Christine Willes is a Canadian television, theatre and film actress[1] who is best known for her roles as Delores Herbig on the Showtime comedy-drama Dead Like Me[2][3] and Gladys the DMV demon on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper. She is also known for her role as Granny Goodness on the CW series Smallville.

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Willes played the recurring role of Agent Karen E. Kosseff, a government counselor, on the TV show The X-Files.[4] She also appears in a minor recurring role on the show Reaper on The CW, as Gladys, a demon from Hell who works in the DMV.[5] She was nominated in the 2009 Leo Awards in the category of Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for that role.[6] Like her Dead Like Me co-star Callum Blue, she was cast as the villain Granny Goodness on The CW's Smallville's[7] tenth and final season (Blue appeared in the previous season as Zod). She also had a small role in the award-winning film Trick r Treat starring Anna Paquin,[8] which also featured another Dead Like Me co-star, Britt McKillip. She also played Vera Kane on CW series the 100.

Christine appeared as Madam Lazar in Catherine Hardwicke's production of Red Riding Hood.

She has won three Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards,[1][9] and both produced and starred in Jasmina Reza's The Unexpected Man.[10][11] She directed Metamorphoses at Pacific Theatre in August 2008,[12] and played Clara Epp in Touchstone Theatre's 2010 World Premiere of Sally Stubb's Herr Beckmann's People.[13]

Willes had a recurring role as Patty Deckler in the third series of the drama series Mistresses in 2015.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Big Bully Teacher - 1970
1998 I'll Be Home for Christmas Race Official
2000 MVP: Most Valuable Primate Lady #2
2002 Bang Bang You're Dead Sandwich Woman
2004 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Arlene Sheehy
2006 The Wicker Man Sister Violet
2007 Trick 'r Treat Mrs. Henderson
2009 Dead like Me: Life After Death Delores Herbig [14]
2011 Red Riding Hood Madame Lazar
2011 Sucker Punch Reception Nurse / Designer
2013 Horns Receptionist
2013 Lawrence & Holloman Holloman's Mother
2014 Kid Cannabis Female Border Guard
2014 If I Stay Nurse Davis
2014 Two 4 One Dr. Sharp
2014 Feed the Gods Baba
2014 Mountain Men Marion Pollard
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey WSU Grad Speaker / Reader
2015 The Driftless Area Concerned Woman
2018 The Professor Widow #1
2019 A Dog's Way Home Leslie

