April Telek | |
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 Telek at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival | |
| Born | April Amber Telek April 29, 1975 Vancouver, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse | Jamie Campbell |
| Children | 1 |
April Amber Telek (born April 29, 1975) is a Canadian actress. [1]
Telek was born and raised on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia. In Japan, she pursued her modelling career and won a Shiseido Cosmetics contract for Asia from 1989 to 1990. In April 1994, she won the title of Miss Canada [2] and represented Canada in several international pageants. She is known for portraying Denise in George Lopez's Mr. Troop Mom .
Telek won the coveted Women In Film and Television Award of Artistic Merit at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2010 for her portrayal of Jana (loosely based on Lana Clarkson) in Amazon Falls . [3] In June 2011, she also won the Leo Award, Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role for a Feature Film, for Amazon Falls. [4] In 2016, she was a voice performer in the video game Dead Rising 4 as a survivor. [5] In 2017, she received another Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for her role as Donna Williams in the TV series Rogue . [6] [7]
April is married to Jamie Campbell and has one daughter, Ava (b. November 8, 2006), who is also an actress, from a previous relationship with Gaming Executive Joe LaCascia.[ citation needed ]
In 2020, Telek claimed she was raped by fashion mogul Peter Nygård. She made the claim soon after Nygård was accused of child sex trafficking. [8] Telek told CBC's The Fifth Estate that in November 1993, she was contacted to model a new line of Nygard's clothing in Winnipeg. She stated that after arriving at Nygard's executive suite, he exposed himself, asked her for oral sex, and after she declined, he raped her several times over a two day period. [9] Lawyers for Nygard said he denied any sexual assaults of anyone, and further said sworn statements from two witnesses disputed Telek's allegations. [9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | Blonde Singer | TV movie |
| Deadly Sins | Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Jones | ||
| 1996 | A Kidnapping in the Family | Marlee | TV movie |
| Ski Hard | Samantha | ||
| Fall into Darkness | Flight Attendant | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Echo | Stu's Date | TV movie |
| Volcano: Fire on the Mountain | Brenda Webb | TV movie | |
| Dead Man's Gun | Brittany | TV movie | |
| Dad's Week Off | Bikini Girl | TV movie | |
| Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball | Fiona | Video | |
| Masterminds | Sexy Girl | ||
| Excess Baggage | News Reporter | ||
| When Danger Follows You Home | Pam | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Voyage of Terror | Rhonda Rowan | TV movie |
| 1999 | Y2K | Chloe | |
| Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby | Mrs. Wilson | ||
| My Father's Angel | - | ||
| Little Boy Blue | Hotty Cashier | ||
| 2000 | The Spring | Emma Baker | TV movie |
| Screwed | News Reporter | ||
| 2001 | Camouflage | Stage Woman | |
| Replicant | Downtown Mother Victim | ||
| Seeking Winonas | Winona #1 | Video | |
| 2003 | Before I Say Goodbye | Bank Manager | TV movie |
| 2004 | Man Without a Name | Martina Schick | |
| Walking Tall | Casino Waitress | ||
| Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story | Debbie Rowe | TV movie | |
| 2005 | White Noise | John's Secretary | |
| The Brotherhood IV: The Complex | Captain Arabella Morrissey | Video | |
| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy | Woman In Bungalow 5 | TV movie | |
| Third Man Out | Alice Savage | TV movie | |
| Two for the Money | Young Woman | ||
| His and Her Christmas | Sarah | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Flight 93 | Lyz Glick | TV movie |
| Gray Matters | Lana Valentine | ||
| 2009 | Mr. Troop Mom | Denise | TV movie |
| The Building | Maria | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Growing the Big One | Marie | TV movie |
| Amazon Falls | Jana | ||
| 2011 | Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story | Elle | TV movie |
| 2012 | Radio Rebel | Delilah | TV movie |
| Duke | Cami | TV movie | |
| How to Fall in Love | Meredith | TV movie | |
| Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade | Donna | TV movie | |
| 2013 | She Made Them Do It | Mimi | TV movie |
| Stalkers | Anita | TV movie | |
| Midnight Rider | Belinda Chaney | ||
| Leap 4 Your Life | Maureen | [10] | |
| Christmas Bounty | Gale Bell | TV movie [11] | |
| 2014 | Happy Face Killer | Wanda | TV movie |
| Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas | Miss Hodges | TV movie | |
| Santa Hunters | Natasha | TV movie | |
| Earthlickers | Goddess C | Short | |
| 2015 | The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story | Casting Director | TV movie |
| 2016 | Bei Jing yu shang Xi Ya Tu 2 | Mrs. Taylor | |
| Unclaimed | Roxy | TV movie | |
| A December Bride | Darcy | TV movie | |
| 2017 | Little Pink House | Nurse | |
| Limina | Thelma | Short | |
| Big Fat Liar 2 | Judy | ||
| The Cannon | Tess Ollarch | ||
| Medical Drama | - | Short | |
