Deborah Kara Unger was born May 12, 1963 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is a Canadian actress.

After graduating in 1988, she began her career with appearances in Australian productions such as the mini-series Bangkok Hilton (1989) starring Nicole Kidman and the feature Prisoners of the Sun (1990) with Russell Crowe.

She also appeared in The Salton Sea (2002) alongside Val Kilmer and Thirteen (2003) starring Holly Hunter, and working on Canadian projects such as Emile (2004) with Ian McKellen.

Her last credits include Silent Hill (2006), 88 Minutes (2007) and Shake Hands with the Devil (2007).

Deborah has received two Genie nominations for her roles in Sunshine (1999) and Between Strangers (2002).

Filmography

• The Other Side (2008)
• Walled In (2008)
• Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)
• 88: 88 Minutes (2007)
• Payback: Straight Up - The Director's Cut (2006) (V)
• Silent Hill (2006)
• Things That Hang from Trees (2006)
• The Alibi (2006)
• White Noise (2005)
• A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
• One Point O (2004) (as Deborah Unger)
• Emile (2003)
• Stander (2003)
• Hollywood North (2003)
• Fear X (2003)
• Thirteen (2003)
• Leo (2002)
• Between Strangers (2002)
• The Salton Sea (2002)
• Ten Tiny Love Stories (2001)
• Signs & Wonders (2000)
• The Hurricane (1999)
• Sunshine (1999)
• The Weekend (1999)
• Payback (1999)
• Youri (1999)
• The Rat Pack (1998) (TV)
• Luminous Motion (1998)
• The Game (1997)
• Keys to Tulsa (1997)
• No Way Home (1996)
• Crash (1996)
• Highlander III: The Sorcerer (1994)
• State of Emergency (1994) (TV)
• "Hotel Room" (1 episode, 1993)
• Whispers in the Dark (1992)
• Blood Oath (1990)
• Breakaway (1990)
• Till There Was You (1990)
• "Bangkok Hilton" (1989) (mini) TV mini-series