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April Telek
Born
April Amber Telek

(1975-04-29) April 29, 1975 (age 49)
Vancouver, Canada
Other namesApril A. Telek
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
SpouseJamie Campbell
Children1

April Amber Telek (born April 29, 1975) is a Canadian actress.[1]

Early life and career

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Telek was born and raised on the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia. In Japan, she pursued her modelling career and won a Shiseido Cosmetics contract for Asia from 1989 to 1990. In April 1994, she won the title of Miss Canada[2] and represented Canada in several international pageants. She is known for portraying Denise in George Lopez's Mr. Troop Mom.

Telek won the coveted Women In Film and Television Award of Artistic Merit at the Vancouver International Film Festival 2010 for her portrayal of Jana (loosely based on Lana Clarkson) in Amazon Falls.[3] In June 2011, she also won the Leo Award, Best Performance by a Female in a Leading Role for a Feature Film, for Amazon Falls.[4] In 2016, she was a voice performer in the video game Dead Rising 4 as a survivor.[5] In 2017, she received another Leo Award nomination for Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for her role as Donna Williams in the TV series Rogue.[6][7]

Personal life

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April is married to Jamie Campbell and has one daughter, Ava (b. November 8, 2006), who is also an actress, from a previous relationship with Gaming Executive Joe LaCascia.[citation needed]

Rape accusation against Peter Nygard

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In 2020, Telek claimed she was raped by fashion mogul Peter Nygård. She made the claim soon after Nygård was accused of child sex trafficking.[8] Telek told CBC's The Fifth Estate that in November 1993, she was contacted to model a new line of Nygard's clothing in Winnipeg. She stated that after arriving at Nygard's executive suite, he exposed himself, asked her for oral sex, and after she declined, he raped her several times over a two day period.[9] Lawyers for Nygard said he denied any sexual assaults of anyone, and further said sworn statements from two witnesses disputed Telek's allegations.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 Blonde Singer TV movie
Deadly Sins Gwendolyn 'Gwen' Jones
1996 A Kidnapping in the Family Marlee TV movie
Ski Hard Samantha
Fall into Darkness Flight Attendant TV movie
1997 Echo Stu's Date TV movie
Volcano: Fire on the Mountain Brenda Webb TV movie
Dead Man's Gun Brittany TV movie
Dad's Week Off Bikini Girl TV movie
Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball Fiona Video
Masterminds Sexy Girl
Excess Baggage News Reporter
When Danger Follows You Home Pam TV movie
1998 Voyage of Terror Rhonda Rowan TV movie
1999 Y2K Chloe
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby Mrs. Wilson
My Father's Angel -
Little Boy Blue Hotty Cashier
2000 The Spring Emma Baker TV movie
Screwed News Reporter
2001 Camouflage Stage Woman
Replicant Downtown Mother Victim
Seeking Winonas Winona #1 Video
2003 Before I Say Goodbye Bank Manager TV movie
2004 Man Without a Name Martina Schick
Walking Tall Casino Waitress
Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story Debbie Rowe TV movie
2005 White Noise John's Secretary
The Brotherhood IV: The Complex Captain Arabella Morrissey Video
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy Woman In Bungalow 5 TV movie
Third Man Out Alice Savage TV movie
Two for the Money Young Woman
His and Her Christmas Sarah TV movie
2006 Flight 93 Lyz Glick TV movie
Gray Matters Lana Valentine
2009 Mr. Troop Mom Denise TV movie
The Building Maria TV movie
2010 Growing the Big One Marie TV movie
Amazon Falls Jana
2011 Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Elle TV movie
2012 Radio Rebel Delilah TV movie
Duke Cami TV movie
How to Fall in Love Meredith TV movie
Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade Donna TV movie
2013 She Made Them Do It Mimi TV movie
Stalkers Anita TV movie
Midnight Rider Belinda Chaney
Leap 4 Your Life[10] Maureen
Christmas Bounty [11] Gale Bell TV movie
2014 Happy Face Killer Wanda TV movie
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Miss Hodges TV movie
Santa Hunters Natasha TV movie
Earthlickers Goddess C Short
2015 The Unauthorized Beverly Hills, 90210 Story Casting Director TV movie
2016 Bei Jing yu shang Xi Ya Tu 2 Mrs. Taylor
Unclaimed Roxy TV movie
A December Bride Darcy TV movie
2017 Little Pink House Nurse
Limina Thelma Short
Big Fat Liar 2 Judy
The Cannon Tess Ollarch
Medical Drama - Short
Heart of Clay Corrine
2018 Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery Nicole Wilson TV movie
Bella Ciao! Professor
Mingle All the Way Erica Fielding TV movie
2019 Love and Sunshine Donna TV movie
Holiday Date Emily's Mother TV movie
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Maureen TV movie
2020 Chris Watts: Confessions of a Killer Amber TV movie
Not Your Average Bear Woman Short
A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting Zellman's Secretary
Christmas She Wrote Amy TV movie
2021 Ann Rule's Circle of Deception Janice TV movie
A Cinderella Story: Starstruck Valerian
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas Roberta TV movie
2022 Brazen Lisa Clark
Cut, Color, Murder Olivia Stevens TV movie
Just One Kiss Sheila TV movie
Big Sky River Kendra TV movie
2023 Love on Your Doorstep Michelle Woodford TV movie
A Picture of Her Claire TV movie
Boy in the Walls Chief Watkins
Big Sky River: The Bridal Path Kendra TV movie
A World Record Christmas Jane Gulsvig TV movie
2024 Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers Aunt Alice TV movie
Spread Deb

