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Catherine Lough Haggquist is the Canadian actress who portrays the Fairy Godmother on ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Catherine Lough Haggquist was born on April 3[1] in Vancouver, Canada[2] and raised in the Canadian Prairies in Western Canada.[2] She has been a professional actor for over twenty years and has appeared in over fifty film and television productions.
In 1996,[3] Catherine opened Biz Books, a Vancouver-based bookstore specializing in film, theatre and television literature resources for people looking to expand knowledge on such subjects.[3][4]
In March 2008, she was honored to receive the Special Jury Award for Women in Film & Television Vancouver for her contributions to British Columbia's film industry. Catherine's credits include work on the television series Supernatural, Fringe, Arctic Air, as well as film work on Tron: Legacy, Elysium and voice acting work on the animated series Iron Man: Armored Adventures.[5]
Additionally, she joined the Vancouver Acting School, which is run by actor Michael Coleman,[6] in 2010 as a coach instructor. Currently, Catherine teaches classes based on an approach to the acting business she developed for actors called "Producing Your Acting Career."[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | L.A.P.D.: To Protect and to Serve | Cashier |
| 2002 | Life or Something Like It | Morning Show Hostess |
| 2003 | Little Brother of War | Sonja Lee |
| 2003 | Moving Malcolm | Maid of Honour |
| 2003 | Paycheck | Scientist |
| 2004 | The Thing Below | Anna Davis |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Reporter #2 |
| 2005 | Alone in the Dark | Krash |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Tina |
| 2010 | Tron: Legacy | Reporter #2 |
| 2011 | Knockout | Principal Lee |
| 2012 | A Rendezvous | Jordan |
| 2013 | The Toyman Killer | Judge Mangold |
| 2013 | Elysium | Representative Burrard |
| 2014 | Godzilla | PO #1 Martinez |
| 2015 | The Condenado League | Executive #1 |
| 2016 | The Confirmation | Officer Sue |
| 2016 | Countdown | Lilly |
| 2017 | Puppet Killer | Ms Stevens |
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | Dr. Greene |
| 2018 | The Ride Home | Dr. Wright |
| 2018 | BOULEVARD | Officer Nolan |
| 2019 | Thirty-Seventeen | Dana |
| 2019 | Endless | Helen |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | A Killer Among Friends | Girl #2 |
| 1992ā1995 | Highlander | Marcia / Carol |
| 1993 | The Commish | Margie |
| 1993 | For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story | Nurse #1 |
| 1993 | Sherlock Holmes Returns | Resuscitation Nurse |
| 1993 | No Child of Mine | Secretary |
| 1994 | Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story | Paramedic |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Lt. Janet Potter |
| 1994 | The X-Files | Dr. Richmond |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Patricia |
| 1995 | Not Our Son | Nurse |
| 1995ā2001 | The Outer Limits | Eileen / Reporter |
| 1996 | Doctor Who | Nurse Wheeler |
| 1998 | Floating Away | Young Nurse |
| 1999 | The Net | Dr. Meg Canter |
| 1999 | Fatal Error | Teal's Assistant |
| 1999 | Final Run | Passenger #3 |
| 1999 | Y2K | Passenger # 1 |
| 2000 | Seven Days | Stephanie |
| 2000 | The Linda McCartney Story | Paris Restaurant Patron |
| 2000 | Quarantine | Agent Pelitere |
| 2000ā2001 | Dark Angel | News Anchor / Reporter |
| 2001 | The Unprofessionals | Sadie Winters |
| 2001 | Just Deal | Bonnie |
| 2002 | The Secret Life of Zoey | Applicant #1 |
| 2002 | Stargate SG-1 | TSgt. Birkel |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Martha Reeves |
| 2002 | Smallville | Mary |
| 2002ā2003 | Rockpoint P.D. | Sgt. Grace Harris |
| 2003 | Stephen King's Dead Zone | Persistent Reporter |
| 2003 | Just Cause | Diane Baker |
| 2003 | Peacemakers | Isaac Evans' Wife |
| 2004 | Traffic | Building Manager |
| 2004 | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | Secretary |
| 2005 | The L Word | Davina |
| 2005 | Reunion | Elise Dawnson |
| 2006 | Killer Instinct | Bank Manager |
| 2006 | The Stranger Game | Barbara Leaf |
| 2006 | Kyle XY | Ms. Schultz |
| 2006 | Four Extraordinary Women | Karen |
| 2007 | Termination Point | Ellen |
| 2007 | Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness | Chantal |
| 2007 | Traveler | News Reporter |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Luna |
| 2009 | Sorority Wars | Hillary |
| 2009 | The Troop | Linda |
| 2010 | SGU Stargate Universe | Mary |
| 2010 | A Family Thanksgiving | Lindsay |
| 2010 | Psych | Lisa |
| 2010 | Call Me Mrs. Miracle | Clair |
| 2010 | Caprica | STO Martyr |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Penelope |
| 2011 | Fringe | Lucy |
| 2011 | Collision Earth | Jennifer Kelly |
| 2011 | The Hunt for the I-5 Killer | Reporter |
| 2011 | Once Upon a Time | Fairy Godmother |
