Allegra Fulton is a Canadian actress, best known for Frida K, a one-woman stage show in which she portrayed artist Frida Kahlo.
The daughter of filmmaker David Fulton and writer Gloria Montero, she began her acting career in childhood with an appearance on the children's television series Butternut Square. In the early 1980s she regularly performed in stage roles in Toronto, including productions of Slow Dance on the Killing Ground, Michi's Blood, and South of Heaven.
In 1991 she received a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance, Small Theatre for her performance in Nocturnal Emissions at Buddies in Bad Times.
In the 1990s she began appearing in film and television roles, most notably the Genie Award-winning short film The Hangman's Bride opposite Shawn Doyle, whom she subsequently married.
Frida K, written by Montero, was first staged at the 1994 Toronto Fringe Festival, before being remounted by Tarragon Theatre in 1995. In 1996 she won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Play, Small Theatre, before taking the play on an extended national and international tour. She returned to Toronto in 1998 in the English-language premiere of Michel Tremblay's Marcel Pursued by the Hounds for Tarragon.
She has continued to act in stage, film, television and animated voice roles. She received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series at the 16th Gemini Awards in 2001 for a guest appearance on Blue Murder, and received her third Dora nomination in 2020 for Between Riverside and Crazy.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Unfinished Business | Script Assistant | |
| 1991 | Montréal vu par... | Invitée | |
| 1993 | Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | Waitress | |
| 1996 | Critical Choices | Teresa | |
| 1997 | The Hangman's Bride | Francoise Laurent | Short film |
| 1999 | Woman Wanted | Gracie | |
| 2000 | The Law of Enclosures | Henry's Mother | |
| 2002 | John Q. | Sick Girl's Mother | |
| 2004 | Childstar | Photographer | |
| 2004 | Choke. | Ms. Morgan | Short film |
| 2004 | Show Me | Sam | |
| 2005 | My Uncle Navy and Other Inherited Disorders | Pam | Short film |
| 2007 | Loonie | Angel | Short film |
| 2012 | A Dark Truth | Renaldo's Mom (voice) | |
| 2012 | Flaked | Short film | |
| 2013 | Iris | (voice) | Short film |
| 2014 | Maps to the Stars | Harriet | |
| 2016 | Becoming Wigglesworth | Mona | Short film |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water | Yolanda | |
| 2018 | Hellmington | Maggie Owens | |
| 2018 | Nine Letters | Katherine | Short film |
| 2019 | Run This Town | Susan | |
| 2019 | Strange But True | Chantrel | |
| 2021 | Origins | Linda | Short film |
| 2022 | Photo Booth | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2022 | R.O.I. | Ms. Koslov | Short film |
| 2023 | Cascade | Skip | |
| 2024 | Monica's News | Hazel McClure |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | E.N.G. | Mrs. Fonseca | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Top Cops | Brenna Neinast | 1 episode |
| 1994 | RoboCop | Wilson | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Forever Knight | Nurse #1 | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Dark Eyes | Vicki | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Sharon Plessy | TV movie |
| 1996 | Holiday Affair | TV movie | |
| 1997 | Too Close to Home | Gloria Lopez | TV movie |
| 1997 | Ms. Scrooge | Marie | TV movie |
| 1997 | Balls Up | Michelle | TV movie |
| 1998 | Stickin' Around | Mrs. Salazar (voice) | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Animorphs | Visser One | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Black and Blue | Patty Bancroft | TV movie |
| 1999–2000 | Blaster's Universe | Additional Voices (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1999–2001 | Angela Anaconda | Multiple voices | 34 episodes |
| 2000 | Wind at My Back | Lucille | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Twitch City | Therapist | 1 episode |
| 2000 | Dirty Pictures | Angela | TV movie |
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Airport Desk Agent | 1 episode |
| 2001 | And Never Let Her Go | Eleonor Blanchard | TV movie |
| 2001, 2004 | Blue Murder | Louise Vuceta, Ms. Bell | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | The Associates | Mrs. Shanfelt | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | Two Against Time | Theresa | TV movie |
| 2002–2003 | Street Time | Ann Valentine | 15 episodes |
| 2004 | Celeste in the City | Hilly | TV movie |
| 2004 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Carmen | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Puppets Who Kill | Esmerelda | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Vera | TV movie |
| 2005–2009 | Mr. Meaty | 8 episodes | |
| 2006 | The Nine | Monica Turner | 1 episode |
| 2011 | King | Prosecutor | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Nell Cortez | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Madame Cliquet | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Fargo | Helena Milos | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Suits | Judge Hernandez | 1 episode |
| 2017 | 19-2 | Detective Lapointe | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Schitt's Creek | Charlene | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Wayne | Graciella | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Workin' Moms | Hannah Sittart | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Cardinal | Dr. Jones | 1 episode |
| 2021 | The Good Doctor | Dr. Karla Saravia | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Murder on Maple Drive | Harmony | TV movie |
| 2021 | Chapelwaite | Ann Morgan | 8 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Moonshine | Jill Leblanc | 16 episodes |
| 2023 | Titans | Helena | 1 episode |
| 2023 | Superman and Lois | Older Chemo Patient | 3 episodes |
References
- ^ Richard Ouzounian, "Allegra Fulton: Pondering how it all began". Toronto Star, October 7, 2010.
- Iris Winston, "Frida K". Variety, January 21, 2007.
- Judith Fitzgerald, "Slow Dance on the Killing Ground A compelling tale powerfully told". The Globe and Mail, June 30, 1983.
- Robert Crew, "Daring Crow Theatre has powerful moments". Toronto Star, October 16, 1985.
- Ray Conlogue, "What you see is all you get: Family drama lacks depth". The Globe and Mail, November 23, 1987.
- Geoff Chapman, "Music and sex dominate Doras". Toronto Star, May 15, 1991.
- Susan Walker, "Where losers can be big winners". Toronto Star, September 6, 2000.
- Vit Wagner, "Our critic will be keeping eye on this 12-pack of Fringe productions". Toronto Star, June 30, 1994.
- Kate Taylor, "Theatre review: Frida K". The Globe and Mail, November 16, 1995.
- "Dora Mavor Moore Awards announced". Montreal Gazette, June 25, 1996.
- Martin Morrow, "Frida Mania: Renowned play opens season at One Yellow Rabbit". Calgary Herald, September 27, 1997.
- Kate Taylor, "Tremblay's two worlds fail to mesh The Quebec playwright's new play combines a ghostly chorus with a naturalistic drama and elicits an emotionally muffled production". The Globe and Mail, January 16, 1998.
- Jon Kaplan, "The play’s her thing". Now, August 28, 2003.
- Smith, Mae (June 29, 2020). "2020 Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners". Intermission Magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-08-09. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- "From Girard, a multifaceted 'Glenn Gould'" by Jay Carr, The Boston Globe (29 April 1994) Retrieved from ProQuest 294962950
- "Fascinating historical yarn turns on a clever twist; Sharp eye for detail in true story of prison friendship" by Marc Horton, Edmonton Journal (14 March 1997) Retrieved from ProQuest 252391836
- "Walk, talk, promote and push" by Susan Walker, Toronto Star (11 Sept, 2004) Retrieved from ProQuest 438743018
- "ACTRA to honor Peterson" by Brendan Kelly at variety.com
- Too Close to Home review by Tony Scott at variety.com
- "CBC renews Moonshine for a third season" by Angelica Babiera at playbackonline.ca