Megan Follows
Also Known As: Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows, Megan Porter Follows, Megan Follows Porter, 메간 폴로우스, مگان فالوز
Biography: Megan Follows is a Canadian American stage, film and television actress, best known for playing Anne Shirley in the 1985 miniseries Anne of Green Gables, the highest-rated drama in Canadian television history. Her performance in the first three installments earned her two Gemini awards as best actress for the first two miniseries, Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, and a Gemini nomination for the third, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Birthday: March 14, 1968
Gender: Female
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Champagne Charlie
Overview: This is the story of the Charles Heidsieck who opened the market for Champagne sales in America just prior to the American Civil War. He is a reluctant French spy and is captured and spends time in a Union prison. There are two parallel love stories (he is French) and some battles with his uncle for control of the family vineyard (because his father married his mother who the uncle also loved).
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-12
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Shania A Life in Eight Albums
Overview: Biopic of Canadian music sensation Shania Twain, exploring her childhood as a member of a poverty-stricken family, her teenage years spent performing in bars, and her eventual emergence as an award-winning country singer.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-07
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The Nutcracker Prince
Overview: After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future happiness.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-21
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Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Overview: Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips. She acts as Diana's maid of honor, develops a relationship with Gilbert Blythe, and finds herself at Kingsport Ladies' College. But while Anne enjoys the battles and the friends she makes, she finds herself returning to Avonlea.
Genres: Family Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-05-19
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Open Heart
Overview: Things appear to be looking up for a cash-strapped, regional hospital when it hires a reputedly brilliant cardiac surgeon to head up its pediatric cardiac surgery unit. But when increasing numbers of children begin dying on the operating table, the unit's top O.R. nurse begins to suspect that the new surgeon is not as experienced as everyone has been lead to believe. She finds herself alone, faced with jeopardizing the career she loves by taking on the powers that be and blowing the whistle on the influential surgeon and the harrowing goings-on at the hospital.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-24
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I Am Number Four
Overview: A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.
Genres: Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-18
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Anne of Green Gables
Overview: At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-01
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Christmas Child
Overview: A life-sized nativity leads a man to learn about his past and lost family.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-11-09
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A Foreign Affair
Overview: Two brothers need household help after their Ma passes away. They decide to join a romance tour to Russia to find and bring home a traditionally minded wife.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-21
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Breakfast with Scot
Overview: The lives of Eric, an ex hockey player, and his partner Sam, are thrown into turmoil when they are forced to take in Scot, a flamboyant 11-year-old.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-16
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What Katy Did
Overview: A 13-year-old girl is more than her widowed father can handle at times, even with help from her aunt, until a tragic accident changes her outlook on life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
Overview: This is yet another telling of the adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as the two try to clear their friend Jim of murder charges.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-10-21
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Booky & the Secret Santa
Overview: Booky does everything she can to make an enjoyable Christmas, for her family, during the depression as her father is out of work.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-11
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Hockey Night
Overview: When a young girl wants to join her high school's hockey team as goalie, she meets with resistence, but also gets support, especially from the star forward of the team.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-14
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The Great Polar Bear Adventure
Overview: A Polar Bear tries to teach her two cubs about life in the Arctic and the new challenges they face due to the interference of man. The Great Polar Adventure takes audiences inside the secret life of polar bears and imagines life from their perspective. Ikuk, a new polar bear mother, faces tremendous challenges as she raises cubs for the first time. With the rise of global warming, she must lead her family into dangerous "two-leg" territory to scavenge for food.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Flight of the Butterflies
Overview: It takes two or three generations for the monarch butterfly to reach the Canadian breeding grounds, but it is one "supergeneration" that makes the 2,000 mile return trip back south into central Mexico. The documentary film covers Dr Fred Urquhart's interest in monarch butterflies, with perspectives of Urquhart as a child wondering where the butterflies went, his years of research and study into their life and migration, to his time decades-later as a senior scientist looking back at his investigations and discoveries about the insect's life pattern.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-01
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The Olden Days Coat
Overview: While at her grandmother's house, a ten-year-old girl finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time.
Genres: Drama Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-10-01
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A Time of Destiny
Overview: World War II provides the setting for a melodramatic tale of love and revenge.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-22
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Sin of Innocence
Overview: When two single parents remarry, their teenaged son and daughter begin developing an unexpected attraction to each other.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-26
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Deep Sleep
Overview: An emotionally disturbed young woman who is obsessed with the death of her father delves into the mystery.
Genres: Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-01
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L.M. Montgomery's Island
Overview: Biography of author Lucy Maud Montgomery creator of Anne of Green Gables.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Overview: A look at the Anne of Green Gables film trilogy by Kevin Sullivan - Anne of Green Gables (1985), Anne of Avonlea (1987) and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000).
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
Overview: True story of a young woman's abduction by a deranged loner that led to the largest manhunt in the history of Pennsylvania.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-05-06
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Hard Drive
Overview: One young man's plunge into adulthood and the uplifting joy of first love.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-15
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The Chase
Overview: In Denver, a fleeing bank robber kills a cop and kidnaps an old man to hold as a hostage. He is chased by the police and a news helicopter, which films the entire incident. Based on a true story.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-10
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She Came Back
Overview: The terrifying journey of Charley who, after a near-death experience, is haunted by her relationship with her deceased mother.
Genres: Horror Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-12
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When Pigs Fly
Overview: The ghosts of a middle-aged woman and a precocious little girl help an unwed jazz musician and a bar dancer reverse their bad fortune.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-09-12
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Pirate's Passage
Overview: Set in 1952 Grey Rocks – a centuries old town that was famous 250 years ago as a favored port of pirates – Pirate’s Passage follows the story of 12-year-old Jim. Fraught by the death of his father and forced to endure schoolyard bullying each day, Jim manages to carry on, buoyed by his optimistic imagination and fueled by his sense of adventure. The sudden arrival of Captain Johnson, whose small sailboat has been thrown off course by a storm, changes Jim’s life. The Captain quickly becomes a mentor and friend to Jim, giving him extraordinary lessons in self-reliance and determination. Soon, Jim develops a liberating self-assurance that so deeply touches the Captain that he allows Jim to see evidence that the Captain may be more than meets the eye. Is Captain Johnson the same Charles Johnson who was a pirate there two hundred years ago? The lad goes with him on a literal journey into the past to find out and emerges able to navigate the course of his life.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-04
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Booky Makes Her Mark
Overview: The Thomsons, like many families, have hit hard times as Thomas can't find steady work. Fifteen year old Booky takes the family situation in stride, being matter-of-fact about being poor. Beyond her loving family, there are some things about her life she likes, such as being the president of her local Deanna Durbin fan club, and going out with a boy named Lorne.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-06-01
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Booky's Crush
Overview: The Thomsons - parents Thomas and Francie, and children Willa, Arthur, Beatrice (nicknamed Booky) and Jakey - are a loving working class family living in the Depression era in Toronto. Arthur is showing aptitude in drawing, and although his parents want to support his skill, Thomas in particular wants him to take up a vocation that is a little more stable. Willa, the part time librarian, is attracted to Russell, the medical student she meets at the library. And 11-year old Booky is happy that she has been asked to tutor the new older sixth grade student, Georgie Dunlop, in spelling, since she has a crush on him, her first ever. She just can't wait for him to ask her to the school dance. But she begins to have mixed feelings about Georgie based on a gift he gives to her. Digging a little deeper, Booky begins to understand both the good and bad of Georgie.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-15
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Termini Station
Overview: Termini Station is a Canadian made drama, released in 1989 and directed by Allan King. The film stars Colleen Dewhurst and Megan Follows as Molly and Micheline Dushane, a mother and daughter living in a small Northern Ontario town. Molly is an alcoholic, which creates tension between her and Micheline and inspires Micheline's fantasies of escaping her stifling small-town life. The cast also includes Gordon Clapp and Debra McGrath as Molly's son and daughter-in-law. Termini Station was the only film besides the Anne of Green Gables movies in which Follows and Dewhurst worked together. The film was nominated for six awards at the 11th Genie Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress nods for both Dewhurst and Follows. Filmed on location in Kirkland Lake Ontario.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-21
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Under The Piano
Overview: An autistic child growing up in the 1940's and 50's with a mother who is bitter because her fear of success has denied to herself a possible career in opera. This anger translates into an over-protectiveness of her mentally ill daughter, even into the child's adulthood. But a loving sister, herself having an arm that is paralyzed, is a bastion against the limitations imposed by the mother and finally helps her sister to live a more full life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-01
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Seasonal Differences
Overview: The separation of church and state is examined when a Christmas Nativity scene, being displayed at a high school, sparks debate and protest from the student body.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-12-02
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Inherit the Wind
Overview: Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-03-20
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Where Are the Dolls
Overview: Follow a woman as she embarks on a late-night journey through an unfamiliar urban landscape, searching for something she cannot name.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-16
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Stacking
Overview: After her father is injured, a teenager and an alcoholic employee struggle to save their financially troubled farm in 1954 Montana.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-22
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Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
Overview: A made-for-tv byproduct of The War On Drugs.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Stork Derby
Overview: The woman who birthed the most children in the City of Toronto within a certain time period would inherit a fortune in the midst of the Great Depression
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-08
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Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet
