Siobhan Murphy
Birth date1984 (age 42–43)
Birth placeToronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2007 – present

Siobhan Murphy is a Canadian actress who has appeared in The Smart Woman Survival Guide in 2006, Men with Brooms in 2010, Max & Shred in 2014, Murdoch Mysteries in 2016 and Merry Happy Whatever in 2019.

Early life

From a young age she enjoyed participating at the Young People's Theatre in Toronto.[1] From a young age, Murphy took piano, ballet, voice lessons, but stopped age 16, to focus on acting.[1] Murphy received a BA Fine Arts (Acting) from York University, Toronto, in the Conservatory Acting program, learning classical and technical characteristics of acting performance.[1] She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts (Theatre-Acting) in 2005.[2]

Career

In 2006, six months after graduating from university, Murphy landed a lead role as Liz Duncan (the producer), in The Smart Woman Survival Guide,[2] making her debut screen appearance on television, in a series where for 36 episodes, Murphy honed her acting talent and confidence towards becoming a comedy actress.[1] In 2009, Murphy starred in the short film Patient for which she received a Best Actress award at the Los Angeles Movie Awards.[2]

Murphy appeared in several Hallmark movies,[1] and in 2014, had roles in Max and Shred.[1] In 2016, Murphy made her first appearance as Ruth Newsome in CBC Television's Murdoch Mysteries in season 10 episode 8.[1][3] In 2019, Murphy was a series regular in the Netflix dark comedy holiday series Merry Happy Whatever alongside Dennis Quaid, who played her father.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2009 Patient (short)Chanel Hilton[2]
2014 HellmouthFay
15 Minutes (short)Jill Kincaid
2015 Let's RapHope Black
SpotlightIntern
No Stranger Than LoveHelen
2017 Filth CityReporter Myriam Keen
2018 Ode to Rita (short)Kate
2019 An Assortment of Christmas Tales in No Particular OrderKate

Television film

YearTitleRole
2012Oh Christmas TreeMaria
2014Apple Mortgage CakeSherrie
Surrogate's TerrorSara
2015Merry MatrimonyJulie
2016A Perfect ChristmasAnnie
A Nutcracker ChristmasJen
2019The SisterhoodJasmine
2021Two for the WinJenny Green

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes / ref
2006–2007The Smart Woman Survival GuideLiz / ElizabethRecurring role
2007Across the River to Motor CityMarie Hart4 episodes
2010 Men with BroomsAprilRecurring role
The BridgeDeke's Ex Wife2 episodes: "God Bless the Child" & "Vexation of Spirit"
2011 FlashpointAnna LoganEpisode: "Priority of Life"
Against the WallDee HoffmanEpisode: "Boys Are Back"
2012 Rookie BlueBecca Nicholson4 episodes
2013Saving HopeRobin AdamsEpisode: "Little Piggies"
Less Than KindSusanEpisode: "Something Blue"
The Ron James ShowLindaEpisode: "Science"
CrackedClara DwyerEpisode: "The Thump Parade"
2014 Degrassi: The Next GenerationYoung MomEpisode: "Can't Stop This Thing We Started"
2014–2016Max & ShredDiane AckermanMain role
2015–2017Filth CityMyriam Keen4 episodes
2016 Four in the MorningGirlEpisode: "Four Christs"
ReignCountess Von CourtEpisode: "To the Death"
Orphan BlackLeslieEpisode: "The Stigmata of Progress"
Good WitchBeth2 episodes: "Driven" & "Second Time Around"
2016–Murdoch MysteriesRuth NewsomeRecurring role
2017–2018Upstairs AmyVeronica Mayhew
2018The Bold TypeCleo Williams4 episodes
Odd SquadBonny / Bonnie2 episodes
Schitt's CreekBobbiEpisode: "The Jazzaguy"
2019Merry Happy WhateverPatsyRecurring role
HeartlandLaura3 episodes: "Long Road Back", "Stress Fractures" & "Diamond in the Rough"
2020Modern FamilyFiancéeEpisode: "Legacy"
2021Danger ForceCelia / Celia O'Brian4 episodes
2023Pretty Freekin ScaryGrim ReaperRecurring role
2024CrossTania Hightower

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2010Los Angeles Movie Awards, USBest ActressPatient[4][2]
2018First Glance Film FestivalBest Ensemble Cast (Web Series) (shared)Filth City[4]

References

  1. ^ "Interview With Actress Siobhan Murphy". mydevotionalthoughts.net. 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Siobhan Murphy". CBC. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Murdoch Mysteries: Talking Ruth Newsome with Siobhan Murphy". TV-EH. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Siobhan Murphy Awards". IMDb (Index source only). Retrieved 15 March 2023.