Alberta Watson

Alberta Watson (March 6, 1955 – March 21, 2015) was a Canadian film and television actress. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she began performing with a local theatre group at age 15. Watson got her first role at age 19 in a CBC movie called Honor Thy Father. She gained recognition for her role as Mitzi in In Praise of Older Women (1978) and received a Genie nomination. She later portrayed the role of Nikita's mentor in the TV series La Femme Nikita. Watson lived in New Jersey for eight years before moving to Los Angeles and later to New York City. She passed away in 2015.