The wholesome family saga “Heartland” almost galloped onto the small screen without Jessica Amlee back in Oct. 14, 2007. The Canadian actress and her teenage character, Mallory Wells, were not initially part of the pilot. “They added me in because they needed a younger face,” Amlee tells Et Canada. Flash forward to January 2023, when Heartland will be celebrating its 245th episode. Amlee, for one, can’t help but marvel at the show’s longevity.
“I remember in the first season, I think it was the third episode, we had discovered how many people were watching ‘Heartland’ at the time,” Amlee recalls. “We were shocked it got picked up for a second season. We were living off that high of, ‘Wow, people are actually watching.’ At the time, 500,000 people were watching. It was this huge deal. Then, I started looking up how many people were watching ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and was like, ‘Ours isn’t that many people.
“I remember in the first season, I think it was the third episode, we had discovered how many people were watching ‘Heartland’ at the time,” Amlee recalls. “We were shocked it got picked up for a second season. We were living off that high of, ‘Wow, people are actually watching.’ At the time, 500,000 people were watching. It was this huge deal. Then, I started looking up how many people were watching ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and was like, ‘Ours isn’t that many people.
- 1/6/2023
- by Etcanadadigital
- ET Canada
“Heartland” actress Amber Marshall has paid tribute to her late co-star Robert Cormier.
Canadian actor Cormier passed away on September 23 at age 33 from injuries sustained during a fall, his sister told his talent agent’s office, according to NBC News. He played Finn Cotter on the show.
Marshall shared an array of snaps of the pair, alongside the caption: “Robert was truly a joy to be around. He had an infectious smile, and such a big heart.
“He was especially kind and gentle with the animals on set, which goes a long way in my books.”
The actress, who plays Amy Fleming, continued, “Robert, I am so thankful I was able to get to know you and work alongside you.
“You left us far too soon, but I promise you will always be remembered. #Rip.”
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Canadian actor Cormier passed away on September 23 at age 33 from injuries sustained during a fall, his sister told his talent agent’s office, according to NBC News. He played Finn Cotter on the show.
Marshall shared an array of snaps of the pair, alongside the caption: “Robert was truly a joy to be around. He had an infectious smile, and such a big heart.
“He was especially kind and gentle with the animals on set, which goes a long way in my books.”
The actress, who plays Amy Fleming, continued, “Robert, I am so thankful I was able to get to know you and work alongside you.
“You left us far too soon, but I promise you will always be remembered. #Rip.”
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- 9/29/2022
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
The Heartland family is honoring Robert Cormier after his untimely death. Amber Marshall, who plays Amy Fleming in the Canadian family drama, penned a touching tribute to her late co-star after he passed away last week. "Robert was truly a joy to be around," she captioned a carousel of images of them together filming on Instagram Sept. 28. "He had an infectious smile, and such a big heart. He was especially kind and gentle with the animals on set, which goes a long way in my books." Marshall added, "Robert, I am so thankful I was able to get to know you and work alongside you. You left us far too soon, but I promise you will always be...
- 9/29/2022
- E! Online
Actor Robert Cormier, best known for roles in Heartland and Netflix’s Slasher, has died aged 33.
The Canadian performer died on Friday (23 September), according to his obituary.
His sister later told The Hollywood Reporter that Cormier died in hospital in Etobicoke, Ontario, of injuries obtained following a fall.
Born in 1989, Cormier studied for a degree in fire and engineering extension services and later world economics, the latter of which he left earlier to pursue a career in film.
In recent years, Cormier had appeared in the third season of Netflix horror anthology series Slasher as Kit Jennings in 2019, as well as Ransom on CBS, Starz’s American Gods and Designated Survivor.
Last year, he made a brief appearance in the CBC family drama Heartland as a potential love interest for Amy Fleming (Amber Marshall).
Last month, he teased his return to the show, as he shared a selfie to Instagram...
The Canadian performer died on Friday (23 September), according to his obituary.