Overview: Stratford Festival's production of Romeo and Juliet 1993. Megan Porter Follows (Anne of Green Gables) and Antoni Cimolino (Stratford Festival Artistic Director) star in one of the most famous love stories of all time. The tale unfolds as the families of the star-crossed lovers, the Montagues and the Capulets, are embroiled in a bitter feud that erupts into a brawl. The couple plan a secret wedding, but fate intervenes and the two die tragically, precipitating a vow by the bereaved fathers to resolve their differences.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-15
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Plainsong
Overview: Tom Guthrie, a high school history teacher, is faced with raising two young sons after his wife leaves him. Maggie Jones, a fellow teacher, tries to provide comfort and support.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-04-25
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Silver Bullet
Overview: The small city of Tarker's Mill is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears that this is the work of a maniac. During a search a mysterious, hairy creature is observed. This strange appearance is noticed once a month. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside, he's preparing the barbecue.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-10
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Lie Exposed
Overview: Melanie (Leslie Hope) has a good, solid life, but when she’s diagnosed with cancer, her world spirals out of control. Instead of confronting her disease, she leaves her husband (Bruce Greenwood) and heads out for a bender while searching for the meaning of life. During her trip she meets a mysterious, erotic photographer (Jeff Kober) and agrees to throw caution to the wind and pose for him. This opens up dangerous choices revealed in a surprising show that ignites passionate, provocative emotions and incendiary repercussions through not only her life, but her friends and family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-25
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Reluctant Angel
Overview: Jason is a small-time criminal and con artist. His misdemeanours range from petty scams to outright robberies. He is also manipulative and domineering. But his girlfriend Cheryl is so desperate to become a recognized artist that she willingly assists in his rackets. The big carrot that Jason dangles in front of her is a gallery showing of her art. One evening, while fleeing the scene of a variety store robbery, Cheryl mistakenly thinks she has slammed the getaway car into Donald, a drunken philosopher. Cheryl thinks she's almost killed him, but Donald, who has a penchant for inept suicide attempts, believes she has saved his life and could be his guardian angel. Their lives become inextricably linked.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-01
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Boys and Girls
Overview: Boys and Girls is a 1983 Canadian short film directed by Don McBrearty. It is based on Alice Munro's short story of the same name, written in 1968. It is a coming of age story about a girl growing up on a farm having to accept that in her lifetime she will always be considered "only a girl." The film won an Oscar in 1984 for Best Short Subject.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-10-01
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Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
Overview: Anne is persuaded to join her fiance, Gilbert, in New York City as he begins his tenure at a major hospital. However, any chance of lasting happiness is dashed when Gilbert enlists to serve in The Great War in Europe. Anne stays behind and takes up writing, but learns that contact has been lost with Gilbert. Seeing no other option, Anne decides to venture to Europe herself to find him. In doing so, she begins an adventure that will challenge her wits and imagination to the limit.
Genres: Drama Family Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-23
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The Mating Season
Overview: They say opposites attract, but could a romance possibly develop between an attorney, successful at work but unlucky in love, and a divorced man whose main interest is birdwatching?
Genres: Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-30
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Major Crime
Overview: Undercover police work to bring a pedophile to justice.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-23
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Heritage Minutes: Mary Riter Hamilton
Overview: Mary Riter Hamilton painted the battlefields after the First World War as a testament to its devastating cost. She would suffer mental and physical illnesses as a result of documenting the experiences of Canadian soldiers.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-29
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Home for the Holidays
Overview: "Home for the Holidays" is the third stand-alone two hour Christmas special of the "Murdoch Mysteries" that first aired on December 18, 2017 on CBC, followed by a second airing on December 25, 2017 in Canada. Murdoch and Ogden travel to Victoria, B.C. to visit Murdoch’s brother, RCMP officer Jasper Linney. There, they investigate a murder connected to an archaeologist Megan Byrne who has uncovered an ancient Indigenous settlement, leading to a trek through the rugged beauty of British Columbia and encounters with the Songhees and Haida nations. Meanwhile, the Brackenreids are offered a surefire investment opportunity that may not be all it seems. At the Station House, Crabtree and Higgins prepare for a ski-chalet holiday in Vermont with their girlfriends Nina and Ruth, but learn it may be more dangerous than expected.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-12-18
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American Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith
Overview: Millions of people around the world know of him. Yet this frontier prophet of the early 1800's found little honor and eventual martyrdom at the hands of an angry mob in his own country. Who was this Joseph Smith and what was it about his remarkable life story, which inspired such impassioned rancor or unflinching reverence? Please join Academy Award winner Gregory Peck for a fascinating look at this oft-misunderstood American legend.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-26
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Stealing the Sky
Overview: A mosaic of interlocking stories set against the backdrop of Toronto's swelling urban landscape.
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Original Language: en
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