| Stephanie Morgenstern | |
| Birth Place: | Canada |
| Years Active: | 1978–present |
| Known For: | Original English voice actress of Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon Regina in Dino Crisis Co-creator of Flashpoint |
| Spouse: | Mark Ellis |
Stephanie Morgenstern (born December 10, 1965) [1] is a Canadian actress, filmmaker, and screenwriter for television and film. She has worked extensively on stage, film, and television in both English and French. Her most widely seen feature film credits have been The Sweet Hereafter, Maelström, Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) and Forbidden Love. Morgenstern is also widely recognized by anime fans as the voice of Sailor Venus in the DIC Entertainment English dub of Sailor Moon in the first few seasons as well as the movies. Additionally, she provided the voice of Regina in the Dino Crisis series, and Yin in Yin Yang Yo!.
Along with her writing partner and husband Mark Ellis, Morgenstern created Flashpoint, a Canadian TV police drama which premiered July 2008 on CTV and CBS, and ran for five years before the show ended by creative choice in 2012. The show was awarded the Academy Board of Directors Tribute for Outstanding and Enduring Contribution to Canadian Television, in addition to both a Gemini and Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series.[2] Flashpoint has been sold to over 50 countries outside of Canada and the U.S.[3] Most recently, they were showrunners on Allegiance (CBC/NBCUniversal), a police procedural set in Surrey, BC.
She and Mark Ellis were also co-creators and showrunners on X Company, a WWII espionage thriller set in France, Germany and Canada. Shot over three years in Budapest, it was also sold to many territories internationally, including France (TF1), UK (History),[4] the United States (Ovation), Latin America (History), and Japan (Mystery). It was also a Canadian Screen Awards nominee for Best Dramatic Series.[5]
Morgenstern has been twice nominated for Genie (Canadian Academy) Awards for directing the short film Remembrance, which she also co-wrote and co-starred in with her husband Mark Ellis, and co-directing (with her brother Mark Morgenstern) the short film Curtains, which she also wrote, an in which she played the lead role.
Morgenstern stated in a 2003 interview that she has synesthesia.[6] She is also a practitioner of Krav Maga martial arts training.[7]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Curtains | Writer, actor, Co-Director |
| 2001 | Remembrance (2001 film) | Director, Co-Writer, Actor |
| 2008-2012 | Flashpoint | Co-Creator, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Co-Showrunner |
| 2015-2017 | X Company | Co-Creator, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Co-Showrunner, Director |
| 2018 | Killjoys Episode 408: It Takes a Pillage | Director |
| 2019 | Burden of Truth (TV series) Episode 203: Guilt by Association, Episode 204: The Milk of Human Kindness | Director |
| 2020 | Hudson & Rex Episode 211: In Pod We Trust | Director |
| 2020 | Nurses (Canadian TV series) Episode 109: Mirror Box | Director |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang | Narrator | ||
| 1985 | Blue Line | Ilena | ||
| 1986 | Toby McTeague | Sara | ||
| 1989 | Effie | |||
| 1989 | Justine's Film (Le film de Justine) | |||
| 1990 | Moody Beach | Waitress | ||
| 1990 | Ding et Dong le film | Cheftaine | ||
| 1990 | Louise (voice) | |||
| 1993 | Taking Liberty | Sarah | ||
| 1995 | Butterbox Babies | Dorothy / Daisy | ||
| 1995 | Curtains | Claire | Short film | |
| 1997 | Allison | Winner: Best Acting by an Ensemble (National Board of Review, USA) | ||
| 1998 | 2 Seconds | Sugrun | ||
| 1998 | Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) | Juliet | ||
| 1999 | Annie | Short film | ||
| 2000 | Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Shooter | Chris | Short film | |
| 2000 | Believe | Mary Alice Stiles | ||
| 2000 | Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | ||
| 2000 | Maelström | Claire Gunderson | ||
| 2000 | Café Olé | Sharon | ||
| 2000 | Passengers | Rachel | Short film | |
| 2001 | Remembrance | Aurora Isaacs | Short film | |
| 2002 | Blue Skies | Dresser | Short film | |
| 2003 | Blizzard | Miss Ward | ||
| 2003 | Cold Creek Manor | Local | ||
| 2007 | Bonded Pairs | Rosemary | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Hangin' In | Nicole | Episode: "She Strips to Conquer" | |
| 1986 | Spearfield's Daughter | Trudi | TV miniseries | |
| 1989 | Rachel Horn | Episode: "Crippled Inside" | ||
| 1989–1990 | Princess Lila / Emma (voice) | TV series | ||
| 1991 | Sweating Bullets | Desnee Paige | Episode: "Runaway" | |
| 1991 | Rupert | Tiger Lily (voice) | Recurring role (4 episodes) | |
| 1992 | Partners 'n Love | Angela | TV film | |
| 1992 | Midnight Cob | Jiggs | TV series | |
| 1993 | Laura | Episode: "Disciple" | ||
| 1994 | Forever Knight | Young Katherine Barrington | Episode: "Forward Into the Past" | |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | June (voice) | Episodes: "Cold Blood, Warm Heart/The Spider and the Flies", "The Haunted Mine" | |
| 1995, 1998 | Sailor Moon | Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) | Main role (54 episodes), DIC dub | |
| 1996 | Blazing Dragons | Princess Flame (voice) | TV series | |
| 1997 | Maria Talbert | Episode: "Schemes and Dreams" | ||
| 1997 | Rupert | Tiger Lily (voice) | Episode: "Rupert and the Crystal Ball" | |
| 1998 | Mind Games | Anna | TV film | |
| 1998 | Mythic Warriors | Speaking Oak (voice) | Episode: "Jason and the Argonauts" | |
| 1998 | Birdz | Steffy Storkowitz (voice) | TV series | |
| 1999 | Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge | Professor | TV film | |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum | Nancy (Fish) | TV film | |
| 1999 | Power Stone | Ayame (voice) | TV series | |
| 2000 | Wind at My Back | Lillian Day | Episode: "Faith Healer" | |
| 2001 | La vie, la vie | Jennifer | Episode: "La dernière tentation" | |
| 2001 | All Souls | Emily McKaye | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2003 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids | Ladybug (voice) | TV film | |
| 2003 | Missing | Victoria Feldon | Episode: "Victoria" | |
| 2004 | Bliss | Penelope | Episode: "Penelope and Her Suitors" | |
| 2004 | This Is Wonderland | Leslie Clark | Recurring role (9 episodes) | |
| 2004–2006 | Atomic Betty | Megan | Recurring role (7 episodes) | |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Olivia | TV film | |
| 2005 | Miss BG | Aunt Alice (voice) | TV series | |
| 2006 | At the Hotel | Gerta | Episodes: "Welcome to the Rousseau", "Modern Solutions to Modern Problems", "Doesn't Anyone Want to Ask Me About My Dress?" | |
| 2006–2009 | Yin Yang Yo! | Yin, Chung Pow Kitties (voice) | Main role, recurring role | |
| 2008 | Doc Rota | Episode: "Death or Glory: Part 1" | ||
| 2008 | Flashpoint | Hostage | Episode: "Scorpio" | |
| 2009 | Flashpoint | Female Officer | Episode: "Haunting the Barn" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dino Crisis | Regina (voice) |
| 2000 | Dino Crisis 2 |