Henriette Ivanans (born October 29, 1968) is a Canadian actress and writer.
Ivanans is of Latvian and Danish heritage; her father is from Riga, and her mother is from Copenhagen. She is a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto.
Ivanans appeared for two seasons on the hit CBC series Liberty Street as well as making many notable theatre performances in Toronto including the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. After many years in Canadian and American television work, she moved to Los Angeles and continues to work in television and film, most recently in JAG, Strong Medicine, [1] and the film Smother, which stars Diane Keaton, Liv Tyler, and Dax Shepard.
She is the author of In Pillness and in Health, a memoir about her recovery from drugs and alcohol during her kidney transplant where her husband was the donor.[2]
| 2008 | Smother | Therapy Receptionist | ||
| 2020 | Trust Me, I'm Sick | Documentary | ||
| 2023 | Polarized | Doctor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Borderline High | Dixie | Television film |
| 1992 | Darlene | ||
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Lisa | Episode: "The Accused" |
| 1993 | Kelly | Television film | |
| 1993 | Fan #1 | 2 episodes | |
| 1994 | I Know My Son Is Alive | Psychology Student | Television film |
| 1994 | Model by Day | Assistant | |
| 1994–1995 | Liberty Street | Annie Hammer | 26 episodes |
| 1995 | Road to Avonlea | Miss Barlow | Episode: "A Fox Tale" |
| 1995 | Sadie Sachs | Television film | |
| 1997 | What Happened to Bobby Earl? | Jenny Kozinski | |
| 2000 | Maggie O'Halloran | 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | JAG | Lt. Pamela Hamilton | Episode: "Complications" |
| 2020 | Sweet Autumn | Aunt Dee | Television film |
| 2021 | Love Strikes Twice | Judge |