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Allison Hossack (born 26 January 1965) is a Canadian actress.
Life and career
Born in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada, Hossack attended schools in Steinbach and Killarney, Manitoba, later graduating from the Brandon University School of Music in 1988 with a B.Mus. where she majored in voice. Shortly after graduation she was offered a lead part in a Toronto production of Frankenstein, but turned it down in order to appear on the TV series Another World.
Her television roles include Another World from 1989 to 1992; Cobra from 1993 to 1994; Profit in 1996; Hope Island in 1999; and Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital in 2004. She starred in the Canadian TV series, Falcon Beach in 2006. Hossack has made guest appearances on television shows such as Sliders, Mysterious Ways, Da Vinci's Inquest, The Outer Limits, Eureka,Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis, and Fringe. She played Mrs. Oliver on the TV series Reaper. She also played Deanna Campbell, the mother of Mary Winchester and the maternal grandmother of Dean Winchester and Sam Winchester on the CW paranormal/horror series Supernatural. Also a singer, Hossack resides in Toronto.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | White Light | Rachel Ruthledge | |
| 1995 | Dangerous Intentions | Terri | |
| 2001 | Anthrax | Robin Anderson | |
| 2007 | Normal | Abby | |
| 2012 | Christmas Miracle | Mary Wells | |
| 2014 | Guidance | Ginny |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–92 | Another World | Olivia Matthews | Recurring role |
| 1993 | Secret Service | Michelle | Episode: "The High Cost of Loving/Impostors" |
| 1993 | Forever Knight | Agnus Ferguson | Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" |
| 1993 | Night Owl | Jackie | TV film |
| 1993–94 | Cobra | Danielle LaPointe | Main role (22 episodes) |
| 1994 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Katie O'Malley | Episode: "Ballad of a Gunfighter" |
| 1995 | Sliders | Dr. Eileen Stanley | Episode: "Fever" |
| 1995 | Outer Limits, TheThe Outer Limits | Erin Whitley | Episode: "Dark Matters" |
| 1996 | Two | Sarah McCain / Sally Bragg | Episodes: "Pilot", "Reunion" |
| 1996 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Constance Merrick | Episode: "Revelations" |
| 1996–97 | Profit | Nora Gracen | Main role (8 episodes) |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Anna Butler | Episode: "The Healer" |
| 1997 | Viper | Rachel Caine | Episode: "Hidden Agenda" |
| 1997 | Hired Heart, TheThe Hired Heart | Jenny | TV film |
| 1998 | Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Jennifer | Episode: "The Kiss" |
| 1998 | In the Doghouse | Jenna Wagner | TV film |
| 1998 | F/X: The Series | Helen Fenick | Episode: "Vigilantes" |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | The Banshee | Episode: "Stolen Hearts" |
| 1998 | Fast Track | Episodes: "Kat's Cradle", "Change of Heart" | |
| 1999 | Escape from Mars | Andrea Singer | TV film |
| 1999–2000 | Hope Island | Molly Brewster | Main role (22 episodes) |
| 2000 | First Wave | Gwen | Episode: "The Believers" |
| 2001 | Mysterious Ways | Beth Montgomery | Episode: "Strike Two" |
| 2001 | Chris Isaak Show, TheThe Chris Isaak Show | Helen | Episode: "The Real Me" |
| 2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Annie | Episode: "Ugly Quick" |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Carol Thorpe | Episode: "Now He's Coming Up the Stairs" |
| 2002 | Stargate SG-1 | Zenna Valk | Episode: "Cure" |
| 2002 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Annie | Episode: "Run by the Monkeys" |
| 2003 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Annie | Episode: "Doing the Chicken Scratch" |
| 2003 | Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone | Janet's Nurse | Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 2004 | Kingdom Hospital | Dr. Christine Draper | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2004 | Stargate: Atlantis | Perna | Episode: "Poisoning the Well" |
| 2004 | Life As We Know It | Dr. Kornblum | Episode: "Pilot Junior" |
| 2005 | Falcon Beach | Ginny Bradshaw | TV film |
| 2005 | Ladies Night | Carole Ross | TV film |
| 2005 | Saving Milly | TV film | |
| 2006 | Little Thing Called Murder, AA Little Thing Called Murder | Prosecutor Eleanor Hunt | TV film |
| 2006 | Job to Kill For, AA Job to Kill For | Andrea Tremmell | TV film |
| 2006 | Saved | Paula Burton | Episode: "Family" |
| 2006 | Three Moons Over Milford | Evie Sissel | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006–07 | Falcon Beach | Ginny Bradshaw | Main role (13 episodes) |
| 2007 | Masters of Science Fiction | Kelly Prosky | Episode: "A Clean Escape" |
| 2007 | Eureka | Dr. Emily Glenn | Episode: "E=MC...?" |
| 2007–08 | Reaper | Mrs. Oliver | Recurring role (7 episodes) |
| 2008 | Quality of Life, TheThe Quality of Life | Elaine Cushing | TV film |
| 2008 | Robson Arms | Trixie Hoskins | Recurring role (6 episodes) |
| 2008 | Supernatural | Deanna Campbell | Episode: "In the Beginning" |
| 2008 | Heartland | Callie Phillips | Episode: "Dancing in the Dark" |
| 2009 | Heartland | Callie Phillips | Episode: "True Enough" |
| 2009 | Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger, TheThe Gambler, the Girl and the Gunslinger | Liz Calhoun | TV film |
| 2010 | Sanctuary | Lillian | Episode: "Animus" |
| 2010 | Battle of the Bulbs | Mindy Wallace | TV film |
| 2011 | Endgame | Delia Chase | Episode: "Huxley, We Have a Problem" |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Mom | Episodes: "Checking Out", "The Hole" |
| 2012 | Fringe | Bernadette | Episode: "A Better Human Being" |
| 2012 | Duke | Dr. Angela | TV film |
| 2012 | Killing, TheThe Killing | Sally Ames | Episodes: "Ogi Jun", "Openings" |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Experiment, TheThe Philadelphia Experiment | Lena | TV film |
| 2017 | Sometimes the Good Kill | Mother Superior | TV film |