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Brenda Crichlow

Brenda Crichlow

Actor · Born July 24, 1967 (59) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Brenda Crichlow was born on 24 July 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is an actress, known for Fantastic Four (2005), Elf (2003) and Firewall (2006). She is married to Rene Lessard. They have two children.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 24, 1967 (59)
From
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
99 on MovieCove · 121 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Down 30% in 30 days

What are Brenda Crichlow's films like?

Across their 33 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Romance3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Romance movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th 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
Bonds
45%
Self
21%
Society
10%
Morality
10%
Survival
8%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 33 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 28 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 26 · Charged 4 · Intense 3

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

Steady 29 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 21 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 28 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 31 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
19
Joyful
20
Hopeful
14
Romantic
14
Tense
7
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy24
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

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 Brenda Crichlow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 82 of their 99 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Brenda Crichlow'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

121 credits, 99 with a MovieCove page.

  • The 5-Year Christmas Party(2024)

    as Lisa

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ready Jet Go! Space Camp(2023)

    as Dr. Skelley (voice) / Operator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ninjago: Dragons Rising(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Matriarch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Fire Country(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • A Lot Like Christmas(2021)

    as Mayor Evelyn Barnes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid(2021)

    as Mrs. Fregley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • An Unexpected Christmas(2021)

    as Governor Harris

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Picture of Christmas(2021)

    as Alexa Braxton

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • LEGO Friends: Holiday Special(2021)

    as Patty (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Maid(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Renee

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The 27-Hour Day(2021)

    as Barbara Davrow

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Baker's Son(2021)

    as Kathryn

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • If I Only Had Christmas(2020)

    as Winona

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love(2020)

    as Willa

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Chateau Christmas(2020)

    as Pam

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Torn: Dark Bullets(2020)

    as Board member #2

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • You're Bacon Me Crazy(2020)

    as Norma

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery(2020)

    as Drummond

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Duet(2019)

    as Patti

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • A Taste of Summer(2019)

    as Principal Watkins

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Love and Sunshine(2019)

    as Trisha Collins

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • A Brush with Love(2019)

    as Renee

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Christmas Bells Are Ringing(2018)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Dragon Prince(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Khessa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Wedding of Dreams(2018)

    as Talk Show Host

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Last Scene Alive: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery(2018)

    as Ellen Post

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Coming Home for Christmas(2017)

    as Anna

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Sweetest Christmas(2017)

    as Judge Linda

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Crash Pad(2017)

    as Estelle

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective: Eat, Drink, and Be Buried(2017)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Ready Jet Go! Back to Bortron 7(2017)

    as Dr. Skelley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Art of Us(2017)

    as Lindsay

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Walking the Dog(2017)

    as Judge Mays

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas to Remember(2016)

    as Paula (as Brenda M. Crichlow)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Wish For Christmas(2016)

    as Cortney

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Death al Dente: A Gourmet Detective Mystery(2016)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Barbie & Her Sisters in a Puppy Chase(2016)

    as Auntie Hannah / Auntie Anna / Auntie Savannah (voice)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Newlywed and Dead(2016)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Stop the Wedding(2016)

    as Renee

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Undercover Wife(2016)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Home Invasion(2016)

    as Bess

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • All Things Valentine(2016)

    as Lauren Post

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Mother's Instinct(2015)

    as Captain Davis

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Lynn Vang

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die(2015)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Gourmet Detective(2015)

    as Erica

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Killer Photo(2015)

    as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • So You Said Yes(2015)

    as Bride's Mother

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Jingle All the Way 2(2014)

    as TV Reporter - Margo

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Santa Hunters(2014)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Under Wraps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Barton (voice)

  • Wedding Planner Mystery(2014)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Guess Who's Coming to Christmas(2013)

    as Newscaster

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tom Dick & Harriet(2013)

    as Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Motive(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Madeleine Storey

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Cyber Seduction (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Rose Peterson

  • Radio Rebel(2012)

    as Mrs. Brower

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Notes from the Heart Healer(2012)

    as Dot

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Seattle Superstorm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Reporter

