Siobhan Murphy

Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in The Smart Woman Survival Guide in 2006, Men with Brooms in 2010, Max & Shred in 2014, Murdoch Mysteries in 2016 and Merry Happy Whatever in 2019.

Siobhan Murphy
Siobhan Murphy in Patient (short film) 2009
Born1984
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – present

Early life

From a young age she enjoyed participating at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto. [1] From a young age, Murphy took piano and ballet lessons, but stopped age 16, to focus on acting.[1] Murphy enrolled for a short course at York University, Toronto, in the Conservatory Acting program, learning classical and technical characteristics of acting performance.[1] She graduated with a degree in acting in 2005.[2]

Career

In 2006, six months after graduating from university, Murphy landed a lead role as Liz Duncan (the producer), in The Smart Woman Survival Guide ,[2] making her debut screen appearance on television, in a series where for 36 episodes, Murphy honed her acting talent and confidence towards becoming a comedy actress.[1] In 2009, Murphy starred in the short film Patient for which she received a Best Actress award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards.[2]

Murphy appeared in several Hallmark movies, [1] and in 2014, had roles in Max and Shred .[1] In 2016, Murphy made her first appearance as Ruth Newsome in CBC Television’s Murdoch Mysteries in season 10 episode 8.[1][3] In 2019, Murphy was a series regular in the Netflix dark comedy holiday series Merry Happy Whatever alongside Dennis Quaid, who played her father.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2009 Patient (short) Chanel Hilton [2]
2014 Hellmouth (film) Fay
2014 15 Minutes (short) Jill Kincaid
2015 Let's Rap Hope Black
2015 Spotlight Intern
2015 No Stranger Than Love Helen
2017 Filth City Reporter Myriam Keen
2018 Ode to Rita (short) Kate
2019 An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular Order Kate

Television film

Year Title Role
2012 Oh Christmas Tree [1] Maria
2014 Apple Mortgage Cake Sherrie
2014 Surrogate's Terror Sara
2015 Merry Matrimony Julie
2016 A Perfect Christmas Annie
2016 Nutcracker Christmas Jen
2019 The Sisterhood Jasmine
2021 Two for the Win Jenny Green

Television series

Year Title Role Notes / ref
2006-2007 The Smart Woman Survival Guide Liz / Elizabeth 39 episodes [2]
2007 Across the River to Motor City Marie Hart 4 episodes [2]
2010 Men with Brooms April 12 episodes
2010 The Bridge (TV series) [2] Deke's Ex Wife 2 episodes - God Bless the Child and Vexation of Spirit
2011 Flashpoint (TV series) Anna Logan Episode - Priority of Life
2011 Against the Wall (TV series) Dee Hoffman 1 episode - Boys Are Back
2012 Rookie Blue Becca Nicholson 4 episodes
2013 Saving Hope Robin Adams Episode - Little Piggies
2013 Less Than Kind Susan Episode - Something Blue
2013 The Ron James Show Linda Episode - Science
2013 Cracked Clara Dwyer Episode - The Thump Parade
2014 Degrassi: The Next Generation Young Mom Episode 14/4 - Can't Stop This Thing We Started
2016 Four in the Morning Girl Episode - Four Christs
2014-2016 Max & Shred Diane Ackerman 35 episodes [1]
2016 Reign (TV series) Countess Von Court Episode - To the Death
2016 Orphan Black Leslie Episode - The Stigmata of Progress
2016 Good Witch (TV series) Beth 2 episodes - Driven + Second Time Around
2015-2017 Filth City Myriam Keen 4 episodes - It's Showtime! + Back to Work + Dead Ends + Drug Squad: Pilot
2017-2018 Upstairs Amy Veronica Mayhew 15 episodes
2018 The Bold Type Cleo Williams 4 episodes
2018 Odd Squad Bonny / Bonnie 2 episodes
2018 Schitt's Creek Bobbi Episode - The Jazzaguy
2019 Merry Happy Whatever Patsy 8 episodes
2019 Heartland Laura 3 episodes - Long Road Back + Stress Fractures + Diamond in the Rough
2020 Modern Family Fiancée Episode – Legacy
2021 Danger Force Celia / Celia O'Brian 4 episodes
2016-2021 Murdoch Mysteries Ruth Newsome 18 episodes from season 10, episode 8 onwards [3]
2023 Pretty Freekin Scary Grim Reaper Recurring role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2010 Los Angeles Movie Awards, US Best Actress Patiemt Won [4][2]
2018 First Glance Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast (Web Series) (shared) Filth City Nominated [4]

References

  1. "Interview With Actress Siobhan Murphy". mydevotionalthoughts.net/. 26 April 2017.
  2. "Siobhan Murphy". cbc.ca. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. "Murdoch Mysteries: Talking Ruth Newsome with Siobhan Murphy". tv-eh.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. "Siobhan Murphy Awards". IMDB (Index source only). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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