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LAURA BERTRAM

 

Born on September 5, 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Laura Bertram sang in the CCOC (Canadian Children's Opera Chorus) and performed in several operas. She debuted in 1992 with a guest role in the TV series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”. Between 1993 and 1997, Laura appeared as Amanda Zimm on the TV series “Ready or Not” for five seasons. She won the Gemini Award in both 1995 and 1998 for her role in the TV series. Laura played between 1996 and 2020 five seasons the role of Trance Gemini in the TV series “Andromeda”, two seasons as Chris Colton in the TV series “Robson Arms”, and appeared in films such as Sarah in ‘Control Alt Delete’, as Josee in 'Travelling of the Speed of Life' and as Holly in 'Random Acts of Romance' and appeared in TV Movies as Stacey Jones in 'Night of the Twisters', as Janice II in 'Murder on Pleasant Drive’, as Kimberly in ‘Veiled Truth’, as Lindsay in ‘Winter’s Dream’ and as Phoebe in ‘A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado’. Between 1996 and 2019 she had roles in the films 'Toxic Skies', 'Gunless' and '50/50', the TV Movies 'The Boys Next Door', 'Sins of Silence', 'Bridal Fever', 'The Good Witch’s Gift’, ‘A Wish for Christmas’ and ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Home Again’ and the miniseries ‘Unspeakable’. Laura played in 1999 the title role in the play Cinderella and contributed to the short films 'Elimination Dance', '1974', 'A Nice Cup of Tea', 'Fracture' and 'Punkin' and the TV short films 'Dear America: So Far from Home' and 'The Cult'. She had guest roles in TV series such as “Family Pictures”, “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues”, “Street Legal”, “Road to Avonlea”, “Wind at My Back”, “Fast Track”, “Deepwater Black”, “Twitch City”, “Seasons of Love”, “Soul Food”, “Supernatural”, “Once Upon a Time”, “When Calls the Heart”, “Arctic Air”, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” from 2019 and “Family Law”. Perry was given the opportunity to speak to Laura Bertram because of an interview for the internet site.

 

001.You act in TV series (“Robson Arms” from 2007), movies (“Random Acts of Romance” from 2012), and do theater (Cinderella from 1999),

       sing (the title song “March of the High Guard” from the TV series “Andromeda” from 2001) and are an acting coach (in Vancouver for the

       movie 'Bei Jing yu shang Xi Ya Tu' from 2013). If you had to make a choice out of all your work that you like to do most, what would it be?

       In that case I go for acting, because that's what I do most of the time. If I had to make a choice with acting in TV series, movies or the theater, my

       choice would be acting in TV series. When I play a role in the theatre, I am immediately aware of the audience.

002.You sometimes hear that every character an actor or actress plays contains something of themselves. Can you name both a similarity and

       a major difference in character traits between yourself and Amanda Zimm from the TV series “Ready or Not” of 1993?

       I agree with that. So the agreement between us is that we are both Christians. The difference with Amanda is that I am not Jewish myself. In addition,

       my parents divorced before they died. I respect all people, so Amanda could be in my own circle of friends.

003.Over the years you have worked with many famous people. However, who has impressed you the most?

       Kevin Sorbo was so welcoming. I worked with him for five seasons on the TV series “Andromeda”. I work with nice people so no one was

       disappointing to work with. I would like to work with Brooke Shields (Emmeline Lestrange in the movie ‘The Blue Lagoon’, ed.) and Tyler Hynes

       (Atreyu in the TV series "Tales from the Neverending Story", ed.). And there are probably more that I can't think of right now.

004.At what moment in your career are you most proud and/or do you have the best memories?

       I am most proud of playing meaningful characters. For me, these included Amanda Zimm in the TV series “Ready or Not”, Trance Gemini in the TV

       series “Andromeda” and Mary Dunbar in the TV series “When Calls the Heart”. In 1995 and 1998, I won the Gemini Award for my role in the TV

       series “Ready or Not”. Winning this award was important to me because it made me get recognized for my role at the time. In addition, the press

       praised me for the good acting that I have done. So I know that they acknowledge me for it.

005.How do you look back on your time in the TV series “Andromeda”?

       That was fun. For example, I enjoyed working with the cast and crew. The series has been important to me because it let me do something different

       for myself and my fans. I'm still in touch with Gordon (Michael Woolvett as Seamus Harper, ed.), Lisa (Ryder as Beka Valentine, ed.), Lexa (Doig as

       Andromeda Ascendant, ed.) and director David Winning.

006.What can we expect from you in the future in showbiz?

       It looks like the TV series of the “Ready or Not Reboot” will be released this year, in which I reprise the role of Amanda Zimm.

 

Photographer: Kevin Clark

 

Interview: Perry Krootjes