Deborah Kara Unger

Deborah Kara Unger at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival

Deborah Kara Unger (born May 12, 1966 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian actress .

life and career

Deborah Kara Unger is the daughter of a nuclear scientist and a gynecologist . Before Unger became an actress, she studied economics and philosophy at the University of British Columbia . She was later accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Australia (as the first Canadian woman) .

In 2000 and 2003 Unger was nominated for the Genie Award for A Touch of Sunshine and Between Strangers .

Unger lives in Vancouver and Los Angeles .

Filmography (selection)

• 1989: Bangkok Hilton
• 1990: Till There Was You
• 1990: Breakaway
• 1990: Prisoners of the Sun
• 1992: Whispers in the Dark
• 1994: State of Emergency
• 1994: Highlander III - The Sorcerer
• 1996: crash
• 1996: Among Brothers (No Way Home)
• 1997: Keys to Tulsa
• 1997: The Game
• 1998: Luminous Motion
• 1998: The Rat Pack
• 1999: Youri
• 1999: Payback - Payback
• 1999: The Weekend
• 1999: A touch of sunshine (The Taste of Sunshine)
• 1999: Hurricane (The Hurricane)
• 2000: Signs & Wonders
• 2001: Ten Tiny Love Stories
• 2002: The Salton Sea
• 2002: Between Strangers (Between Strangers)
• 2002: Leo
• 2003: Thirteen (Thirteen)
• 2003: Fear X
• 2003: Hollywood North
• 2003: Stander
• 2003: Emile
• 2004: One Point Zero - You are programmed (One Point 0 , also: Paranoia 1.0)
• 2004: Lovesong for Bobby Long (A Love Song for Bobby Long)
• 2005: White Noise - cries from beyond the grave (White Noise)
• 2005: things hanging from trees (Things That Hang from Trees)
• 2006: Alibi - Your dirty little secret is safe with us (The Alibi)
• 2006: Silent Hill
• 2007: 88 minutes (88 minutes)
• 2009: Walled In
• 2009: Messages Deleted
• 2010: Your Way (The Way)
• 2011: Combat Hospital
• 2011: Samuel Bleak
• 2011: The Maiden Danced to Death
• 2011: The City of Gardens
• 2012: Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
• 2012: The Samaritan - Fatal Finale (The Samaritan)
• 2012: A Dark Truth
• 2013: Samuel Black
• 2015: Dangerous Arrangement
• 2017: A Thought of Ecstasy

Awards and nominations

year	result	price	category	Movie
2000	Won	Seattle International Film Festival	Best ensemble	The Weekend
2000	Nominated	Genie Awards	The best supporting actress	A touch of sunshine
2003	Nominated	Genie Awards	Best main actress	Between Strangers
2003	Won	Dubrovnik International Film Festival	"Libertas Award"
2003	Nominated	Sonoma Valley Film Festival	"Imagery Honors Award"
2004	Won	Method Fest	Best main actress	Emile
2005	Won	Málaga International Week of Fantastic Cinema	Best main actress	One Point Zero - You are programmed
2010	Won	Action on Film International Film Festival	"Half-Life Award"

Web links

Commons : Deborah Kara Unger  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Deborah Kara Unger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Deborah Kara Unger at AllMovie (English)
• Deborah Kara Unger in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deborah Unger . British Film Institute . Retrieved September 19, 2014.
2. ↑ Deborah Kara Unger . In: The New York Times . Retrieved June 2, 2011. 
3. ↑ Deborah Kara Unger- Biography . Yahoo! . Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2011.