April Telek

April Amber Telek (born April 29, 1975) is a Canadian actress.[1]

April Telek
Telek at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
April Amber Telek

(1975-04-29) April 29, 1975
Vancouver, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseJamie Campbell
Children1

Early life and career

Telek was born and raised on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia. In Japan, she pursued her modelling career and won a Shiseido Cosmetics contract for Asia from 1989 to 1990. In April 1994, she won the title of Miss Canada[2] and represented Canada in several international pageants. She is known for portraying Denise in George Lopez's Mr. Troop Mom.

Telek won the coveted Women In Film and Television Award of Artistic Merit at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2010 for her portrayal of Jana (loosely based on Lana Clarkson) in Amazon Falls.[3] In June 2011, she also won the Leo Award, Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role for a Feature Film, for Amazon Falls.[4] In 2016, she was a voice performer in the video game Dead Rising 4 as a survivor.[5] In 2017, she received another Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for her role as Donna Williams in the TV series Rogue.[6]

Personal life

April is married to Jamie Campbell and has one daughter from a previous relationship with Gaming Executive Joe LaCascia.

Rape accusation against Peter Nygard

In 2020, Telek claimed she was raped by fashion mogul Peter Nygård. She made the claim soon after Nygård was accused of child sex trafficking.[7] Telek told CBC's The Fifth Estate that in November 1993, she was contacted to model a new line of Nygard's clothing in Winnipeg. She stated that after arriving at Nygard's executive suite, he exposed himself, asked her for oral sex, and after she declined, he raped her several times over a two day period.[8] Lawyers for Nygard said he denied any sexual assaults of anyone, and further said sworn statements from two witnesses disputed Talek's allegations.[8]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Downhill Willie Samantha
1995 Deadly Sins Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Jones
1997 Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball Fiona Video
1997 Masterminds Sexy Girl
1997 Excess Baggage News Reporter
1997 When Danger Follows You Home Pam
1998 Letting Go The Receptionist
1999 Y2K Chloe
1999 Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Mrs. Wilson
1999 My Father's Angel Unknown
1999 Little Boy Blue Hotty Cashier
2000 Screwed News Reporter
2001 Seeking Winonas Winona #1
2001 Camouflage Stage Woman
2001 Replicant Downtown Mother Victim
2004 Man Without a Name Martina Schick
2004 Walking Tall Casino Waitress
2005 White Noise John's Secretary
2005 The Brotherhood IV Captain Arabella Morrissey Video
2006 Gray Matters Lana Valentine
2010 Amazon Falls Jana
2013 Midnight Rider Belinda Chaney
2013 Leap 4 Your Life[9] Maureen