| Heart of Clay | Corrine | ||
| 2018 | Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Nicole Wilson | TV movie |
| Bella Ciao! | Professor | ||
| Mingle All the Way | Erica Fielding | TV movie | |
| 2019 | Love and Sunshine | Donna | TV movie |
| Holiday Date | Emily's Mother | TV movie | |
| It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas | Maureen | TV movie | |
| 2020 | Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer | Amber | TV movie |
| Not Your Average Bear | Woman | Short | |
| A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting | Zellman's Secretary | ||
| Christmas She Wrote | Amy | TV movie | |
| 2021 | Ann Rule's Circle of Deception | Janice | TV movie |
| A Cinderella Story: Starstruck | Valerian | ||
| Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas | Roberta | TV movie | |
| 2022 | Brazen | Lisa Clark | |
| Cut, Color, Murder | Olivia Stevens | TV movie | |
| Just One Kiss | Sheila | TV movie | |
| Big Sky River | Kendra | TV movie | |
| 2023 | Love on Your Doorstep | Michelle Woodford | TV movie |
| A Picture of Her | Claire | TV movie | |
| Boy in the Walls | Chief Watkins | ||
| Big Sky River: The Bridal Path | Kendra | TV movie | |
| A World Record Christmas | Jane Gulsvig | TV movie | |
| 2024 | Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers | Aunt Alice | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Marshal | Verona | Episode: "The Show" |
| 1996 | Sliders | Honey Sue | Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy" |
| Highlander: The Series | Roxanne | Episode: "Dramatic License" | |
| Viper | Amanda | Episode: "Talk Is Cheap" | |
| The Outer Limits | Young Lucy | Episode: "Paradise" | |
| Millennium | Calamity | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Brittany | Episode: "The Great McDonacle" |
| Viper | Hostess | Episode: "Black Box" | |
| Madison | Daisy Lamont | Episode: "Opportunity Knocks" | |
| 1997-98 | Super Dave's All Stars | Miss Super Dave Contestant | Recurring Cast |
| 1998 | The Sentinel | Susan Tanner | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |
| Sleepwalkers | Kimberly Daniels | Episode: "A Matter of Fax" | |
| Cold Squad | Doreen Nolan | Episode: "Merv Doucette" | |
| The Net | Greta | Episode: "Lucy's Life" | |
| 1999 | The New Addams Family | Alex Banning | Episode: "Green Eyed Gomez" |
| The Outer Limits | Shirley Baxter | Episode: "What Will The Neighbors Think" | |
| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven | Lily | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" | |
| Millennium | Elizabeth 'Liddy' Hooper | Episode: "Nostalgia" | |
| Beggars and Choosers | Fran | Recurring Cast: Season 1 | |
| 2000 | The Hunger | Alissa Dunlap | Episode: "Approaching Desdemona" |
| Secret Agent Man | Charlene/Lucy | Episode: "WhupSumAss" & "Sleepers" | |
| Hollywood Off-Ramp | Naughty Rosemary Riding Hood | Episode: "Lights, Camera, Reaction" | |
| 2000-01 | The Immortal | Dr. Sara Beckman | Main Cast |
| 2001 | First Wave | Gibson | Episode: "Black Box" |
| 2002 | Special Unit 2 | Miss Understanding | Episode: "The Piper" |
| Body & Soul | Shoshana White Deer | Episode: "Saviors" | |
| 2004 | Dead Like Me | Elvira Mom | Episode: "Haunted" |
| 2005 | Young Blades | Maid Isabelle | Episode: "Four Musketeers and a Baby" |
| Stargate SG-1 | Sallis | Episode: "Avalon: Part 2" & "Origin" | |
| 2006 | The Collector | Darla Gunn | Episode: "The Chef" |
| Whistler | Rose | Episode: "Scratching the Surface" | |
| 2007 | The L Word | Nell | Episode: "Lassoed" |
| Tin Man | Prostitute | Episode: "Into the Storm" | |
| 2007-08 | Aliens in America | Leslie Becker | Recurring Cast |
| Robson Arms | Sasha Kowalski | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 | |
| 2008 | Men in Trees | Pushy Broad | Episode: "Get a Life" |
| 2009 | Reaper | Phyllis | Episode: "My Brother's Reaper" |
| 2010 | Shattered | Donna Bishop | Episode: "The Sins of Fathers" |
| 2011 | Endgame | Lilly Palmera | Episode: "Turkish Hold'em" |
| Health Nutz | German Woman | Episode: "Good News, Bad News" | |
| R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Female TV Host | Episode: "Sick" | |
| Supernatural | Darla | Episode: "Frontierland" | |
| 2011-12 | Hell on Wheels | Nell | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2 |
| 2013-20 | Garage Sale Mysteries | Various Roles | Recurring Cast |
| 2014 | Strange Empire | Constance Fogg | Recurring Cast |
| 2014-17 | Rogue | Donna | Recurring Cast: Season 2-4 |
| 2016 | Supernatural | Etta Fraser | Episode: "The Chitters" |
| 2017 | Frequency | Christa Hurley | Recurring Cast |
| Date My Dad | Claire | Recurring Cast | |
| 2018 | Sacred Lies | Dawn Matthews | Recurring Cast: Season 1 |
| 2019 | Project Blue Book | Dorothy York | Episode: "The Scoutmaster" |
| Pup Academy | Headmistress Felicia | Episode: "Kitten Academy" | |
| 2020 | Picture Perfect Mysteries | Sara Khan | Episode: "Exit, Stage Death" |
| 2021 | Scaredy Cats | Sneak | Main Cast |
| 2022 | Phantom Pups | Mom (Baddies) | Recurring Cast |
| 2023 | Fire Country | Dolly Burnett | Episode: "Mama Bear" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dead Rising 4 | Survivors - Female (voice) |
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