepress.com
  5. ↑ "Private Eyes: Shade joins the army in Season 2 summer finale" by Greg David at www.tv-eh.com
  6. ↑ "Young actress impresses her peers" by Chris Krejlgaard, The Sudbury Star (9 June, 2001) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 348665386
  7. ↑ "‘Escape Room’ and the Comfort of a Predictable Formula" by Andy Crump at www.hollywoodreporter.com
  8. ↑ "Working Through ‘Cube’s’ Maze" by Kevin Thomas at www.latimes.com
  9. ↑ Gillies, Judith (5 July 2003). "New 'Dead Zone' episodes lined up for summer". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 19. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "A little slice of Haven" by Rob Salem at www.thestar.com
  11. ↑ "Drive-In Fu Holy Smoke! Catholic Church is Back in a 'Prom Night' Flick" by Joe Bob Briggs, Orlando Sentinel (26 June, 1992) Retrieved from ProQuest 277987124
  12. ↑ "TV Reviews: "Contessa" Steps Into a Masquerade" by Jon Matsumoto, Los Angeles Times (4 April, 1994) Retrieved from ProQuest 282255186
  13. ↑ "When Innocence Is Lost" by Tony Scott at variety.com
  14. ↑ "Alliance has ‘Family’ reunion" by Brendan Kelly at variety.com
  15. ↑ "Public Domain * * ½" by Stephen Cole at www.theglobeandmail.com
  16. ↑ "Trailer-park extraterrestrial" by Leah McLaren at www.theglobeandmail.com
  17. ↑ "Freestyle Digital Media Acquires ‘Range Roads’ And ‘By The Grace Of…’" by Matt Grobar at deadline.com
  18. ↑ "9B joins VisionTV Drama Lineup". VisionTV. 19 March 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  19. ↑ "A `Reckless' career move Maine native plays young JFK in miniseries" by Harvey Solomon, Boston Herald (21 Nov, 1993) Retrieved from ProQuest 402333934
  20. ↑ "Television Review; News About Death in a File Sent From the Future" by Virginia Heffernan at www.nytimes.com
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