Babs Chula

Babz Chula was an American-born actress and musician who worked mostly in Canada. She grew up in Los Angeles and studied at the California Institute of the Arts on a scholarship before returning to New York to sing folk music. In 1971 she moved to British Columbia, where she took up acting and singing again and adopted the name Babz Chula. Her first major supporting part came in Sandy Wilson's My American Cousin. On screen she took character roles in films such as When a Stranger Calls Back (1993) and Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993), and she appeared on television in The Commish, Madison, Cold Squad and The L Word. Her voice work included Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Madeline and G.I. Joe. Her honors included a Gemini Award in 2001 for her lead performance in a dramatic series, Leo Awards, Jessie Awards, and a best supporting actress prize at the New York Independent Film Festival for Bitten (2002).