Tammy Gillis is a Canadian actress who works on television and film projects across the country.
Tammy Gillis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | tammygillis |
Early life and education
editGillis was born in Dauphin, Manitoba.[1] She studied pre-law at the University of Manitoba.[2]
Career
editTammy Gillis grew up in rural Manitoba and got her start on the stage in her hometown playing Grandpa in her first school play. While attending University, she was discovered by a modelling agency. Shortly after signing with them, she booked a series of commercials for Greenkids starring Lyle Lovett and landed her first film role in the award-winning[3] short film The Heart of the World directed by cult film director, Guy Maddin.
Her onscreen credits include roles in White Noise 2 starring Nathan Fillion[4] and Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg. Tammy played a leading role in the indie feature film Under the Apple Box, which received an honorable mention at the New Jersey Film Festival[5] and also screened at the Women's International Film Festival in Miami in March 2013. She appeared on the Bravo series Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, as well as the romantic comedy A Novel Romance starring alongside Amy Acker and Dylan Bruce and the Lifetime thriller Stolen from the Womb starring alongside Laura Mennell and Larisa Oleynik.[6]
She has guest starred on CTV's drama Motive[7][8] as well as her recurring guest starring role on the HBO Canada series Less Than Kind and the Douglas Coupland CBC comedy "jPod"[9] TV series Less than Kind.[7] She has appeared in roles on the CW's Supernatural,[1] Showcase's Lost Girl, SpikeTV's Blue Mountain State, Showcase's Endgame, Reaper, The L Word, and the final season of Battlestar Galactica.[10] and many more. Her MOW's include Stealing Paradise starring Rachel Leigh Cook,[11][12] The Mermaid Chair starring Kim Basinger and Home by Christmas starring Linda Hamilton.
Gillis was a spokesmodel for Canadian underwear company Ginch Gonch. She travelled with the line to France, to El Salvador and Russia.[13] She was named one of Femme Fatale's 'Fresh Faces of the Year' in 2007[10] and has been seen in the magazines UMM and Sharp for Men.[14]
In 2016, Gillis appeared in the sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time as Jill.
Gillis appeared in the Hallmark Channel original movie Frozen in Love,[15] which stars Rachael Leigh Cook and Niall Matter. The film was broadcast on the channel in January 2018.[16] As of 2018, she is currently playing a police officer named Marissa Staub in Freeform’s drama-fantasy series Siren.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Heart of the World | Mary Magdalene (Uncredited) | Short |
| 2001 | Culture of Silence | Victim | Short |
| 2002 | Cemetery Love Story | Daisy | Short |
| 2004 | Din | Female Cyclist | Short |
| 2004 | Lucky Stars | Kelly | |
| 2005 | Jilted | The Sister | Short |
| 2007 | White Noise: The Light | Scooter Girl | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Waitress (Uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Blood Brothers: Reign of Terror | Kim | |
| 2008 | The Valet | The Hostess | Short |
| 2008 | Sanguine | Aunt Lucy | Short |
| 2010 | Another Brief Moment | Cynthia | Short |
| 2012 | Under the Apple Box | Leila (Adult) | |
| 2014 | The Timekeeper | Georgina | Short |
| 2015 | No Men Beyond This Point | Female Pundit | |
| 2015 | Kindergarten Da Bin Inch Wieder | Clara Ragnarson | Short |
| 2016 | Menorca | Claire/Wife | |
| 2018 | Violentia | Marie Anderson | |
| 2018 | Sonder | Katia | Short |
| 2019 | A Dog’s Way Home | Officer Leon | |
| 2019 | 37-Teen | Claire | |
| 2020 | Torn: Dark Bullets | Detective Omari |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Inside the Osmonds | Mary | Television Film |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Shelly | Episode: “The Hidden Mommy” |
| 2006 | The L Word | Tammy | Episode: “Lifeline” |
| 2006 | Trophy Wife | Libby | Television Film |
| 2006 | The Mermaid Chair | Young Kat | Television Film |
| 2006 | Home by Christmas | Donna | Television Film |
| 2007 | Reaper | Holly Actor | Episode: “Love, Bullets and Blacktop” |
