Salome Bey
Acting
Biography
Salome Bey, born in Newark, NJ, became “Canada’s First Lady of the Blues” after touring extensively as part of Andy & the Bey Sisters. Settling in Toronto in 1964, she achieved renown in music and theatre. Her credits include albums with Horace Silver, Broadway appearances, and her cabaret show "Indigo," earning her awards and a Grammy nomination. Bey contributed to humanitarian causes and the 1985 charity single “Tears Are Not Enough.” She received numerous honours, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Award. Despite battling dementia, Bey continued performing until her passing in a long-term care facility in 2020. Her legacy lives on through her daughters and her impactful contributions to Canadian arts and charity work.
Known For
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.
Due South
Night Heat was a Canadian police drama series. It starred Allan Royal as journalist Tom Kirkwood, who chronicled the nightly police beat of detectives Kevin O'Brien and Frank Giambone in an unnamed northeastern North American metropolis. The police crime drama series aired on both CTV in Canada and CBS in the United States from 1985 to 1989. Night Heat was conceived by Sonny Grosso, a former New York City Police Department detective. Grosso served as the show's executive producer along with his partner, Larry Jacobson.
Night Heat
Willie and Mo are half sisters who have never seen eye to eye. A cross-country road trip in an ice cream truck carrying their dead grandmother may not change that, but it will give them the opportunity to laugh and learn.
On Their Knees
Canadian comic duo Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster continue their sketch comedy.