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Rosemary Dunsmore

Rosemary Dunsmore

Actor · Born July 13, 1952 (74) · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Rosemary Dunsmore (born July 13, 1952) is a Canadian stage, film and television actress, director, , and educator, best known for playing Aunt Abigail MacEwan on the television series "The Road to Avonlea".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 13, 1952 (74)
From
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 89 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 27% in 30 days

What are Rosemary Dunsmore's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: browse their Fantasy movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
30%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Survival
15%
Society
8%
Ideas
3%
Power
2%
Family bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 12 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 28 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 11 · Charged 9 · Intense 14

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

Steady 15 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 17 · 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 18 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 11 · Affecting 12 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 9 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 9
Herald
2 of 9
Shapeshifter
1 of 9
Shadow
1 of 9
Ally
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
20
Warm
13
Hopeful
15
Dread
12
Melancholic
12
Other
30

How their films linger

Hopeful24 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic1
  • 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 Rosemary Dunsmore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rosemary Dunsmore'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

89 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Rocky's Cat-astrophe(2026)

    as Ms. Marjorie

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thereby Hangs a Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mary

  • Unicorn Academy(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as Ms. Primrose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Fellow Travelers(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Estelle

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • To Catch a Killer(2023)

    as Mrs. Possey

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Three Pines(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · as Irene Morrow

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Catering Christmas(2022)

    as Jean Harrison

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Love(2022)

    as Ruby's mother

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Chucky(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Amanda Mixter · as Dr. Mixter

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Scaredy Cats(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · as Winnifred

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Kicking Blood(2021)

    as Bernice

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Love's Sweet Recipe(2021)

    as Rosie

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Toll(2020)

    as Lorraine

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Merry Wives of Windsor(2020)

    as Townsperson

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hot Zone(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Tante de Nancy

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Coroner(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Panych

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Honey(2017)

    as Louisa Lippe

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

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

    as Grandma

  • How to Plan an Orgy in a Small Town(2015)

    as Seth's Mother

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Between(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Minister Miller

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Don't Get Killed In Alaska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Jan

  • Rewind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Secretary of State

  • Orphan Black(2013)

    Show 14 episodes · as Professor Susan Duncan

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Surrogacy Trap(2013)

    as Beth Franklin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Fugitive at 17(2012)

    as Grandmother

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Riverbank (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Miranda Magos

  • Faces in the Crowd(2011)

    as Dr. Langenkamp #2

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Santa Suit(2010)

    as Marge

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Red: Werewolf Hunter(2010)

    as Grandmother Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Lost Girl(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Psychologist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story(2010)

    as Matilda Burnham

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Too Late to Say Goodbye(2009)

    as Narda Barber

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • At Home by Myself... with You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Bessy Abernathy

  • The Good Times Are Killing Me(2009)

    as Melanie

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Orphan(2009)

    as Grandma Barbara

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The Baby Formula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Wanda

  • A Raisin in the Sun(2008)

    as Mrs. Arnold

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Murdoch Mysteries(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernice Taylor

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • For the Love of Grace(2008)

    as Alicia

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • They Come Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mrs. Carr

  • Wedding Wars(2006)

    as Claire Welling

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Duane(2006)

    as Mayor Kelly Milton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Covert One: The Hades Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nancy Langford

  • Playing House(2006)

    as Madeline

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A Very Married Christmas(2004)

    as Osa Larson

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 5 episodes · as Congresswoman Shuler

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Landell

  • Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story(2004)

    as Warden Woodford

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Playmakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story(2003)

    as Defense Attorney

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Dreamcatcher(2003)

    as Roberta Cavell

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Profoundly Normal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Charlotte Johnson

  • The Interrogation of Michael Crowe(2002)

    as Dorothy Sorenson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Good Stuff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Doctor

  • Dangerous Child(2001)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Hangman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Natalie Walsh

  • Secret Cutting(2000)

    as Principal Luce

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • At the Mercy of a Stranger(1999)

    as Jan Scott

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Freak City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Mary Manmouth

  • All I Wanna Do!(1998)

    as Page Sawyer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • When He Didn't Come Home(1998)

    as Mrs. Blair

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Long Way Home(1998)

    as Mrs. Bossert

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story(1997)

    as Frances Louganis

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Natural Enemy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Judy

  • Mary & Tim(1996)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • We the Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dr. Ruth Quintero

  • Undue Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carla Morgan

  • Last Exit to Earth(1996)

    as Delivery Room Doctor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bach's Fight for Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Gerta

  • Cliffhanger(1993)

    as Treasury Secretary

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Liar, Liar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mary Farrow

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Rose Jordan

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

    as Helene

  • Mom P.I. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sally Sullivan

  • Total Recall(1990)

    as Dr. Lull

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Personals(1990)

    as Susan Merchant

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Twins(1988)

    as Miss Busby

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Go Toward the Light(1988)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Father's Homecoming(1988)

    as Dolores Birstock

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • After the Promise(1987)

    as Florence Jackson

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Virginia Sheets

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Anne of Avonlea(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Katherine Brooke

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Katherine Brooke

  • Fight for Life(1987)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Blades of Courage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Clara Laroche

  • Miles to Go… (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Cynthia

  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Elise

  • As You Like It (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Celia

  • Off Your Rocker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Babs

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles from 1982 to 2024; peak year 2010.

Biggest box office

Total Recall (1990)

$261M worldwide

Highest rated

Anne of Avonlea (1987)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Total Recall (1990)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19822024

Peak 2010 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 2 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
Acting86 of 86: 86 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

By decade

1980s13 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s17 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 20 roles
870212

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 Rosemary Dunsmore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 46; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 60 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

Rocky's Cat-astrophe (2026)

96th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Anne of Avonlea (1987)

Midcredits 96th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 78, 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 Rosemary Dunsmore's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 89 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 76 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 83 · severeMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Rosemary Dunsmore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rosemary Dunsmore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Alan Hines shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles