Lorena Gale
Biography
Lorena Gale was a Canadian stage and screen actress who also wrote plays and directed theater. Born in Montreal, she attended Concordia University and the National Theatre School, then earned a master's degree from Simon Fraser University in 2005. Her early stage work in Raisin in the Sun and River Niger brought her the Montreal Gazette Theatre Critics Award in 1981, and in 1985 she became artistic director of Montreal's Black Theatre Workshop. She won a 1991 Jessie Richardson Award for her supporting role in The Colored Museum, and she moved to Vancouver in 1988. Her plays included Angélique, which won the 1995 duMaurier National Playwriting Competition, and Je me souviens, produced in 2000 and published in 2001. On screen she appeared in Another Cinderella Story (2008), Traitor (2008), and Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009), her final film role. Television credits included The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Smallville, and Battlestar Galactica, and she voiced several animated series.
51years old at death
- Born Montreal
- Died Vancouver
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 21
- Career span
- 27 years1982 to 2009
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Behind the camera
Lorena Gale won the 1995 duMaurier National Playwriting Competition in Canada for her play Angélique, about the executed slave Marie-Joseph Angelique.
Behind the camera
In 1985, Gale took the role of artistic director at the Black Theatre Workshop in Montreal. After that, she went on to study playwriting at the Playwrights' Workshop Montreal.
Early training
Gale's education included Concordia University and the National Theatre School, and in 2005 she finished a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver.
Lorena Gale movies on Netflix
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Beginsas Librarian
Another Cinderella Storyas Helga
The X Files: I Want to Believeas On Screen Doctor
Traitoras Dierdre Horn
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'as Sue Coleman
Slitheras Janene
Bob the Butleras Dr. Wilma
Neverwasas Judy
The Butterfly Effectas Mrs. Boswell
The Perfect Scoreas Proctor
Halloween: Resurrectionas Nurse Wells
Freddy Got Fingeredas Psychiatrist / Social Worker
Holiday Heartas Mrs. Owens
Screwedas Angry Momma
American Dragonsas Captain Talman
Ellen Foster
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Storyas Sgt. Wilson
To Grandmother's House We Goas Waitress
The Fly IIas Woman
Wild Thingas Scooter
Visiting Hoursas Nurse 1
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Eighteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.







Films together
Garry Chalk2 films together, 1989 to 2009
Garry Chalk's page Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins2009IMDb rating 5.3Gale as LibrarianChalk as Vice Principal Grimes
The Fly II1989IMDb rating 5.2Gale as WomanChalk as Scorby
Callum Keith Rennie2 films together, 2004 to 2008
Callum Keith Rennie's page The X Files: I Want to Believe2008IMDb rating 5.9Gale as On Screen DoctorRennie as 2nd Abductor - Janke Dacyshyn
The Butterfly Effect2004IMDb rating 7.6Gale as Mrs. BoswellRennie as Jason
Eric Stoltz2 films together, 1989 to 2004
Eric Stoltz's page The Butterfly Effect2004IMDb rating 7.6Gale as Mrs. BoswellStoltz as Mr. Miller
The Fly II1989IMDb rating 5.2Gale as WomanStoltz as Martin
Amanda Peet2 films together, 1997 to 2008
Amanda Peet's page The X Files: I Want to Believe2008IMDb rating 5.9Gale as On Screen DoctorPeet as ASAC Dakota Whitney
Ellen Foster1997IMDb rating 6.9Peet as Julia Hobbs
Lynda Boyd2 films together, 2004 to 2008
Lynda Boyd's page Another Cinderella Story2008IMDb rating 5.8Gale as HelgaBoyd as Evie Parker
The Perfect Score2004IMDb rating 5.7Gale as ProctorBoyd as Anna's Mother
Jerry Wasserman2 films together, 1989 to 2006
Jerry Wasserman's page Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'2006IMDb rating 5.7Gale as Sue ColemanWasserman as Howard Leeds
The Fly II1989IMDb rating 5.2Gale as WomanWasserman as Simms
Also two films together12 more actors
- Garwin SanfordAnother Cinderella Story (2008) and The Fly II (1989)
- Hiro KanagawaBob the Butler (2005) and American Dragons (1998)
- Fulvio CecereThe Perfect Score (2004) and American Dragons (1998)
- Iris QuinnSlither (2006) and The Perfect Score (2004)
- Haig SutherlandSlither (2006) and Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
- Shawn MacdonaldScooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009) and Screwed (2000)
- Ron SelmourFreddy Got Fingered (2001) and Holiday Heart (2000)
- Tom GreenBob the Butler (2005) and Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
- Xantha RadleyThe X Files: I Want to Believe (2008) and Slither (2006)
- Brent ChapmanHalloween: Resurrection (2002) and Screwed (2000)
- Patricia IdletteThe Perfect Score (2004) and Holiday Heart (2000)
- Brad LoreeHalloween: Resurrection (2002) and American Dragons (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Lorena Gale's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$325 million
13 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 21 films: 13 worldwide figure; 6 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 6Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$97M29.8% of the total
- 2$69M21.3% of the total
- 3$39M12.0% of the total
- 4$38M11.6% of the total
- 5$24M7.2% of the total
- 6$14M4.4% of the total
- 7$13M4.1% of the total
- 8$13M3.9% of the total
Online
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