Sherry Miller

Sherry Miller’s career? It’s honestly kind of wild how much ground she’s covered. She kicked things off in the ’70s, singing and dancing her way into Canadian hearts. If you were watching TV back then, you probably saw her flashing that winning grin in those Spumante Bambino wine commercials. But hey, that wasn’t the end of it—she also landed a gig as the host on Polka Dot Door, which, if you ask anyone who grew up in Canada, was basically the holy grail of children’s programming. Jump forward a bit, and you’ll see her popping up in Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides in 1999. Not a massive role, but still, pretty cool. Then she scored a Gemini Award in 2001 for her work in Lucky Girl, playing Elisha Cuthbert’s mom—so, not just background noise, but actually nabbing awards. Most people probably remember her best as Jennifer Taylor, Justin’s mom on Queer as Folk. She was there for the whole ride, 2000 to 2005, and honestly, she kind of held it down as one of those steady, grounding presences in the middle of all the chaos. But don’t forget her news anchor days with Global Television back in the late eighties—yeah, she did that too. Oh, and E.N.G.? She played Jane Oliver, the weather reporter/anchor, adding even more TV cred to her name. Fast forward again, she showed up as Dr. Lona Massingale in Kingdom Hospital, dealing with sleep psychology shenanigans. Basically, if you turn on Canadian TV from any decade, chances are you’ll catch Sherry Miller doing her thing.