Ellie Harvie
Elinor Anne Harvie is a Canadian actress who portrayed Morticia on The New Addams Family. Later, she starred as Dr. Lindsey Novak in Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.
Early life and career
Harvie was the youngest of five children born into a U.S. Air Force family. They eventually settled in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Harvie later attended the University of Manitoba, where she earned a degree in political studies. After graduating, Harvie moved to Vancouver with her family in 1987, where she took up a two-year course at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre School.
Her love of stand-up comedy and improv led to extra work in TheatreSports. After training at the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School, Harvie embarked on years of theatre touring British Columbia's schools with "Greenthumb Theatre", performing in scads of Fringe Festivals and then the big stages.
As part of the Vancouver TheatreSports team, Harvie won the 1995 Just for Laughs Improv Tournament championship held in Montreal, beating competitors from across the world.
Harvie also appeared in Cupid, The X-Files, Nightscream and The 6th Day. She received a gold medal in CBC's 1998 Improv Olympics and a Gemini nomination for Best Comedy Performance in a series or Special. She also took over from Wendie Malick as Burdine Maxwell from the second TV season of Bratz.
She portrayed Candace/Mrs. Bubkes on the YTV teen comedy series, Some Assembly Required.
On November 24, 2012, Harvie hosted the inaugural UBCP/ACTRA Awards, which honours acting talent in British Columbia.
Harvie has also starred as Lillian Tibbett on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Channel Series An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series.
Filmography
Never Kiss A Man In A Christmas Sweater as Colonel MorrisonPup Academy as Headmistress GruffAurora Teagarden Mysteries as Lillian TibbettSome Assembly Required as CandaceHome Alone 5: The Holiday Heist as Catherine BaxterTooth Fairy as Permit WomanSanta Buddies as Pete's MomLove Happens as MarthaI Love You, Beth Cooper as Female Cop at High SchoolSpace Buddies as Pete's MomSanctuary as Eleanor ; in Sanctuary for All: Part 1 The Valet as the Restaurant ManagerGym Teacher: The Movie as Ms. SchoenbornSpace Chimps as Additional VoicesRobson Arms as Female Contractor ; in Trixie's Honour The Triple Eight as Opportunistic Businesswoman ; in Heil FiltersThe Troop TV series as Charlotte Collins Tom and Jerry Tales TV series as Rhino MotherLove Notes as ClaireBlood Ties as Rachel ; in Post Partum TV episode as RachelMy Baby Is Missing as Nicole/LynnePsych as Lorraine ’ in He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead Men in Trees as Clerk ; in Take It Like a Man Christmas on Chestnut Street as Eileen GoldbergThe Mermaid Chair as BenneNot My Life as JanetThe L Word as Janice ; in Lifesize & Lost Weekend The Collector as Meter Maid / The Devil ; in The V.J. The Foursome as Peggy SpencerFirehouse Tales as Additional Voices Stargate: Atlantis as Dr. Lindsey Novak ; in Critical Mass & The Siege: Part 3 Terminal City as Alice ; in Episode * 1.7, Episode * 1.6, Episode * 1.5, Episode * 1.4, Episode * 1.3, & 1 moreCompany Man RoundTable ; in Bad Gigs TV episodeAlien Racers TV series as Gamekeeper Kytani Stargate SG-1 as Dr. Lindsey Novak ; in Prometheus Unbound Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as JuneThe Dead Zone as Pam Tanowitz ; in Speak Now The Wild Guys as CarlaThe Chris Isaak Show as Stella ; in Taking Off Miracle as MargieRomeo! as Ms. Guthrie ; in Nuthin But NetK-9: P.I. as Jackie Von JarvisThe Western Alienation Comedy Hour as Sketch ComedianAndromeda ; in Tunnel at the End of the Light JAG as Realtor ; in Port Chicago Cold Squad as Shelley Mack ; in Ambleton, & Enough Is Enough Croon as EllieThe Sports Pages as Melinda Da Vinci's Inquest as Jessica ; in All Tricked Up Improv Comedy Games TV mini-series as ComedianThe 6th Day as RosieP.R. TV series as Jill Hayes So Weird as Dr. Daily ; in Shelter Mentors as Cleopatra ; in The Crush Up, Up, and Away! as The AnnihilatorFirst Wave as Marianne ; in All About Eddie Beggars and Choosers ; in Always Leave 'Em Laughing The New Addams Family as Morticia Addams Cupid as Brassy redhead ; in Pilot Someone to Love Me as Ms. KrasneWrongfully Accused as Ruth the News AnchorThe Improv Comedy Olympics as ComedianPrincipal Takes a Holiday as Miss W. FassleSaving Grace as EvaMr. Magoo Police Academy: The Series as Hazel Mullins ; in All at Sea The Accident: A Moment of Truth Movie as English TeacherPoltergeist: The Legacy as Laura DuMond ; in Lives in the Balance, & Transference TV episode as Mary PastorNightScream as Jenny MarksException to the Rule as SecretarySuper Dave's All Stars TV series as Cheerleader Dog's Best Friend as Miss MelroseThe X-Files as OPO Staffer / Ticket Agent ; in "Hell Money", & "E.B.E." as the Ticket AgentHappy Gilmore as RegistrarLive TV Channel 92 as MaxineThe Commish as Jenny Day ; in The Sharp Pinch Christmas on Division Street as Nurse