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Watson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ...

Perhaps among her well-known film roles are the bed-ridden mother Susan Aibelli in the 1994 American independent film Spanking the Monkey, Lauren Murphy (the mother of Jonny Lee Miller's character Dade, aka "Crash Override"/"Zero Cool") in the 1995 cult film Hackers, and Risa in the 1997 Canadian film The Sweet Hereafter, directed by Atom Egoyan. Spanking the Monkey is a 1994 US independent black comedy written and directed by David O. Russell. ... Hackers is a 1995 film that follows the misfortunes of the young hackers Dade Murphy (Crash Override/Zero Cool, played by Jonny Lee Miller), Kate Libby (Acid Burn, played by Angelina Jolie) and their friends. ... The Sweet Hereafter is a novel (1991) written by U.S. author Russell Banks; and an award-winning film (1997) by Canadian director Atom Egoyan, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Atom Egoyan at the Third Golden Apricot Film Festival. ...

After playing the major role of Madeline in the TV series La Femme Nikita for four seasons from 1997-2001 (with guest appearances in the short fifth season), Alberta Watson's first name inspired the character Alberta Green in the first season of 24. In 2005, Watson joined the cast of 24, playing CTU Director Erin Driscoll for twelve episodes of the show's fourth season, thus exceeding the six episodes in which Tamara Tunie appeared in 2002. Nikita (re-titled La Femme Nikita in the United States and other international markets) is a television spy drama based upon the French film directed by Luc Besson (see Nikita). ... For other uses, see 24 (disambiguation). ... Tamara Tunie (born March 14, 1959 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania) is an African American actress, best known for her work as lawyer Jessica Griffin McKechnie Harris on the soap opera As the World Turns. ...

Filmography

• 24 (2005) ... as Erin Driscoll
• The Prince and Me (2004) ... as Amy Morgan
• Puppets Who Kill ("Bill Sue's") (2004) ... as Judge
• The Newsroom (2004) ... as Susan
• 1-800-Missing (2003) (pilot) ... Mrs. Mastriani
• Irish Eyes (2002) ... as Anne Phelan
• Tart (2001) ... as Lily Storm
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) ... as Hansel's Mom/Hedwig Schmitt
• La Femme Nikita (1997-2001) ... as Madeline
• Deeply (2000) ... as Fiona McKay
• The Sweet Hereafter (1997) ... as Risa
• Giant Mine (1996) ... as Peggy Witte
• Sweet Angel Mine (1996) ... as Megan
• Gotti (1996) ... as Victoria Gotti
• Hackers (1995) ... as Lauren Murphy
• The Outer Limits (1995) ... as Lynda Tillman
• Spanking the Monkey (1994) ... as Susan Aibelli
• Law & Order ("His Hour Upon the Stage") (1991) ... as Hanley, ("Skin Deep") (1992) ... as Angela Brandt
• Street Legal ("Tango Bellarosa") (1987) ... as Mercedes Puentes, ("Partners and Other Strangers") (1989) ... as Maria Lopez
• Red Earth, White Earth (1987)
• The Equalizer ("The Distant Fire") (1985) ... as Carla Holden
• The Hitchhiker ("Remembering Melody") (1984) ... as Jill Friedlander
• Hill Street Blues ("Fuched Again") (1984) ... as Prostitute
• The Keep (1983) ... as Eva Cuza
• King of Kensington ("War and Peace") (1980) ... as Mitzi

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Bibliography

• Heyn, Christopher. "A Conversation with Alberta Watson." Inside Section One: Creating and Producing TV's La Femme Nikita. Introduction by Peta Wilson. Los Angeles: Persistence of Vision Press, 2006. 88-93. ISBN 0-9787625-0-9. In-depth conversation with Alberta Watson about her role as Madeline on La Femme Nikita, as well as her more recent acting experiences.

Nikita (re-titled La Femme Nikita in the United States and other international markets) is a television spy drama based upon the French film directed by Luc Besson (see Nikita). ...

References

External links

• Alberta Watson at the Internet Movie Database
• An Alberta Watson interview
• Alberta's fan site