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1995 Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 Blonde Singer TV film
1996 A Kidnapping in the Family Marlee TV film
1996 Sliders Honey Sue Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy"
1996 Highlander: The Series Roxanne Episode: "Dramatic License"
1996 The Outer Limits Young Lucy Episode: "Paradise"
1996 Fall into Darkness Flight Attendant TV film
1996 Millennium Calamity Episode: "Pilot"
1996 Viper Amanda Episode: "Talk Is Cheap"
1997 Viper Hostess Episode: "Black Box"
1997 Madison Daisy Lamont Episode: "Opportunity Knocks"
1997 Super Dave's All Stars Miss Super Dave Contestant TV series
1997 Echo Stu's Date TV film
1997 Volcano: Fire on the Mountain Brenda Webb TV film
1997 Dead Man's Gun Brittany TV film
1997 Dad's Week Off Bikini Girl TV film
1998 The Sentinel Susan Tanner Episode: "Neighborhood Watch"
1998 Sleepwalkers Kimberly Daniels Episode: "A Matter of Fax"
1998 Voyage of Terror Rhonda Rowan TV film
1998 Cold Squad Doreen Nolan Episode: "Merv Doucette"
1998 The Net Greta Episode: "Lucy's Life"
1999 The New Addams Family Alex Banning Episode: "Green Eyed Gomez"
1999 The Outer Limits Shirley Baxter Episode: "What Will The Neighbors Think"
1999 Millennium Elizabeth 'Liddy' Hooper Episode: "Nostalgia"
1999 The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Lily Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
1999 Beggars and Choosers Fran Episodes: "The Mountainmen: Part 1", "Sex, Drugs & Videotape"
2000 The Spring Emma Baker TV film
2000 The Hunger Alissa Dunlap Episode: "Approaching Desdemona"
2000 Secret Agent Man Lucy Episodes: "WhupSumAss", "Sleepers"
2000 Hollywood Off-Ramp Naughty Rosemary Riding Hood Episode: "Lights, Camera, Reaction"
2000–2001 The Immortal Dr. Sara Beckman Main role (22 episodes)
2001 First Wave Gibson Episode: "Black Box"
2002 Special Unit 2 Miss Understanding Episode: "The Piper"
2002 Body & Soul Shoshana White Deer Episode: "Saviors"
2003 Romeo! Swimming Coach Episode: "Man of the Hizzouse"
2003 Before I Say Goodbye Arlene Barron TV film
2004 5ive Days to Midnight Dottie Sikorski (scenes deleted) TV miniseries
2004 Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Debbie Rowe TV film
2004 Dead Like Me Elvira Mom Episode: "Haunted"
2005 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy Woman In Bungalow 5 At Chateau Marmont TV film
2005 Young Blades Maid Isabelle Episode: "Four Musketeers and a Baby"
2005 Third Man Out Alice Savage TV film
2005 Stargate SG-1 Sallis Episodes: "Avalon: Part 2", "Origin"
2005 His and Her Christmas Sarah TV film
2006 The Collector Darla Gunn Episode: "The Chef"
2006 Flight 93 Lyz Glick TV film
2006 Whistler Rose Episode: "Scratching the Surface"
2007 The L Word Nell Episode: "Lassoed"
2007 Tin Man Prostitute Episode: "Into the Storm"
2007–2008 Robson Arms Sasha Kowalski Recurring role (4 episodes)
2007–2008 Aliens in America Leslie Becker Episodes: "Church", "Hunting", "The Muslim Card"
2008 Men in Trees Pushy Broad Episode: "Get a Life"
2009 The Building Maria TV film
2009 Reaper Phyllis Episode: "My Brother's Reaper"
2009 Mr. Troop Mom Denise TV film
2009 Health Nutz German Woman TV film
2010 Shattered Donna Bishop Episode: "The Sins of Fathers"
2010 Growing the Big One Marie TV film
2011 Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Elle TV film
2011 Endgame Lilly Palmera Episode: "Turkish Hold'em"
2011 Supernatural Darla Episode: "Frontierland"
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Female TV Host Episode: "Brush with Madness"
2011–2012 Hell on Wheels Nell Recurring role (8 episodes)
2012 Radio Rebel Delilah TV film
2012 Duke Cami TV film
2012 Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade Donna TV film
2013 Christmas Bounty[10] Gale Bell TV film
2013 She Made Them Do It Mimi TV film
2013 Stalkers Anita TV film
2014–2017 Rogue[11] Donna Recurring role (15 episodes)
2014 Happy Face Killer Wanda TV movie
2014 Santa Hunters Natasha TV film
2016 Supernatural Etta Fraser Episode: "The Chitters"
2020 Christmas She Wrote Amy TV film
2021 Scaredy Cats Sneak Main role

References
  1. New York Times
  2. Worldtvpc.com
  3. World Theatrical Premiere: "Amazon Falls"
  4. "Leo Awards, 2011 Winners by Name". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  5. Dead Rising 4 Credits (Xbox One)
  6. "2017 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. Weiser, Benjamin; Barker, Kim; Porter, Catherine; Ashford, Grace (December 15, 2020). "Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020.
  8. Sawa, Timothy; Fortune, Lynette; McKeown, Bob (June 14, 2020). "Breaking their silence". CBC News. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  9. VIFF: Triple Threat Taylor Hill's Mockumentary LEAP 4 YOUR LIFE with April Telek
  10. WWE Studios and ABC Family Begin Production on 'Christmas Bounty'
  11. #7 Talking Hell on Wheels: April Telek(1x07) 9/17/13 podcast
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