Sherry Miller is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Jane on the CTV drama E.N.G. (1990), as Jennifer Taylor on the Showtime drama Queer As Folk (2000–2005), and as Dorothy O'Sullivan on the Global teen drama The Best Years (2007–2009) as well as her appearance in Netflix's Hot Frosty (2024).
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Biography
Miller began her career in the 1970s as a singer and dancer. She later gained attention in Canadian television for representing Spumante Bambino wine in commercial advertisements, as well as for her role as the host of the children's television series, Polka Dot Door. She also appeared in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides. She won a 2001 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for her work as Elisha Cuthbert's mother in Lucky Girl.
Miller is best known for her recurring role as Justin's mother Jennifer Taylor on the American version of Queer As Folk, during the entire run of the series from 2000 to 2005. She also appeared on the television series E.N.G. as weather reporter/anchor person Jane Oliver, and the 2004 miniseries Kingdom Hospital as sleep psychologist Dr. Lona Massingale.
Miller was also an anchor for Global Television's newscasts from 1986 to 1988.
Awards
Miller has been nominated for four Gemini awards, one of which she won. In both 1990 and 1992, Miller was nominated for Best Performance by a Supporting Actress for her role as Jane Oliver on the television show E.N.G. In 2001, Miller won a Gemini for her performance in Lucky Girl in the category of Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. In 2002, Miller received another Gemini nomination in the same category, for her role as Lisa Gallagher in A Killing Spring.
Filmography
1981 Utilities as Celebrity
1986 Separate Vacations as Sandy
1994 Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story as Linda
1995 Rent-a-Kid as Valerie Syracuse
1995 Johnny Mnemonic as Takahashi's Secretary
1996 Shadow Zone: The Undead Express as Mom
1996 The Care and Handling of Rose as Brooke
1996 The Stupids as Anchorwoman
1996 Hostile Advances: The Kerry Ellison Story as Jean
1996 Sabrina The Teenage Witch as Aunt Hilda
1997 La Femme Nikita as Helen Wick
1998 Scandalous Me: The Jacqueline Susann Story as Bea Cole
1998 Dead Husbands as Nicole Allison
1998 This Matter of Marriage as Donnalee
1999 Strange Justice as Susan Deller Ross
1999 The Virgin Suicides as Mrs. Buell
1999-2005 Queer as Folk as Jennifer Taylor
2000 Tribulation as Suzie Canboro
2000 Harry's Case
2001 Murder Among Friends as Marsha Woodruff
Television
Polka Dot Door (1971) - as Host
E.N.G. (1990) as Jane Oliver
Scales of Justice (1992) - Episode "Regina v Pappajohn"
Highlander: The Series (1994) - as Sarah Carter in the Season 3 episode, "Obsession"
Due South (1995–1996) as Commander Sherry O'Neil (3 episodes)
F/X: The Series (1996–1997) - as Colleen O'Malley
Relic Hunter (1999) - as Sister Mary (1 episode)
Queer as Folk (2000–2005) - as Jennifer Taylor
Tom Stone (2002–2004) - as Inspector Alexandra Black
Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital (2004) - as Dr. Lona Massingale
The Dresden Files (2007–2008)- Season 1 as Monica Cutler / Mrs. Cutler
The Best Years (2007–2009) - as Dorothy O'Sullivan
jPod (2008) - Season 1 as Carol Jarlewski
Warehouse 13 (2009) - Episode 1 'Pilot' as Lorna Soliday
The Listener (2009) - as Mrs Wallace (guest star S01ep11)
Bitten (2014) - Season 1 (4 episodes) as Olivia McAdams
Open Heart (2015) - Season 1 as Helena Blake