| 2011 | Innocent | Detective Rory Gissling |
| 2012 | It's Christmas, Carol! | Pam Jacobs |
| 2012 | Emily Owens M.D. | Gloria |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Detective Glass |
| 2012 | A Bride for Christmas | Rhonda |
| 2013 | Arctic Air | Rebecca O.Callaghan |
| 2013 | Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story | Dr. Mary Dombovy |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Liz Morgan |
| 2013 | Continuum | Inspector Nora Harris |
| 2014 | Spooksville | Ms. Clench |
| 2014 | The 100 | Council Member #1 |
| 2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce | Bookstore Lady |
| 2014 | A Christmas Tail | Rosemary Kitchens |
| 2015 | Backstrom | Detective Francis Dunne |
| 2015 | Fatal Memories | Dr. Dubois |
| 2015 | Motive | Theona Verdad |
| 2015 | Proof | Ms. Malone |
| 2015 | The Whispers | Renee |
| 2015 | UnREAL | Judith |
| 2015 | Welcome Home | Sarah Grimes |
| 2015 | Are You My Daughter? | Michelle Canning |
| 2015 | Autumn Dreams | Judge Brown |
| 2015 | Angels in the Snow | Amy Tucker |
| 2016 | Almost Actors | Coach |
| 2016 | Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Terry Sternholz |
| 2016 | The Ex You Can't Escape | Interview Show Host |
| 2016 | Zoo | Dr. Nielsen |
| 2016 | Beyond | Dr. Suzanne Warren |
| 2016 | Every Christmas Has a Story | Lauren Foster |
| 2016 | Van Helsing | Beth |
| 2017 | Dead Over Heels: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Mayor Terry Sternholz |
| 2017 | A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Mayor Terry Sternholz |
| 2017 | iZombie | Dr. Danforth |
| 2017 | Garage Sale Mystery | Kay |
| 2017 | Project Mc2 | Dr. Allison Crawford |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Mohan |
| 2018 | Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Mayor Terry Sternholz |
| 2018 | The Sweetest Heart | Emma Beabot |
| 2018 | Reap What You Sew: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery | Mayor Terry Sternholz |
| 2018 | Life Sentence | Elaine |
| 2018 | Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: The Disappearing Game | Terry Sternholz |
| 2018 | Falling for You | Debbie |
| 2018 | Supernatural | Jules |
| 2018 | Christmas Pen Pals | Naomi |
| 2018 | Jingle Around the Clock | Fiona |
| 2019 | Broken Diamonds | Angela Hopper |
| 2019 | Shannon Web Series | Sara |
Voice
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008ā2012 | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Roberta Rhodes |
| 2017 | Gigantic | Vadasi |
Trivia
- Is friends with Once Upon a Time in Wonderland co-star John Prowse, and his wife Bronwen Smith, who plays the Cashier in the Once Upon a Time episode "Firebird." In July 2018, Haggquist started a crowdfunding campaign to help the couple rebuild their lives after they lost everything in a fire.[7]
Appearances
| Once Upon a Time: Season One | ||||||||||
| "Pilot": | "The Thing You Love Most": | "Snow Falls": | "The Price of Gold": | "That Still Small Voice": | "The Shepherd": | "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter": | "Desperate Souls": | "True North": | "7:15 A.M.": | "Fruit of the Poisonous Tree": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Appears | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| "Skin Deep": | "What Happened to Frederick": | "Dreamy": | "Red-Handed": | "Heart of Darkness": | "Hat Trick": | "The Stable Boy": | "The Return": | "The Stranger": | "An Apple Red as Blood": | "A Land Without Magic": |
| Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
| Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
| "Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
| Absent | Absent | Archive | Absent | Absent | ||||||
| "Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
| Absent | Archive | Absent | Absent | |||||||
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.
External links
Official Website of Catherine Lough Haggquist- Catherine Lough Haggquist on Internet Movie Database
- @TheCatLH (Catherine Lough Haggquist) on Facebook
- @TheCatLH (Catherine Lough Haggquist) on Instagram
- @TheCatLH (Catherine Lough Haggquist) on X, formerly Twitter
References
- ā 1.0 1.1
Catherine Lough Haggquist (@thecatlh) on Instagram: Untitled (April 3, 2016). "clair66 Happy Birthday!!!" (backup link)
- ā 2.0 2.1 2.2 Biography. Catherine Lough Haggquist. Retrieved on January 1, 2019.
- ā 3.0 3.1 3.2 Catherine Lough Haggquist. LinkedIn. Retrieved on January 1, 2019.
(Note that registration may be required to view the page) - ā About Biz. Biz Books. Retrieved on January 1, 2019.
- ā Catherine Lough Haggquist. On The Mic Training. Retrieved on January 1, 2019.
- ā Interview with Michael Coleman. Anthony R. Cardno. Archived from the original on January 15, 2017. Retrieved on January 1, 2019.
- ā Perkins, Martha (July 5, 2018). Vancouver acting community rallies behind couple who lost everything in Kitsilano fire. Vancouver Courier.