Kim Roberts

Biography

Kim Roberts is a Canadian actress who started performing as a child in Toronto with The Friendship Circle, then studied theater at York University. After an invitation from Ron Singer, the department chair, she joined Company of Sirens for the touring show No Problems Here, spending three years acting, producing, and directing with that company before turning to film and television. She is known for playing Mayor Goodway in Paw Patrol and for roles on series such as The Sinner, The Handmaid's Tale, Schitt's Creek, and The Strain. Her film work includes Mrs. Bosco in The Cheetah Girls (2003) and Deborah in Saw III (2006) and Saw IV. Roberts was a founding member of Obsidian Theatre Company, received the Harold Award in 1996 and the Reelworld Trailblazer award in 2014, and narrated The Book of Negroes for a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation podcast.

Movie Career

Films: 20
Career span: 27 years1997 to 2024

Genres

Drama50%, 10 films
Comedy35%, 7 films
Family35%, 7 films
Romance35%, 7 films
Mystery15%, 3 films

First and latest

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A first
In 1999, while working on In the Company of Spies, Roberts was one of the first actors to film a scene inside CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia.
First role
Before she finished her studies at York, Roberts won a part in the Company of Sirens touring show No Problems Here. Over the next three years she acted, produced and directed for that company.
Behind the camera
Roberts is one of thirteen founding members of Obsidian Theatre Company, Canada's premiere black theater company, which was founded in her home.
Beyond film
For Between the Covers, a podcast from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Roberts took on both the narration and the performance of The Book of Negroes.

Kim Roberts movies on Netflix

All the Lost Ones2024IMDb rating 3.8as Nancy
Catch Me If You Claus2023IMDb rating 6.5as Nancy Lee
14 Love Letters2022IMDb rating 6.0as Caroline
PAW Patrol: The Movie2021IMDb rating 6.1as Mayor Goodway (voice)
Is There a Killer in My Family?2020IMDb rating 5.0as Mrs. Palmer
Sound of Christmas2016IMDb rating 6.5as Samantha Washington
Remember2015IMDb rating 7.5as Paula
Midnight Masquerade2014IMDb rating 6.3as Merry
Star Spangled Banners2013IMDb rating 5.9as Jenelle Ludwig
Desperately Seeking Santa2011IMDb rating 5.9as Tonya
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas2010IMDb rating 5.6as Yolanda
Jump In!2007IMDb rating 5.5as Ms. Roberts
Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2as Deborah
The Cheetah Girls2003IMDb rating 5.0as Mrs. Bosco
Get a Clue2002IMDb rating 5.1as Miss Stern
Glitter2001IMDb rating 2.5
Ruby's Bucket of Blood2001IMDb rating 6.1as Phyllis
Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire2000IMDb rating 5.8as Miss Cruson
One Special Night1999IMDb rating 7.2as Nurse Sarah
When Innocence Is Lost1997IMDb rating 6.0as Rita

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Remember2015 Drama, Mystery, Thrilleras Paula
IMDb rating 7.530K votes
Saw III2006 Horror, Mysteryas Deborah
IMDb rating 6.2231K votes
Get a Clue2002as Miss Stern
IMDb rating 5.18.2K votes
PAW Patrol: The Movie2021as Mayor Goodwayvoice
IMDb rating 6.110K votes
Sound of Christmas2016as Samantha Washington
IMDb rating 6.51.4K votes
One Special Night1999as Nurse Sarah
IMDb rating 7.21.9K votes
Midnight Masquerade2014as Merry
IMDb rating 6.31.7K votes
14 Love Letters2022as Caroline
IMDb rating 6.0592 votes

Most often with

Charles Shaughnessy appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Charles Shaughnessy

Marcia Bennett

Laura Vandervoort

Barry Flatman

Damon Runyan

Vince Corazza

Films together

Charles Shaughnessy3 films together, 2000 to 2022
Charles Shaughnessy's page
- 14 Love Letters2022IMDb rating 6.0Roberts as CarolineShaughnessy as Love Letter Voicevoice
- Get a Clue2002IMDb rating 5.1Roberts as Miss SternShaughnessy as Det. Charles Meany / Falco Grandville
- Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire2000IMDb rating 5.8Roberts as Miss CrusonShaughnessy as Dimitri Denatos
Marcia Bennett2 films together, 2001 to 2010
Marcia Bennett's page
- The Night Before the Night Before Christmas2010IMDb rating 5.6Roberts as YolandaBennett as Mrs. Claus
- Glitter2001IMDb rating 2.5
Laura Vandervoort2 films together, 2000 to 2011
Laura Vandervoort's page
- Desperately Seeking Santa2011IMDb rating 5.9Roberts as TonyaVandervoort as Jennifer Walker
- Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire2000IMDb rating 5.8Roberts as Miss CrusonVandervoort as Chelsea Hansen
Barry Flatman2 films together, 1997 to 2006
Barry Flatman's page
- Saw III2006IMDb rating 6.2Roberts as DeborahFlatman as Judge Halden
- When Innocence Is Lost1997IMDb rating 6.0Roberts as RitaFlatman as David Trask
Damon Runyan2 films together, 2014 to 2016
Damon Runyan's page
- Sound of Christmas2016IMDb rating 6.5Roberts as Samantha WashingtonRunyan as Travis McKinley
- Midnight Masquerade2014IMDb rating 6.3Roberts as MerryRunyan as Emmett Higgins
Vince Corazza2 films together, 1997 to 2003
Vince Corazza's page
- The Cheetah Girls2003IMDb rating 5.0Roberts as Mrs. BoscoCorazza as Jackal Johnson
- When Innocence Is Lost1997IMDb rating 6.0Roberts as RitaCorazza as Scott Stone
Also two films together4 more actors
- Suzanne CyrCatch Me If You Claus (2023) and Get a Clue (2002)
- Paula BrancatiDesperately Seeking Santa (2011) and Jump In! (2007)
- Michael BarbutoCatch Me If You Claus (2023) and Star Spangled Banners (2013)
- Rebecca WilliamsThe Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010) and Jump In! (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

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