Elizabeth Saunders

Born in England, Elizabeth Saunders grew up in Calgary and now makes her home in Toronto. A theatre director, teacher, writer and actor, among her achievements is a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play for her nuanced take on Puck in the Chekhov Collective’s production of Midsummer Nights Dream. She began her career on stage in high school in a production of Fiddler on the Roof and her long list of television and  film credits is testament to her staying power in an industry that can often discard its players in favour of the next new thing.

Features & TV Movies

Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Director. to Video

Almost Partners (TV-1987)
Life After Hockey (1989)
Small Gifts (TV-1994)
Close Up (1996)
North Shore Fish (1997)
When Husbands Cheat (TV-1998)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Black and Blue (TV-1999)

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
Franklin and the Green Knight (voice, VR-2000)
Santa Who? (TV-2000)
The Big Heist (TV-2001)
Dangerous Child (TV-2001)
Franklin’s Magic Christmas (voice, VR-2001)
Guilt by Association (TV-2002)
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (TV-2002)
Bookcruncher (2002 short)
Back to School with Franklin (voice, VR-2003)
Brave New Girl (2004)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (TV-2006)
Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure (voice, VR-2006)
Nurse.Fighter.Boy (2008)
Amelia (2009)
Too Late to Say Goodbye (2009)

It (2017)
Disappearance at Clifton Hill (2019)
The Most Magnificent Thing (2019, short)

Girl (2020)
Under Milk Wood (voice, 2021)
All My Puny Sorrows (2021)
Door Mouse (2022)
SmokeBreak (2023, short)
Guess Who (TV-2024)
The Shrouds (2024)

TV Series – Cast:
Franklin (voice, 1997-2004)
The Trojan Horse (2008, mini-series)
Alias Grace (2017, mini-series)
From (2022-2013)

TV Series – Guest Appearances:
Rescue 911 (1993)
Side Effects (1995)
Forever Knight (1995)
King Fu: The Legend Continues (1996)
The Pretender (1996)
Goosebumps (1997)
Sailor Moon (voice, 1998)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
Doc (2001)
Queer as Folk (2002)
Henry’s World (2002)
1-800-Missing (2004)
Slings and Arrows (2005)
Last Man Standing (2005)
72 Hours: True Crime (2006)
Paradise Falls (2008)
Flashpoint (2009)
Murdoch Mysteries (2009)
Franklin and Friends (voice, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Saving Hope (2012)
Copper (2012)
Orphan Black (2013)
Remedy (2014)
Rookie Blue (2014)
Gangland Undercover (2015)
Odd Mom Out (2015)
Rogue (2016)
The Strain (2016)
Schitt’s Creek (2017)
Imposters (2018)
Frankie Drake Mysteries (2018)
In Contempt (2018)
Mary Kills People (2019)
When Hope Calls (2019)
V-Wars (2019)
Nine Films About Technology (2021)
Clarice (2021)
Private Eyes (2021)
SurrealEstate (2021)
The Hot Zone (2021)
Transplant (2022)
The Big Oil Alliance (2024)