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Desiree Zurowski

Desiree Zurowski

Actor · Born May 1, 1975 (51) · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Desiree Zurowski – Canadian actress and former ballet dancer, born 1 May 1975 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Danced with the National Ballet of Canada (1990–1995) before transitioning to acting, debuting in Picture Windows (1995). Her most notable film roles include Mrs. Grey in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Lindy Newton in The Invisible (2007), Helen Schriver in Shattered (2007, opposite Pierce Brosnan), Carla Ferrente in Charlie St. Cloud (2010, opposite Zac Efron), an Older Family Friend in This Means War (2012), a Radio Reporter in Horns (2013, opposite Daniel Radcliffe), and Tipsy Lady in Big Eyes (2014, opposite Timothy Chalamet). On television she has appeared in Arrow (2012), Smallville (2011), Fringe (2012), Stargate SG-1 (2000, 2006), Supernatural (2007), Psych (2008), Supergirl (2017), The Magicians (2017), and The Good Doctor (2021).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 1, 1975 (51)
From
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Works as
Actor
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 39 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Desiree Zurowski's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 11th percentile
: 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
Self
34%
Bonds
30%
Survival
19%
Power
6%
Morality
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 8 · Stylized 1 · 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 5 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Hopeful
4
Dread
3
Warm
3
Joyful
2
Other
10

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous1

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 Desiree Zurowski's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 30 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Desiree Zurowski'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

39 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page.

  • Betty's Bad Luck in Love(2024)

    as Beverly

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Checkin' It Twice(2023)

    as Mom

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Murdaugh Murders: The Movie(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Vows We Keep(2021)

    as Trina

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Baby-Sitters Club(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Madame Noelle

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Christmas on My Mind(2019)

    as Trudy Callahan

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Last Bridesmaid(2019)

    as Joyce Foster

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Good Doctor(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Shelly Carrol

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart(2016)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as US Attorney Webb

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Final Girl(2015)

    as Nelson's Mom

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Big Eyes(2014)

    as Tipsy Lady

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Horns(2013)

    as Radio Reporter

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Restless Virgins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Political Analyst #1

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Family Attorney

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • This Means War(2012)

    as Older Family Friend

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Charlie St. Cloud(2010)

    as Carla Ferrente

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Sheltered Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Honey

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Termination Point(2007)

    as Investigator

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Why Did I Get Married?(2007)

    as Fur Sales Lady

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Shattered(2007)

    as Helen Schriver

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible(2007)

    as Lindy Newton

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Terri

  • Pictures of Hollis Woods(2007)

    as Foster mother

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Karen Raven

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • X-Men: The Last Stand(2006)

    as Mrs. Grey

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Supernatural(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Realtor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Stealing Sinatra(2003)

    as Sue Irwin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Before I Say Goodbye(2003)

    as Winifred Johnson

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • They(2002)

    as Mary Parks

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • All I Want(2002)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Smallville(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Minister

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Strange Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Sue

  • Strange Frequency (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sue (segment 'More Than A Feeling')

  • The Void(2001)

    as Grace

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

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

    Show 1 episode · as Sophia

  • Stargate SG-1(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Minister Chaska · as Parey

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Eileen Wyatt (segment "The Ring")

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 38 titles from 1997 to 2024; peak year 2006.

Biggest box office

They (2002)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Shattered (2007)

Film career

19972024

Peak 2006 · 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.

  • 2002Screen debut· Try Seventeen

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting38 of 38: 38 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score57th

By decade

1990s3 · acting2000s18 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0212

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 Desiree Zurowski's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 22; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed12

Most divisive · actor

Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

86th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Pictures of Hollis Woods (2007)

Midcredits 84th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 74, detractors 36. 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 Desiree Zurowski'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
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 33

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

Who does Desiree Zurowski work with?

People who share at least 2 of Desiree Zurowski's MovieCove titles; Clayton James shares the most, 2.