Babz Chula (born Barbara Ellen Zuckerman; circa 1946 – May 7, 2010) was an American-born Canadian actress.
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Babz Chula | |
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Born | Barbara Ellen Zuckerman[1] 1946[1] |
Died | May 7, 2010[2] Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–2010 |
Chula spent her early childhood in the working-class neighbourhood of Jamaica, N.Y., but her widowed mother, Abby Zuckerman, a booking agent for Leonard Bernstein, moved her two young children, first to Hawaii and then to California, to pursue work in the entertainment field after Chula's father, Larry Zuckerman, an auto mechanic and stock-car racer, was killed in a car race.[3] Growing up in Los Angeles, where her mother eventually remarried, Babz won a scholarship to the California Institute of the Arts and returned to New York after graduation to perform as a folk singer. In 1971 she and her first husband, Phillip Ciulla, relocated to Slocan Valley in British Columbia[4] before moving to Vancouver, where she resumed her acting and singing career under the respelled stage name Chula.[5] Her first major supporting role was in Sandy Wilson's award-winning film My American Cousin.
Chula was survived by her husband, cinematographer Larry Lynn, three children, two stepchildren and four grandchildren.[4] Five and a half years after her death, Lynn was ordained a Catholic priest.[6]
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1984 | Runaway | Construction Foreperson (as Babs Chulla) | Michael Crichton |
1985 | My American Cousin | Dolly Walker | Sandy Wilson |
1988 | The Accused | Woman Lawyer | Jonathan Kaplan |
1989 | In Search of the Last Good Man | Unknown | Peg Campbell |
American Boyfriends | Dolly, Butch's Mother | Sandy Wilson | |
Immediate Family | Birthday Girl's Mom | Jonathan Kaplan | |
Cousins | Mrs. Davidow | Joel Schumacher | |
1991 | Run | Poker Player (as Babs Chula) | Geoff Burrowes |
1992 | The Date | Unknown | Niko Theoderaskis |
North of Pittsburgh | Linda | Richard Martin | |
1994 | Valentine's Day | Barb | Mike Hoolboom |
Kanada | Charlie | Mike Hoolboom | |
1995 | Live Bait | Helen MacIntosh | Bruce Sweeney |
The Love Charm | Unknown | Robert Rondau | |
Power of Attorney | Angela | Howard Himelstein | |
A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Ass pincher's wife | Josh Brand | |
1997 | Silent Cradle | Cye Block | Paul Ziller |
Barbeque...A Love Story | Unknown | Stacey Kirk | |
The Ex | Dr. Lillian Jonas | Mark Leste | |
1998 | Dirty | Angie | Bruce Sweeney |
1999 | Double Jeopardy | Ruby | Bruce Beresford |
2000 | No More Monkeys Jumpin' on the Bed | Rick's Mother | Ross Weber |
2001 | Last Wedding | Bobbie | Bruce Sweeney |
2002 | Cheats | Mrs. Rosengarden | Andrew Gurland |
Bitten | Mother | Clauida Morgado | |
2003 | Little Brother of War | Police Lieutenant | Damon Vignale |
Moving Malcolm | Gisha | Ben Ratner | |
2004 | Kathleen's Closet | Kathleen | Sheila Jordon |
Gang of Love | Unknown | Rick Dobran | |
Seven Times Lucky | Unknown | Gary Yates | |
Croon | Unknown | Hillary Jones-Farrow | |
2006 | Home by Christmas[7] | Rita | Gail Harvey |
The French Guy | Elizabeth Murray | Ann Marie Fleming | |
The Saddest Boy in the World | Dr. Judith D'Angelo | Jamie Travis | |
The Secret | Psychiatrist | Vincent Perez | |
Criminal Intent | Ruth | George Erchbamer | |
2007 | American Venus[8] | Peggy | Bruce Sweeney |
2008 | The X-Files: I Want to Believe[9] | Surgeon | Chris Carter |
2009 | Mothers & Daughters[10] | Micki | Carl Bessai |
2013 | Kids in Jail [11] | Herself (posthumous) | Larry Lynn |
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Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | |
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Gemini Awards 1986–2011 |
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Canadian Screen Awards 2012–present |
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