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

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

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

Deborah Kara Unger's FILMOGRAPHY - Page 2

as Actor (36)

Payback (1999)

Hotel Room - Season 1

Angel and the Bad Man

Lies and Alibis

Dangerous Arrangement

Silent Hill: Revelation

Stander

A Dark Truth

Whispers in the Dark

A Thought of Ecstasy

Deborah Kara Unger'S roles

Lynn Porter

Colette

Dahlia Gillespie

Lisa Peters

Brooke LaLaine

Sarah Tate

Sarah

Georgianna

Catherine Ballard

Mary