Portrait of Gillian Barber

Gillian Barber

Acting

Biography

Gillian Barber (February 22, 1958, in Coventry, England) is a British-Canadian actress and theater educator. She grew up in British Columbia, Canada, and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London as well as the BFA program at the University of Victoria. Barber has appeared in numerous films, including The Stepfather (1987), Needful Things (1993), Jumanji (1995), The 6th Day (2000), and 2012 (2009). On television, she has been featured in series such as The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Supernatural, Smallville, The Man in the High Castle, and Chesapeake Shores. In addition to her acting career, she is an educator and founded the musical theater program at Capilano University in British Columbia in 2007.

Born: February 22, 1958

Place of Birth: Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Filmography

2023
The Last of Us

as Councilwoman

2022
2021
Maid

as Melody

2018
Idle Thoughts

as Loretta

2018
Status Update

as Mrs. Gregory

2016
Chesapeake Shores

as Deidra Peck

2015
The Christmas Note

as Mrs. Schweiger

2015
2013
Witches of East End

as Maura Thatcher

2013
Bates Motel

as Dr. Helen Ginsberg

2012
2009
2012

as Cruise Ship Lady

2007
Beneath

as Donna

2007
Hot Rod

as Riot Singer

2005
Supernatural

as Dr. Hess

2005
Supernatural

as Mrs. Rourke

2004
The 4400

as Dr. Roxanne Kern

2003
2003
Bang Bang You're Dead

as Principal Meyer

2003
Stealing Sinatra

as Mary Keenan

2003
2002
The Dead Zone

as Dr. Surman

2002
Movie Toons: Treasure Island

as Jim's Mother (voice)

2001
Smallville

as Marianne Taylor

2001
Suspicious River

as Mrs. Schmidt

2001
Cats & Dogs

as Factory Receptionist

2000
The 6th Day

as Katherine's Doctor

2000
The Guilty

as Maddy Corrigan

2000
A Storm in Summer

as Mrs. Parker

1999
Double Jeopardy

as Rebecca Tingely

1998
First Wave

as Dr. Rita Hagen

1998
The Baby Dance

as Nurse Nancy

1998
Disturbing Behavior

as Judy Effkin

1998
1998
1997
Unwed Father

as Case Worker

1997
The Advocate's Devil

as District Attorney

1997
1997
Intensity

as Chairperson

1997
Stargate SG-1

as Resident #1

1997
Stargate SG-1

as Ambassador Dreylock

1997
Stargate SG-1

as First Minister Dreylock

1997
High Stakes

as Pediatrician

1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Rena Dunne's Mother (segment "Room 245")

1997
Bliss

as Therapist

1997
NightScream

as Dr. Melville

1996
In Cold Blood

as Bonnie Clutter

1996
Millennium

as Mrs. Barbakow

1996
Maternal Instincts

as Julie Taft

1996
The Sentinel

as Dr. Gladstone

1995
Jumanji

as Mrs. Thomas

1995
Action Man

as (voice)

1995
1995
1995
1995
The Outer Limits

as Lt. Bateson

1995
Sliders

as Nicole Mitchell

1994
Double Cross

as Coroner

1994
The Man Who Wouldn't Die

as Art Sycophant

1993
The X-Files

as Beth Kane

1993
The X-Files

as Jane Spiller

1993
The X-Files

as Penny Northern

1993
Needful Things

as Myrtle Keeton

1992
Impolite

as Voice on the Phone (voice)

1990
Short Time

as Nurse

1988
1987
The Stepfather

as Anne Barnes

1985
Brotherly Love

as Ski Shop Clerk

1985
Rainbow War

as Yellow Queen