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Ann-Marie MacDonald(I)

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A documentary portrait of environmentalist David Suzuki.
Play trailer2:03
Force of Nature (2010)
Ann-Marie MacDonald was born on 29 October 1958 in Baden-Baden, West Germany. She is an actress and writer, known for Where the Spirit Lives (1989), Better Than Chocolate (1999) and I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987). She has been married to Alisa Palmer since 2003.
BornOctober 29, 1958
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Michelle St. John in Where the Spirit Lives (1989)
    Where the Spirit Lives
    7.4
    • Kathleen
    • 1989
    Better Than Chocolate (1999)
    Better Than Chocolate
    6.1
    • Frances
    • 1999
    Sheila McCarthy in I've Heard the Mermaids Singing (1987)
    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
    6.7
    • Mary Joseph
    • 1987
    Beyond Reality (1991)
    Beyond Reality
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Holt
    • Rebecca

    Credits

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    Actress

    • CBC Doc Zone: Officeland
      TV Series
      • Doc Zone Host
      • 2014
    • Paul Gross in Slings and Arrows (2003)
      Slings and Arrows
      8.8
      TV Series
      • 2006
    • The L Word (2004)
      The L Word
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Julia
      • 2006
    • The Unsexing of Emma Edmonds
      TV Movie
      • Sarah Emma Edmonds (voice)
      • 2004
    • The Industry (1998)
      The Industry
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Ann-Marie MacDonald
      • 2003
    • Interviews with My Next Girlfriend
      6.9
      Short
      • 2002
    • The Girlfriend Interviews
      Short
      • 2001
    • Better Than Chocolate (1999)
      Better Than Chocolate
      6.1
      • Frances
      • 1999
    • Maurice Dean Wint and Holly Lewis in A Taste of Shakespeare (1995)
      A Taste of Shakespeare
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Portia
      • 1997
    • Too Close to Home (1997)
      Too Close to Home
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Dr. Sawyer
      • 1997
    • Kyle Secor, Faith Ford, and Hanna Hall in Her Desperate Choice (1996)
      Her Desperate Choice
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Teacher (as Anne-Marie MacDonald)
      • 1996
    • Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, Bonnie Hunt, and Lily Tomlin in Getting Away with Murder (1996)
      Getting Away with Murder
      4.7
      • Martys Party Guest #3
      • 1996
    • Kathleen Turner and Colm Feore in Friends at Last (1995)
      Friends at Last
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Mother at School
      • 1995
    • Due South (1994)
      Due South
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Psychologist (as Ann - Marie MacDonald)
      • 1995
    • Nigel Bennett, Martha Burns, Shaun Clarke, Don Francks, Lex Gigeroff, Andy Jones, Chas Lawther, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alan MacGillivray, Nancy Marshall, Michael McManus, Kelly-Ruth Mercier, Jennifer Overton, Robyn Stevan, Jim Swansburg, Glenn Wadman, Shelley Wenaus, and Adam Westerback in Paint Cans (1994)
      Paint Cans
      5.6
      • Inge Von Nerthus (as Ann Marie MacDonald)
      • 1994

    Writer

    • Natascha McElhone in Carmen (2021)
      Carmen
      6.3
      • story editor
      • 2021
    • Laura Bertram and Lani Billard in Ready or Not (1993)
      Ready or Not
      6.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • 1994–1995
    • Pat Mastroianni, Kimberly Huie, Henriette Ivanans, and Billy Merasty in Liberty Street (1994)
      Liberty Street
      7.7
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • writer
      • 1995
    • Beyond Reality (1991)
      Beyond Reality
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 1992
    • C. David Johnson, Eric Peterson, and Sonja Smits in Street Legal (1987)
      Street Legal
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 1988

    Additional Crew

    • Doc Zone (2006)
      Doc Zone
      7.5
      TV Series
      • narrator
      • 2009

    Videos3

    Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
    Trailer 2:03
    Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie
    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
    Trailer 2:15
    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
    Trailer 2:15
    I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
    Better Than Chocolate
    Trailer 1:55
    Better Than Chocolate

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ann - Marie MacDonald
    • Born
      • October 29, 1958
      • Baden-Baden, West Germany
    • Spouse
      • Alisa Palmer2003 - present
    • Other works
      Fall On Your Knees (novel)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Is an award-winning author (selected for Oprah's Book Club): Fall On Your Knees (Vintage Canada, 1997 - "Oprah's Book Club" selection #45, February 2002)

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