Babs Chula

Babs Chula (March 22, 1947 – May 7, 2010) was an American-born Canadian actress and musician.

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Double Jeopardy (1999)

Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest; however, is her parole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Beresford
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Ashley Judd  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Annabeth Gish

Framed for the murder of her husband, Libby Parsons survives the long years in prison with two burning desires sustaining her -- finding her son and solving the mystery that destroyed her once-happy life. Standing between her and her quest; however, is her parole ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Beresford
CAST:  Tommy Lee Jones  •  Ashley Judd  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Annabeth Gish

The Accused (1988)

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After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Kelly McGillis  •  Jodie Foster  •  Bernie Coulson  •  Leo Rossi

After a young woman suffers a brutal rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Kaplan
CAST:  Kelly McGillis  •  Jodie Foster  •  Bernie Coulson  •  Leo Rossi

When a Stranger Calls Back (1993)

Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can call the auto club so he can get a tow. The phone line is dead though. This is all part of the act as he has made his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Walton
CAST:  Carol Kane  •  Charles Durning  •  Jill Schoelen  •  Gene Lythgow

Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can call the auto club so he can get a tow. The phone line is dead though. This is all part of the act as he has made his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fred Walton
CAST:  Carol Kane  •  Charles Durning  •  Jill Schoelen  •  Gene Lythgow

Cousins (1989)

Two couples go to a mutual friends wedding, and end up swapping partners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Ted Danson  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Sean Young  •  William Petersen

Two couples go to a mutual friends wedding, and end up swapping partners.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joel Schumacher
CAST:  Ted Danson  •  Isabella Rossellini  •  Sean Young  •  William Petersen

For Hope (1996)

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Saget
CAST:  Dana Delany  •  Polly Bergen  •  Harold Gould  •  Tracy Nelson

The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Saget
CAST:  Dana Delany  •  Polly Bergen  •  Harold Gould  •  Tracy Nelson

Runaway (1984)

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Crichton
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Cynthia Rhodes  •  Gene Simmons  •  Kirstie Alley

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Crichton
CAST:  Tom Selleck  •  Cynthia Rhodes  •  Gene Simmons  •  Kirstie Alley

Cheats (2002)

While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind. That's why Handsome and his three best friends Sammy, Victor and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Gurland
CAST:  Dixon Cohee  •  Casey Dubois  •  Griffin Dunne  •  Martin Starr

While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing more than a system of control over your mind. That's why Handsome and his three best friends Sammy, Victor and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Gurland
CAST:  Dixon Cohee  •  Casey Dubois  •  Griffin Dunne  •  Martin Starr

Last Wedding (2001)

Three couples in Vancouver navigate their relationships: first jobs, first crises, professional jealousy, an affair, and lack of communication. Noah and Zipporah marry after a brief courtship. She wants to be a singer and stalls out when she fails. He's working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Sweeney
CAST:  Molly Parker  •  Frida Betrani  •  Ben Immanuel  •  Babs Chula

Three couples in Vancouver navigate their relationships: first jobs, first crises, professional jealousy, an affair, and lack of communication. Noah and Zipporah marry after a brief courtship. She wants to be a singer and stalls out when she fails. He's working ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Sweeney
CAST:  Molly Parker  •  Frida Betrani  •  Ben Immanuel  •  Babs Chula

My Name Is Kate (1994)

Kate (Donna Mills) is an alcoholic--and, as is often the case, she is in full denial regarding her illness. Only when she is threatened with mass desertion by her husband, children and best friend does the sullen Kate agree to seek out treatment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Hardy
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  Daniel J. Travanti  •  Nia Peeples  •  Deanna Milligan

Kate (Donna Mills) is an alcoholic--and, as is often the case, she is in full denial regarding her illness. Only when she is threatened with mass desertion by her husband, children and best friend does the sullen Kate agree to seek out treatment.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod Hardy
CAST:  Donna Mills  •  Daniel J. Travanti  •  Nia Peeples  •  Deanna Milligan

Christopher the Christmas Tree (1993)

Animated Christmas special about a tree selected to be a Christmas Tree.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Delaney
CAST:  Bill Reiter  •  Babs Chula  •  Kathleen Barr  •  Scott McNeil

Animated Christmas special about a tree selected to be a Christmas Tree.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Delaney
CAST:  Bill Reiter  •  Babs Chula  •  Kathleen Barr  •  Scott McNeil

Chi (2013)

