Isabelle Mejias

Isabelle Mejias (born November 4, 1961) is a Canadian actress."Young Montreal actress gives school priority". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, October 7, 1981. She is most noted for her performance in the film Unfinished Business, for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985."Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.

Career

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Mejias had her first film role in the 1980 film Girls. She then appeared in The Lucky Star, Le Roi des cons and Julie Darling prior to 1984, when she appeared in both Unfinished Business and The Bay Boy. For Cinema Canada magazine, critic John Harkness wrote of her performance in Unfinished Business that "If this were a country with any sort of rational production/distribution/publicity system, a performance like this would mean that she would immediately be talked about in Hollywood - Mejias has star quality like you wouldn't believe."John Harkness, "Don Owen's Unfinished Business". Cinema Canada, May 1985. p. 27.

She subsequently starred in the films Blue Line,"Gemini nominee soon turns stale". Ottawa Citizen, March 17, 1987. Meatballs III: Summer Job,"Meatballs sequel leaves you empty". Ottawa Citizen, June 6, 1987. Higher Education,"Canadian college romp fails to make the grade". Toronto Star, December 5, 1988. State Park, The Midday Sun"Made-in-Africa Canadian movie has industry talking". Ottawa Citizen, June 20, 1989. and Scanners II: The New Order."Scanners II is routine splatter". Calgary Herald, May 3, 1991. She also starred in the television miniseries Echoes in the Darkness,"'Echoes' is a chilling look at life's darker side". Austin American-Statesman, November 1, 1987. and had supporting or guest appearances in the television series Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, The Edison Twins, Night Heat, Street Legal and Danger Bay. She received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series at the 3rd Gemini Awards for Danger Bay.