| Tammy Gillis | |
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| General Information | |
| Gender: | Female |
|---|---|
| Birthday: | 1970 |
| Birthplace: | Manitoba, Canada |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Social Networks: | Twitter |
| Other Information | |
| Occupation(s): | Actress |
| Education: | University of Manitoba |
| Talents: | Acting |
| Series Information | |
| Character: | Peasant Wife |
| Only appearance: | Changelings |
Tammy Gillis is a Canadian actress who works on television and film projects across the country.
View the Tammy Gillis Gallery.[]
Early life and education[]
Gillis was born in Dauphin, Manitoba. She studied pre-law at the University of Manitoba.
Career[]
Tammy Gillis grew up in rural Manitoba and got her start on the stage in her hometown playing Grandpa in her first school play. While attending University, she was discovered by a modelling agency. Shortly after signing with them, she booked a series of commercials for Greenkids starring Lyle Lovett and landed her first film role in the award-winning short film The Heart of the World directed by cult film director, Guy Maddin.
Her onscreen credits include roles in White Noise 2 starring Nathan Fillion and Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg. Tammy played a leading role in the indie feature film Under the Apple Box, which received an honorable mention at the New Jersey Film Festival and also screened at the Women's International Film Festival in Miami in March 2013. She appeared on the Bravo series Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce, as well as the romantic comedy A Novel Romance starring alongside Amy Acker and Dylan Bruce and the Lifetime thriller Stolen from the Womb starring alongside Laura Mennell and Larisa Oleynik.
She has guest starred on CTV's drama Motive as well as her recurring guest starring role on the HBO Canada series Less Than Kind and the Douglas Coupland CBC comedy "jPod" TV series Less than Kind. She has appeared in roles on the CW's Supernatural, Showcase's Lost Girl, SpikeTV's Blue Mountain State, Showcase's Endgame, Reaper, The L Word, and the final season of Battlestar Galactica and many more. Her MOW's include Stealing Paradise starring Rachel Leigh Cook, The Mermaid Chair starring Kim Basinger and Home by Christmas starring Linda Hamilton.
Gillis was a spokesmodel for Candian underwear company Ginch Gonch. She travelled with the line to France, to El Salvador and Russia. She was named one of Femme Fatale's 'Fresh Faces of the Year' in 2007 and has been seen in the magazines UMM and Sharp for Men.
In 2016, Gillis appeared in the sixth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time as Jill.
Gillis appeared in the Hallmark Channel original movie Frozen in Love, which stars Rachael Leigh Cook and Niall Matter. The film was broadcast on the channel in January 2018. As of 2018, she is currently playing a police officer named Marissa Staub in Freeform’s drama-fantasy series Siren.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Type | Role |
| 2000 | The Heart of the World | Short | Mary Magdalene (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Inside the Osmonds | TV Movie | Mary |
| 2001 | Culture of Silence | Short | Victim |
| 2002 | Cemetery Love Story | Short | Daisy |
| 2002 | The Chris Isaak Show | TV Series | Shelly |
| 2004 | Din | Short | Female Cyclist |
| 2004 | Lucky Stars | Kelly | |
| 2005 | Jilted | Short | The Sister |
| 2006 | The L Word | TV Series | Tammy |
| 2006 | Trophy Wife | TV Movie | Libby |
| 2006 | The Mermaid Chair | TV Movie | Young Kat |
| 2006 | Home by Christmas | TV Movie | Donna |
| 2007 | White Noise 2: The Light | Scooter Girl | |
| 2007 | Shooter | Waitress (uncredited) | |
| 2007 | Blood Brothers: Reign of Terror | Kim | |
| 2007 | Reaper | TV Series | Holly Actor |
| 2008 | jPod | TV Series | Sarah |
| 2008 | The Valet | Short | The Hostess |
| 2008 | Sanguine | Short | Aunt Lucy |
| 2009 | Battlestar Galactica | TV Series | Marine #2 |
| 2010 | Another Brief Moment | Short | Cynthia |
| 2011 | Shattered | TV Series | Dr. Weston |
| 2011 | Endgame | TV Series | Lexis |
| 2011 | Stealing Paradise | TV Movie | Elise Shayne |
| 2011 | Blue Mountain State | TV Series | Karen Gilday |
| 2011 | Supernatural | TV Series | Kelly |
| 2012 | Lost Girl | TV Series | Marissa |
| 2012 | Less Than Kind | TV Series | Barbara |
| 2012 | Under the Apple Box | Leila-Adult | |
| 2013 | Motive | TV Series | Claudia Powell |
| 2014 | Stolen from the Womb | TV Movie | Paula |
| 2014 | The Timekeeper | Short | Georgina |
| 2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | TV Series | Kath |
| 2015 | A Novel Romance | TV Movie | Nina |
| 2015 | No Men Beyond This Point | Female Pundit | |
| 2015 | Ties That Bind | TV Series | Carla Martin |
| 2015 | Continuum | TV Series | Doctor |
| 2015 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Truth Be Told | TV Movie | Randilynn Amidon |
| 2015 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Impossible Dream | TV Movie | Randilynn Amidon |
| 2015 | Kindergarten Da Bin Ich Wieder | Short | Clara Ragnarson |
| 2016 | The Support Group | TV Series | Julia Coles |
| 2016 | Unleashing Mr. Darcy | TV Movie | Jenna Scott |
| 2016 | Wedding Bells | TV Movie | Amy |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Time | TV Series | Peasant Wife |
| 2016 | Menorca | Claire / Wife | |
| 2017 | Murder, She Baked: Just Desserts | TV Movie | Michele Bishop |
| 2017 | The Arrangement | TV Series | Jen |
| 2017 | Tiny House of Terror | TV Movie | Lindsay |
| 2017 - 2018 | Ghost Wars | TV Series | Jane |
| 2018 | Frozen in Love | TV Movie | Erica Parker |
| 2018 | Deadly Deed: A Fixer Upper Mystery | TV Movie | Whitney Sloane |
| 2018 | The Sweetest Heart | TV Movie | Sarah |
| 2018 | Violentia | Marie Anderson | |
| 2018 | Marrying Mr. Darcy | TV Movie | Jenna Scott |
| 2018 | Jenna Scott | TV Series | Cristina Dunn |
| 2018 | Sonder | Short | Katia |
| 2018 - 2020 | Siren | TV Series | Deputy Marissa Staub |
| 2019 | A Dog's Way Home | Officer Leon | |
| 2019 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Game of Cat and Mouse | TV Movie | Bree Carson |
| 2019 | 37-Teen | Claire | |
| 2019 | Van Helsing | TV Series | Monica |
| 2020 | The Detectives | TV Series | Detective Debbie Harris |
| 2020 | Torn: Dark Bullets | Detective Omari |
Trivia[]
- She is a fan of the FX original TV show "Sons of Anarchy"
- She hopes one day of opening her own production company
- She really would love to work on a David Fincher project
- Would love to travel more
- A huge supporter of the cause "Women in Film"