Tamara Hickey is a Canadian film and television actress."'Hon, just take off your shirt'". The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2001.
Early life and education Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia,"Television: Three to Watch". The Globe and Mail, December 29, 2000. she was raised primarily in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island."Charlottetown actor stars in new legal drama series: Tamara Hickey plays young lawyer in CTV's The Associates". The Guardian, January 17, 2001. She studied at Ryerson University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career Hickey began her career with small roles in television films and was an understudy for a Toronto production of Beauty and the Beast, before getting her first lead role in The Associates. Following the cancellation of The Associates, she was cast in Blue Murder as the new lead detective after Maria del Mar left the series."A lot more law and a lot less order". National Post, January 17, 2003. After completing filming on Blue Murder, she starred in a production of John Krizanc's play Tamara for Toronto's Necessary Angel Theatre."Tamara to play Tamara in Tamara". Toronto Star, February 6, 2003.
She has also had guest roles in Doc, Puppets Who Kill, This Is Wonderland, One Life to Live, Rent-a-Goalie and Army Wives, and appeared in the television miniseries Olive Kitteridge and The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe and the films It All Happens Incredibly Fast, Against the Ropes, In Your Eyes, The Judge, Irrational Man, We Don't Belong Here and The Equalizer 2.
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRole Notes2002It All Happens Incredibly FastJanine Fontanta2004Against the RopesMegan the Reporter2014In Your EyesDorothy2014 The JudgeAmy Palmer2015Irrational ManProfessor in Cafeteria2016Good KidsNora's Mom2017We Don't Belong HereMrs. B2017ChappaquiddickMarilyn Richards2018 The Equalizer 2Grace Braelick2021John and the HolePaula2021Don't Look UpReporter ChristyUncredited2021Mother/AndroidMrs Olsen
Television YearTitleRole Notes1999Spenser: Small VicesTrishTelevision film2000 The Wonderful World of DisneyPretty Elevator WomanEpisode: "Angels in the Infield"2000Code Name: EternityBartenderEpisode: "24 Hours"2001Laughter on the 23rd FloorWaitressTelevision film2001Dying to DanceCaryn2002 The AssociatesRobyn Parsons13 episodes2003Blue MurderDet. Karen Gillam2004DocTabithaEpisode: "Leader of the Band"2004Puppets Who KillDoctor SheilaEpisode: "Cuddles the Demon"2004This Is WonderlandJillian NiskerEpisode #1.112007One Life to LiveNancy3 episodes2007Rent-a-GoalieDahliaEpisode: "Gnarsty Snartch"2008Army WivesBeverly JacopEpisode: "The Hero Returns"2013 The MakeoverTV ReporterTelevision film2013Gilded LilysGraceTelevision film2014Chasing LifeTashaEpisode: "Pilot"2014Olive KitteridgeSuzanne's SisterEpisode: "Incoming Tide"2015 The Secret Life of Marilyn MonroePatricia Kennedy Lawford2 episodes2016BullGail PetersEpisode: "The Necklace"2020Defending JacobToby4 episodes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2001 Gemini Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role The Associates "Honouring Canada's best; 16th annual Gemini Awards" by John McKay, The Hamilton Spectator (26 Oct, 2001) [Final Edition] Retrieved from 2002 Gemini Awards Best Actress in a Dramatic Series The Associates "Gemini Awards: Honours for a wide range of Canadian TV performers" by John McKay, Welland Tribune (31 Oct, 2002) [Final Edition] Retrieved from 2003 Gemini Awards Best Actress in a Dramatic Series Blue Murder "Eleventh Hour leads Gemini noms" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca
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