Bree Williamson

{{Infobox person

| image =

| name = Bree Williamson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|28}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, CanadaFlynn, Lauren, "Easy Bree-zy." Soap Opera Digest, Vol. 33, No. 10, March 4, 2008, page 46-49. Though the [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1307775/bio IMDb.com Bree Williamson biography] puts her birthday in December 1981, Williamson states in this March 2008 article that she is 28, putting her birthday in December 1979.

| birth_name =

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1999–present

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Josh Evans
|2005|2007|end=divorced}}
{{marriage|Michael Roberts
|2008}}

}}

| website =

| children = 1

| other_names = Bree Roberts

}}

Bree Williamson Roberts (born December 28, 1979){{Cn|date=June 2022}} is a Canadian actress.

Career

After graduating from Bayview Glen School, she completed her education at the University of Toronto. She played the role of Jessica Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live from February 5, 2003 until the series cancelation in 2012. The character is the daughter of original character Viki Lord Buchanan (played by Daytime Emmy Award-winner Erika Slezak since 1971), and gave Williamson the opportunity to portray Jessica's alternate personalities "Tess", from 2005 to 2006 and again starting in 2008 and 2011.

Williamson had previously auditioned for the role of Jen Rappaport on One Life to Live, but was rejected because of her resemblance to actress Erin Torpey (the two looked nearly identical), who was playing Jessica Buchanan on the show at the time. When Torpey resigned in January 2003, Williamson was remembered by the casting department and offered the role of Jessica.{{Cite book |last=Waggett |first=Gerry |title=The One Life to Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book |publisher=Hyperion |year=2008 |isbn=9781401323097 |location=New York City, New York |pages=58}} She so closely resembled Torpey that many viewers did not notice the change.

In 2009, 2010 and 2011 Williamson was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for the role of Jessica.{{cite web|url=http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/The+Suds+Report+May+14+2009/Soaps/Suds/Articles/090514_news_nelson_NB.htm?isfa=1 |title=The Suds Report: May 14, 2009 |publisher=TVGuide.sympatico.msn.ca |first=Nelson |last=Branco |date=May 14, 2009 |accessdate=May 18, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090526020448/http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/The%20Suds%20Report%20May%2014%202009/Soaps/Suds/Articles/090514_news_nelson_NB.htm?isfa=1 |archive-date=May 26, 2009 }} In 2009, Williamson appeared as Brandeis on Gossip Girl in the episode "The Grandfather: Part II"; she reprised the role in the 2010 episode "The Empire Strikes Jack". In 2012, Williamson joined the cast of Haven as Dr. Claire Callahan for Season 3, which began airing in September 2012. In 2013, Williamson appeared in flashbacks as Vivian Bowers, the murder victim in the NBC TV series Deception.

In 2015, Williamson appeared as April Littleton, a photographer going back to her hometown, in Portrait of Love, which premiered on Hallmark Channel on March 7.{{cite news|url=http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2015-03-05/Arts_%28and%29_Entertainment_News/Actress_who_played_dead_heiress_now_stars_in_Hallm.html|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|publisher=King Features|date=March 5, 2015|accessdate=March 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130753/http://naples.floridaweekly.com/news/2015-03-05/Arts_%28and%29_Entertainment_News/Actress_who_played_dead_heiress_now_stars_in_Hallm.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015|url-status=dead}} On May 26, 2016, it was announced that Williamson would originate the role of Claudette Beaulieu on July 5, 2016, on General Hospital.{{cite web|url=http://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/05/26/bree-williamson-cast-as-general-hospitals-claudette|title=Bree Williamson Cast as General Hospital{{'}}s Claudette (Exclusive)|date=May 26, 2016|first=Jamey|last=Giddens|work=Daytime Confidential|publisher=Confidential Media (SAY Media)|accessdate=June 27, 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Webb Mitovich|first1=Matt|title=General Hospital Casts One Life to Live Alum Bree Williamson as Nathan's Ex|url=http://tvline.com/2016/05/27/general-hospital-cast-bree-williamson-one-life-to-live-claudette/|website=TVLine|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|accessdate=June 27, 2016|date=May 27, 2016}}{{cite web |last1=Cushman |first1=Dustin |title=General Hospital casts Bree Williamson as Claudette |url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/1283/general-hospital-casts-bree-williamson-as-claudette |website=Soaps.com |publisher=SheKnows Media |accessdate=June 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530064702/http://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/comings-and-goings/1283/general-hospital-casts-bree-williamson-as-claudette |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |location=United States |date=June 17, 2016 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Levinsky |first1=Mara |title=FULL INTERVIEW: BREE WILLIAMSON ON JOINING GH |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/full-interview-bree-williamson-on-joining-gh/ |accessdate=June 27, 2016 |work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |date=June 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618151654/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/full-interview-bree-williamson-on-joining-gh/ |archive-date=June 18, 2016 |location=United States |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |author1=SOD |title=EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK AT GH'S BREE WILLIAMSON PROMO |url=http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1635209/ |accessdate=June 27, 2016 |work=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, inc. |date=June 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628144654/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/1635209/ |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |location=United States |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

On December 29, 2005 Williamson married Josh Evans. In the July 3, 2007 edition of Soap Opera Digest, she announced that she and Evans had separated in June 2007; they later divorced. In the September 2006 issue of ABC Soaps in Depth, Williamson revealed she had just received her green card and proudly proclaimed, "Now you can't kick me out!"ABC Soaps in Depth, September 2006.