  • Geek Charming(2011)

    as Ms. Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Possessing Piper Rose(2011)

    as Kaitlyn

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Fairly Legal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Laurie Davidson

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Smoke Screen(2010)

    as Sue

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic(2010)

    Show 196 episodes · as Matilda / Amethyst Star (voice) · as Zecora (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • 16 Wishes(2010)

    as Miss Duffy

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Flicka 2(2010)

    as Child Services Officer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • A Trace of Danger(2010)

    as Judge Atkins

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Lionelville: Destination Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Barbra Sawyer

  • Vice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jackie

  • Luna: Spirit of the Whale(2007)

    as Reporter #1

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Party Never Stops: Diary of a Binge Drinker(2007)

    as Vonda Moss

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Home by Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Selma

  • Deck the Halls(2006)

    as News Reporter #1

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Eureka(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Principal Wallace

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Hostess

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Civic Duty(2006)

    as Day Anchor Tricia Wise

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Firewall(2006)

    as Bank Teller

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Accidental Witness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Dorothy Adler

  • FBI: Negotiator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Colleen Quinn

  • The Hard Corps(2005)

    as Newscaster #1

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Fantastic Four(2005)

    as Compound Reporter #2

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Confessions of a Sociopathic Social Climber(2005)

    as Julie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Stellaluna(2003)

    as Nestra / Friendly Bat

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Jammin' in Jamaica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jai (voice)

  • The Lazarus Child(2004)

    as Lizzie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • I Want to Marry Ryan Banks(2004)

    as Ellen Carter

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Elf(2003)

    as Office Co-Worker

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Good Boy(2003)

    as Mrs. Fleming (as Brenda M. Crichlow)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Yakkity Yak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 78 episodes · Actor

  • Before I Say Goodbye(2003)

    as Nursing Home Administrator

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Writer #2

  • Door to Door(2002)

    as Watkins Secretary (as Brenda M. Crichlow)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Dead Zone(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as TV Newswoman

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 2 episodes · as Guidance Counselor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Miracle of the Cards(2001)

    as Doreen

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal(2001)

    as Mary Wilson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Heart Department (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Doctor #3

  • The Fearing Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ann Banner

  • Duets(2000)

    as Omaha Clerk

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Someone to Love Me(1998)

    as Officer Prescott

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • First Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Moody

  • Five Desperate Hours(1997)

    as TV Reporter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Justice for Annie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Marianne

  • Mixed Blessings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as The Delivery Doctor

  • The Omen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Peaches

  • Slam Dunk Ernest(1995)

    as Jackie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Outer Limits(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Kayla Powers

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Not Our Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Carol Atkins

  • Green Dolphin Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lutitia

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Reporter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Tomcat: Dangerous Desires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Darryl

  • Born Too Soon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Flight Attendant

  • Omen IV: The Awakening(1991)

    as Hildy Riggs

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Short Time(1990)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Immediate Family(1989)

    as Doctor’s Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Look Who's Talking(1989)

    as Secretary

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Sally

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Who's Harry Crumb?(1989)

    as Suki's Salon Receptionist

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as JoAnn

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Cooper · as Hillary

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 121 titles from 1985 to 2024; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Look Who's Talking (1989)

$297M worldwide

Highest rated

Love and Sunshine (2019)

Midcredits 81st

Most popular right now

Look Who's Talking (1989)

Film career

19852024

Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting121 of 121: 121 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s32 · acting2010s49 · acting2020s18 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 57 roles
8999091419

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 Brenda Crichlow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 82; across their 33 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Reach · how many have seen their films

69thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 33

Midcredits score across 99 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th36
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th21

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 99 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser38
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed42

Most divisive · actor

Ready Jet Go! Back to Bortron 7 (2017)

99th percentile spread · 37% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Door to Door (2002)

Midcredits 94th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 31 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 34. 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 Brenda Crichlow's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 19 · mildMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Brenda Crichlow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brenda Crichlow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Shepard shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles