Sara Botsford -
Actress
Born 8 April 1951, in
Kirkland Lake,
Ontario
She has been married once, to American actor James Hurdle. She has three children, and is also romantically linked to her E.N.G co-star, Art Hindle.
Her oldest child, Jonathan Scarfe is the son of Canadian actor Alan Scarfe. An upcoming TV movie on CTV, Burn: The Robert Wraight Story began production in October of 2002, starring the two Scarfes and Botsford.
Living in northcentral Washington, had the benefit of including CBC in the cable television lineup. Beginning in 1989, this connection exposed me to Sara Botsford, in the Alliance/CTV program E.N.G
Redheaded, fair skinned, long-legged with just the proper amount of attitude, and that soft Canadian accent, I was hook-line-sinkered. I watched every episode of E.N.G on CBC. Then followed up with the syndication on Lifetime. CBS aired WIOU in an effort to clone the success of E.N.G; but Mariette Hartley's, Liz McVay was not Sara Botsford's, Ann Hildebrandt. Only 13 of the available 16 WIOU episodes were aired in contrast to 94 E.N.G espisodes over five (5) seasons.
Filmography
2003 :: Burn: The Robert Wraight Story :: telemovie
2003 :: Trudeau :: tv mini series
1999 :: Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol :: telemovie
1999 :: The Lot :: tv series
1999 :: Outrage in Glen Ridge :: telemovie
1998 :: The Fixer :: telemovie
1997 :: The Arrow :: telemovie
1996 :: Dangerous Offender :: telemovie
1996 :: Dead Innocent :: Director
1995 :: Obstruction of Justice
1995 :: The Wright Verdicts :: tv series
1994 :: My Breast :: telemovie
1993 :: Pointman :: tv series
1992 :: Fatal Memories :: telemovie
1991 :: Thick as Thieves
1989 :: E.N.G :: tv series
1988 :: Madison :: tv series
1988 :: As the World Turns :: tv series
1986 :: Jumpin' Jack Flash
1986 :: Legal Eagles
1982 :: The Gunrunner
1982 :: By Design
1982 :: Deadly Eyes
1982 :: Still of the Night
1981 :: Murder by Phone
1979 :: Crossbar :: telemovie
1977 :: The Fighting Men :: telemovie
Television Guest Appearances
2001 :: Crossing Jordan as "Lauren Ryder" in episode: "Believers" (episode # 1.6) 29 October 2001
2000 :: The District as "Lucia Burns" in episode: "Don't Fence Me In" (episode # 1.21) 5 May 2001
1999 :: Judging Amy as "Laura Boulton" in episode: "The God Thing" (episode # 1.20) 2 May 2000
1999 :: Family Law as "Judge Evelyn LaVoy" in episode: "Media Relations" (episode # 1.12) 10 January 2000
1999 :: The West Wing as "Jenny McGarry" in episode: "Five Votes Down" (episode # 1.4) 13 October 1999
1999 :: The Outer Limits as "Dr. Gail Cowlings" in episode: "The Shroud" (episode # 5.10) 30 April 1999
1999 :: Total Recall 2070 as "Maria Schviller" in episode: "Self-Inflicted" (episode # 1.4) 2 February 1999
1997 :: Ally McBeal in episode: "The Green Monster"
1997 :: Law & Order as "Diane Posner" in episode: "Passion" (episode # 7.21) 7 May 1997
1997 :: Beyond Belief
1996 :: Black Harbour as "Lee Colwell" in episode: "You Can't Get There From Here" (episode # 1.11) 26 February 1997
1996 :: Black Harbour as "Lee Colwell" in episode: "A Rock and a Hard Place" (episode # 1.4) 8 January 1997
1995 :: New York News in episode: "A Question of Truth" (episode # 1.6) 2 November 1995
1995 :: Sliders as "Mayor Anita Ross" in episode: "The Weaker Sex" (episode # 1.8) 3 May 1995
1995 :: Pointman as "Rhonda" in episode: "My Momma's Back" (episode # 1.6) 27 February 1995
1986 :: Street Legal as "Eleanor Purvis" in episode: "A Matter of Honour" (episode # 1.5) 1986
1985 :: The Equalizer as "Edie Griffith" in episode: "The Lock Box" (episode # 1.4) 9 October 1985
Awards
Obie Award for Top Girls (New York City)
Gemini Nomination: Leading Actress in a Film for By Design (1982)
Gemini nomination for Best Lead Actress for E.N.G (1992)
Gemini Award for Best Lead Actress for E.N.G (1993)
Sources:
Who's Who in Canada (1994)
Douglas, Gorman, Rothacker & Wilhelm, Inc. (Talent Agency)
TVGuide.CA Thursday, October 10, to Friday, October 11, 2002
http://epguides.com/ENG/
http://www.swgc.mun.ca/~dforbes/enghp.html
http://www.globeandmail.com/series/tvshows/archive-eng.html
http://www.canoe.ca/JamMoviesArtistsH/hindle_art.html
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