Belinda Metz Explained

Belinda Metz
Birth Date:4 January 1960
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1984–present

Belinda Metz (born January 4, 1960) is a Canadian solo recording artist from the early to mid-1980s who has since gone into acting. She also has credits as a choreographer and songwriter.

Biography

In 1982 Metz released an independent album, The Minx, on Quantum Records. Signed to a recording contract in 1985 with Attic Records, she released a full-length album, Electric Splash, which contained her only hit single, "What About Me", and won her a "Most Promising Female Vocalist" award from the U-Knows, CFNY's listener's choice awards.[1] [2]

In 1985 Metz was severely injured in a car accident. Later she returned to the public eye, acting as a regular in such shows as and TekWar. Recently, she had a role as Irene the band manager in the Disney Channel Original Series So Weird. She continues to act in television and movies, most recently Eight Below as well as doing voice over work for corporations like Telus.[3] She continues to pursue an independent music career.[4]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Charlie Grant's WarChristinaTV movie
1985Tucker and the Horse ThiefTV movie
1985Night HeatCarol BatesEpisode: "Songbird"
1986Seeing ThingsLeslieEpisode: "If Looks Could Kill"
1987Seeing ThingsDonna AndersonEpisode: "Bull's-Eye"
1987Tomorrow's a KillerEscort
1987Night HeatBlonde ProstituteEpisode: "Grace"
1987AdderlyChambermaidEpisode: "Run to Darkness"
1989Walter & Carlo i AmerikaNatasha Royka
1989War of the WorldsScoggsEpisode: "Night Moves"
1989Friday the 13thSylvia
Jane Chalfont
Episode: "The Playhouse"
Episode: "The Prisoner"
1990Friday the 13thJessicaEpisode: "Spirit of Television"
1990War of the WorldsScoggs3 episodes
1991E.N.G.MimiEpisode: "Smoke and Mirrors"
1991CounterstrikeAngieEpisode: "Going Home"
1993Secret ServiceDee RobertsEpisode: "Something for Nothing/The Amateur"
1993–1997Det. Jody Powell31 episodes
1994TekWarSharmayneEpisode: "Sellout"
1995Dark EyesRitaEpisode: "Pilot"
1995Janet
1997GoosebumpsMrs. O'DellEpisode: "Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1"
Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy: Part 2"
1997data-sort-value="Right Connections, The" The Right ConnectionsGail TompkinsTV movie
1997ConvictionsTV movie
1997Medusa's ChildTV movie
1998ViperShauna DiamondEpisode: "What Makes Sammy Chun?"
1999Dead Man's GunGloria DunnEpisode: "Sleepwalker"
1999MentorsAnne CatesEpisode: "The Genius"
1999–2001So WeirdIrene BellTV series
2000Da Vinci's InquestCarlaEpisode: "Do You Wanna Dance"
2001Da Vinci's InquestCarlaEpisode: "Better Broke Than Naked"
Episode: "Cheap Aftershave"
2001MentorsAnne CatesEpisode: "Seer and Now"
Episode: "Future Tense"
2001Mysterious WaysLouise StanislawEpisode: "Doctor in the House"
2002Nicki WoosterEpisode: "Home of the Brave"
2004TrafficShannon IslerTV miniseries
2004data-sort-value="Survivors Club, The" The Survivors ClubLinda PesaturoTV movie
2004Cold SquadMrs. SpenceEpisode: "Teen Angel"
2004Going the DistanceKarma
2005Brenda Conrad / TrixieEpisode: "The Cowboy"
2006Class of the TitansEuryale (voice)Episode: "Sibling Rivalry"
2006Eight BelowDr. Rosemary Paris
2006Det. Rhodes
2008Boot CampBen's Mother
2010Dear Mr. GacyValerie Ross
2013Red WidowGraceEpisode: "The Consignment"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Belinda Metz. Discogs. de. 2018-05-23.
  2. News: 1985 Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year Belinda Metz The JUNO Awards. The JUNO Awards. 2018-05-23. en-US.
  3. Web site: The Woman You Most Want to Hang Up On – Jamie Hall, The Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, July 18, 2008 . May 6, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329133354/http://www2.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/story.html?id=d1e855f5-38f4-43df-b1d7-2158d3bd286c&p=2 . March 29, 2012 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. https://www.myspace.com/belindametz Music by Belinda Metz on MySpace