Catherine Disher was born in England but grew up in Montreal. Best known for her role as Martha Tinsdale in 76 episodes of the Good Witch series and 7 made-for-TV movies, she won two Gemini Awards in 2005 and 2010 for Best Actress for her role in the mini-series Snakes and Ladders and then for her work in The Border. She is pictured as Maggie Norton in a publicity still from the CBC series, The Border. She was nominated for her role in the TV series, Forever Knight. A graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, she starred in the second season of the War of the Worlds series. When she isn’t in front of the cameras, her voice is often in demand for both animated series, and video games.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
The Vindicator (1986)
A New Life (1988)
The Long Road Home (1989)
Psychic (TV-1990)
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (TV-1993)
North Shore Fish (TV-1996)
Earthquake in New York (TV-1998)
Dear America: The Winter of Red Snow (TV-1999)
Rolie Poloie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun (VR-2002)
Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase (VR-2003)
Coast to Coast (TV-2003)
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot (VR-2004)
Plain Truth (TV-2004)
Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (voice, VR-2005)
Terry (TV-2005)
Murder in the Hamptons (TV-2005)
The Path to 9/11 (TV-2006)
Me and Luke (TV-2006)
In God’s Country (TV-2007)
For Lease (2007)
The Good Witch (TV-2008)
The Good Witch’s Garden (TV-2009
The Good Witch’s Gift (TV-2010)
The Good Witch’s Family (TV-2011)
An Officer and a Gentleman (TV-2012)
Foxfire (2012)
Blood Pressure (2012)
The Good Witch’s Charm (TV-2012)
The Good Witch’s Destiny (TV-2013)
Apple Mortage Cake (TV-2014)
The Good Witch’s Wonder (TV-2014)
Regression (2015)
Love’s Compicated (TV-2016)
Thomas & Friends: Best Friend Adventures (voice, 2022)
Sweet Summer Love (2023)
TV Series – Cast:
T and T (1988)
War of the Worlds (1989-1990)
X-Men (voice, 1992)
Forever Knight (1992)
Rolie Polie Olie (voice, 1998)
Mattimeo: A Tale of Redwall (voice, 2000)
Undergrads (voice, 2001)
Snakes and Ladders (2004)
Atomic Betty (voice, 2004-2010)
Puppets Who Kill (2005)
The Border (2008-2010)
Babar and the Adventures of Badou (voice, 2010-2011)
Dabiel Tiger’s Neighbourhood (voice, 2012-2015)
Remedy (2014)
Numb Chucks (voice, 2014-2016)
Good Witch (2015-2021)
Abby Hatcher (voice, 2018-2021)
Daniel Spellbound (2022-)
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