Deanna Milligan (born March 10, 1972, Vancouver, Canada) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in numerous Canadian and American films and television shows.
Milligan had a major role playing Dave Thomas' daughter in The Beachcombers and related television films, including The New Beachcombers and A Beachcombers Christmas. She was the mystery woman in the Canadian independent short film Shoes Off!. She also costarred in the A&E TV movie Karroll's Christmas playing the girlfriend to Tom Everett Scott. Milligan also played the assistant to Santa Claus in the film Must Be Santa.[1] [2]
She was a regular on two short lived television shows: Northwood, where she played the troubled teen Jennifer, and Big Sound, where she played the bubbly assistant Jesse Polt to Greg Evigan. She has guest starred on shows such as The X-Files, Chris Carter's Millennium, Danger Bay, Neon Rider, 21 Jump Street, The Outer Limits, Sliders, , Da Vinci's Inquest, and Corner Gas.
| 1991 | Crooked Hearts | Julie | ||
| 1993 | This Boy's Life | Silver Sister #1 | ||
| 1995 | Once in a Blue Moon | Emily Piper | ||
| 1996 | Starlight | Marilyn | ||
| 1997 | Barbecue: A Love Story | Sas | ||
| 2000 | Suspicious River | Millie | ||
| 2001 | data-sort-value="Rhino Brothers, The" | The Rhino Brothers | Allison Megan | |
| 2001 | Sea | Kay | ||
| 2001 | Riding the Bus | Marcy | ||
| 2002 | Blue Boy and Girl in Pink | Girl in Pink | ||
| 2003 | Stealing Sinatra | Betty Amsler | ||
| 2006 | Trapped Ashes | Annie | ||
| 2007 | Love Notes | Maggie | ||
| 2022 | Support Indie | Documentary |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986–1989 | Danger Bay | Emma | 8 episodes | |
| 1989 | Bordertown | Anne Palliser | Episode: "Vigilante" | |
| 1990 | Neon Rider | Beverly | Episode: "High Wire" | |
| 1990, 1991 | 21 Jump Street | Vicki West / Vanessa | 2 episodes | |
| 1991–1994 | Northwood | Jennifer | 53 episodes | |
| 1993 | Cobra | Kim Ashton | Episode: "Hostage Hearts" | |
| 1994 | My Name Is Kate | Carrie | Television film | |
| 1994 | Laura Daniels | Episode: "Under Colour of Authority" | ||
| 1994 | For the Love of Nancy | Debbie | Television film | |
| 1994 | Avalanche | Deidre Kemp | ||
| 1994 | Emily | Episode: "Ballad of a Gunfighter" | ||
| 1995 | Deadly Nightshade | Tracy Simmons | Television film | |
| 1995 | data-sort-value="X-Files, The" | The X-Files | Satin | Episode: "Irresistible" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Gillian Mitchell | Episode: "Gillian of the Spirits" | |
| 1996 | Angel Flight Down | Angie Brown | Television film | |
| 1996 | Two | Amy | Episode: "Victoria's Secret" | |
| 1996, 1998 | Millennium | Carol Wheatley / Tina | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Little Iris | Television film | |
| 1997 | Intensity | Laura Templeton | ||
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Little Iris | Episode: "My Brother's Keeper" | |
| 1997 | data-sort-value="Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie, The" | The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie | Kate Jenkins | Television film |
| 1997 | data-sort-value="Advocate's Devil, The" | The Advocate's Devil | Zoe | |
| 1998 | I Know What You Did | Cynthia Morgan | ||
| 1998 | data-sort-value="Net, The" | The Net | Rain | Episode: "Pandora's Box" |
| 1999 | Night Man | Lorrie Jarvis / Night Woman | Episode: "Nightwoman Returns" | |
| 1999 | Justice | Sarah McLennan | Television film | |
| 1999 | Must Be Santa | Natalie Fairlie | ||
| 1999, 2004 | Cold Squad | Lila Nelson / Shelly Johnson | 2 episodes | |
| 2000 | data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits | Gail | Episode; "Skin Deep" |
| 2000, 2001 | Big Sound | Jessie | 2 episodes | |
| 2001 | Special Unit 2 | Arianna Wilkerson | Episode: "The Wall" | |
| 2001–2002 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Constable Josie Hutchens | 4 episodes | |
| 2002 | data-sort-value="Chris Isaak Show, The" | The Chris Isaak Show | Charlotte | Episode: "Wrong Number" |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Pregnant Woman | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2002 | data-sort-value="New Beachcombers, The" | The New Beachcombers | Donna McGonigal | Television film |
| 2003 | Out of Order | Purity | 6 episodes | |
| 2004 | Family Sins | Marie | Television film | |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | Melinda 'Lynn' Noll | Episode: "Y Me" | |
| 2004 | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | Miriam | Television film | |
| 2004 | data-sort-value="Collector, The" | The Collector | Taren | Episode: "The Yogi" |
| 2004 | data-sort-value="Beachcombers Christmas, A" | A Beachcombers Christmas | Donna McGonigal | Television film |
| 2004 | Karroll's Christmas | Carrie Ford | ||
| 2005 | Corner Gas | Heather | Episode: "Harvest Dance" | |
| 2007 | Intelligence | Martha Kopps | Episode: "A Man and a Woman Betrayed" | |
| 2008 | data-sort-value="Secrets of Pine Cove, The" | The Secrets of Pine Cove | Patti McMullen | Television film |
| 2008 | Men in Trees | Pointy Shoes | Episode: "Kiss and Don't Tell" | |
| 2009 | Knights of Bloodsteel | Maya | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Seven Deadly Sins | Ashley Grace |