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Ellen David

Ellen David

Actor · Born December 18, 1960 (65) · Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ellen David is a Canadian actress. She was co-nominated for a 2007 Gemini Award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series in The Business episode Check Please and nominated for a 2005 Prix Gemeaux for Meilleur rôle de soutien féminin : comédie (Best supporting actress: Comedy). She also won the Award of Excellence from the Montreal chapter of the ACTRA Awards in 2015. Her other animated and live-action roles include: Tripping the Rift, Arthur, The Little Lulu Show, Mambo Italiano, Law & Order, Ciao Bella, Naked Josh, For Better or For Worse, Mona the Vampire, Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings, Postcards from Buster, Animal Crackers, Fred's Head, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Pig City, Daft Planet, What's with Andy?, Splinter Cell, The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Sirens, Largo Winch, 2001: A Space Travesty, A Walk on the Moon, Random Encounter, Afterglow, Moose TV, Caillou, Princess Sissi, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Lucky Luke, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Spaced Out, Billy and Buddy, Marsupilami, Wunschpunsch, Edward, A Miss Mallard Mystery, Winx Club, Prudence Gumshoe, Pet Pals, Creepschool, The Kids from Room 402, Kitou, Tupu, Shaolin Kids, The Bellflower Bunnies, Fred the Caveman, Jim Button, X-DuckX, My Goldfish Is Evil!, Lola and Virginia, The Tofus, Potatoes and Dragons, Tommy and Oscar, Nunavut, Dragon Hunters, Mica, Wombat City, Gene Fusion, Iron Nose, Martin Morning, Kit and Kaboodle, Okura, Pinocchio 3000, Deadbolt, Barney's Version, Urban Angel, Scent of Murder, Going to Kansas City, Fatal Affair, Street Legal, Night Heat and 18 to Life.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 18, 1960 (65)
From
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
54 on MovieCove · 92 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 8% in 30 days

What are Ellen David's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 17th percentile
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
36%
Bonds
27%
Morality
15%
Survival
13%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 8 · Serious 5 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 12 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
11
Tense
10
Dread
7
Joyful
5
Melancholic
6
Other
22

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ellen David's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 35 of their 54 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ellen David's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

92 credits, 54 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Unholy Night(2026)

    as Aunt Carmela

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Gardener(2026)

    as Diana

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Couple Across the Street(2026)

    as Rachel Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Single on the 25th(2025)

    as Chloe Armer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • This Isn't How I Pictured It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Doctor Lewis

  • Miss Boots(2024)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Spinning Gold(2023)

    as Ruth Bogatz

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Office Games(2022)

    as Maureen Spearhead

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Le temps des framboises (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 20 episodes · as Rachel Conley

  • Ghosts(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ginny

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Fatherhood(2021)

    as Dr. Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Christmas Ever After(2020)

    as Kim Simmons

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Last Call(2017)

    as Dorothy

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Le Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Mon cirque à moi(2020)

    as Juge

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Transplant(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Evelyn Roche

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • My Salinger Year(2020)

    as Placement Agent

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tuning the Brain with Music (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narration

  • Arthur: The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur(2020)

    as Bitzi Baxter (voice)

  • Double Holiday(2019)

    as Ruth Hoffman

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan(2018)

    as Adam's Mother

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • A Majestic Christmas(2018)

    as Ella

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Pose(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Neighbour #2

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Bold Type(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dr. Gerard

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Reel Women Seen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as 1st Assistant Director

  • Goon: Last of the Enforcers(2017)

    as Mrs. Glatt

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Shut In(2016)

    as Joan

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Iqaluit(2016)

    as Infirmière en chef

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Nine Lives(2016)

    as Tom's secretary

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Oh What a Wonderful Feeling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Mrs. Fiorello

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • My Internship in Canada(2015)

    as Allison

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Pawn Sacrifice(2014)

    as Party Guest #1 (Fischer Apt.)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • First Response (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Bryan's Supervisor

  • Mensonges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Teresa Moro

  • Still Life: A Three Pines Mystery(2013)

    as Brigette Cohen

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Goon(2011)

    as Mrs. Glatt

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Face Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Nurse Sue Wilcox

  • Being Human(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ilana Myers

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Barney's Version(2010)

    as Massage Parlour Madame

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • 18 to Life(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Final Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Judge Mary Adler

  • Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(2008)

    as Detective Newcombe

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Surviving My Mother(2007)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Killer Wave(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Annabelle

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Proof of Lies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Doctor Canton

  • The Business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 16 episodes · Actor

  • Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Joan, l'intermédiaire

  • Postcards from Buster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 57 episodes · as Bitzi Baxter (voice)

  • Baby for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Kathy Williamson

  • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Feline, Friends and Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mama Shao Fun Miao

  • Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat: Great Purr-formances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mama Shao Fun Miao

  • Wicked Minds(2003)

    as Detective Clarkson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Cat Tales and Celebrations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mama Shao Fun Miao

  • Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat: Sagwa's Storybook World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mama Shao Fun Miao

  • Pinocchio 3000(2003)

    as House

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Scent of Danger(2002)

    as Connie

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Arthur: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Bitzi Baxter (voice)

  • Pig City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Actor

  • Savage Messiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Woman / Curling Team #1

  • The Stork Derby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Gina Bonagio

  • Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 40 episodes · Actor

  • Wedding Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Largo Winch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan D'Acosta

  • Arthur's Perfect Christmas(2000)

    as Bitzi / Old Woman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 2001: A Space Travesty(2000)

    as Spaceport Customs Officer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Stardom(2000)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Isn't She Great(2000)

    as Sylvia

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Home Team(1998)

    as Woman in Funeral Home

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Requiem for Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Andrea Farquar

  • A Walk on the Moon(1999)

    as Eleanor Gelfand

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Mona the Vampire(1999)

    Show as Additional Voices

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Random Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sharon

  • Going to Kansas City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ruth Malone

  • Afterglow(1997)

    as Judy the Waitress

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Caillou(1997)

    Show 386 episodes · as Miss Martin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Myra

  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies(1997)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Suspicious Minds(1997)

    as Lydia

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Poverty and Other Delights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Pénitente de l'Oratoire

  • Everything to Gain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Rosa Winters

  • Arthur(1996)

    Show 14 episodes · as Bitzi Baxter (voice) · as Ruth (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo(1996)

    Show 28 episodes · as Detective Sharon Delancey

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Rowing Through (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Alexandra

  • Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle(1994)

    as New Yorker Secretary

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Love and Human Remains(1993)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • By Woman's Hand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Prudence Heward (voice)

  • Sirens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 22 episodes · as Amy Shapiro

  • Are You Afraid of the Dark?(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Final Heist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Marie

  • The Quarrel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Freda

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Freda

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 90 titles, 89 of them dated from 1982 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

Shut In (2016)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Single on the 25th (2025)

Midcredits 79th

Most popular right now

Caillou (1997)

Film career

19822026

Peak 2020 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting90 of 90: 90 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s26 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 21 roles
940419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ellen David's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of the 41 of 42 with a score; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 53 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

22 of their 53 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed22

Most divisive · actor

The Gardener (2026)

97th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Brooklyn (2015)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ellen David's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ellen David work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ellen David's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Gelfand shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles