Catherine is not your average actor, she attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated in 1996 with an Honours Degree in Computer Science. While attending University, Catherine Burdon began her acting career in commercials. She's appeared in over 40 TV commercials from department stores, beer companies and fast food chains. With her eye on the big screen Catherine's acting caree ...
show all Catherine is not your average actor, she attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and graduated in 1996 with an Honours Degree in Computer Science. While attending University, Catherine Burdon began her acting career in commercials. She's appeared in over 40 TV commercials from department stores, beer companies and fast food chains. With her eye on the big screen Catherine's acting career started to take shape in 1998 when she landed her first role in the feature film "Woo" starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Tommy Davidson and LL Cool J. Most recently, Catherine's feature film work put her with Vin Diesel in "The Pacifier" (2005), Gene Hackman in "Welcome to Mooseport" (2004), Thomas Kretschmann (from the hit TV Series "24") in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004), Barry Pepper (from Saving Private Ryan) in "Knockaround Guys" (2001), and Dennis Quaid in "Frequency" (2000). Over the past 4 years Catherine has also appeared in TV movies, working with Richard Dreyfuss and Judy Davis in "Coast to Coast" (2004), Natalie Cole and Diahann Carroll in "Liv'in For Love: The Natalie Cole Story" (2000), and Laura Linney in "Wild Iris" (2001). Catherine has also had the pleasure of many TV guest appearances, including spots with Peter Paige and Scott Lowell in "Queer As Folk" (2004), Tae Diggs in "Kevin Hill" (2004) and most recently with Canadian Actors Joy Tanner and John Ralston in "Life With Derek" destined to be release on the Family Channel next year. Catherine's latest role is becoming the host of a new Lifestyle Documentary TV series called "Divine Restoration". The show answers pleas from African American/Canadian Churches, of varied denominations spanning Eastern Canada to the Southern and Eastern United States, to renovate a room in the building that serves the community. As host, Catherine captures the history and background of each congregation through interviews with its key members and leaders. It's a race against the clock as the restoration team has only 48 hours to fully deliver the renovated room to the eager congregation. This groundbreaking series will be seen on Vision television in Canada and TV One in the USAnext February and April respectively.
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