Allison Hossack
Allison Hossack (born 26 January 1965) is a Canadian actress.
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Born | Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada | January 26, 1965
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Life and career
Born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, Hossack attended schools in Steinbach and Killarney, Manitoba, later graduating from the Brandon University School of Music in 1988 with a B.Mus. where she majored in voice. Shortly after graduation she was offered a lead part in a Toronto production of Frankenstein, but turned it down in order to appear on the TV series Another World.
Her television roles include Another World from 1989 to 1992; Cobra from 1993 to 1994; Profit in 1996; Hope Island in 1999; and Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital in 2004. She starred in the Canadian TV series, Falcon Beach in 2006. Hossack has made guest appearances on television shows such as Sliders, Mysterious Ways, Da Vinci's Inquest, The Outer Limits, Eureka, Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Fringe. She played Mrs. Oliver on the TV series Reaper. She also played Deanna Campbell, the mother of Mary Winchester and the maternal grandmother of Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester on the CW paranormal/horror series Supernatural. Also a singer, Hossack resides in Toronto.
Filmography
Movies
Year | Title | Role | IMDB Page | Notes |
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1991 | White Light | Rachel Ruthledge | White Light | |
1993 | Night Owl | Jackie | Night Owl | |
1995 | Dangerous Intentions | Terri | Dangerous Intentions | |
1997 | The Hired Heart | Jenny | The Hired Heart | |
1998 | In the Doghouse | Jenna Wagner | In the Doghouse | |
1999 | Escape from Mars | Andrea Singer, Mission Chemist | Escape from Mars | |
2001 | Anthrax | Robin Anderson | Anthrax | |
2005 | Falcon Beach | Ginny Bradshaw | Falcon Beach | |
2005 | Ladies Night | Carole Ross | Ladies Night | |
2005 | Saving Milly | Saving Milly | ||
2006 | A Little Thing Called Murder | Prosecutor Eleanor Hunt | A Little Thing Called Murder | |
2006 | A Job to Kill For | Andrea Tremmell | A Job to Kill For | |
2007 | Normal | Abby | Normal | |
2008 | The Quality of Life | Elaine Cushing | The Quality of Life | |
2009 | The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger | Liz Calhoun | The Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger | |
2010 | Battle of the Bulbs | Mindy Wallace | Battle of the Bulbs | |
2012 | Duke | Dr. Angela | Duke | |
2012 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Lena | The Philadelphia Experiment | |
2012 | Christmas Miracle | Mary Wells | Christmas Miracle | |
2014 | Guidance | Ginny | Guidance | |
2017 | Sometimes the Good Kill | Mother Superior | Sometimes the Good Kill | |
2019 | Radio Silence | Daisy Reid | Radio Silence | |
2019 | A Very Country Wedding | Suzanne | A Very Country Wedding | |
2019 | Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday | Gloria | Angel Falls: A Novel Holiday |
Television Shows
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989–92 | Another World | Olivia Matthews | Recurring role |
1993 | Secret Service | Michelle | Episode: "The High Cost of Loving/Impostors" |
1993 | Forever Knight | Agnus Ferguson | Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" |
1993–94 | Cobra | Danielle LaPointe | Main role (22 episodes) |
1994 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Katie O'Malley | Episode: "Ballad of a Gunfighter" |
1995 | Sliders | Dr. Eileen Stanley | Episode: "Fever" |
1995 | The Outer Limits | Erin Whitley | Episode: "Dark Matters" |
1996 | Two | Sarah McCain / Sally Bragg | Episodes: "Pilot", "Reunion" |
1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Constance Merrick | Episode: "Revelations" |
1996–97 | Profit | Nora Gracen | Main role (8 episodes) |
1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Anna Butler | Episode: "The Healer" |
1997 | Viper | Rachel Caine | Episode: "Hidden Agenda" |
1998 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Jennifer | Episode: "The Kiss" |
1998 | F/X: The Series | Helen Fenick | Episode: "Vigilantes" |
1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | The Banshee | Episode: "Stolen Hearts" |
1998 | Fast Track | Episodes: "Kat's Cradle", "Change of Heart" | |
1999–2000 | Hope Island | Molly Brewster | Main role (22 episodes) |
2000 | First Wave | Gwen | Episode: "The Believers" |
2001 | Mysterious Ways | Beth Montgomery | Episode: "Strike Two" |
2001 | The Chris Isaak Show | Helen | Episode: "The Real Me" |
2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Annie | Episode: "Ugly Quick" |
2001 | Night Visions | Carol Thorpe | Episode: "Now He's Coming Up the Stairs" |
2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Zenna Valk | Episode: "Cure" |
2002 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Annie | Episode: "Run by the Monkeys" |
2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Annie | Episode: "Doing the Chicken Scratch" |
2003 | The Twilight Zone | Janet's Nurse | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Dr. Christine Draper | Main role (13 episodes) |
2004 | Stargate: Atlantis | Perna | Episode: "Poisoning the Well" |
2004 | Life As We Know It | Dr. Kornblum | Episode: "Pilot Junior" |
2006 | Saved | Paula Burton | Episode: "Family" |
2006 | Three Moons Over Milford | Evie Sissel | Episode: "Pilot" |
2006–07 | Falcon Beach | Ginny Bradshaw | Main role (13 episodes) |
2007 | Masters of Science Fiction | Kelly Prosky | Episode: "A Clean Escape" |
2007 | Eureka | Dr. Emily Glenn | Episode: "E=MC...?" |
2007–08 | Reaper | Mrs. Oliver | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
2008 | Robson Arms | Trixie Hoskins | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
2008 | Supernatural | Deanna Campbell | Episode: "In the Beginning" |
2008 | Heartland | Callie Phillips | Episode: "Dancing in the Dark" |
2009 | Heartland | Callie Phillips | Episode: "True Enough" |
2010 | Sanctuary | Lillian | Episode: "Animus" |
2011 | Endgame | Delia Chase | Episode: "Huxley, We Have a Problem" |
2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Mom | Episodes: "Checking Out", "The Hole" |
2012 | Fringe | Bernadette | Episode: "A Better Human Being" |
2012 | The Killing | Sally Ames | Episodes: "Ogi Jun", "Openings" |
2017 | Good Witch | Elizabeth | |
2017 | The Expanse | Umea | Episodes: "Cascade", "Here There Be Dragons" |