Mimi Kuzyk Explained

Mimi Kuzyk
Birth Date:21 February 1952
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1979–present
Children:1

Mimi Kuzyk (born February 21, 1952) is a Canadian actress.

Early life

Kuzyk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Fred and Kay Kuzyk, both of whom are Ukrainian immigrants, and received her early education at the Immaculate Heart of Mary School. She danced with the Rusalka Ukrainian dance group in Winnipeg for 12 years and briefly studied jazz dance at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School.

Career

Kuzyk's film debut was in the 1984 film, He's Fired, She's Hired. Since then, she has had roles in numerous films and television series. Mimi is most noted for playing Detective Patsy Mayo on Hill Street Blues from 1984 to 1986. Kuzyk received a Genie Award nomination for her work in the 2001 Canadian drama Lost and Delirious, and Gemini Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress. In 2001 she was selected to be the parade marshal for the Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival in Toronto, Ontario.

Kuzyk has also appeared on Murder, She Wrote, Quantum Leap, Doogie Howser, M.D., The Chris Isaak Show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, L.A. Law, The Love Boat, Remington Steele, Second City Television, Danger Bay, The Ray Bradbury Theater, Instant Star, Traders, Blue Murder, Total Recall 2070, NCIS, , and The Outer Limits.

Personal life

, Kuzyk was married to Greek-born carpenter Manoli and has a daughter Kaliopi.[1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988Brenda
1989Speed ZoneHeather ScottAlso known as Cannonball Fever
1995MaliciousMrs. Gordon
1997Men with GunsGwen
1998Bone DaddyKim
1999Water DamageEve Preedy
2000Waking the DeadAdele Green
2001Lost and DeliriousEleanor Bannet
2002Fairytales and PornographyLucille
2002Phase IVDiana Holt
2003Professor Delphine Roux
2004Thelma
2004Secretary of State
2004Leslie Quennell
2005Isabel
2006KardiaHope
2007Still Small VoicesDr. Elaine Trussle
2007HomecomingMotherShort film
2008CamilleMrs. Samuels
2012Sherri DawsonShort film
2012Your Side of the BedWendy
2013Sex After KidsDolores
2015After the BallBella Shapiro
2015SteelAunt Margret
2016Deadly VoltageMilly
2016Special CorrespondentsSecretary of State
2016data-sort-value="Family Man, A" A Family ManBernadine
2021data-sort-value="Righteous, The" The RighteousEthel Mason

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979Second City TelevisionExtraEpisode: "Fantasy Island"
1980BizarreVariousTelevision series
1983Loving Friends and Perfect CouplesUnknown2 episodes
1983Irina / Paula2 episodes
1984Remington SteeleMariah TaylorEpisode: "Steele Eligible"
1984He's Fired, She's HiredMaureen McCulloughTelevision film
1984–86Hill Street BluesDetective Patsy MayoMain role
1985Striker's MountainTrishaTelevision film
1985HotelLaura TempleEpisode: "Echoes"
1986Blind JusticeCathy AndersonTelevision film
1986Nancy BrownEpisode: "The Will / Deja Vu / The Prediction"
1986StarmanLiz BaynesEpisode: "The Return"
1986Miles to Go...SuzanneTelevision film
1986–87Heart of the CityJudge Barton2 episodes
1986–87L.A. LawA.D.A. Marilyn Feldman2 episodes
1987Anne RussellTelevision film
1987Family SinsSara BurkeTelevision film
1987Danger BayMotherEpisode: "The Dying Swan"
1988Street LegalAmanda DublinskiEpisode: "Whose Woods Are These"
1988NightingalesLiz McCarrenTelevision film
1989Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBetty KingEpisode: "Skeleton in the Closet"
1989Highway to HeavenDebra StoneEpisode: "The Silent Bell"
1989–90WolfConnie BacarriMain role
1990CBS Schoolbreak SpecialFrances KingstonEpisode: "Maggie's Secret"
1990Doogie Howser, M.D.Madam FeldbloomEpisode: "C'est la Vinnie"
1991Quantum LeapDr. Donna EleeseEpisode: "The Leap Back"
1991data-sort-value="Hidden Room, The" The Hidden RoomWoman in the Hidden RoomHost
1991False ArrestNadineTelevision film
1992Stormy WeathersGloria ChaseTelevision film
1992Lena AuffmannEpisode: "The Happiness Machine"
1993CounterstrikeDr. Sharon RayneEpisode: "Free to Kill"
1993MatrixJulia DunnEpisode: "Moths to a Flame"
1993Street LegalEllen LevittEpisode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
1994I Know My Son Is AliveLauraTelevision film
1994Murder, She WroteAthena "Tina" PoulosEpisode: "The Dying Game"
1994Jessica SaundersTelevision film
1994SeaQuest DSVLaura HuxleyEpisode: "Sympathy for the Deep"
1994Judge ReynoldsEpisode: "The Innocent"
1995DerbyNita ChambersTelevision film
1995Dr. Leslie McKennaEpisode: "Birthright"
1995Little CriminalsRitaTelevision film
1996Her Desperate ChoicesDr. BaskinTelevision film
1996–98TradersPauline DruryRecurring role
1997Dead SilenceDonna HarkstrawnTelevision film
1997Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops IIMrs. IvanovTelevision film
1997Dr. Mary AlcottEpisode: "The New Guard"
1997Carolyn StarlingEpisode: "Second Sight / Chocolate Soldier"
1997Any Mother's SonPeggy EvansTelevision film
1997Camille PrestonTelevision film
1997Every 9 SecondsCarolTelevision film
1998Camille PrestonTelevision film
1998Madame OlgaEpisode: "Evil Eye"
1998My Date with the President's DaughterCarol RichmondTelevision film
1998Camille PrestonTelevision film
1999Blue MoonNora KeatingTelevision film
1999Barbra BronfmanTelevision film
1999Total Recall 2070Jackson RamiEpisode: "Personal Effects"
1999Strange JusticeMarion GrayTelevision film
1999Cruel JusticeElaine MetcalfTelevision film
1999Thrill SeekersEleanor GraysonTelevision film
1999In the Company of SpiesKaren MarkoTelevision film
2000Laura FrommTelevision film
2000Mrs. MurdockTelevision film
2000Soul FoodJudge DrexelEpisode: "What Women Want"
2000Our HeroMila StiglicEpisode: "1.5"
2001Dying to DanceKathleen MonroeTelevision film
2001–04Blue MurderKay BarrowMain role
2002Betty Gaylen-Petty3 episodes
2003111 Gramercy ParkJoanne KarnegianUnsold television pilot
2004I Do (But I Don't)Cookie CrandallTelevision film
2004Kink in My HairIrisTelevision film
2005IsabelEpisode: "Lynch Pin"
2005Kevin HillJudge Polk2 episodes
2005DescentMarsha CrawfordTelevision film
2005MissingReneeEpisode: "Looking for Mr. Wright"
2005Mrs. MagidaTelevision film
2006NCISGinger StevensonEpisode: "Bloodbath"
2006Angela's EyesKaren BenchEpisode: "Open Your Eyes"
2006KatharineTelevision film
2007Ghost WhispererJanet BristowEpisode: "Dead to Rights"
2008Sally SheridanTelevision miniseries
2008–09SophieJudith ParkerRegular role
2009Slade's MotherEpisode: "Killer Debt"
2010CastleSheila BlaineEpisode: "A Rose For Everafter"
2010Cold CaseAnnabelle BennetEpisode: "Free Love"
2011Jeanne RaymondEpisode: "Eye of the Storm"
2011Covert AffairsNurse JanEpisode: "World Leader Pretend"
2011Against the WallPat McCloskeyEpisode: "Countdown to Meltdown"
2011InSecurityDM Caplan2 episodes
2012Pegasus Vs. ChimeraQueen CariaTelevision film
2013Bomb GirlsAlmaEpisode: "The Quickening"
2013Lucky 7RuthEpisode: "Pilot"
2013Doris MillerTelevision film
2013JudithTelevision film
2014Sorority SurrogateMaureen DarlingtonTelevision film
2015Mrs. Taylor2 episodes
2015Lost GirlJudge MegaeraEpisode: "Judgment Fae"
2015–18UnrealDr. Olive GoldbergRecurring role
2016Murdoch MysteriesJudith BaxterEpisode: "Unlucky in Love"
2016-21Private EyesNora Everett8 episodes
2016IncorporatedMarshaEpisode: "Vertical Mobility"
2016Designated SurvivorSenior NSA OfficialEpisode: "The Blueprint"
2016–2018ShadowhuntersImogen HerondaleGuest (Season 1), 1 episode
Recurring (Seasons 2 & 3), 6 episodes
2017Workin' MomsEleanor GalperinRecurring role
2018Siobhan TillyEpisode: "Runaway"

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mimi Kuzyk.