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Marshal Verona Episode: "The Show"
1996 Sliders Honey Sue Episode: "The Good, the Bad and the Wealthy"
Highlander: The Series Roxanne Episode: "Dramatic License"
Viper Amanda Episode: "Talk Is Cheap"
The Outer Limits Young Lucy Episode: "Paradise"
Millennium Calamity Episode: "Pilot"
1997 Dead Man's Gun Brittany Episode: "The Great McDonacle"
Viper Hostess Episode: "Black Box"
Madison Daisy Lamont Episode: "Opportunity Knocks"
1997-98 Super Dave's All Stars Miss Super Dave Contestant Recurring Cast
1998 The Sentinel Susan Tanner Episode: "Neighborhood Watch"
Sleepwalkers Kimberly Daniels Episode: "A Matter of Fax"
Cold Squad Doreen Nolan Episode: "Merv Doucette"
The Net Greta Episode: "Lucy's Life"
1999 The New Addams Family Alex Banning Episode: "Green Eyed Gomez"
The Outer Limits Shirley Baxter Episode: "What Will The Neighbors Think"
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven Lily Episode: "Brother's Keeper"
Millennium Elizabeth 'Liddy' Hooper Episode: "Nostalgia"
Beggars and Choosers Fran Recurring Cast: Season 1
2000 The Hunger Alissa Dunlap Episode: "Approaching Desdemona"
Secret Agent Man Charlene/Lucy Episode: "WhupSumAss" & "Sleepers"
Hollywood Off-Ramp Naughty Rosemary Riding Hood Episode: "Lights, Camera, Reaction"
2000-01 The Immortal Dr. Sara Beckman Main Cast
2001 First Wave Gibson Episode: "Black Box"
2002 Special Unit 2 Miss Understanding Episode: "The Piper"
Body & Soul Shoshana White Deer Episode: "Saviors"
2004 Dead Like Me Elvira Mom Episode: "Haunted"
2005 Young Blades Maid Isabelle Episode: "Four Musketeers and a Baby"
Stargate SG-1 Sallis Episode: "Avalon: Part 2" & "Origin"
2006 The Collector Darla Gunn Episode: "The Chef"
Whistler Rose Episode: "Scratching the Surface"
2007 The L Word Nell Episode: "Lassoed"
Tin Man Prostitute Episode: "Into the Storm"
2007-08 Aliens in America Leslie Becker Recurring Cast
Robson Arms Sasha Kowalski Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3
2008 Men in Trees Pushy Broad Episode: "Get a Life"
2009 Reaper Phyllis Episode: "My Brother's Reaper"
2010 Shattered Donna Bishop Episode: "The Sins of Fathers"
2011 Endgame Lilly Palmera Episode: "Turkish Hold'em"
Health Nutz German Woman Episode: "Good News, Bad News"
R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Female TV Host Episode: "Sick"
Supernatural Darla Episode: "Frontierland"
2011-12 Hell on Wheels Nell Recurring Cast: Season 1-2
2013-20 Garage Sale Mysteries Various Roles Recurring Cast
2014 Strange Empire Constance Fogg Recurring Cast
2014-17 Rogue Donna Recurring Cast: Season 2-4
2016 Supernatural Etta Fraser Episode: "The Chitters"
2017 Frequency Christa Hurley Recurring Cast
Date My Dad Claire Recurring Cast
2018 Sacred Lies Dawn Matthews Recurring Cast: Season 1
2019 Project Blue Book Dorothy York Episode: "The Scoutmaster"
Pup Academy Headmistress Felicia Episode: "Kitten Academy"
2020 Picture Perfect Mysteries Sara Khan Episode: "Exit, Stage Death"
2021 Scaredy Cats Sneak Main Cast
2022 Phantom Pups Mom (Baddies) Recurring Cast
2023 Fire Country Dolly Burnett Episode: "Mama Bear"

Video Game

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Year Title Role
2016 Dead Rising 4 Survivors - Female (voice)

References

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  1. ^ New York Times
  2. ^ Worldtvpc.com
  3. ^ World Theatrical Premiere: "Amazon Falls" [dead link]
  4. ^ "Leo Awards, 2011 Winners by Name". Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  5. ^ Dead Rising 4 Credits (Xbox One)
  6. ^ "2017 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  7. ^ #7 Talking Hell on Wheels: April Telek(1x07) 9/17/13 podcast
  8. ^ Weiser, Benjamin; Barker, Kim; Porter, Catherine; Ashford, Grace (December 15, 2020). "Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Indicted on Sex-Trafficking Charges". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 15, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Sawa, Timothy; Fortune, Lynette; McKeown, Bob (June 14, 2020). "Breaking their silence". CBC News. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  10. ^ VIFF: Triple Threat Taylor Hill's Mockumentary LEAP 4 YOUR LIFE with April Telek
  11. ^ WWE Studios and ABC Family Begin Production on 'Christmas Bounty'
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