Sharry Flett Explained

Sharry Flett is a Canadian actress.[1] She is most noted for her performances in the television films War Brides, for which she was a Bijou Award nominee for Best Actress in a Non-Feature in 1981,[2] and The Suicide Murders, for which she was a Gemini Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Program or Series at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986.[3]

Flett trained as an opera singer, but began performing in speaking theatrical roles after finding herself being typecast in soubrette roles due to the quality of her singing voice.[1]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1978Drying Up the StreetsNurse

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978data-sort-value="Arctic Adventure, The" The Arctic AdventureThe Polar GoddessTelevision film
1980data-sort-value="Great Detective, The" The Great DetectiveEmilyEpisode: "Too Many Cooks"
1980War BridesEllieTelevision film
1982data-sort-value="Taming of the Shrew, The" The Taming of the ShrewKatharina
1983data-sort-value="Tempest, The" The TempestMiranda
1983data-sort-value="Littlest Hobo, The" The Littlest HoboSister Sarah2 episodes
1985Night HeatNurseEpisode: "Obie's Law"
1985Love and LarcenyAlice BigleyTelevision film
1985data-sort-value="Suicide Murders, The" The Suicide MurdersHilda Blake
1986Philip Marlowe, Private EyeMiss KolchenkoEpisode: "Red Wind"
1987I'll Take Manhattan2 episodes
1987–1994Street LegalVarious roles5 episodes
1988Alfred Hitchcock PresentsJudith RichardsonEpisode: "A Stolen Heart"
1989Lantern HillLillian MorrowTelevision film
1990Ruth StevensEpisode: "Repetition"
1990My Secret IdentityDean Patricia SimpsonEpisode: "More Than Meets the Eye"
1990C.B.C.'s Magic HourSusanEpisode: The Prom"
1992Top CopsHester BellomoEpisode: "Hester Bellomo and Carol Anne Natale"
1996Forever KnightBarbara VetterEpisode: "Avenging Angel"
2002data-sort-value="Eleventh Hour, The" The Eleventh HourSophie BuckmanEpisode: "The 37-Year-Itch"
2006Shades of BlackBettyTelevision film

Notes and References

  1. Stephen Godfrey, "Flett no longer tied to opera's apron strings: Sharry felt doomed to playing pert maids, so she decided to talk as well as sing". The Globe and Mail, November 17, 1979.
  2. "Brides nominated for 7 awards". The Province, October 7, 1981.
  3. Sid Adilman, "Anne leads field in Geminis race". Toronto Star, October 16, 1986.