Isabelle Mejias (born c. 1962) is a Canadian actress. She is most
noted for her performance in the film Unfinished Business, for which
she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 6th
Genie Awards in 1985.Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Mejias had her
first film role in the 1980 film Girls. She then appeared in The Lucky
Star, Le Roi des cons and Julie Darling prior to 1984, when she
appeared in both Unfinished Business and The Bay Boy. For Cinema
Canada magazine, critic John Harkness wrote of her performance in
Unfinished Business that "If this were a country with any sort of
rational production/distribution/publicity system, a performance like
this would mean that she would immediately be talked about in
Hollywood - Mejias has star quality like you wouldn't believe."She
subsequently starred in the films Blue Line, Meatballs III: Summer
Job, Higher Education, State Park, The Midday Sun and Scanners II: The
New Order. She also starred in the television miniseries Echoes in the
Darkness, and had supporting or guest appearances in the television
series Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, The Edison Twins, Night Heat,
Street Legal and Danger Bay. She received a Gemini Award nomination
for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series at the 3rd Gemini
Awards for Danger Bay.Her final known acting role was in the 1996
television film Psychic Detectives, under her married name Isabelle
Jamieson.
noted for her performance in the film Unfinished Business, for which
she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 6th
Genie Awards in 1985.Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Mejias had her
first film role in the 1980 film Girls. She then appeared in The Lucky
Star, Le Roi des cons and Julie Darling prior to 1984, when she
appeared in both Unfinished Business and The Bay Boy. For Cinema
Canada magazine, critic John Harkness wrote of her performance in
Unfinished Business that "If this were a country with any sort of
rational production/distribution/publicity system, a performance like
this would mean that she would immediately be talked about in
Hollywood - Mejias has star quality like you wouldn't believe."She
subsequently starred in the films Blue Line, Meatballs III: Summer
Job, Higher Education, State Park, The Midday Sun and Scanners II: The
New Order. She also starred in the television miniseries Echoes in the
Darkness, and had supporting or guest appearances in the television
series Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, The Edison Twins, Night Heat,
Street Legal and Danger Bay. She received a Gemini Award nomination
for Best Guest Performance in a Television Series at the 3rd Gemini
Awards for Danger Bay.Her final known acting role was in the 1996
television film Psychic Detectives, under her married name Isabelle
Jamieson.
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