| 2008 | JPod | Sarah | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica | Marine #2 | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Shattered | Dr. Weston | Episode: “Finding the Boy” |
| 2011 | Endgame | Lexis | Episode: “The Caffeine Hit” |
| 2011 | Stealing Paradise | Elise Shayne | Television Film |
| 2011 | Blue Mountain State | Karen Gilday | Episode: “One Week” |
| 2011 | Supernatural | Kelly | Episode: “Season Seven, Time for a Wedding!” |
| 2012 | Lost Girl | Marissa | Episode: “Table for Fae” |
| 2012 | Less Than Kind | Barbara | Guest 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Motive | Claudia Powell | Episode: “Detour” |
| 2014 | Stolen from the Womb | Paula | Television Film |
| 2014 | Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce | Kath | Episode: “Rule #21: Leave Childishness to the Children” |
| 2015 | A Novel Romance | Nina | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2015 | Ties That Bind | Carla Martin | Episode: “Ghosts” |
| 2015 | Continuum | Doctor (Uncredited) | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told | Randilynn Amidon | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2015 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream | Randilynn Amidon | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2016 | The Support Group | Julia Coles | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Unleashing Mr. Darcy | Jenna Scott | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2016 | Wedding Bells | Amy | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Time | Peasant Wife | Episode: “Changelings” |
| 2017 | Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts | Michele Bishop | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2017 | The Arrangement | Jen | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Tiny House of Terror | Lindsay | Television Film |
| 2017–2018 | Ghost Wars | Jane | Guest 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Frozen in Love | Erica Parker | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2018 | Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery | Whitney Sloane | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2018 | The Sweetest Heart | Sarah | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2018 | Marrying Mr. Darcy | Jenna Scott | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2018 | Dead Inside | Cristina Dunn | Pilot |
| 2018–2020 | Siren | Deputy Marissa Staub | Recurring (Season 1–3) 16 episodes |
| 2019 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse | Bree Carson | Hallmark Television Film |
| 2019 | Van Helsing | Monica | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Detectives | Detective Debbie Harris | Guest 2 episodes |
| 2020 | The Case That Haunts Me | Detective Debbie Harris | Guest 2 episodes |
References
edit- ^ a b "Interview Tammy Gillis". entertaim.net [dead link]
- ^ Vancouver actress Tammy Gillis interview
- ^ "Canada's Genies snatched by The Fast Runner". screendaily.com. February 8, 2002.
- ^ White Noise: The Light (2007) Movie Review from Eye for Film
- ^ "New Jersey Film Festival Spring 2013 Competition Winners Announced". patch.com. February 11, 2013.
- ^ "From Pet Rocks to Pinocchio for Tammy Gillis". hnmag.ca. June 22, 2015.
- ^ a b "ABC Motive’s “Detour”: Addiction as Motivator for Bad Behavior". ScreenSpy
- ^ "Motive moves to Thursdays". TV, eh?. March 12, 2013 Diane Wild
- ^ "Press Release: Tammy Gillis continues busy year with world premiere of feature film 'Menorca' at the Whistler Film Festival". wireservice.ca. November 8, 2016.
- ^ a b A true team player | Niagara Falls Review Niagara Falls Review.
- ^ Stealing Paradise | Film review and movie reviews | Radio Times
- ^ Stealing Paradise (2011) The Movie Scene.
- ^ "Tammy Gillis to film guest starring role on 'Less Than Kind'". vancouverobserver.com. December 8, 2010.
- ^ "Sharp Woman: Tammy Gillis" by Greg Hudson, Sharp for Men
- ^ Gillis, Tammy [@RealTammyGillis] (December 9, 2017). "That's a wrap on #FrozenInLove ❄️ So much fun working with talented director @HDalhousie, the very special @jimheadjr, @RachaelLCook, @niallmatter, DOP extraordinaire @ronstannett 💕💕💕 & the rest of our #hallmarkfamily 😘" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Frozen in Love". Hallmark Channel. Retrieved December 16, 2017.