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

• Winnipeg Sun, March 23, 2000