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Kim Schraner (born 1976 in Toronto) is a
Canada|Canadian actor|actress, who stars in the
children's spy TV series Spynet, shown nationally
on CBC Television.

She has been the star of Spynet, since its
inception.  At first it was just a weekly short,
that was partly educational, with little plot. 
She was the only regular character.  However, the
the show has progressively expanded to a more
typical half hour drama, with other recurring
characters appearing.  Although, it is still a low
budget production.

Before starring in SpyNet she was a principal cast
member on the Showcase soap opera Paradise Falls
for the first two seasons (52-episodes), shot on
location in Northern Ontario.  As well she was a
character in several movies.  She's been a guest
on several well known shows, such as 
Wild Card (show)|Wild Card,
Mutant X (television)|Mutant X,
Are You Afraid of the Dark? (television)|Are You
Afraid of the Dark?,
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal,
Forever Knight, and 
Due South.

==Early years==
Schraner studied at the classical piano with the
Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto)|Royal
Conservatory of Music.  She studied ballet through
the Royal Academy of Dance programme.

Schraner started modeling for magazines and TV
commercials at the age of 14.  In 1994 she was
seen widely as the "Oxy Girl" in TV ads.  While
completing her education, she appeared in several
stage productions that included Waiting for Godot,
Uncle Vanya, Top Girls, As You Like It, The
Plague, and others.

==Filmography==
{| border="1" 
|-
!Title
!Years(s)
!Type
!Character
!Description
|-
|Spynet
|2002-ongoing
|TV series
|Sam
|Children's educational drama revolving around
Sam, who is a spy.
|-
|See Jane Date
|2003
|TV movie
|Dana
|About a girl's dating life in New York City.  The
wedding of Dana and Larry(Jamie Elman), serves as
a setting for Jane(Charisma Carpenter) to meet
potential dates. 
|-
|Perfect Pie
|2002
|Movie
|Cindy
|Drama about friendship
|-
|All Around the Town
|2002
|TV movie
|Laurie Kinmount
|Schraner plays the starring role in this murder
mystery, college student Laurie, who as a past
victim of childhood kidnapping and molestation,
has since developed a split personality as a
result.  The story was based on the book of the
same name, written by Mary Higgins Clark.  For
marketing reasons, the much more famous Nastassja
Kinski, who played the lessor role in this movie,
was given top billing when the movie was released
on video.  
|-
|American Psycho 2
|2002
|Movie (direct to video)
|Elizabeth McGuire
|Horror film about a serial killer, played by Mila
Kunis at a University.  Her ex-FBI professor is
played by William Shatner.  Schraner plays the
professors assistant.
|-
|A Killing Spring
|2002
|TV movie
|Kelly Savage
|Thriller about the murder of a College dean.
|-
|Paradise Falls
|2001-2002
|TV Series
|Jessica Lansing
|Weekly soap opera set in Northern Ontario's
Cottage Country.  Jessica is the fiancee of the
Nick Braga.
|-
|The Unsaid
(The Ties That Bind)
|2001
|Movie
|Chloe
|Thriller about an adolescent girl and a
psychiatrist.
|-
|Common Ground
|2000
|TV movie
|Suze
|Three short stories about homosexuality
|-
|Harry's Case
|2000
|TV movie
| 
|About an ex-lawyer working as a private
investigator.
|-
|T.R.A.X.
|2000
|TV pilot
| 
|Standing for "Trace, Research, Analyze and
Exterminate", this science fiction show was about
a team that hunts down the abnormal and
paranormal.  Schraner co-starred with Martin
Cummins in the pilot for the series, which wasn't
picked by Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox, as hoped
by the producers.
|-
|The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer
|1999
|TV movie
|Shelly
|Based on true story of escaped fugitive, Ira
Einhorn, accused of killing Holly Maddux.
|-
|Milgaard
|1999
|TV movie
|Peggy
|Based on true story of David Milgaard, falsely
accused of murder.
|-
|Summer of the Monkeys
|1998
|Movie
|Rose
|Family drama about a young boy who wants a horse,
but finds monkeys instead.
|-
|Senior Trip
|1995
|Movie
|Caroline
|Comedy about a student trip to Washington, D.C..
|-
|Ultimate Betrayal
|1994
|TV movie
|Susan age 15-19
|Courtroom drama about incest, and the children
who take their abusive father to court over it. 
Mel Harris played Susan, one of the star
characters, as a middle-aged adult.  Schraner
played Susan as a teemager.
|-
|Rapture
|1993
|TV movie
|Cheerleading|Cheerleader
|Drama about a omputer software designer who
becomes obsessed with a women he's had a crush on
since high school.
|}

==External links==
*http://www.kimschraner.com Official site of Kim
Schraner
*imdb name|id=0775148 | name=Kim Schraner 
*Profile of
http://www.showcase.ca/paradisefalls/kim_schraner.
asp Kim Schraner and the character
http://www.showcase.ca/paradisefalls/jessica_lansi
ng.asp Jessica Lansing, who she plays on Showcase
Television.