Julie Stewart

Julie Anne Stewart (born 1967) is a Canadian stage, film, television and voice actress, and director. She is most commonly known for her role as Sgt. Ali McCormick from the CTV television series Cold Squad.

Julie Stewart
Born	Julie Anne Stewart 1967 Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Sgt. Ali McCormick on Cold Squad
Spouse(s)	Jamie Stanley

Life

Stewart was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, and studied acting at the National Theatre School of Canada[1] in Montreal, Quebec. She is married to music and sound producer Jamie Stanley (Umbrella Sound)[2] and makes her home in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

Stewart is an avid sailor and Albacore competitive racer.[3][4] Her experience as a sailing racer was documented in the 2019 film We Are Sailor People.[5]

Career

Julie Stewart's first professional acting job was at the Thousand Islands Playhouse in 1983, in Arms and the Man.[6][7] She made her television debut in the CBC miniseries Chasing Rainbows as Paula Ashley.[8] Recurring roles include North of 60 as Rosemary Fletcher; The Border as Terri Knight-Kessler. Film roles include Florence in Snow Cake (2006), and Ruth in Still Mine (2012).

In addition to her lead role in Cold Squad, Stewart also directed[9] episodes "The Nanny" (season 5), "Back in the Day" (season 6), and "Mr. Bad Example" (season 7).

Stage credits include productions at the Shaw Festival (Trelawny of the "Wells", Man and Superman, Ubu Rex), The Miracle Worker (1992, Manitoba Theatre Centre), Pygmalion (1993, Globe Theatre), District of Centuries (1995, Factory Theatre), Poor Super Man (1995, Canadian Stage Company), Rune Arlidge (2004, Tarragon Theatre), The Little Years (2006, Neptune Theatre), Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (2008, Regent Theatre), True Love Lies (2009, Factory Theatre), And Up They Flew (2009, Theatre Columbus), The Blonde, the Brunette and the Vengeful Redhead (2009, Thousand Islands Playhouse), All That Fall (2010, Theatre Columbus), Dead Metaphor (2014, Canadian Rep Theatre), Age of Arousal (2015, Factory Theatre).

Stewart received eight Gemini Awards nominations,[10] winning "Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role" in 2002 for her performance as Sgt. Ali McCormick in Cold Squad.[11] For the same role she received a Leo Award nomination for "Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series" in 2002[12] and won the award in 2003.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Letter from Francis	Claire	Short film
2006	Snow Cake	Florence
2008	Loving Loretta	Loretta	Short film[14]
2012	Still Mine	Ruth
2019	We Are Sailor People	As herself	Documentary; co-director, producer, writer, cinematographer[15][16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Chasing Rainbows	Paula Ashley	TV miniseries / Episodes: "1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
1989	Friday the 13th: The Series	Carissa	Episode: "Scarlet Cinema"
1993	Coming of Age	Heather	TV film
1995	Forever Knight	Dr. Dianna Linsman	Episode: "Near Death"
1995	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Megan	Episode: "Banker's Hours"
1995–1996	North of 60	Rosemary Fletcher	Recurring role (12 episodes)
1997	Ekhaya: A Family Chronicle	Rosa	TV miniseries
1997	Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Heatwave	Janet Huntley	TV film
1998	The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon	Eagles recruiter	TV film
1998–2005	Cold Squad	Sgt. Ali McCormick	Main role (98 episodes)
1999	Royal Canadian Air Farce	Sgt. Ali McCormick	Episode: "31 December 1999"
2002	The Vicki Gabereau Show	As herself	1 episode (20 September 2002)
2002	This Hour Has 22 Minutes	As herself	1 episode (12 November 2002)
2003	Open Mike with Mike Bullard	As herself	1 episode (11 November 2003)
2004	Corner Gas	Paint Store Clerk	Episode: "Grad '68"
2004	ReGenesis	Sarah Sandström	Episode: "Blackout"
2005	Queer as Folk	Ms. Dickson	Episode: "We Will Survive!"
2005	This Is Wonderland	Caitlin Flannery	Episodes: "210", "301"
2006	The House Next Door	Anita	TV film
2009–2010	The Border	Terri Knight-Kessler	Recurring role (7 episodes)
2010	Cra$h & Burn	Fiona Grayson	Episode: "Closure"
2011	King	Vicky Nolan	Episode: "Cameron Bell"