His sister later told The Hollywood Reporter that Cormier died in hospital in Etobicoke, Ontario, of injuries obtained following a fall.
Born in 1989, Cormier studied for a degree in fire and engineering extension services and later world economics, the latter of which he left earlier to pursue a career in film.
In recent years, Cormier had appeared in the third season of Netflix horror anthology series Slasher as Kit Jennings in 2019, as well as Ransom on CBS, Starz’s American Gods and Designated Survivor.
Last year, he made a brief appearance in the CBC family drama Heartland as a potential love interest for Amy Fleming (Amber Marshall).
Last month, he teased his return to the show, as he shared a selfie to Instagram...
- 9/28/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
Actor Robert Cormier died on Friday, September 23, at the age of 33. Fans of Heartland will best remember him as Finn Cotter, the grandson of Al Cotter (Duncan Fraser), on the long-running drama. Finn was a potential love interest for series protagonist Amy Fleming (Amber Marshall). Cormier also played Kit Jennings on the third season of Netflix anthology horror series Slasher and was featured in episodes of American Gods, Designated Survivor, and Ransom. UPtv, the network that airs Heartland, paid tribute to the late actor on Instagram, sharing, “Robert Cormier, aka Heartland’s Finn, was an amazing talent, gone too soon,” with a photo of him and his costar from the series. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UPtv (@up_tv) Heartland’s own Instagram also shared a tribute, writing, “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Cormier. He was a beloved member of...
- 9/28/2022
- TV Insider
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Robert Cormier, a Toronto-born bartender-turned-actor who appeared on such TV shows as American Gods, Heartland and Slasher, has died. He was 33.
Cormier died Friday in a hospital in Etobicoke, Ontario, of injuries suffered in a fall, his sister Stephanie told The Hollywood Reporter.
In perhaps his most prominent role, Cormier portrayed the ill-fated Kit Jennings in 2019 on the third season of the Netflix horror anthology series Slasher. He also worked on Ransom, which aired on CBS in the U.S., that year.
In 2021, he showed up on two episodes of Starz’s American Gods and on one installment of the long-running CBC family drama Heartland, where he arrived at the ranch as Finn Cotter, grandson of Duncan Fraser’s Al Cotter. He was thought to be a potential love interest for Amber Marshall’s Amy Fleming.
Born in Toronto on June 14, 1989, Cormier said...
Robert Cormier, a Toronto-born bartender-turned-actor who appeared on such TV shows as American Gods, Heartland and Slasher, has died. He was 33.
Cormier died Friday in a hospital in Etobicoke, Ontario, of injuries suffered in a fall, his sister Stephanie told The Hollywood Reporter.
In perhaps his most prominent role, Cormier portrayed the ill-fated Kit Jennings in 2019 on the third season of the Netflix horror anthology series Slasher. He also worked on Ransom, which aired on CBS in the U.S., that year.
In 2021, he showed up on two episodes of Starz’s American Gods and on one installment of the long-running CBC family drama Heartland, where he arrived at the ranch as Finn Cotter, grandson of Duncan Fraser’s Al Cotter. He was thought to be a potential love interest for Amber Marshall’s Amy Fleming.
Born in Toronto on June 14, 1989, Cormier said...
- 9/28/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 15th season of Heartland comes to a close tonight on UPtv but that's not the end. The ranch family drama series has been renewed for a 16th season in Canada.
The Heartland TV show is based on the bestselling series of books by Lauren Brooke. The cast includes Amber Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Alisha Newton, Chris Potter, Kerry James, Gabriel Hogan, Nathaniel Arcand, Jessica Steen, Ziya Matheson, and Lucian-River Chauhan. It's a multi-generational saga that’s set on the Heartland ranch in the rolling foothills of Alberta, Canada. It follows Amy Fleming (Marshall), her older sister Lou (Morgan), and their Grandfather Jack (Johnston). Together, they confront the challenges of running the ranch that has been in their family for generations.
