Belinda Metz (born January 4, 1960) is a Canadian solo recording artist from the early to mid-1980s who has since gone into acting. She also has credits as a choreographer and songwriter.
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Biography
In 1982 Metz released an independent album, The Minx, on Quantum Records. Signed to a recording contract in 1985 with Attic Records, she released a full-length album, Electric Splash, which contained her only hit single, "What About Me", and won her a "Most Promising Female Vocalist" award from the U-Knows, CFNY's listener's choice awards.[1][2]
In 1985 Metz was severely injured in a car accident. Later she returned to the public eye, acting as a regular in such shows as Kung Fu: The Legend Continues and TekWar. Recently, she had a role as Irene the band manager in the Disney Channel Original Series So Weird. She continues to act in television and movies, most recently Eight Below as well as doing voice over work for corporations like Telus.[3] She continues to pursue an independent music career.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Charlie Grant's War | Christina | TV movie |
| 1985 | Tucker and the Horse Thief | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Night Heat | Carol Bates | Episode: "Songbird" |
| 1986 | Seeing Things | Leslie | Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" |
| 1987 | Seeing Things | Donna Anderson | Episode: "Bull's-Eye" |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer | Escort | |
| 1987 | Night Heat | Blonde Prostitute | Episode: "Grace" |
| 1987 | Adderly | Chambermaid | Episode: "Run to Darkness" |
| 1989 | Walter & Carlo i Amerika | Natasha Royka | |
| 1989 | War of the Worlds | Scoggs | Episode: "Night Moves" |
| 1989 | Friday the 13th | Sylvia Jane Chalfont |
Episode: "The Playhouse" Episode: "The Prisoner" |
| 1990 | Friday the 13th | Jessica | Episode: "Spirit of Television" |
| 1990 | War of the Worlds | Scoggs | 3 episodes |
| 1991 | E.N.G. | Mimi | Episode: "Smoke and Mirrors" |
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Angie | Episode: "Going Home" |
| 1993 | Secret Service | Dee Roberts | Episode: "Something for Nothing/The Amateur" |
| 1993–1997 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Det. Jody Powell | 31 episodes |
| 1994 | TekWar | Sharmayne | Episode: "Sellout" |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Rita | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1995 | The Donor | Janet | |
| 1997 | Goosebumps | Mrs. O'Dell | Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy III: Part 1" Episode: "Night of the Living Dummy: Part 2" |
| 1997 | The Right Connections | Gail Tompkins | TV movie |
| 1997 | Convictions | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Medusa's Child | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Viper | Shauna Diamond | Episode: "What Makes Sammy Chun?" |
| 1999 | Dead Man's Gun | Gloria Dunn | Episode: "Sleepwalker" |
| 1999 | Mentors | Anne Cates | Episode: "The Genius" |
| 1999–2001 | So Weird | Irene Bell | TV series |
| 2000 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Carla | Episode: "Do You Wanna Dance" |
| 2001 | Da Vinci's Inquest | Carla | Episode: "Better Broke Than Naked" Episode: "Cheap Aftershave" |
| 2001 | Mentors | Anne Cates | Episode: "Seer and Now" Episode: "Future Tense" |
| 2001 | Mysterious Ways | Louise Stanislaw | Episode: "Doctor in the House" |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | Nicki Wooster | Episode: "Home of the Brave" |
| 2004 | Traffic | Shannon Isler | TV miniseries |
| 2004 | The Survivors Club | Linda Pesaturo | TV movie |
| 2004 | Cold Squad | Mrs. Spence | Episode: "Teen Angel" |
| 2004 | Going the Distance | Karma | |
| 2005 | The Collector | Brenda Conrad / Trixie | Episode: "The Cowboy" |
| 2006 | Class of the Titans | Euryale (voice) | Episode: "Sibling Rivalry" |
| 2006 | Eight Below | Dr. Rosemary Paris | |
| 2006 | The Suspect | Det. Rhodes | |
| 2008 | Boot Camp | Ben's Mother | |
| 2010 | Dear Mr. Gacy | Valerie Ross | |
| 2013 | Red Widow | Grace | Episode: "The Consignment" |
References
- ^ "Belinda Metz". Discogs (in German). Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "1985 | Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year | Belinda Metz | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "The Woman You Most Want to Hang Up On – Jamie Hall, The Edmonton Journal Published: Friday, July 18, 2008". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
- ^ Music by Belinda Metz on MySpace
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This page was last edited on 30 March 2024, at 10:58