Lindy Booth
{{Short description|Canadian actress (born 1979)}}
{{About||the religious leader|Linda L. Booth}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|4|2}}
| birth_place = Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1998–present
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Lindy Booth (born April 2, 1979{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lindy-booth/162332/ |title=Lindy Booth |work=TV Guide |accessdate=August 13, 2016}}) is a Canadian actress. She played Riley Grant on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson (and Agent Hawk in the show-within-a-show Silverstone), Claudia on Relic Hunter, and A.J. Butterfield on the NBC series The Philanthropist. She then played Cassandra Cillian on the TNT series The Librarians (2014–2018).
Early life
Booth was born in Oakville, Ontario, on April 2, 1979.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/300063/Lindy-Booth/biography|title=Lindy Booth|accessdate=November 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227012407/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/300063/Lindy-Booth/biography|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Nathan Southern|date=2015|archivedate=December 27, 2015}}
Career
=Film=
In 2001, Booth starred in the Canadian ensemble drama Century Hotel,{{cite news|last=Groen|first=Rick|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/century-hotel-proves-grand-only-in-design/article764294/|title=Century Hotel proves grand only in design|work=The Globe and Mail|date=November 16, 2001|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}{{cite journal|last=Eisner|first=Ken|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/century-hotel-1200552847/|title=Review: 'Century Hotel'|journal=Variety|date=November 11, 2001|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} and in 2002 she co-starred in the Canadian comedy film Rub & Tug.{{cite news|last=MacDonald|first=Gayle|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/wooed-rubbed-and-swayed/article4153353/?page=all|title=Wooed, rubbed and swayed|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 26, 2001|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}{{cite journal|last=Stratton|first=David|url=https://variety.com/2002/film/reviews/rub-tug-1200545647/|title=Review: 'Rub & Tug'|journal=Variety|date=October 7, 2002|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} Booth starred as Dodger Allen in the 2005 movie Cry Wolf,{{cite journal|last=Anderson|first=John|url=https://variety.com/2005/film/markets-festivals/cry-wolf-1200521739/|title=Review: 'Cry Wolf'|journal=Variety|date=September 18, 2005|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} appeared in the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead as Nicole, and had a role in Wrong Turn with Eliza Dushku.{{cite journal|last=Foundas|first=Scott|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/wrong-turn-1200541344/|title=Review: 'Wrong Turn'|journal=Variety|date=June 1, 2003|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} In 2008, Booth starred in the thriller film Behind the Wall (originally titled The Wall).{{cite journal|last=McNary|first=Dave|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/production-wraps-on-wall-1117969754/|title=Production wraps on 'Wall'|journal=Variety|date=August 5, 2007|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}
Booth had a supporting role in the film Kick-Ass 2 (2013), playing Night Bitch.{{cite magazine|last=Franich|first=Darren|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/07/19/riddick-kick-ass-2-comic-con-panels|title='Riddick' and 'Kick-Ass 2' Comic-Con panels: Universal unveils ultraviolent sequels|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 19, 2013|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/lindy-booth-kick-ass-2-night-bitch-364372|title=Lindy Booth in Talks for New Hero Role in 'Kick-Ass 2'|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 21, 2012|accessdate=November 21, 2015}}
=Television=
Booth starred in a number of television series earlier in her career. She contemporaneously played Riley Grant on the Disney Channel series The Famous Jett Jackson (and Agent Hawk in the show-within-a-show Silverstone){{cite news|last=McIntyre|first=Grant|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/childrens-television/article4148939/|title=Children's Television - The Famous Jett Jackson|work=The Globe and Mail|date=June 9, 2001|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} and its follow-up television movie Jett Jackson: The Movie,{{cite journal|last=Grego|first=Melissa|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/lizzie-3-pics-get-disney-ok-1117785888/|title='Lizzie,' 3 pics get Disney OK|journal=Variety|date=September 1, 2000|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} and Claudia on the syndicated television series Relic Hunter, from 1999–2001. She portrayed Lana Turner in the television film Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
Her other television credits include guest starring as different characters in two 2002 episodes of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery ("Before I Die" and "Poison à la Carte"), and a recurring role in season two of the USA Network series The 4400. She guest starred on such television shows as CSI: NY and Ghost Whisperer. She played Stephanie Goodison in the second episode of the Syfy television series Warehouse 13.
