[Source: Sci-Fi Channel]
Born in Montreal, Khaner knew that she wanted to become an actress at an
early age and was able to pursue her interest when she turned 16 and was
accepted at Dawson College. She was able to study all aspects of the
performance arts, including props and costumes as well as acting, at
the College's Dome Theater.
Khaner's first acting job was a featured role in the 1981 television
movie Escape From Iran, which told the story of the Canadian
Embassy's rescue of American diplomats. Since then, Khaner has enjoyed
success in series television, theater and film.
Best known in Canada for her six years as a judge in the CBC drama
Street Legal, for which she was nominated for a Gemini award, Khaner
has guest starred in a host of series including Twilight Zone,
E.N.G., The News Room and Tek War (which airs on
Sci-Fi Channel). On the latter series, she guest starred in the
episode Chill Factor which also featured Mission Genesis'
Nicole deBoer.
Khaner has co-starred in several television movies including CBS-TV's
Friends at Last with Kathleen Turner and Lifetime Television's
Loss of Innocence (The Erica French Story) with Jill
Clayburgh; The Margaret Sanger Story with Dana Delany and Deadly
Love with Susan Dey. She also appeared in the feature film
Videodrome with Debbie Harry.
The actress' theatrical credits include performances in the plays
King Lear, Measure for Measure and Sexual Perversity
at the renowned Stratford Festival. She also toured with the Festival with
the play Twelfth Night.