In 2006 Williamson was a co-host for the Planned Parenthood Awards, which honor individuals and organizations for "their contributions to protecting women's rights."{{cite web |url=http://www.plannedparenthood.org/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-honors-dedication-womens-health-rights-5745.htm |title=Planned Parenthood Honors Dedication to Women's Health and Rights |accessdate=2008-10-15 |date=March 30, 2006 |publisher=PlannedParenthood.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023154232/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-honors-dedication-womens-health-rights-5745.htm |archive-date=October 23, 2008 }} She also appeared in a public service announcement for breast cancer awareness.{{cite web|url=http://www.breastcancerawareness.com/video.php|title=Bree Williams public service announcement|publisher=National Breast Cancer Foundation (United States)|location=United States}}[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1793117620945439410&sourceid=searchfeed Bree Williams public service announcement - Google Video] Retrieved October 15, 2008. In 2008, Williamson married Michael Roberts.{{cite news|title=One Life to Live's Bree Williamson Ties The Knot!|url=http://soaps.sheknows.com/one-life-to-live/news/2838/one-life-to-lives-bree-williamson-ties-the-knot|website=Soaps.com|publisher=SheKnows Media|accessdate=July 13, 2016|location=United States|date=November 7, 2008}} On September 21, 2010, Williamson and Roberts welcomed their first child, McGreggor Edward Roberts.{{cite news|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/09/23/bree-williamson-welcomes-son-mcgreggor-edward/|title=Bree Williamson Welcomes Son McGreggor Edward|work=People|date=September 23, 2010|publisher=Time Inc.|location=New York City|accessdate=July 13, 2016|author=People Magazine Staff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129040859/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2010/09/23/bree-williamson-welcomes-son-mcgreggor-edward/|archive-date=November 29, 2010|url-status=dead}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film and television roles
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1999 \|Twice in a Lifetime \|Carol Anne \|Episode: "School's Out"
2001 \|Doc \|{{N/A}} \|Episode: "You Gotta Have Heart"
2001 \|Earth: Final Conflict \|Victim \|Episode: "Termination"
2002 \|Odyssey 5 \|Kid #2 \|Episode: "Kitten"
2002 \|Mutant X \|Miranda Davis \|Episode: "Crossroads of the Soul"
2002 \|National Lampoon's Adam & Eve \|Andrea \|Film
2003–12 \|One Life to Live \|Jessica Buchanan \|Regular role (667 episodes)
2009–10 \|Gossip Girl \|Brandeis \|Episodes: "The Grandfather: Part II", "The Empire Strikes Jack"
2010 \|Law & Order: Criminal Intent \|Amber Donelli \|Episode: "Gods & Insects"
2012 \|Haven \|Claire Callahan \|Recurring role (season 3; 11 episodes)
2013 \|Deception \|Vivian Bowers \|Recurring role (6 episodes)
2013 \|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \|Becca Sabin \|Episode: "Dead of the Class"
2013 \|Sins of the Preacher \|Debbie Martin \|Television movie
2014 \|True Detective \|Jennifer \|Episode: "The Locked Room"
2014 \|Hell's Kitchen \|Herself \|Season 12 Episode 18: "5 Chefs Compete"
2015 \|data-sort-value="Mother Betrayed, A" \| A Mother Betrayed \|Lisa \|Television movie
2015 \|Chicago Fire \|Beth Pridgen \|Episodes: "Call It Paradise," "Headlong Toward Disaster"
2015 \|Portrait of Love \|April Littleton \|Television movie (Hallmark Channel)
2016–17 \|General Hospital \|Claudette Beaulieu \|Recurring role
2016 \|data-sort-value="Beginner's Guide to Snuff, A" \| A Beginner's Guide to Snuff \|Jennifer \|Film
2016 \|Castle \|Karla \|Season 8 Episode 18: "Backstabber"
2017 \|Mommy's Little Boy \|Briana Wilson \|Television movie
2017 \|data-sort-value="Wrong Nanny, The" \| The Wrong Nanny \|Meredith \|Television movie
2017 \|Private Eyes \|Melanie Parker \|Recurring role
2018 \|Intensive Care \|Monica Roberts \|Television movie
2018 \|Deadly Patient \|Dr. Hillary Spenser \|
2020 \|Mommy Is A Murderer \|Karina \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film and television roles

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1999

|Twice in a Lifetime

|Carol Anne

|Episode: "School's Out"

2001

|Doc

|{{N/A}}

|Episode: "You Gotta Have Heart"

2001

|Earth: Final Conflict

|Victim

|Episode: "Termination"

2002

|Odyssey 5

|Kid #2

|Episode: "Kitten"

2002

|Mutant X

|Miranda Davis

|Episode: "Crossroads of the Soul"