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The Heartland TV show is based on the bestselling series of books by Lauren Brooke. The cast includes Amber Marshall, Michelle Morgan, Shaun Johnston, Alisha Newton, Chris Potter, Kerry James, Gabriel Hogan, Nathaniel Arcand, Jessica Steen, Ziya Matheson, and Lucian-River Chauhan. It's a multi-generational saga that’s set on the Heartland ranch in the rolling foothills of Alberta, Canada. It follows Amy Fleming (Marshall), her older sister Lou (Morgan), and their Grandfather Jack (Johnston). Together, they confront the challenges of running the ranch that has been in their family for generations.
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- 7/22/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We're picking out your finest responses to our My favourite film series, for which Guardian writers have selected the movies they go back to time and again.
Here's a roundup of how you responded in week three, when the selections were American Splendor, The Red Shoes, The Princess Bride, Rio Bravo and Hoop Dreams
Who was Harvey Pekar? He was a grouch, a slouch, a miserablist. He griped and bitched about everything. But he did it in style. And he did it publicly, through American Splendor – a series of autobiographical comic books and the subsequent movie adaptation, which Amy Fleming chose to open the third week of our My favourite film series.
"Harvey didn't do happy," wrote Amy. "But he did funny and truth, and so does this movie – beautifully." Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman's film was a cinematic holiday from Hollywood's gloss and fantasy, she said. Trudging around,...
Here's a roundup of how you responded in week three, when the selections were American Splendor, The Red Shoes, The Princess Bride, Rio Bravo and Hoop Dreams
Who was Harvey Pekar? He was a grouch, a slouch, a miserablist. He griped and bitched about everything. But he did it in style. And he did it publicly, through American Splendor – a series of autobiographical comic books and the subsequent movie adaptation, which Amy Fleming chose to open the third week of our My favourite film series.
"Harvey didn't do happy," wrote Amy. "But he did funny and truth, and so does this movie – beautifully." Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman's film was a cinematic holiday from Hollywood's gloss and fantasy, she said. Trudging around,...
- 11/14/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
This was the week that Eddie Murphy baled out of the Oscars, leaving the way clear for the some fabric puppets
The big story
Once upon a time the Oscar ceremony was a comforting drone punctuated only by the odd song-and-dance routine and the banshee wailing of overwhelmed best actress award winners. Not any more. Someone, somewhere, decided it had to get "edgy". Last time, they had cool young persons in the shape of James Franco and Anne Hathaway introducing it - and look how that worked out.
The big idea for 2012 was to hire a bona fide Hollywood hotshot, so naturally the word went out for Brett Ratner. Yes, well... he made Rush Hour 2, you know. No sooner had Ratner persuaded his mucker Eddie Murphy to act as the show's host (an inspired choice, we give him that) then he was promptly ejected from his co-producer role after...
The big story
Once upon a time the Oscar ceremony was a comforting drone punctuated only by the odd song-and-dance routine and the banshee wailing of overwhelmed best actress award winners. Not any more. Someone, somewhere, decided it had to get "edgy". Last time, they had cool young persons in the shape of James Franco and Anne Hathaway introducing it - and look how that worked out.
The big idea for 2012 was to hire a bona fide Hollywood hotshot, so naturally the word went out for Brett Ratner. Yes, well... he made Rush Hour 2, you know. No sooner had Ratner persuaded his mucker Eddie Murphy to act as the show's host (an inspired choice, we give him that) then he was promptly ejected from his co-producer role after...
- 11/11/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
In our writers' favourite films series, Amy Fleming explains why she's drawn to the world of comic-book author Harvey Pekar
• Don't spare us the graphic detail, post your own review of American Splendor – or get comical in the comments
The underground comic writer Harvey Pekar didn't really do happy, but he did truth and humour in spades, which is why American Splendor, a 2002 film about Pekar (in which he also appears), got under my skin in a big way. "If you're the kind of person looking for romance or escapism or some fantasy figure to save the day," warns his rasping narration at the start, "guess what? You got the wrong movie." Sometimes, a little cinematic holiday from the gloss and fantasy of Hollywood is just what the doctor ordered.
