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Janet Kidder
Janet Kidder
Born	1972 (age 52–53); Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1997–present
Relatives	Margot Kidder (aunt)

Janet Kidder (born 1972) is a Canadian actress known for her role of Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery.

Biography

Janet Kidder is the daughter of John Kidder and the niece of actress Margot Kidder.^[1]^[2] She was born in Cranbrook, B.C., the family moving to England when she was two, where she stayed until graduating before returning to Canada.^[2]

Career

Janet and Margot Kidder both appeared in "Walk on By", an episode of La Femme Nikita, as the younger and older Roberta, Nikita's mother.^[3] Janet's participation was in brief flashback sequences. She plays the character Lila Jacobs in the series Man in the High Castle^[4] and Osyraa in Star Trek: Discovery.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Men with Guns	Crystal
1998	A Cool, Dry Place	Carol Holman
1998	Bride of Chucky	Diane
1999	Too Much Sex	Amber	Working title The Three-Hundred and Ninety First^[6]^[7]
2001	XChange	Alison De Waay
2001	Century Hotel	Beth	^[8]
2001	Dead Awake	Kimberly 'Kick' Birmingham	AKA Dead of Night^[9]
2003	Dark Side	Megan / Jane Wright	AKA Darkness Falling^[10]
2004	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed	Alice Severson	^[11]^[12]
2011	Knockout	Christine Miller	AKA, Born to Fight
2012	Beat Down	Roxy LaRue
2013	Words and Pictures	Sabine	^[13]
2014	Grace: The Possession	Nurse
2016	Brain on Fire	Dr. Siskin
2020	Operation Christmas Drop	Lieutenant Colonel Blaine

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The Absolute Truth	Co-Ed	TV film
1997	Bad to the Bone	Phoebe	TV film
1998	Thanks of a Grateful Nation	Rosca	TV film
1998	The Girl Next Door	Deputy Colleen	TV film
1998–99	La Femme Nikita	Vizcano / Roberta (young)	Episodes: "First Mission", "Walk on By"
1998–2000	Made in Canada	Lisa Sutton	Main role (seasons 1–2)
1999	Psi Factor	Christine Ambrose	Episodes: "Y2K", "Forever and a Day: Part 1"
1999	Earth: Final Conflict	Julia Cook	Recurring role (season 2)
1999	Sea People	Ms. Busby	TV film
2000	The War Next Door	Kelly Bismuth	Episode : "The End of the World as We Know It: Part 1"
2000	Strong Medicine		Episode: "Pilot"
2000	Blessed Stranger: After Flight 111	Cheryl Barkhouse	TV film
2001	A Mother's Fight for Justice		TV film
2001	The Big Heist	Maria	TV film^[14]
2002–2004	Tom Stone	Cpl. Marina Del Luzio	Main role,^[15]^[16] AKA Stone Undercover^[17]
2003	Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story	Cassandra Harris	TV film
2004	Casualty	Pippa Parker	Episode: "Three's a Crowd"
2005	Doctors	Francesca Rodriguez	Episodes: "For the Best: Parts 1 & 2"
2007	Superstorm	TV Interviewer	TV miniseries
2010	Supernatural	Mandy Duren	Episode: "All Dogs Go to Heaven"
2011	The Legend of Dick and Dom	Vorderman	Episode: "Valley of the Bigheads"
2011	Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story	Anne Rowling	TV film
2011	Innocent	Marta	TV film
2012	Fringe	Dr. Brody	Episode: "Making Angels"
2012	The Killing	Dr. Carey	Episode: "72 Hours"
2012	Ring of Fire	Anna Janen	Episode: "Night 2"
2012–2014	Continuum	Ann Sadler	Recurring role (seasons 1–3)
2013	Motive	Melinda	Episode: "Detour"
2013	Rogue	Nancy	Episodes: "Fireball", "Sweet and Sour", "Hawala"
2013	Delete	Elizabeth Hardington	TV miniseries
2014	Gracepoint	Sara Burke	Recurring role
2015	Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room	Adrian	TV film
2015	Rookie Blue	Sylvia Blake	Episode: "Ninety Degrees"
2015–16	Arrow	Ruvé Adams	Recurring role (season 4)^[18]
2016	The X-Files	Nurse	Episode: "Babylon"
2016	Dead of Summer	Waitress / Mrs. Sykes	Episodes: "Barney Rubble Eyes", "The Dharma Bums", "Townie"
2016	Aftermath	Aunt Sally	Guest role
2017	Cop and a Half: New Recruit	Captain	TV film
2017	Somewhere Between	Marjorie Spencer	Episodes: "For One to Live", "One Must Die"
2018	Cooking with Love	Amanda	TV film
2018	Signed, Sealed, Delivered: To the Altar	Annaliese	TV film
2018	The Man in the High Castle	Lila Jacobs	Recurring role (season 3)
2019	Limetown	Lenore Dougal	3 episodes^[19]
2020–2021	Star Trek: Discovery	Osyraa	Recurring role (season 3)
2021	Two Sentence Horror Stories	Janitor	1 episode: "Elliot"^[20]
2023	Little Bird	Jeannie	Miniseries, 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

In 2002 Kidder was nominated for a Gemini Award, in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role, for her performance in the television series Tom Stone.^[21]

She has twice been nominated for Leo Awards; first in 2013 in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Television Movie for Ring of Fire^[22] and again in 2021 in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female: Dramatic Series for Two Sentence Horror Stories episode "Elliot".^[23]