2002

|National Lampoon's Adam & Eve

|Andrea

|Film

2003–12

|One Life to Live

|Jessica Buchanan

|Regular role (667 episodes)

2009–10

|Gossip Girl

|Brandeis

|Episodes: "The Grandfather: Part II", "The Empire Strikes Jack"

2010

|Law & Order: Criminal Intent

|Amber Donelli

|Episode: "Gods & Insects"

2012

|Haven

|Claire Callahan

|Recurring role (season 3; 11 episodes)

2013

|Deception

|Vivian Bowers

|Recurring role (6 episodes)

2013

|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

|Becca Sabin

|Episode: "Dead of the Class"

2013

|Sins of the Preacher

|Debbie Martin

|Television movie

2014

|True Detective

|Jennifer

|Episode: "The Locked Room"

2014

|Hell's Kitchen

|Herself

|Season 12 Episode 18: "5 Chefs Compete"

2015

|data-sort-value="Mother Betrayed, A" | A Mother Betrayed

|Lisa

|Television movie

2015

|Chicago Fire

|Beth Pridgen

|Episodes: "Call It Paradise," "Headlong Toward Disaster"

2015

|Portrait of Love

|April Littleton

|Television movie (Hallmark Channel)

2016–17

|General Hospital

|Claudette Beaulieu

|Recurring role

2016

|data-sort-value="Beginner's Guide to Snuff, A" | A Beginner's Guide to Snuff

|Jennifer

|Film

2016

|Castle

|Karla

|Season 8 Episode 18: "Backstabber"

2017

|Mommy's Little Boy

|Briana Wilson

|Television movie

2017

|data-sort-value="Wrong Nanny, The" | The Wrong Nanny

|Meredith

|Television movie

2017

|Private Eyes

|Melanie Parker

|Recurring role

2018

|Intensive Care

|Monica Roberts

|Television movie

2018

|Deadly Patient

|Dr. Hillary Spenser

2020

|Mommy Is A Murderer

|Karina

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" \|+List of acting awards and nominations
scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Award ! scope="col" \| Category ! scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
2009 \|Daytime Emmy Award \| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \| One Life to Live \| {{Nom }} \|{{cite web \|title=The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_36th_nominations.html \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|accessdate=May 5, 2013 \|date=May 14, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723202021/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_36th_nominations.html \|archive-date=July 23, 2013 \|location=New York City \|url-status=dead }}
2010 \|Daytime Emmy Award \|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \| One Life to Live \| {{Nom }} \|{{cite web \|title=The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|accessdate=May 5, 2013 \|date=May 12, 2010 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512050720/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html \|archive-date=May 12, 2013 \|location=New York City \|url-status=dead }}
2011 \|Daytime Emmy Award \|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series \| One Life to Live \| {{Nom }} \|{{cite web \|title=The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations \|url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html \|publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences \|accessdate=May 5, 2013 \|date=May 11, 2011 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412100933/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html \|archive-date=April 12, 2013 \|location=New York City \|url-status=dead }}
2016 \|Fear Awards \|Best Actress (Jury Prize) \|A Beginner's Guide to Snuff \| {{Won}} \|

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+List of acting awards and nominations

scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Award

! scope="col" | Category

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

2009

|Daytime Emmy Award

| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

| One Life to Live

| {{Nom }}

|{{cite web |title=The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_36th_nominations.html |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |date=May 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723202021/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_36th_nominations.html |archive-date=July 23, 2013 |location=New York City |url-status=dead }}

2010

|Daytime Emmy Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

| One Life to Live

| {{Nom }}

|{{cite web |title=The 37th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |date=May 12, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512050720/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_37th_nominations.html |archive-date=May 12, 2013 |location=New York City |url-status=dead }}

2011

|Daytime Emmy Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

| One Life to Live

| {{Nom }}

|{{cite web |title=The 38th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations |url=http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |accessdate=May 5, 2013 |date=May 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412100933/http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_38th_nominations.html |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |location=New York City |url-status=dead }}

2016

|Fear Awards

|Best Actress (Jury Prize)

|A Beginner's Guide to Snuff

| {{Won}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20070817135808/http://www.soapoperadigest.com/actors/breewilliamson/index.html Bree Williamson profile - SoapOperaDigest.com]
[https://archive.today/20130202222042/http://www.soaps.com/onelifetolive/news/id/4922/One_Life_to_Lives_Bree_Williamson_Talks_To_Soapsco/ Bree Williamson Interview]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060515150853/http://www.soapcentral.com/oltl/theactors/williamson.php Bree Williamson profile - SoapCentral.com]
{{IMDb name|1307775}}

{{succession box|

before=Erin Torpey |

title=Jessica Buchanan on One Life to Live |

years= 2003-2012|

after= Nadine Jacobson|

}}

Category:1979 births

Category:21st-century Canadian actresses

Category:Actresses from Toronto

Category:American soap opera actresses

Category:Canadian emigrants to the United States

Category:Canadian soap opera actresses

Category:Living people

Category:University of Toronto alumni

Category:21st-century American women