Merrilyn Gann
Merrilyn Gann is a stage, film and television actress from Canada. She played the town's mayor in all four seasons Everwood, broadcast on the WB network.[1]
Personal life
Her sister Angela is also an actor, and they were both founding members of Edmonton, Alberta's Northern Lights Theatre in 1975.[2]
She was married for some time to Christopher Gaze, whom she met in 1978 at Northern Lights while performing lunchtime theatre.[3][4]
Career
She has appeared in numerous stage and television productions.[5]
She and Gaze often appeared on stage together. In 1981, they played in an outdoor staging of Shaw's Saint Joan in Edmonton. The Edmonton Journal called her portrayal of Joan of Arc "a marvel", praising her warmth, enthusiasm and confidence.[6] At the 1987 Shaw Festival, they appeared in a pair of one act plays. A critic from The Province praised them jointly for Village Wooing, saying they "infused the piece with genuine affection".[7] She's also a veteran of Vancouver's annual Bard on the Beach Shakespeare festival.[8]
In the 1990 film adaptation of Stephen King's novel It, she played a small guest role as the mother of a murdered girl. In Roland Emmerich's 2009 disaster film 2012, she played the German Chancellor.[1]
Filmography (Selection)
- 1977: Why Shoot the Teacher?
- 1987: Roxanne
- 1989–1990: MacGyver (television series, two episodes)
- 1990: "Stephen King's It" (It, two parts)
- 1991–1992: Street Justice (television series, two episodes)
- 1994, 1997: The X-Files (television series, two episodes)
- 1996: A Kidnapping in the Family
- 1997: Millennium (television series, one episode)
- 1997: The Outer Limits (television series, season 3, episode 14: Dead Man's Switch)
- 1999: Poltergeist: The Legacy (television series, one episode)
- 2002: Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (television series, one episode)
- 2002–2006: Everwood (television series, 68 episodes)[1]
- 2007: Supernatural[5] (television series, season 3, episode 8: A Very Supernatural Christmas)
- 2009: 2012[1]
- 2010: Smallville[5] (television series, one episode)
- 2011: Ice Road Terror
- 2011: The Killing[5] (television series, one episode)
- 2011: Marley & Me: The Puppy Years
- 2013: Emily Owens, M.D. (television series, one episode)
- 2013: This is the End
- 2015: Mistresses[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 King, Eric; Jacobsen, Kevin (16 September 2025). "Where is the cast of 'Everwood' today? See the stars nearly 20 years after the beloved WB show ended". EW. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ↑ Nothof, Anne. "Northern Light Theatre". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Seagrave, Jayne (14 May 2017). All the World's a Stage: The Story of Bard on the Beach. Heritage House Publishing Co. ISBN 978-1-77203-177-5. Search this book on
- ↑ Inwood, Damien (21 August 1991). "Play's the Thing". The Province. p. 49.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Lekic, Raquel (2025-06-20). "'Everwood' Cast Then and Now: Catch Up With the Beloved Stars Today!". Woman's World. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
- ↑ Portman, Jamie (15 July 1981). "A touch of magic under the stars". Edmonton Journal. p. 5.
- ↑ Moore, Kerry (22 November 1987). "Shaw's spirit upheld". The Province. p. 15.
- ↑ Rosen, Lynn (11 July 1995). "'Hamlet' overcomes last-minute catastrophe". The Bellingham Herald. p. 13.
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