Deborah Kara Unger

Birthday: 12 May 1966, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Birth Name: Deborah Kara Unger

Height: 170 cm

Deborah Kara Unger was the first Canadian accepted into the prestigious Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art. She made her feature film debut in Blood Oath (1990), followed by roles in Christ ...Show More

When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to fig Show more When I graduated from high school, I had artistic and academic scholarships, and I was trying to figure out what to do. I decided to audition for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Juillard and the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney, Australia. As it happened, the National Institute's were the first auditions because their seasons are the opposite of ours. I phoned them and said, 'What is required?' and I remember this very, very taciturn secretary said, 'Well, darling, basically you gotta be able to breathe and speak and be believable.' And I thought to myself, Faaaantastic! I happened to get in, and there's about 3,000 people who audition and they accept between 12 and 15 and I was their first Canadian. So I decided to not look a gift horse in the mouth. Hide

I'm not investigated as much as I get to investigate other people. I'm not investigated as much as I get to investigate other people.

About her role in Crash (1996): Shifted me as an individual? I was almost more inspired as an indivi Show more About her role in Crash (1996): Shifted me as an individual? I was almost more inspired as an individual than as an actor. Hide

I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Show more I actually love auditioning because I usually don't get the part. I've tested with Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Tom Cruise. So I've gotten to that point, and I understand when I don't get it. There are a lot of very talented people out there. Hide

Deborah Kara Unger's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (35)

Silent Hill

Lies and Alibis

The Game (1997)

The Hollow

A Thought of Ecstasy

Payback (1999)

The Rat Pack

The Salton Sea

The Way (2010)

Angel and the Bad Man

Combat Hospital - Season 1

No Way Home

Walled In

The Hurricane

The Coven

A Dark Truth

Whispers in the Dark

White Noise

88 Minutes

Highlander 3: The Final Dimension

Shake Hands with the Devil

Crash (1996)

The Samaritan

The Long Night (The Coven)

Fear X

Bangkok Hilton - Season 1

Deborah Kara Unger'S roles

Brooke LaLaine

Mary

Georgianna

Lynn Porter

Liz Archer

Sarah

Catherine Ballard

Lisa Peters

Christine

Sarah Tate

Dahlia Gillespie

Colette