Director Anne Wheeler joins actress Babz Chula on a trip to India to rid herself of cancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Wheeler
CAST:  Anne Wheeler  •  Babs Chula

Director Anne Wheeler joins actress Babz Chula on a trip to India to rid herself of cancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Wheeler
CAST:  Anne Wheeler  •  Babs Chula

Dirty (1998)

Disparate characters are connected by loneliness and a desire for human interaction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Sweeney
CAST:  Babs Chula  •  Ben Immanuel  •  Tom Scholte  •  Nancy Sivak

Disparate characters are connected by loneliness and a desire for human interaction.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Sweeney
CAST:  Babs Chula  •  Ben Immanuel  •  Tom Scholte  •  Nancy Sivak

Living Out Loud (2009)

A wife and mother, diagnosed with breast cancer, decides to truly live her life, which has become comfortable and predictable, and the family must adjust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Wheeler
CAST:  Gail O'Grady  •  Michael Shanks  •  Alex Ferris  •  Babs Chula

A wife and mother, diagnosed with breast cancer, decides to truly live her life, which has become comfortable and predictable, and the family must adjust.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anne Wheeler
CAST:  Gail O'Grady  •  Michael Shanks  •  Alex Ferris  •  Babs Chula

Into Thin Air (1985)

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Robert Prosky  •  Sam Robards  •  Nicholas Pryor

Ellen Burstyn stars as Joan Walker, a mother whose college student son vanishes while traveling from Canada to Colorado. When police fail to investigate, Walker takes matters into her own hands. She and her ex-husband begin a search, but when their son's van is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Ellen Burstyn  •  Robert Prosky  •  Sam Robards  •  Nicholas Pryor

When Angels Come to Town (2004)

Max, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine, he meets a young woman without a family named Sally. As she struggles to get custody of her younger brother, Max immediately believes that his new mission is to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Wolk
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Tammy Blanchard  •  Katey Sagal  •  Alexander Conti

Max, an angel in exile, walks around the United States to help humans. In a small town in Maine, he meets a young woman without a family named Sally. As she struggles to get custody of her younger brother, Max immediately believes that his new mission is to help ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Wolk
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  Tammy Blanchard  •  Katey Sagal  •  Alexander Conti

Jitters (1997)

An independent, professional woman has second thoughts about getting married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Saget
CAST:  Joely Fisher  •  Brian Wimmer  •  Anne Meara  •  James Acheson

An independent, professional woman has second thoughts about getting married.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Saget
CAST:  Joely Fisher  •  Brian Wimmer  •  Anne Meara  •  James Acheson

A Killer Among Friends (1992)

A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Robert Carner
CAST:  Patty Duke  •  Margaret Welsh  •  Tiffani Thiessen  •  Angie Rae McKinney

A teenage girl disappears and later turns up drowned, with a log across her back. Three years later, a former friend comes forward with some answers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Robert Carner
CAST:  Patty Duke  •  Margaret Welsh  •  Tiffani Thiessen  •  Angie Rae McKinney

Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)

A rich widow shocks her snobbish WASP family when she decides to marry her Jewish, divorced, doctor. His family is equally shocked.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Schaefer
CAST:  Katharine Hepburn  •  Harold Gould  •  Bibi Besch  •  Denholm Elliott

A rich widow shocks her snobbish WASP family when she decides to marry her Jewish, divorced, doctor. His family is equally shocked.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Schaefer
CAST:  Katharine Hepburn  •  Harold Gould  •  Bibi Besch  •  Denholm Elliott

The Saddest Boy in the World (2006)

Timothy Higgins, the saddest boy in the world, prepares to hang himself at his ninth birthday party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Travis
CAST:  Benjamin B. Smith  •  Lauren K. Robek  •  Hailey Conner  •  Babs Chula

Timothy Higgins, the saddest boy in the world, prepares to hang himself at his ninth birthday party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Travis
CAST:  Benjamin B. Smith  •  Lauren K. Robek  •  Hailey Conner  •  Babs Chula

Mothers & Daughters (2008)

Comedy about three very different women and the complex relationship they have with their mothers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Bessai
CAST:  Tantoo Cardinal  •  Babs Chula  •  Gabrielle Rose  •  Camille Sullivan

Comedy about three very different women and the complex relationship they have with their mothers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carl Bessai
CAST:  Tantoo Cardinal  •  Babs Chula  •  Gabrielle Rose  •  Camille Sullivan
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