Valerie Buhagiar Biography (1964-)

Born 1964, in Mosta, Malta; immigrated to Canada; married Steve Andrews; children: Nazareno. Addresses: Agent: Edna Talent Management, Ltd., 318 Dundas St. West, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1G5, Canada.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, writer
Birth Details: 1964; Mosta, Malta

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Alice, Mrs. Soffel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
Janet, Dear John, 1987
Harriet Loves, 1988
Ramona, Roadkill (also known as Roadkill: Move or Die), MCAHome Video, 1989
New Shoes, 1990
Jackie Bangs, Highway 61, Paramount Home Video, 1991
Isabelle Eberhardt, Les Films Aramis/Seon Films/Starlight, 1992
Pleasure Film (Ahmed's Story) (short film; also known as Pleasure Film), 1995
Photographer's wife, Johnny Shortwave, 1996
Alex Gull, My Script Doctor, CNR Films, 1997
Art teacher, Half Baked, MCA/Universal, 1998
Elimination Dance (short film), 1998
Sarah Sheffer, You Might Be the Youngest, Shotgun, 2001
Lip Service: A Mystery, 2001
Stephanie Carr, Expecting, Telefilm Canada, 2002
Cypher (also known as Company Man), Miramax, 2002
Three and a Half, Summer Pictures, 2002
Appeared in other films, including Altered Ego, The 4th Invasion, Wet Season, and The Woman Upstairs.
Film Director and Producer
Short Films
The Passion of Rita Camilleri, 1993

One Day I Stood Still, 1996
L'amour l'amour Shut the Door por favor, 1998
Television Appearances
Series
Host, Canadian Showcase Revue (also known as Showcase Revue), [Canada], beginning c. 1997
Voice of Shellaine, The Silver Surfer (animated), Fox, 1998-1999
Movies
Helen, Ultimate Betrayal, CBS, 1994
Jenny Turner, Romantic Undertaking, 1996
Sam, Passengers (short), Women's Television Network and CBC, 2000
Appeared as an art promoter, Not Yet Uhuru.
Specials
Narrator, Sundance 20 (documentary), Sundance Channel, 2002
Episodic
"Leap of Faith," Diamonds, CBC and USA Network, 1988
Rena, "Betrayal," Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, syndicated, 1996
Lacey Valentine, "May I Talk with You," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1997
Calsa June, "Kangaroo Court," John Woo's Once a Thief (also knownas Once a Thief), CTV and syndicated, 1998
Voice of lucky, "Killed by Cat Food," Twitch City, CBC and Bravo,1998
Voice of Queen Telephasse (female nomad), "Cadmus and Europa," MythicWarriors (animated), CBS, 1999
Voice of lucky, "The Planet of the Cats," Twitch City, CBC and Bravo, 2000
Rabbi, "Reversal of Fortune," Street Time, Showtime, 2002
Appeared in episodes of other series, including Top Cops, CBS.
Stage Appearances
Marie, Cote St. Joe, Winnipeg Jewish Theatre, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada, c. 2000
Appeared as Carolyn Bricker, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, and as Joan, The Lark, both Village Playhouse; as Anna, Swahili Godot, and as daughter, The Lorca Play, both Theatre Centre; as Dr. White,Sleeproom, as Sandy and other roles, God in the Big Blue Chair, as sister and lover, Metamorphosis of a Shadow, and in Requiem for an Angel, all Theatre Passe-Muraille. Appeared as Avia Strirtoff, Screwed Blued and Tattooed, Ziggurat Theatre Ensemble, Los Angeles; as Estelle, Rose Tattoo, Kensington Carnival; as Frances, Medium for Murder, Theatre Collingwood; as Mary and other roles, Jesus, Confucius andJohn Lennon, Factory Theatre; as Mrs. Watchett and other roles, Time Machine, Playbill Productions; as Molly, White Trash, Blue Eyes, Platform 9; as Mona, Performance Hell; as the title role, Phedre;as various roles, White/Noise/Jump; in three roles, Crimes, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; in Diary Notes, and Tryptyche, both Sound Image Theatre; in Raging Dreams, Theatre Gargantua; and in Metropolis.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Passion of Rita Camilleri (short film), 1993
One Day I Stood Still (short film), 1996
L'amour l'amour Shut the Door por favor (short film), 1998
(With others) Dialogue writer, Expecting, Telefilm Canada, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Winnipeg Sun, March 23, 2000

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