Born: September 5, 1978
Age: 44
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Laura Maureen Bertram (born September 5, 1978) is a Canadian actress best known for her role as Trance Gemini in Andromeda.
Bertram was born in Toronto, Ontario, and lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. She earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph.[1] She has two younger sisters named Heather (born 1981) and Jennifer (born 1984), who are former actresses. In 1997, Bertram was a ceramics instructor at Kilcoo Camp. She also used to sing in the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus.Her credits include the TV series Ready or Not, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Seasons of Love, and Andromeda as Trance Gemini, and the movies Night of the Twisters, and Dear America: So Far From Home. She was a series regular on Season 2 of Robson Arms.
Bertram is a high school teacher; in addition, she also teaches young actors at Biz Studio in Vancouver. She has two children.[2]
Bertram has won two Gemini Awards for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1995 and for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1998.
She has also been nominated for two Gemini Awards for "Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series" for Ready or Not in 1996 and for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for Platinum in 1998.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Elimination Dance | Short | |
2004 | 1974 | Girl | Short |
2005 | A Nice Cup of Tea | Short | |
2008 | Control Alt Delete | Sarah | |
2008 | Toxic Skies | Anna | |
2010 | Gunless | Miss Alice | |
2010 | Punkin | Laura Lippy | Short |
2011 | Traveling at the Speed of Life | Josee | |
2011 | 50/50 | Claire | |
2012 | Random Acts of Romance | Holly |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Amanda Cameron | "The Tale of the Lonely Ghost" |
1993 | Family Pictures | Nina Eberlin (12-15) | TV film |
1993 | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues | Young Valerie | "Reunion" |
1993 | Street Legal | Karen Brandis | "What's Love Got to Do with It?" |
1993-97 | Ready or Not | Amanda Zimm | Lead role |
1994 | Road to Avonlea | Adeline Hodgson | "Someone to Believe In" |
1995 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Laurel | "The Tale of the Mystical Mirror" |
1996 | Night of the Twisters | Stacey Darlington | TV film |
1996 | Sins of Silence | Carrie | TV film |
1997 | Wind at My Back | Suzanne Nelson | "Back in My Arms Again" |
1997 | Fast Track | Laurie | "The Race Fan" |
1997 | Platinum | Jessica Webb | TV film |
1997 | Mission Genesis | Aurora | "Aurora" |
1999 | Seasons of Love | Judith Brewster | "1.1", "1.2" |
1999 | Dear America: So Far from Home | Mary Driscoll | TV short |
2000-05 | Andromeda | Trance Gemini | Main role |
2001 | Soul Food | Melissa Greene | "Life Lessons" |
2006 | Murder on Pleasant Drive | Janice II | TV film |
2006 | Veiled Truth | Kimberly | TV film |
2007 | Robson Arms | Chris Colton | Recurring role |
2008 | Bridal Fever | Tina | TV film |
2010 | The Good Witch's Gift | Betty | TV film |
2010 | The Cult | Dina | TV film |
2011 | Once Upon a Time | Donna | "That Still Small Voice" |
2014-15 | When Calls the Heart | Mary Dunbar | Recurring role |
2014 | Arctic Air | Megan | "On the Edge" |
2016 | A Wish for Christmas | Nicole | TV film |
Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
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1995 | Gemini Award | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | Ready or Not (for episode #2.13: "Am I Perverted or What?") | Won |
1996 | Gemini Award | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | Ready or Not (for episode #3.7: "Crater Face") | Nominated |
1998 | Gemini Award | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | Ready or Not (for episode #5.9: "Graduation") | Won |
1998 | Gemini Award | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries | Platinum | Nominated |
2003 | Leo Award | Dramatic Series: Best Supporting Performance - Female | Andromeda (for episode #3.12: "The Dark Backward") | Nominated |
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