Canadian-born brunette actress Wendy Crewson attended Queens University in Kingston, Ontario where she won the prestigious Lorne Greene Award for outstanding work in the theater. She then studied at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London before returning across the pond to begin an acting career that has seen her work both here and in her native country. Crewson performed in television nearly a decade before her first feature "The Doctor" (1991) opened in theaters. A regular on the short-lived CBS dramatic series "Hard Copy" (1987) that introduced her to husband Michael Murphy,
While supporting herself as a "chargirl" in London, keeping houses for the wealthy, including the great granddaughter of pre-Raphaelite painter William Hollman Hunt, founded the American Repertory Theatre with other American actors; produced productions like "Hot L Baltimore" and "Archie and Mehitabel"
1982
US TV-movie debut, "Rona Jaffe's 'Mazes and Monsters'" (ABC)
1987
Met husband Michael Murphy when the two starred in the short-lived CBS crime series "Hard Copy"
1988
Played first mistress to Presidential candidate Jack Tanner (Michael Murphy) in HBO's critically-acclaimed series "Tanner '88", directed by Robert Altman
1989
First feature released in theaters, "The Doctor", starring William Hurt