Director

Year	Title	Notes
2001	Cold Squad	Episode: "The Nanny" (#5.7)
2002	Cold Squad	Episode: "Back in the Day" (#6.7)
2005	Cold Squad	Episode: "Mr. Bad Example" (#7.8)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film/Television	Result	Ref
1994	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	Letter From Francis	Nominated	[10][17]
1997	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series	North of 60 for "Arrival and Departure"	Nominated	[18]
1998	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Cold Squad for "Amanda Millerd"	Nominated	[19]
2000	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Cold Squad	Nominated	[10]
2001	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Cold Squad for "Loose Ends, Part 2"	Nominated	[20]
2002	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Cold Squad	Won	[21]
	Leo Award	Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series	Cold Squad for "Ambleton"	Nominated	[12]
2003	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Cold Squad	Nominated	[10]
	Leo Award	Best Lead Performance By A Female in a Dramatic Series	Cold Squad for "Survivor"	Won	[13]
2005	Gemini Award	Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	Cold Squad for "And the Fury"	Nominated	[22]

References

1. "Movie magic: National Theatre students Julie Stewart and Paul Gross". Getty Images. April 15, 1986.
2. "The Blonde The Brunette and The Vengeful Redhead". snapd Kingston. snapd Inc. July 17, 2009.
3. "Racers sail the rainy Bay". Huntsville Forester. MuskokaRegion.com. June 8, 2012.
4. Pearson, Graham (August 14, 2017). "2017 International Albacore Championships Video!". Canadian Albacore Association.
5. Robb, Peter (February 7, 2020). "Wakefield Doc Fest: Sailing into the future". Artsfile. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
6. Zajac, Ronald (March 31, 2009). "Playhouse promises 'joyful' lineup this year". Brockville Recorder. Sun Media.
7. "Julie Stewart stars in new production". Gananoque Reporter. Sun Media. July 8, 2009.
8. Mazurkewich, Karen (February 14, 1994). "Stewart back on TV with Francis". Playback. Brunico Communications.
9. Vlessing, Etan (October 11, 2004). "Stewart looks back at life on the Squad". Playback. Brunico Communications.
10. Awards Database. "Julie Stewart". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Archived from the original on September 8, 2016.
11. MacDonald, Gayle (November 5, 2002). "Host Cullen shines at Geminis gala". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company.
12. "2002 Leo Awards Nominees & Winners" (PDF). Leo Awards. Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia.
13. "2003 Winners". Leo Awards. Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia.
14. Sumi, Glenn (May 13, 2009). "Hogtown Homos". NOW Toronto. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
15. "Documentaries: We Are Sailor People". Atlantic Film Festival. September 14, 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
16. Deschene, Sue (October 16, 2019). "We Are Sailor People premieres at Halifax film festival". SaltWire Network. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
17. "The 1994 Gemini nominees". Playback. Brunico Communications. February 14, 1994.
18. "Gemini Nominees: And the 1997 nominees are". Playback. Brunico Communications. January 27, 1997.
19. "Gemini Awards/Prix Gemeaux: The Gemini nominees". Playback. Brunico Communications. August 24, 1998.
20. "2001 Gemini nominees". Playback. Brunico Communications. October 1, 2001.
21. "Gemini Awards for Cold Squad". Playback. Brunico Communications. October 11, 2004.
22. "Nominees for Best Actress in a Drama Series". Playback. Brunico Communications. November 7, 2005.

Further reading

• "Grapevine (ACTRA Montreal)" (PDF). Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists. Winter 2008. p. 12.
• Brioux, Bill (November 26, 2004). "Stewart comes in from the Cold". Canoe.com. Sun Media. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. (Published originally in the Toronto Sun on September 4, 2004.)
• Burliuk, Greg (July 18, 2009). "One woman, seven roles". Kingston Whig-Standard. Sun Media.
• Caldwell, Rebecca (July 21, 2001). "It's funny, because I didn't use to be into cars'". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company.
• Cornblum, Marcy (January 13, 2001). "Asides: Julie Stewart" (PDF). National Post. CanWest Global. (via National Dream Productions)
• Hendry, Luke (June 21, 2008). "Stewart returns to roots". Belleville Intelligencer. Sun Media.</ref>
• Kaplan, Jon (October 21, 2015). "Preview: Age of Arousal". NOW Magazine. Now Communications.
• Ryan, Andrew (April 7, 2001). "Behind the badge". The Globe and Mail. The Woodbridge Company.
• "Speaking up for Canadian content". TorontoStarVideo. YouTube. April 24, 2008. (geo-blocked)
• Trichur, Rita (April 18, 2008). "Broadcasters united for fight". Toronto Star. Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd.
• Watson, Kate (October 19, 2006). "Neptune squad". The Coast. Coast Publishing Ltd.

Books

• Romanko, Karen A. (2016). Television's Female Spies and Crimefighters: 600 Characters and Shows, 1950s to the Present. McFarland & Company. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7864-9637-2. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016.

External links

• Julie Stewart on IMDb
• Julie Stewart on Vimeo
• Julie Stewart – VO (Commercial) Voicebank.net demo
• Julie Stewart – VO (Narration) Voicebank.net demo
• Julie Stewart at NorthernStars