
Kate Trotter
Biography
Kate Trotter (born February 5, 1953) is a Canadian film, television and stage actress. Her television roles include appearances in Wild Roses, Covert Affairs, Lost Girl, The Newsroom, Paradise Falls, Earth: Final Conflict, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, The Jane Show, Republic of Doyle, Blue Murder, Murdoch Mysteries and Sue Thomas F.B. Eye, while her film roles have included Beyond Borders, Joshua Then and Now, Murder in the Hamptons, Murder in Space, Taking a Chance on Love, Clarence and Tru Love. She won a Gemini Award for Guest Actress in a Dramatic Series in 2003 for Blue Murder. Her stage roles have included Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, Madge Kendal in The Elephant Man, Alma in Summer and Smoke, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Hermione in The Winter's Tale, Katie in Quiet in the Land and Ann Whitfield in Man and Superman. She has been a three-time Dora Mavor Moore Award winner for her stage roles. In addition to her own acting, Trotter has also taught acting at George Brown College and the Armstrong Studio, and works as a professional communication coach.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Beyond Borders
as Mrs. Bauford
2003

Toying with the Holidays
as Kate
2021

Midnight at the Paradise
as Charmaine
2022

Plain Truth
as Sarah Fitch
2004

Lion of Ain-Jaloot
TBA

Family of Cops
as Mrs. Novacek #1
1995

Free Fall
as Widow
1999

Cheaters' Club
as Detective Rollins
2006

A Conspiracy of Love
as Judge
1987

You Belong to Me
as Lois Clausen
2002

Compulsion
as Sylvia
2013

Murder in the Hamptons
as Neighbor
2005

City of Ruins: The Halifax Explosion
as Narrator
2003

Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
as Vivian Hanssen
2002

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA
as Hannah
2023

Alligator Pie
as Teacher
1991

Upside Down
as Becky
2012

Tru Love
as Alice
2013

Cold Deck
as Audrey
2015

Vacation with Derek
as Felicia
2010
TV Appearances

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
as Karen Simms
1993

Friday the 13th: The Series
as Dr. Avril Carter
1987

The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Carol
1985

Relic Hunter
as Bette Ramer
1999

Against the Wall
as Carolyn Randall
2011

Lives of the Saints
as Mrs. Amherst
2004

The Jane Show
as Stella
2006

Murdoch Mysteries
as Stella Smart
2008

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
as Irma Dean
1983

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
as Vi
1987

Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
as Carla Thomas
2002

Republic of Doyle
as Beth Miller
2010