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Heidi von Palleske

Heidi von Palleske

Actor · Born October 9, 1960 (66) · Toronto, Canada

Heidi von Palleske was born on November 9, 1959 in Toronto, Canada. She is an actress and writer, known for Dead Ringers (1988), The Boys Club (1996) and RED (2010).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 9, 1960 (66)
From
Toronto, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 48 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 37 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Heidi von Palleske's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 25th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 16th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action 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
41%
Morality
18%
Bonds
18%
Society
11%
Survival
8%
Power
3%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 5 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 2

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Dread
5
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Absurd
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • 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 Heidi von Palleske's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Heidi von Palleske'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

48 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • My Animal(2023)

    as Patti

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Bordello(2023)

    as Ada

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Cherrypicker(2020)

    as Talkshow Host

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Rabid(2019)

    as Dr. Eliot

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Viaticum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Bartender

  • Starhunter ReduX (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · as Penny Montana

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Judge Kent

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • RED(2010)

    as Woman Neighbor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • King of Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Dr. Sally Champlain

  • The Poet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Heidi Taub

  • The House Next Door(2006)

    as Virginia Guthrie

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Take the Lead(2006)

    as Laura

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Land of the Dead(2005)

    as Woman

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • ReGenesis(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Denise Richman

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • A Hole in One(2004)

    as Cindy Watson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Red Rover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Mrs. Logan / Elise

  • Trudeau (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Mutant X(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Denise Saunders

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • The Highwayman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Barbara Drake

  • Twice in a Lifetime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Sonja

  • Cybermaster: Shepherd II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Lilith

  • The Shepherd (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lilith

  • Labor of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Joan

  • Double Take (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Julie Hauser

  • When Husbands Cheat(1998)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Falling Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Marilyn Boden

  • 2103: The Deadly Wake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Cora Fell

  • Fast Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny Marsh

  • Lexx(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Slave Girl 24

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Strip Search(1997)

    as Sheila

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Boys Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Eric's Mother

  • Radiant City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Mildred

  • Sabotage(1996)

    as Susan Trent

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story(1995)

    as Mabel Dodge

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · as Young Maureen O'Sullivan

  • Catwalk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Red

  • Ramona! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Shadows of the Past (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sara

  • Deceived(1991)

    as Mrs. Peabody

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • White Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Debra Halifax

  • The Hidden Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as C. C. Murphy

  • Renegades(1989)

    as Hooker In Bar

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Blind Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Marla

  • War of the Worlds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Alien Soldier

  • Dead Ringers(1988)

    as Cary

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Guaranteed Way to Pick Up Single Women (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as June

  • Terminal Choice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Student Nurse

  • Body in the Trunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mother

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 48 titles, 47 of them dated from 1985 to 2023; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Dead Ringers (1988)

$8M worldwide

Highest rated

Dead Ringers (1988)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

19852023

Peak 1988 · fewer prominent film roles lately. 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
Acting48 of 48: 48 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score31st

By decade

1980s6 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s11 · acting2010s5 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

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.

How do Heidi von Palleske's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 23rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995)

83rd percentile spread · 22% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Dead Ringers (1988)

Midcredits 88th · 73% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 49. 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 Heidi von Palleske'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 58 · 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 Heidi von Palleske work with?

People who share at least 2 of Heidi von Palleske's MovieCove titles; Stephen McHattie shares the most, 2.