Personal Info
Birth date
1958-05-09 (67 Years)
Day of death
2009-06-21
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Also known as
Lorineda Gayle
Lorena Gayle
Loreena Gale
Lorean Gale
Lorena Gale
Biography
From Wikipedia Lorena Gale (May 9, 1958 – June 21, 2009) was a Canadian actress, playwright and theatre director. She was active onstage and in films and television since the 1980s. She also authored two award-winning plays, Angélique and Je me souviens. She appeared in such movies as Another Cinderella Story, Ernest Goes to School, Fantastic Four, Traitor, The Chronicles of Riddick, The Mermaid Chair, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. She has guest starred on programs such as The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Smallville and Kingdom Hospital. Until August 2005, she starred as Priestess Elosha on the SciFi Channel television program Battlestar Galactica. Her play, Angélique, the story of executed slave Marie-Joseph Angelique, was the winner of the 1995 duMaurier National Playwriting Competition in Canada. Gale's final film role was a librarian in Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins.
Filmography
Supernatural
8.3
Overview:
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.Smallville
8.2
Overview:
The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.The X-Files
8.376
Overview:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.Stargate SG-1
8.289
Overview:
The story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of such devices on a multitude of planets. SG-1 is an elite Air Force special operations team, one of more than two dozen teams from Earth who explore the galaxy and defend against alien threats such as the Goa'uld, Replicators, and the Ori.Battlestar Galactica
8.2
Overview:
When an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.Highlander: The Series
7.4
Overview:
Duncan MacLeod cannot die -- he is a 400-year-old immortal, who has seen his share of humanity's history. Still, he risks his life in battle against other immortals and tries to save people from harm.Dark Angel
7.5
Overview:
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape.21 Jump Street
7.175
Overview:
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.The Outer Limits
7.7
Overview:
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
7.25
Overview:
Can you tell the difference between fact and fiction? Several stories of strange, mysterious and incredible occurrences are chronicled during each episode. It is up to the viewer to decide which stories actually happened and which were completely fabricated by the show’s writers. The answer is revealed by Jonathan Frakes at the conclusion of each episode.Fantastic Four
5.799
Overview:
During a space voyage, four scientists are altered by cosmic rays: Reed Richards gains the ability to stretch his body; Sue Storm can become invisible; Johnny Storm controls fire; and Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong … thing. Together, these "Fantastic Four" must now thwart the evil plans of Dr. Doom and save the world from certain destruction.The Sentinel
7.1
Overview:
The Sentinel is a Canadian-produced television series. In the jungles of peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses. Now, Detective Jim Ellison is a sentinel in the fight for justice. Anthropologist Blair Sandburg works side by side with Jim, helping him develop these senses.First Wave
7.15
Overview:
Framed for murder and on the run, a former thief struggles to expose the vanguard of an alien invasion with the help of a conspiracy theorist and newly discovered prophecies of Nostradamus.The 4400
7.2
Overview:
4400 centers on the return of 4400 people who, previously presumed dead or reported missing, reappear on Earth. Though they have not aged physically, some of them seem to have deeper alterations ranging from superhuman strength to an unexplained healing touch. A government agency is formed to track the 4400 people after one of them commits a murder.Millennium
7.7
Overview:
A retired FBI serial-profiler joins the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.The Commish
7.1
Overview:
Tony Scali is a former Brooklyn cop now the Police Commissioner of a small upstate city. But for Scali, this is no desk job. He's a tough yet compassionate boss, a loving husband and father, and a hands-on law enforcer with an unorthodox style of bending the rules. From parenthood to politics, from sex crimes to murder cases, one man takes it day-to-day with offbeat humor and street- smart skill.Tru Calling
7.306
Overview:
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.The Butterfly Effect
7.574
Overview:
A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon finds that every change he makes has unexpected consequences.The Day the Earth Stood Still
5.647
Overview:
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.The Exorcism of Emily Rose
6.597
Overview:
When a younger girl called Emily Rose dies, everyone puts blame on the exorcism which was performed on her by Father Moore prior to her death. The priest is arrested on suspicion of murder. The trial begins with lawyer Erin Bruner representing Moore, but it is not going to be easy, as no one wants to believe what Father Moore says is true.The Fly II
5.693
Overview:
Martin Brundle, born of the human/fly, is adopted by his father's place of employment (Bartok Inc.) while the employees simply wait for his mutant chromosomes to come out of their dormant state.Battlestar Galactica
8.208
Overview:
A re-imagining of the original series in which a "rag-tag fugitive fleet" of the last remnants of mankind flees pursuing robots while simultaneously searching for their true home, Earth.Traitor
6.652
Overview:
When straight arrow FBI agent Roy Clayton heads up the investigation into a dangerous international conspiracy, all clues seem to lead back to former U.S. Special Operations officer Samir Horn.Snow Day
5.118
Overview:
When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.The Chronicles of Riddick
6.542
Overview:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, reluctant hero will emerge as humanity's champion - and the last hope for a universe on the edge of annihilation.Slither
6.536
Overview:
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.The Middleman
7.7
Overview:
Struggling female artist Wendy Watson, recruited by a secret agency, struggles to wrap her head around her bizarre new job -- fighting dangers humanity isn't prepared to face -- under the guidance of a handsome and relentlessly wholesome hero who calls himself "The Middleman" in this tongue-in-cheek adventure series.Acting
2009Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins as Librarian
2008The Day the Earth Stood Still as Scientist #2
2008Traitor as Dierdre Horn
2008The X Files: I Want to Believe as On Screen Doctor
2008The Middleman (1 Episode) as Mrs. Johnston
2007Hush Little Baby as Marie Batiste
2007Love Notes as Aveva Marley
2006Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' as Sue Coleman
2006Slither as Janene
2006The Evidence (1 Episode) as Unknown
2005Supernatural (1 Episode) as Landlady
2005Neverwas as Judy
2005The Exorcism of Emily Rose as Jury Foreman
2005Premonition as Captain Gloria Smith
2005Fantastic Four as Old Lady With Car #1
2005Bob the Butler as Dr. Wilma
2005School of Life as Matilda Smith
2004Battlestar Galactica (8 Episodes) as Elosha
2004The 4400 (1 Episode) as Cora Tomkins
2004The Chronicles of Riddick as Defense Minister
2004The Survivors Club as Lt. Marcy Morelli
2004The Perfect Score as Proctor
2004The Butterfly Effect as Mrs. Boswell
2003Battlestar Galactica (2 Episodes) as Elosha
2003Tru Calling (1 Episode) as Receptionist
2003Agent Cody Banks as Waitress
2002Breaking News (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002Door to Door as Hospital Administrator
2002Halloween: Resurrection as Nurse Wells
2002The Dead Zone (1 Episode) as Rose Lewis
2002Living with the Dead as Midge's Grandmother
2001Smallville (3 Episodes) as Dr. Claire Foster
2001Freddy Got Fingered as Psychiatrist / Social Worker
2000Holiday Heart as Mrs. Owens
2000Love Lessons as Dr. Carlyle
2000Dark Angel (1 Episode) as Teacher
20002gether: The Series (1 Episode) as Judge
2000Screwed as Angry Momma
2000Caitlin's Way (1 Episode) as Unknown
2000Snow Day as Radio Mother
2000Runaway Virus as Surgeon General
1999P.T. Barnum as Joice Heth
1999Behind the Mask as Mrs. Flowers
1999Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century as Mrs. Ready
1998Ellen Foster as Unknown
1998A Marriage of Convenience as Judge Edwards
1998American Dragons as Captain Talman
1998First Wave (1 Episode) as Alice Gundry
1997Indefensible: The Truth About Edward Brannigan as Cheryl Drew
1997Married to a Stranger as Jerry
1997Stargate SG-1 (1 Episode) as Curator
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1 Episode) as Mrs. Pits (segment "The Wrong Turn")
1997Echo as Nurse
1996Millennium (1 Episode) as Dr. Patricia Moss
1996Kidz in the Wood as Foster Mother
1996The Sentinel (1 Episode) as Maggie Chandler
1995Ebbie as Rita/Ghost of Christmas Present
1995The Surrogate as Brenda
1995Broken Trust as Carole Benisek
1995Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 as Appeals Judge
1995Jack Reed: One of Our Own as Anne Kelfer
1995Circumstances Unknown as Dakota Peal
1995The Outer Limits (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Louise, Doctor, Committee Member
1995Serving in Silence - The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story as Sgt. Wilson
1994M.A.N.T.I.S. (22 Episodes) as Unknown
1993The X-Files (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Attorney, Nurse Wilkins, Ellen Bledsoe
1992Highlander: The Series (1 Episode) as Woman
1991The Commish (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1989I Love You Perfect as Nurse
1989Angels of the City as Punk Bar
1989The Fly II as Woman
1989Cousins as Cosmetic Demonstrator
198721 Jump Street (1 Episode) as Pam
1986Barnum as Joyce Heth
1986Miles to Go… as Gloria
1986Choices as Clinic Staffer
1985Discussions in Bioethics: A Chronic Problem as Unknown
1984The Hotel New Hampshire as Dark Inge
1982Visiting Hours as Nurse 1
1954The Wonderful World of Disney (1 Episode) as Emily's Mother