Originally cast in a recurring role, Booth was later promoted to a main role on the 2007–08 ABC drama, October Road, for the show's second season.{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/booth-field-road-more-traveled-134711|title=Booth, Field on 'Road' more traveled|work=The Hollywood Reporter|agency=Associated Press|date=April 24, 2007|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} In 2009, she played A.J. Butterfield on the short-lived NBC series The Philanthropist.{{cite journal|last=Lowry|first=Brian|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/the-philanthropist-2-1200475002/|title=Review: 'The Philanthropist'|journal=Variety|date=June 22, 2009|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}
In 2013, Booth had a short recurring stint on the BBC America drama Copper.{{cite news|last=O'Connell|first=Michael|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/billy-baldwin-joins-bbc-americas-527348|title=Billy Baldwin Joins BBC America's 'Copper' for Season 2 Arc (Exclusive)|work=The Hollywood Reporter|agency=Associated Press|date=May 22, 2013|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} In 2014, Booth was cast in a starring role on the television series The Librarians, which aired on TNT.{{cite journal|last=Friedlander|first=Whitney|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/tnt-orders-series-based-on-noah-wyles-librarian-tv-movies-1201155629/|title=TNT Orders Series Based on Noah Wyle's 'Librarian' TV Movies|journal=Variety|date=April 10, 2014|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first= Lesley|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/librarians-gets-series-order-rebecca-694967|title=TNT Greenlights 'Librarians' Series, Rebecca Romijn to Star|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 10, 2014|accessdate=November 23, 2015}}
In June 2023, it was announced that Metropolis, a miniseries adaptation of Fritz Lang’s classic silent era sci-fi film to be directed and written by Sam Esmail with Booth in a major role,{{cite web |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title=Metropolis: Briana Middleton To Star In Apple Series From Sam Esmail |url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/metropolis-briana-middleton-star-apple-series-sam-esmail-1235259939/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=February 14, 2023}} would not be moving forward.{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/metropolis-tv-series-dead-writers-strike-sam-esmail-ucp-apple-tv-plus-production-costs-1235419899/|date=June 18, 2023|title='Metropolis' TV Series Not Going Forward Amid Writers Strike & Mounting Pre-Production Costs|access-date=June 19, 2023|website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1999
| Teenage Space Vampires | Katie | |
| 1999
| Girl #1 | |
| 2001
| Sylvia / Supergirl | |
| 2002
| Winter Sun | Zoe | Short film{{cite news|last=Walmark|first=Henrietta|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/hitch-a-ride/article4128230/|title=Hitch a ride |work=The Globe and Mail|date=June 28, 2003|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} |
| 2002
| {{sortname|The|Skulls II}} | Kelly | Direct-to-video film |
| 2002
| Cassandra Blaire | Direct-to-video film |
| 2002
| Fairytales and Pornography | Laura | |
| 2002
| Rub & Tug | Lea | |
| 2002
| Unknown | Uncredited{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} |
| 2003
| Francine Childes | |
| 2003
| Molly | |
| 2003
| Public Domain | Monica | |
| 2004
| Nicole | |
| 2004
| choke. | Andrea | |
| 2005
| Lucid | Sophie | |
| 2005
| Cry Wolf | Dodger Allen | |
| 2007
| Beth Chapman | |
| 2008
| Hostess | |
| 2008
| Kathryn | Direct-to-video film |
| 2008
| Katelyn Parks | |
| 2013
| Miranda Swedlow / Night Bitch | |
| 2019
| data-sort-value="Creatress, The" |The Creatress | Eryn Bellow | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| Mr. Music | Amy White | Television film |
| 1998
| Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension | Carrie Taylor | Main role |
| 1999
| {{nowrap|Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal}} | Gloria | Episode: "School of Thought" |
| 1999
| Margaret | Television film (Showtime) |
| 1999–2001
| Claudia | Main role (seasons 1–2) |
| 1999–2001
| {{sortname|The|Famous Jett Jackson}} | Riley Grant / Agent Hawk | Recurring role, 12 episodes |
| 2000
