Marcia Bennett
Known for: Acting
Marcia Bennett (born in Evansville, Indiana) is an American-born Canadian actress and acting instructor based in Toronto, with over 50 years of professional experience. She holds a BA in Drama from the University of Evansville and a Master's in Theatre from the University of Missouri. Her film credits include Adventures in Babysitting (1987), The Hurricane (1999), Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007), and Trap (2024). On television she has appeared in Beauty and the Beast (CW, 2012–2016), Mrs. America (2020), Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022), and The Last of Us (2023). She is also a voice actress (Mrs. Muskrat in Franklin) and an acting instructor in Toronto. Her exact date of birth is unconfirmed. No major awards are on record.
Filmography
Series
Murdoch Mysteries
Alice Nugent
2008
Series
Hudson & Rex
Joyce Buell
2019
Series
Warehouse 13
Amy's Mother
2009
Series
The Last of Us
Mrs. Adler
2023
Series
Skins
Irene Polaski
2007
Series
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Aunt Yvonne
1992
Series
Mutant X
Mrs. Hayes
2001
Series
Hemlock Grove
Donna Thurgood
2013
Series
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Carolyn McCartney
2002
Series
Good Witch
Agnes Janicky
2015
Series
This Is Wonderland
Ruth Blainey
2004
Series
Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Potts
2012
Series
Masters of Horror
Lana Beasley
2005
Series
Friday the 13th: The Series
Peggy Hobbs
1987
Series
Sheriff Country
June Baker
2025
Series
The Firm
Justice Gorman
2012
Series
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities
Mrs. Montague
2022
Film
Trap
Cooper's Mother
2024
Series
Odd Squad
Circle Lady
2014
Film
The Tuxedo
Water Executive
2002
Series
The Hidden Room
Doctor
1991
Series
Mrs. America
Dadie Stewart
2020
Series
Conviction
Judge Nora Burby
2016
Series
Carter
Diana Lasseter
2018
Series
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Delores Nieder
2025
Series
The Border
Constance
2008
Film
The Hurricane
Jean Wahl
1999
Series
Little Men
Mrs. Albright
1998
Film
Serendipity
Mrs. Louis Trager
2001
Series
Slings & Arrows
May Silverstone
2003
Series
Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
Mrs. Amin
2010
Film
Billy Madison
4th Grade Teacher
1995
Film
The Kid Detective
Secretary
2020
Film
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Lora
2007
Film
Adventures in Babysitting
Nurse
1987
Film
Trapped in Paradise
Bus Station Clerk
1994
Film
Prince Charming
Queen Isabel
2001
Film
Feel the Beat
Grandma
2020
Film
The Woman
Deana
2011
Film
Bless the Child
Head Nurse
2000
Film
Our House
Marie
2018
Series
And Never Let Her Go
Ruth Boylan
2001
Film
The Woods
Mrs. Mackinaw
2006
Film
Godsend
Principal Hersch
2004
Film
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Hilda Evans
2007
Film
Noel
Nurse Stein
2004
Film
Glitter
2001
Film
Tart
Ms. Major
2001
Film
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Secretary of H & H Services
2002
Film
Northpole: Open for Christmas
Betty
2015
Film
Red
Emma
2008
Film
Thanks of a Grateful Nation
Dr. Joyce Lasnot
1998
Film
Fugitive Pieces
Mrs. Taylor
2008
Film
Christmas à la Carte
Marian
2021
Film
Christmas on Windmill Way
Ann
2023
Film
Cheaters
Joan Isenberg
2000
Film
Who Is Clark Rockefeller?
Aunt Marjorie
2010
Film
Widow on the Hill
Dotty
2005
Film
Grey Gardens
Hostess
2009
Film
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice
Laura Edelman
1996
Film
Gilda Radner: It's Always Something
Mrs. Elizabeth Clementine 'Dibby' Gillies
2002
Film
Bad to the Bone
Judge
1997
Film
The Stone Angel
Nurse 2004
2007
Film
Murder in the Hamptons
Psychiatrist
2005
Film
The Performance
Maggie Moore
2017
Film
O Little Christmas Market
Mrs. Banks
2026
Film
Campton Manor
Ethel
2024
Film
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
Mrs. Claus
2010
Film
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Cal's Secretary
2001
Film
A Matter of Sex
Clara
1984
Film
To Love, Honor, & Betray
Woman Friend
1999
Film
Plague City: SARS in Toronto
Babs Polaski
2005
Film
Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War
Angie Novello
1987
Film
The Big Fat Stone
Lady Being Mugged
2014
Film
He's Fired, She's Hired
Rose Randall
1984
Film
Glory! Glory!
1989
Film
The Forget-Me-Not Murders
Laura Foy
1994
Film
The Music in Me
Ellen
2015
Film
The Pink Chiquitas
Tourist Mom
1987
Film
Sex & Mrs. X
Margaret
2000
Film
Small Vices
Mrs. Henderson
1999
Film
Terminal Invasion
Gloria
2002
Film
Bark Ranger
Librarian
2015
Film
A Christmas Masquerade
Viktoria
2022
Film
The Magic of Marciano
Carol
2000
Film
Scared Shitless
Mrs. Applebaum
2024
Film
The Sweetest Gift
Librarian
1998
Film
The Dive from Clausen's Pier
Barbara Fraser
2005
Film
At Risk
Kim Finlay
2010
Film
Street Law
Janice
1995
Film
Gregory K
Alice Dodge
1993
Film
Sleeping Dogs Lie
Megan
1998
Film
The Wool Cap
Mrs. Gigot
2004
Film
Canadian Strain
Gloria
2019
Film
Country Crush
Mrs. Stanley
2017
Film
Happy Face Murders
Judge Peale
1999
Film
Remember Me
Librarian
1995
Film
Entertaining Christmas
Mrs. Deevers
2018
Film
Chubby
2019
Film
Sick Girl
Lana Beasley
2006
Film
One Small Visit
Viola Armstrong
2022
Film
Snap Decision
Barbara
2001
Film
What Katy Did
Mrs. Pattifer
1999
Film
We
Margaret
2019
Film
Booky's Crush
Elderly Woman
2009
The Addition
Barbara Stenhouse
2016
Film
Christmas Movie Magic
Diane
2021