Cast & creator
Kate Trotter
Best known for Monk, Murdoch Mysteries, Heartland
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: Κέιτ Τρότερ
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film credits
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television credits
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1981–2023 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (68)
Showing 68 of 68 credits
Monk
Kate Ashcombe
2002
Murdoch Mysteries
Stella Smart
2008
Heartland
Evelyn
2007
Due South
Nurse Unger
1994
Lost Girl
The Norn
2010
La Femme Nikita
Myra Mauk
1997
Earth: Final Conflict
Dr. Park
1997
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Margaret Lord
1985
Relic Hunter
Bette Ramer
1999
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Karen Simms
1993
Republic of Doyle
Beth Miller
2010
Covert Affairs
Claire Pierson
2010
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Carla Thomas
2002
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Carol
1985
Friday the 13th: The Series
Dr. Avril Carter
1987
SurrealEstate
Willa Stans
2021
ReGenesis
Persecutor
2004
Against the Wall
Carolyn Randall
2011
Playmakers
2003
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
Vi
1987
The Silence
Lynn
2019
Upside Down
Becky
2012
Jann
Georgette
2019
Dracula: The Series
Margo Burton
1990
The Jane Show
Stella
2006
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
Irma Dean
1983
Lives of the Saints
Mrs. Amherst
2004
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Vivian Hanssen
2002
Beyond Borders
Mrs. Bauford
2003
Tru Love
Alice
2013
Murder in Space
Pamela Cooper
1985
The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love
Eve Miller
2009
When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
Helen Griffiths
2010
Compulsion
Sylvia
2013
Murder in the Hamptons
Neighbor
2005
You Belong to Me
Lois Clausen
2002
Toying with the Holidays
Kate
2021
Miracle in Bethlehem, PA
Hannah
2023
A Conspiracy of Love
Judge
1987
Cold Deck
Audrey
2015
Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story
Vivian Hanssen
2002
Midnight at the Paradise
Charmaine
2022
Alligator Pie
Teacher
1991
Vacation with Derek
Felicia
2010
Family of Cops
Mrs. Novacek #1
1995
Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew
Mrs. Barry
2017
That's My Baby!
1984
Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye
Maria Skłodowska-Curie
1997
Free Fall
Widow
1999
Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story
Mrs. Laumann
1996
The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying
Donalda Rhodes
2004
The Christmas Club
Barb
2019
Joshua Then and Now
Jane Trimble
1985
Threshold
Mrs. Anderson
1981
Clarence
Rachel Logan
1990Martha, Ruth & Edie
Mrs. Peebles
1988
Fallen Angel
Callie
2003
Cheaters' Club
Detective Rollins
2006
Lion of Ain-Jaloot
Plain Truth
Sarah Fitch
2004
Bloodknot
Phyllis
1995
Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
Lady Capulet
1993The Suicide Murders
Myrna Yates
1985
The Plouffe Family
Suzan Connely
1981The First Season
Alex Cauldwell
1989
City of Ruins: The Halifax Explosion
Narrator
2003The Running Man
Professor
1981