Camilla Eves | |
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| Born | Camilla Scott (1961-07-12)July 12, 1961 (age 64) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television host |
| Years active | 1990–2013 |
| Spouse | Paul Eves |
| Children | 1 |
Camilla Eves (bornCamilla Scott, July 12, 1961) is a Canadian actress and television host.[1][2]
Scott's first starring role was the lead inEvita at the Limelight Dinner Theatre, a role she landed before she turned 25. Because her agent insisted that her name be billed above the title of the musical in all advertising, "suddenly people thought I was a star", she said.[3]
She appeared on the soap opera,Days of Our Lives, in 1990, portrayingMelissa Anderson. The casting director was looking for a young actress who could sing. Surprised by a request to "sing something," Scott started singing the last song she had heard on her car radio:Whitney Houston's "Greatest Love of All". The casting agent stopped her, saying, "You really can sing." After meeting with the producer, she was hired and began filming the next day. She remained on the series for two years.[3]
Scott hostedThe Camilla Scott Show on theBaton Broadcast System (and later theCTV television network), a daytime talk show, from 1996 to 1998.[4] The show received a poor critical reception; theGlobe and Mail wrote "What could be less fun than licking a metal pole on a January morning with a crazed Shitzu scrabbling up your pant leg? According to the mostly male TV critics of middling years who write for the papers, the answer is Camilla Scott."[5]
Concurrent with her talk show work, she had a recurring role in the TV seriesDue South as Inspector Margaret "Meg" Thatcher of theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police from 1995 through 1999. She credited this role for helping her receive an award for community safety from her cellphone company. In 1996, she witnessed a mugging and called 911, giving a description of the mugger and his car that led to the mugger being arrested and the stolen goods being recovered. "Maybe my role as an RCMP officer on Due South gave me the practice I needed to help in a real situation," she said.[6]
In 2002, Scott had a voice role as Mama Bear ina television adaptation of theBerenstain Bears.[7]
Scott has performed in several Torontomusical theatre productions.
In 1994, Scott starred as Polly Baker inMike Ockrent's Toronto production ofGeorge andIra Gershwin'sCrazy For You at theRoyal Alexandra Theatre.[8]
Scott appeared as the lead in the Toronto production ofMamma Mia! afterLouise Pitre departed on tour.[9] She continued in the role for three years.
She starred as Khashoggi, a role that previously had always been played by a man, in theDora Award–winning Toronto production of theQueen musicalWe Will Rock You.[3]She took the role in October 2008,[10]and remained with the show until it closed on June 28, 2009.[11]
As her acting career wound down, Scott started working forArbonne, amulti-level marketing company. As of 2020, she is now an Executive National Vice President for the company.[12]
Scott married actor Paul Eves in 2002.[3] They have a son born in 2005.[3][13]
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