Cali Timmins (born April 27, 1963) is a Canadian former actress, perhaps best known for her role in the soap opera Ryan's Hope as Maggie Shelby from 1983 to 1989.
As Carolyn Timmins, her first credited screen role was on the CBC Television sitcom Hangin' In playing Susan in the 1981 episode "Pressure Point." After a couple of appearances on the short-lived soap opera Loving Friends and Perfect Couples (1983), and two feature film roles, she landed a spot in the cast of Ryan's Hope as Maggie Shelby (1983âÂÂ1989).
In addition to her regular role on Ryan's Hope, Timmins played Maggie Davenport in Katts and Dog for the 1988âÂÂ1989 season, and she was the first Paulina Cantrell Cory in Another World from 1990 to 1991.
In the 1990s, Timmins began making guest appearances on television series. In 1993 she had roles on Forever Knight as Lili, Walker, Texas Ranger as Ally Slade, Street Legal as the recurring character Deborah Lowry, and ' as Valerie Mitchell, the only woman permitted to join the Shaolin Temple to learn from and other masters. That same year, she guest starred on Counterstrike as Yvonne, Peter Sinclair's lover, who she sets up to be abducted in exchange for paying off her gambling debts in "The Hit." In 1994 she appeared on ' as Iris, ' as Tish, Due South as Julie, and as Bennett in the television film Green Dolphin Beat. Her 1995 roles include Mary Anne on the Frasier "...Show Where Diane Comes Back," Barbie Lippin on Murder, She Wrote, and Carlotta in the TekWar episode, "Carlotta's Room." In 1996 she appeared on both Baywatch and Cybill, and played Rebecca Simons on The Pretender in 2000. She had roles in several other television films between 1995 and 1998, including Fiona Dahl in Heaven's Fire (1999).
In addition to television movies, Timmins appeared in a few theatrical films, including ' as Nova (1983), The Hotel New Hampshire as Bitty Tuck (1984), The Takeover as Kathy (1994), and Hard Evidence as Dina Davis (1995).
Three of Cali's siblings, Michael, Margo and Peter Timmins, are in the country rock band Cowboy Junkies. Their grandfather, Noah Timmins, was a pioneering mining executive whose name was given to the city of Timmins, Ontario.