Arlene Duncan, usually remembered for her role as Fatima Dinssa from the hit CBC series, Little Mosque on the Prairie, has enjoyed a career far wider than that one series. In addition to her work in film and television, Duncan has appeared on stage in productions of Jacob Two-Two, The Evolution of Jazz, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Ragtime and Tommy to name just a few. More recently she played the role of Velma Diggs in the series Diggstown.
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Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Three Card Monte (1978)
An American Christmas Carol (TV-1979)
Reckless Disregard (TV-1985)
The Liberators (TV-1987)
Hearts of Fire (1987)
F/X2 (1991)
Body Parts (1991)
Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
I Know My Son Is Alive (TV-1994)
Extreme Measures (1996)
Moonlight Becomes You (TV-1998)
Mail to the Chief (TV-2000)
Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (TV-2000)
Out of Sync (TV-2000)
A Mother’s Fight for Justice (TV-2001)
Don’t Say a Word (2001)
The Scream Team (TV-2002)
The Music Man (TV-2003)
Eloise at Christmastime (TV-2003)
I Do, They Don’t (TV-2005)
Plague City: SARS in Toronto (TV-2005)
Mind Me Good Now (2005)
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2005)
Playing House (TV-2006)
Chloe (2009)
A Fighting Man (2014)
Looks Just Like the Sun (2015, short)
Flint (TV-2017)
GUION (2018, short)
Playing Dead (TV-2018)
A Dog’s Journey (2019)
Easy Land (2019)
Nostalgic Christmas (TV-2019)
Marry Me This Christmas (TV-2020)
Deadly DNA (2020)
Little Bird (2021, short)
Riverfront Romance (2021)
The Christmas Market (TV-2021)
The Great Holiday Bake War (TV-2022)
Loving Every Minute (2023)
TV Series – Cast:
Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007-2012)
Bobo and Kipi (voice, 2010)
But I’m Chris Jericho! (2013-2017)
Diggstown (2018-2022)
TV Series – Guest Appearances:
Kay O’Brien (1986)
Top Cops (1990)
Katts and Dog (1991)
The New Ghostwriter Mysteries (1997)
F/X: The Series (1997
Little Men (1999)
Earth: Final Conflict (1999)
Soul Food (2000)
Drop the Beat (2001)
Doc (2002)
Zoe Busiek: Wild Card (2003)
1-800-Missing (2003)
Last Call (2003)
Darcy’s Wild Life (2005)
This Is Wonderland (2005)
Queer as Folk (2005)
Puppets Who Kill (2005, 2006)
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2005, 2008)
ReGenesis (2006)
The State Within (2006)
Being Erica (2011)
Flashpoint (2011)
Wingin’ It (2011, 2012)
Franklin and Friends (2011, 2013)
The Ron James Show (2011, 2013, 2014)
Good God (2012)
Rookie Blue (2012)
Mr. D (2013)
Covert Affairs (2013)
Remedy (2015)
Suits (2015)
Teenagers (2014, 2015, 2017)
Private Eyes (2016)
Designated Survivor (2017)
The Rick Mercer Report (2018)
In Contempt (2018)
Second Jen (2018)
Star Falls (2018)
The Romanoffs (2018)
Good Witch (2018)
Titans (2018)
Spinning Out (2020)
The Republic of Sarah (2021)
Snak the Show (2022, 2023)
Accused (2023)
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