Pekar, a downtrodden hospital file clerk, chronicled the intricacies of his glum life in depressed Cleveland, Ohio, in his ironically named American Splendor comic books.
• Don't spare us the graphic detail, post your own review of American Splendor – or get comical in the comments
The underground comic writer Harvey Pekar didn't really do happy, but he did truth and humour in spades, which is why American Splendor, a 2002 film about Pekar (in which he also appears), got under my skin in a big way. "If you're the kind of person looking for romance or escapism or some fantasy figure to save the day," warns his rasping narration at the start, "guess what? You got the wrong movie." Sometimes, a little cinematic holiday from the gloss and fantasy of Hollywood is just what the doctor ordered.
Pekar, a downtrodden hospital file clerk, chronicled the intricacies of his glum life in depressed Cleveland, Ohio, in his ironically named American Splendor comic books.
- 11/7/2011
- by Amy Fleming
- The Guardian - Film News
Hen-keepers flock together, Hollywood rom-coms strike a blow against gender equality – and Beckham's pants
✒ Let's begin with the chicken and the egg. On Tuesday, Leo Hickman came out as one of 500,000 Britons keeping hens. "There's just no going back," he said, "once you've tasted those sunset-coloured yolks." In one of the loveliest comments sections of the past few years, readers came out of the woodwork to share the joy.
"We kept four or five chickens at a time and a rooster for years too," reminisced Manyani. "Amelia, our favourite, would love to go to sleep on our laps and loved being stroked. Every one was an individual and surprisingly smart." "I love the way they rush towards you, crouching down to be stroked," gushed Thegecko. "It wasn't until we got four hens that I believed the stories that they are endearing creatures, with lots of character."
One commenter mistook the...
✒ Let's begin with the chicken and the egg. On Tuesday, Leo Hickman came out as one of 500,000 Britons keeping hens. "There's just no going back," he said, "once you've tasted those sunset-coloured yolks." In one of the loveliest comments sections of the past few years, readers came out of the woodwork to share the joy.
"We kept four or five chickens at a time and a rooster for years too," reminisced Manyani. "Amelia, our favourite, would love to go to sleep on our laps and loved being stroked. Every one was an individual and surprisingly smart." "I love the way they rush towards you, crouching down to be stroked," gushed Thegecko. "It wasn't until we got four hens that I believed the stories that they are endearing creatures, with lots of character."
One commenter mistook the...
- 8/4/2011
- by Tom Meltzer
- The Guardian - Film News
Heartland is the kind of family show you might scoff at, watch by accident, and then find yourself coming back to again and again to slurp up all the family comfort and light drama you never got in real life...or maybe did, but not against the backdrop of Canadian horse ranches, so it's totally paled in comparison and you're angry.
Now be warned, if it's a TV mother-figure you're after, you won't find her in this case, because she's dead; however; if you're willing to settle for a loving grandfather, a stylish sister, an excitable 12-year-old neighbor, and a hair-in-the-eyes stable boy who lusts after you, then you will happily plant your vicarious roots down in the world of teenage horse whisperer Amy Fleming.
Played plainly by Amber Marshall, Amy will not be the most interesting thing you'll ever watch, to put it nicely. Her “problems” are a slightly awkward relationship with her father,...
Now be warned, if it's a TV mother-figure you're after, you won't find her in this case, because she's dead; however; if you're willing to settle for a loving grandfather, a stylish sister, an excitable 12-year-old neighbor, and a hair-in-the-eyes stable boy who lusts after you, then you will happily plant your vicarious roots down in the world of teenage horse whisperer Amy Fleming.
Played plainly by Amber Marshall, Amy will not be the most interesting thing you'll ever watch, to put it nicely. Her “problems” are a slightly awkward relationship with her father,...
- 11/20/2009
- by Michael Narkunski
- JustPressPlay.net
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