| Traders | Elizabeth Watson | Episode: "Money Shot" |
| 2000
| 17-Year-Old Caitlin Taylor | Episode: "Pride and Prejudice" |
| 2000
| Gina Richardson | Episode: "The Fields" |
| 2000
| Charlotte | Episode: "Pleased to Eat You" |
| 2001
| Riley Grant / Agent Hawk | Television film Disney Channel Original Movie |
| 2001
| Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | Television mini-series (ABC) |
| 2002
| Her Best Friend's Husband | Kelly Roberts | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2002
| data-sort-value="Nero Wolfe Mystery, A" | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Peggy Choate / Beulah Page | Episodes: "Poison à la Carte", "Before I Die" |
| 2002
| Mutant X | Diana Moller | Episode: "Time Squared" |
| 2002
| Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Amanda Durst | Episode: "Fate" |
| 2002
| data-sort-value="Christmas Visitor, A" | A Christmas Visitor | Liz | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2002–2003
| Holly Culverson | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2003
| Fiona Keiran | Episode: "Avalon" |
| 2003
| {{sortname|The|Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone (2002 TV series)}} | Shannon | Episode: "The Pharaoh's Curse" |
| 2003
| Platinum | Penny | Episode: "Peace" |
| 2003
| Serena DeLuna | Episode: "Torment" |
| 2004
| Cooking Lessons | Chloe | Unsold television pilot{{cite journal|last=Schneider|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2004/scene/markets-festivals/practice-donating-characters-to-show-1117901549/|title='Practice' donating characters to show|journal=Variety|date=March 10, 2004|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} |
| 2005
| {{sortname|The|4400}} | Liv | 3 episodes |
| 2005
| Category 7: The End of the World | Brigid | Television film (CBS) |
| 2005
| Christmas in Boston | Ellen | Television film (ABC Family) |
| 2006
| CSI: NY | Tess Larson | Episode: "Open and Shut" |
| 2006
| Lanie | Episode: "A Vicious Cycle" |
| 2007–2008
| Emily, The Pizza Girl | Main role |
| 2008
| Gloria Flagstone | Episode: "Wings" |
| 2009
| Stephanie Goodison | Episode: "Resonance" |
| 2009
| {{sortname|The|Philanthropist|The Philanthropist (TV series)}} | A.J. Butterfield | Main role |
| 2009
| NCIS | Amanda Barrow | Episode: "Endgame" |
| 2011
| Brain Trust | Professor Monica Ashton | Unsold television pilot{{cite news|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|url=https://deadline.com/2010/12/ugly-betty-alum-michael-urie-among-new-cast-additions-on-tnttbs-pilots-87419/|title='Ugly Betty' Alum, Others In TNT/TBS Pilots|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 1, 2010|accessdate=November 23, 2015}} |
| 2011
| Rebecca Jones | Episode: "Live and Let Doyle" |
| 2011
| Christmas Magic | Carrie Blackford | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2012
| Rachel | Episode: "Finale" |
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Twelve Trees of Christmas, The" | The Twelve Trees of Christmas | Cheri Jamison | Television film (Lifetime) |
| 2013
| Bonnie Fuschau / Vesta | Episode: "Rock and a Hard Place" |
| 2013
| Copper | Teresa Trembley | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2018
| data-sort-value="Librarians, The" | The Librarians | Cassandra Cillian | Main role |
| 2016
| data-sort-value="Sound of Christmas, The" | The Sound of Christmas | Lizzy | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
| 2017
| Rocky Mountain Christmas | Sarah | Television film (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries) |
| 2017
|Trapped by My Father's Killer also called Eyewitness |Diana |Television Film (Lifetime) |
| 2018
| Under the Autumn Moon | Alex | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2019
| SnowComing | Samantha | Television film (Hallmark) |
| 2019
| Penny Landsdale Harris | Episode: "Dex Education" |
| 2020
| Swept Up By Christmas | Gwen | Television Film (Hallmark) |
| 2020
| Hadley | 3 episodes |
| 2021
| data-sort-value="Flash, The" | The Flash | Vanya | Episodes: "Armageddon, Part 1", "Keep It Dark" |
| 2022
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Alora | Episode: "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" |
| 2023
| Jane Doe | Episode: "Daddy Issues" |
| 2024
| Tracker | Connie King | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
References
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