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 21 Jump Street Nurse Episode: "Woolly Bullies"
1992 Shame Claire Television film
1992 Child of Rage Teacher
1994 Moment of Truth: To Walk Again Balboa nurse
1995 Serving in Silence Col. Angela Webber
1995–2016 The X-Files Karen Kosseff / Sister Mary 4 episodes
1996 A Kidnapping in the Family Ellen Television film
1996 For Hope Nurse Start
1997 The Outer Limits Nurse Yvette Episode: "Dark Rain"
1997 Dad's Week Off Alice Television film
1998 Outrage Judge
1997 Cupid Doctor #1 Episode: "Pilot"
1998–1999 Mercy Point Nurse Molly Tobitt 7 episodes
1998–1999 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Mrs. Gotteramerding 5 episodes
1999 Silver Wolf Mrs. Gates Television film
1999 Hope Island Mrs. Salvo Episode: "It Takes a Voyage to Learn"
2000 Runaway Virus Tall Woman Television film
2000 Sole Survivor Mercy Ealing
2001 So Weird Waitress Episode: "The Muse"
2002 Dark Angel Church Lady Episode: "Freak Nation"
2003–2004 Dead Like Me Delores Herbig 26 episodes
2004 Kingdom Hospital Emma Warburton Episode: "The West Side of Midnight"
2004 The Book of Ruth DeeDee Television film
2005 FBI: Negotiator Mrs. Branch
2006 A Little Thing Called Murder Loretta
2006 Psych Ms. Foote Episode: "Spellingg Bee"
2006 Four Extraordinary Women Dr. Warner Television film
2006 To Have and to Hold McNary
2007 Passion's Web DA Lockwood
2007 Write & Wrong Marty's Assistant
2007 Flash Gordon Edie Atkins Episode: "Life Source"
2007 Snowglobe Joy Television film
2007–2009 Reaper Gladys 15 episodes
2008 Nightmare at the End of the Hall Robin Television film
2009 Defying Gravity Dr. Greer 2 episodes
2009 The Good Wife Laine Episode: "Pilot"
2009 Sorority Wars Mary Lee Snow Television film
2010–2011 Smallville Granny Goodness 3 episodes
2011 To the Mat Cecile Slocum Television film
2011 Possessing Piper Rose Ruth
2011 InSecurity Alex's Mother 2 episodes
2012 The Factory Realtor Television film
2012 The 12 Disasters of Christmas Miriam
2012–2013 Emily Owens, M.D. E.R. Nurse 8 episodes
2014 Signed, Sealed, Delivered Vivian Lasseter Episode: "Time to Start Livin'"
2014 The 100 Vera Kane 3 episodes
2014 Zapped Principal Mumford Television film
2014 The Christmas Secret Gloria
2014 Til Death Do Us Part Liz
2015 I Do, I Do, I Do Margaret Lorenzo
2015 The Returned Loretta Russo 3 episodes
2015 Mistresses Patty Deckler 7 episodes
2015 Supernatural Jenna's Grandmother Episode: "Form and Void"
2015–2017 The Gourmet Detective Doris 4 episodes
2016 Heartbeat Mrs. Rothberg Episode: "Pilot"
2016 Summer Love Eleanor Television film
2016 Aftermath The Nurse Episode: "Hieronymo's Mad Againe"
2017 You Me Her Rita Seaver 2 episodes
2018 The Good Doctor Judge Vicki Spain Episode: "36 Hours"
2018 Christmas Pen Pals Martha Television film
2019 Michelle's Tea Woman Episode: "A Queen's Cowboy"
2019 The Last Bridesmaid Grandma Raye Television film
2020 Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Judy Episode: "A Beautiful Place to Die"
2020 Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Elaine Kosgrove Episode: "The Returned"
2021 Turner & Hooch Senator Helen Pine Episode: "To Serve and Pawtect"
2021 Family Law Carole Creedy Episode: "Blame It On The Mother"
2021 Legends of Tomorrow Eleanor Roosevelt Episode: "A Woman's Place Is in the War Effort!"
2022 The Wedding Veil Hilda Television film
2022 Upload Janet Boxner Episode: "The Outing"
2023 Superman & Lois Governor Kerry Wexler Episode: "Collision Course"

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  1. ^ a b "A black comedy for Valentine's Day; UVic theatre takes on Reasons to Be Pretty, which examines society's obsession with physical appearance" by Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist (14 Feb, 2013) Retrieved from ProQuest 1288093525
  2. ^ "'Dead Like Me' Does a Body Good" by Rob Owen, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (25 July 2004) Retrieved from ProQuest 390964318
  3. ^ Dead Like Me review by Phil Gallo at variety.com
  4. ^ "Daily Specials" at Vancouver Sun (23 Feb, 2001) Retrieved from ProQuest 242583785
  5. ^ "The Idiot Box: No grim end for CW's 'Reaper'" by Amy Robinson, The Charleston Gazette (15 May 2008) Retrieved from ProQuest 331541288
  6. ^ Past Nominees & Winners 2009 at www.leoawards.com
  7. ^ "'Smallville' recap: 'Abandoned': Teri Hatcher, as Lois' mom, upstaged by Julian Sands, Helen Slater, and Lindsay Hartley" by Ken Tucker at ew.com
  8. ^ "Moriarty Reports On The AICN Trick’r’Treat Screening! A Ton Of Reader Reviews! And Some Nightmare Before Christmas Thoughts?!" by Moriarty at aintitcool.com
  9. ^ "Angry Housewives takes top honors at Jessie awards" by Lloyd Dykk, Vancouver Sun (22 June 1987) Retrieved from ProQuest 243770584
  10. ^ "Alone with their thoughts, together: Play exposes the private debates that rage within" by Peter Birnie, Vancouver Sun (13 Oct, 2006) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest 242147189
  11. ^ "Drama breaches decorum's bubble" by Michael Harris, The Globe and Mail (7 Oct, 2006) Retrieved from ProQuest 383506405
  12. ^ "The gods make a splash; Simple item; the metamorphosis is profound" by Lynn Mitges, The Province (29 July 2008) Retrieved from ProQuest 269533375
  13. ^ "Thematic threads tied up in Nazis; Multilayered play difficult to understand on many levels" by Jo Ledingham, Vancouver Courier (16 June 2010) Retrieved from ProQuest 503769085
  14. ^ "TV on DVD: the death of Dead Like Me" by Denise Duguay at montrealgazette.com
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