Martha Burns

Martha Burns

Nascimento : 1957-04-23, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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Martha Burns

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We're All in This Together
Kate Parker
The members of the dysfunctional Parker family have had their fair share of complications. When matriarch Kate Parker miraculously survives plummeting over a waterfall in a barrel, a feat captured on a video that goes viral-,the Parkers have to do something they never thought possible: act like a real family.
Robin And Mark And Richard III
Director
Theatre director Robin Phillips rehearses actor Mark McKinney over the course of 3 years.
Boxing
Janet
Returning to boxing class after a traumatic event, Sheila has a tough time coping with a classmate's far-from-selfless efforts to express her concern.
After All These Years
Phyllis
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody.
Mad Ship
Judith
A poor young Scandinavian immigrant couple winds up in Canada in search of prosperity, but the hardship of the Great Depression takes a toll in a way they never feared when they went in search of the dream.
Jogos do Crime
Gretchen
Foley (Samuel L. Jackson) é um golpista que, após passar 25 anos na prisão, perdeu a família e amigos. Ele tem a chance de recomeçar a vida ao conhecer Iris (Ruth Negga), mas acaba sendo envolvido nos planos de Ethan (Luke Kirby), um antigo parceiro, que deseja roubar US$ 8 milhões de seu chefe mafioso.
French Immersion
Cathy
Four Anglo-Canadians and a New Yorker find themselves in a two-week long total French immersion program in the fictional, remote town of St-Isidore-du-Coeur-de-Jésus, tucked away somewhere in Northern Quebec. The place is perfect for total immersion since, according to the most recent census, 99% of the population is comprised of pure laine Quebeckers for the most part unilingual French, fervently nationalist, and all, save one person, named Tremblay.
Love & Savagery
Mother Superior
In 1969, a visiting geologist from Newfoundland arouses scandal in a small Irish village when he romances a local girl who’s destined for the convent.
Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira
Woman with Insomnia
Quando uma epidemia chamada cegueira branca aparece em uma cidade, a mulher de um médico é a única pessoa que ainda consegue ver. Ela vai para um abrigo com seu marido cego e encontra todos vivendo em condições precárias. Agora ela tem que guiar um grupo à liberdade.
Paixão Proibida
Mme. Joncour
Século XIX. Hervé Jancour (Michael Pitt) vivia feliz ao lado de sua amada Hélène (Keira Knightley), até que a próspera indústria da seda européia é atacada por uma praga. Isto faz com que Hervé tenha que viajar até o Japão, onde precisará negociar a mercadoria em uma ilha misteriosa e lendária. Lá ele conhece o temido barão local, Hara Jubei (Kôji Yakusho), e também sua concubina, uma jovem sem nome de grande beleza. Logo Hervé fica obcecado pela jovem, mesmo lutando para esquecê-la a qualquer custo.
Siblings
Miss Bradford
Joe and his siblings have a couple of problems. First off, their stepparents are despicably evil. Secondly, they seemed to have killed them. Now this mixed up mess of half-sisters and step-brothers have to figure out how to dispose of the bodies, cover up the murders, collect their grandfather's inheritance and somehow stick together as a family -- all without getting caught. Not to mention Joe's incessant need to keep tabs on his promiscuous sister, an eye on the precocious little ones and a lustful watch on the girl next-door. Growing up has its complications. Murder's just one of them.
Sociedade Secreta 3
Swim Coach
O irmão da bela estudante Taylor Brooks morreu violenta misteriosamente. Mas a garota se recusa a acreditar em acidente. Ela desconfia que a causa da morte do seu irmão esteja dentro da Skull, uma irmandade secreta que só aceita homens como membros. Então Brooks resolve pressionar cada vez mais as autoridades da universidade, conseguindo por fim, ingressar na Skull e participar de seus satânicos rituais.
Profoundly Normal
Dr. Maswell
Donna Lee Shelby, a mentally challenged girl who lives in Forest Haven, an institution for the developmentally disabled, meets Ricardo Thornton, a fellow resident. When Forest Haven is closed by a court order, Donna and Ricardo venture into the real world on their own.
Murder Most Likely
In 1981, former RCMP Undercover Agent "Patrick Kelly" was accused of causing the mysterious death of his wife. Managing to elude the authorities, Kelly married his second wife, and continued to live the extravagant lifestyle he so desperately desired. However, in 1984, based on the testimony of a key witness, Kelly was finally convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, (allegedly by throwing her off the balcony of their luxury high-rise condo). But then a whole ten years later, the witness claimed she lied on the stand.
The Life Before This
Gwen Maclean
Several innocent persons are hurt after two robbers, fleeing from the police, run into a neighborhood cafe.
What Katy Did
Aunt Izzie
Kevin Whately (The English Patient) stars as Dr. Philip Carr, along with Alison Pill (The Judy Garland Story), as his daughter Katy Carr, Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables), as her cousin Helen, and long-time favorite Dean Stockwell in this warm family drama that tells the story Katy, a headstrong, energetic thirteen-year-old girl with a feisty, rebellious streak who seems to be more than her father can handle at times, even with the aid of Aunt Izzie (Martha Burns). The arrival of her ill cousin begins to alter Katy's perception of the world; then a serious accident confides Katy to her room, which changes the young girl's outlook on life forever. Based on the classic novel, What Katy Did, by Susan Coolidge.
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Dr. Rosemary Dove
An examination of the aftermath of Desert Storm and how servicemen and women were affected by it medically.
Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye
Lisette Boudreau
During World War 1, the young Boudreau sisters decide to aid the war effort by catching spies. The strange activities of Nobel-Prize winning scientist Marie Curie make her a prime suspect. When the girls follow Curie to the battlefront, they witness her fight to use science and her X-ray machine to save the lives of the wounded, including their father.
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Cathleen
The remaining members of a once-great American family succumb to addictions, selfishness and disease.
The Boys Next Door
Jack Palmer is a social worker whose job has taken precedence over his personal life. Mainly, his job is to help four mentally challenged men live regular lives in a home. They consist of: Norman, who works at a donut shop and has a thing for keys; Barry, who thinks he is a golf pro and doesn't communicate well with his father; Arnold, who is into all things Russian and has a habit of spending money; and Lucien, who is into Spider Man and must testify before the state senate. Jack wants to help them, but he also thinks it is time to move on with his life. The hard part is trying to say goodbye to the guys he cares about.
Nunca Fale com Estranhos
Maura
Sarah Taylor (Rebecca De Mornay) é uma psiquiatra que, ao fazer compras, conhece um homem (Antonio Banderas) que diz vender sistemas de segurança e que já foi policial. Entre eles surge um envolvimento, mas ela passa a ser ameaçada de forma cada vez mais assustadora por um desconhecido. Ela resolve então investigar seu namorado e descobre que nem tudo que ele diz é verdade.
Paint Cans
Melda
A Canadian take on The Player.