Meredith Henderson

Meredith Henderson (born November 24, 1983) is a Canadian actress known for playing the title role in The Adventures of Shirley Holmes.^[1]

Meredith Henderson
Born	(1983-11-24) November 24, 1983 (age 41) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1991–present

She also had a leading role as wheelchair-using Cleo Bellows in the 2001 children's television series MythQuest opposite Christopher Jacot.

In 2005, she appeared in Shania: A Life in Eight Albums, a biopic of country star Shania Twain,^[2] in which she played the lead role. She did all the singing, dancing and guitar playing herself.

Henderson also had a recurring role as the girlfriend of Harris Allan's character Hunter on the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking gay TV series Queer as Folk.

Her sister is actress Beki Lantos.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Kayla	Jaynie Nightingale
2005	Shania: A Life in Eight Albums	Adult Shania Twain
2006	Heartstopper	Sara Wexler
2008	Jumper	Fiona
2010	A Flesh Offering	Emily
2018	The Downside of Bliss	Mrs. Denmark

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	The Song Spinner	Aurora	TV movie
1996	Goosebumps	Cara Renfield	Episode: "Vampire Breath"
1997-2000	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes	Shirley Holmes	52 episodes "Main Cast"
1999	Strange World	Student	Episode: "Eliza"
2000	The Fearing Mind	Catherine	Episode: "Good Harvest"
2000-2001	Big Sound	Phoebe Sutton	6 episodes
2001	MythQuest	Cleo Bellows	13 episodes
2001	A Wind at My Back Christmas	Anna Schiller	TV movie
2003	Just Cause	Geena Harrington	Episode: "Blackboard Jungle"
2003	Missing	Sara Denton	Episode: "White Whale"
2004	Puppets Who Kill	Button's Girlfriend	Episode: "Pizza Boys Are Missing"
2004	The Eleventh Hour	2 of 4 Wives	Episode: "Strange Bedfellows"
2004	Stranger at the Door	Tara Norris	TV movie
2004-2005	Queer as Folk	Callie Leeson	5 episodes
2005	Beach Girls	Young Maddie	TV miniseries
2005	Shania: A Life in Eight Albums	Eilleen Shania Twain	TV movie
2007	The Dresden Files	Caryn Harris / Nikki Slovak	Episode: "Rules of Engagement"
2007	The Best Years	Hillary Dunbar	Episode: "Notorious" Episode: "All That Heaven Allows"
2007	Everest '82	Marlene	TV miniseries
2008	Flashpoint	Sadie O'Brien	Episode: "Asking for Flowers"

Producer

• Shut up and deal (2007)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
1998	Gemini Award	Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (for episode #1.13: "The Case of the Second Sight")	Nominated
1999	Gemini Award	Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series[2][3]	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (for episode #3.3: "The Case of the Crooked Comic")	Won