Personal Info
Birth date
1953-02-05 (72 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Κέιτ Τρότερ
Kate Trotter
Biography
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.
Filmography
Monk
8
Overview:
Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.Heartland
8.3
Overview:
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they keep the ranch running?Murdoch Mysteries
7.715
Overview:
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.Earth: Final Conflict
6.761
Overview:
Years ago, the Taelons came to Earth, offering friendship and technology to humanity. But there are those who believe the Taelons have more sinister motives.Relic Hunter
6.7
Overview:
Sydney Fox is a professor and globe-trotting "relic hunter" who looks for ancient artifacts to return to museums and/or the descendants of the original owner. She is aided by her linguistic assistant Nigel and occasionally by her somewhat air-headed secretary Claudia. She often ends up battling rival hunters seeking out artifacts for the money.Covert Affairs
6.8
Overview:
A young CIA operative, Annie Walker, is mysteriously summoned to headquarters for duty as a field operative. While Annie believes she's been promoted for her exceptional linguistic skills, there may be something or someone from her past that her CIA bosses are really after. Auggie Anderson is a CIA military intelligence agent who was blinded while on assignment and is Annie's guide in this world of bureaucracy, excitement and intrigue.Lost Girl
7.739
Overview:
The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
6.6
Overview:
Like his legendary namesake, Kwai Chang Caine is a warrior monk, operating a Shaolin temple in Northern California. After an evil priest, Tan, destroys the temple, Caine and his young son, Peter each believe the other has perished. The two embark on very different paths -- Caine wanders the Earth, while Peter is a cop. When fate brings the two together, they work to overcome their differing philosophies to battle Tan, and then to help the innocent and bring justice to the new Wild West -- 90s urban America.Due South
7.5
Overview:
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
7.1
Overview:
Based on a true story, this family-friendly series follows the adventures of a young, hearing impaired woman who has a special gift and goes to work for the FBI in Washington, D.C. She's one hard-headed, soft-hearted woman whose talent for reading lips helps crack crimes and bag the bad guys in places listening devices can't penetrate. With her hearing-ear dog, Levi, Sue's a glutton for jeopardy – and there's (almost) nothing she won't do to bring notorious criminals to justice. This remarkable, edge-of-your-seat drama is an inspiring tribute to the ability of the human spirit to overcome adversity and achieve great things.Republic of Doyle
6.9
Overview:
Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.Friday the 13th: The Series
7.3
Overview:
Micki and Ryan with the help of their friend Jack try to recover cursed antiques so they can store them in safety inside the antique store's vault.The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.2
Overview:
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to 1986, and on the USA Network from 1987 to 1989. The series is an updated re-imagining of the classic 1955 series Alfred Hitchcock Presents.ReGenesis
7.393
Overview:
ReGenesis is a Canadian television program produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC, a fictional organization with a lab based in Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bio-terrorism, mysterious diseases or radical changes in environment throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström, the chief scientist and molecular biologist. Through this character the show often addresses topical social, political and ethical issues related to the science at hand. The series was originally seen on The Movie Network and Movie Central with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, The Science Channel, Halogen TV and in syndication and CW Plus in the United States, and FX Latin America in Mexico; as well as numerous broadcasters in Europe and Asia. International distribution is handled by Oasis International. As of April 2012 the show can also be seen on Hulu.com.The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.838
Overview:
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.SurrealEstate
6.6
Overview:
Aided by his own remarkable abilities and an eclectic team of associates, real estate agent Luke Roman specializes in “metaphysically engaged properties,” aka haunted houses. Together they investigate, clear and close the houses nobody else can.The Silence
6.025
Overview:
With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult.Playmakers
4.8
Overview:
The series is a gritty ensemble drama about the off-field lives of a group of players on a pro football team and how they deal with the pressure of being on the professional level.The Jane Show
4
Overview:
Aspiring novelist Jane Black suddenly winds up unemployed. Hoping for a more conventional lifestyle, she goes in search of a job, hoping to find something with a 40-hour work week and maybe even dental insurance. Her adventures in the corporate world are not so ordinary, however, and she learns that a normal life may not be so normal after all.Philip Marlowe, Private Eye
6.6
Overview:
Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a British mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom under the shorter title 'Marlowe, Private Eye' and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series features Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.Against the Wall
6.6
Overview:
This Chicago-set family drama follows a policewoman who causes a rift with her three cop brothers when she decides to join the department's Internal Affairs division.Upside Down
6.279
Overview:
In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?Jann
6
Overview:
In Jann, Jann Arden plays a fictionalized, self-deprecating version of herself: a singer songwriter of a “certain age” in severe denial of the harsh reality that her former music career is slowly (okay rapidly) fading away. But it’s not just Jann’s career that’s on life support – she’s newly single (don’t remind her), her sister may disown her, and her mother may be showing early signs of memory loss. Jann's personal life is in shambles and she's convinced that the cure-all is to enlist a new manager to help rebrand her image. Filled with plenty of LOL moments, she embarks on a quest to return to greatness and go viral, but instead gets tangled in the pressures of her ‘real’ life. Jann is at the crossroads between who she was and who she wants to be. Can Jann stage a comeback, reclaim fame…and be there for the people who love her?Beyond Borders
6.4
Overview:
Sarah Jordan, an American living in London in 1984, is married to the son of a wealthy British industrialist. She encounters Nick Callahan, a renegade doctor, whose impassioned plea for help to support his relief efforts in war-torn Africa moves her deeply. As a result, Sarah embarks upon a journey of discovery that leads to danger, heartbreak and romance in the far corners of the world.Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew
6.3
Overview:
Anne heads to Charlottetown to attend accelerated classes as she continues to work towards her dream of being a school teacher. While there, she is forced to adapt quickly to her new surroundings and classmates as she navigates her way through her first school experience outside of her beloved Green Gables. Anne finds herself facing daunting choices for her future, the stirrings of romance, and tragedy unlike anything she's ever known. Meanwhile, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert contend with advancing age as they deal with financial challenges and creeping ailments.Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
7.5
Overview:
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 Canadian-American science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian and American syndication.When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story
6
Overview:
Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.Plain Truth
5.9
Overview:
An unmarried 18 year-old Amish girl is charged with the murder of her infant child.Family of Cops
6.511
Overview:
Paul Fein is a veteran police detective whose son Eddie is also a cop. Paul is assigned to investigate the murder of a prominent businessman, and he soon learns that the field of suspects has been narrowed down to two—the victim's sexually freewheeling wife Anna, and Paul's wild-child daughter Jackie. Neither Paul nor Eddie believe that Jackie could have committed the murder, and soon Paul is using himself as a decoy in a bid to find out more about what Anna does and doesn't know about her husband's death.Acting
TBALion of Ain-Jaloot as Unknown
2023Miracle in Bethlehem, PA as Hannah
2023Midnight at the Paradise as Charmaine
2021Toying with the Holidays as Kate
2021SurrealEstate (2 Episodes) as Willa Stans
2019The Christmas Club as Barb
2019The Silence as Lynn
2019Jann (1 Episode) as Georgette
2017Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew as Mrs. Barry
2015Cold Deck as Audrey
2013Tru Love as Alice
2013Compulsion as Sylvia
2012Upside Down as Becky
2011Against the Wall (1 Episode) as Carolyn Randall
2010Lost Girl (5 Episodes) as The Norn
2010Covert Affairs (2 Episodes) as Senator Claire Pierson
2010Vacation with Derek as Felicia
2010When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story as Unknown
2010Republic of Doyle (1 Episode) as Beth Miller
2009The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love as Eve Miller
2008Murdoch Mysteries (1 Episode) as Stella Smart
2007Heartland (1 Episode) as Evelyn
2006Cheaters' Club as Detective Rollins
2006The Jane Show (26 Episodes) as Stella
2005Murder in the Hamptons as Neighbor
2004ReGenesis (1 Episode) as Persecutor
2004Plain Truth as Sarah Fitch
2004Lives of the Saints (1 Episode) as Mrs. Amherst
2004The Murdoch Mysteries: Except the Dying as Donalda Rhodes
2003City of Ruins: The Halifax Explosion as Narrator
2003Beyond Borders as Mrs. Bauford
2003Playmakers (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story as Vivian Hanssen
2002Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (3 Episodes) as Carla Thomas
2002Monk (1 Episode) as Kate Ashcombe
2002You Belong to Me as Lois Clausen
1999Relic Hunter (1 Episode) as Bette Ramer
1999Free Fall as Widow
1997Earth: Final Conflict (3 Episodes) as Dr. Park
1997Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye as Marie Curie
1996Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story as Mrs. Laumann
1995Family of Cops as Mrs. Novacek #1
1995Bloodknot as Phyllis
1994Due South (1 Episode) as Nurse Unger
1993Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet as Lady Capulet
1993Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (88 Episodes) as Capt. Karen Simms
1991Alligator Pie as Teacher
1990Clarence as Rachel Logan
1989The First Season as Alex Cauldwell
1988Martha, Ruth & Edie as Mrs. Peebles
1987A Conspiracy of Love as Judge
1987Friday the 13th: The Series (1 Episode) as Dr. Avril Carter
1987Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1 Episode) as Vi
1986Connection as Unknown
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (2 Episodes) as Margaret Lord
1985Joshua Then and Now as Jane Trimble
1985Murder in Space as Pamela Cooper
1985The Ray Bradbury Theater (1 Episode) as Carol
1985The Suicide Murders as Myrna Yates
1983Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1 Episode) as Irma Dean
1981Threshold as Mrs. Anderson
1981The Plouffe Family as Suzan Connely
1981The Running Man as Professor