Editing Catherine Lough Haggquist

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'''Catherine Lough Haggquist''' is a Canadian actress who portrayed STO Martyr #3, one of three [[Soldiers of the One]] operatives featured in the climactic Atlas Arena bombing sequence of the series finale, {{CAP|Apotheosis|prose=y}}, which aired in January 2011 after Syfy cancelled the series the previous October.<ref group="external" name="hollywoodreporter_2010_caprica_cancellation">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/syfy-cancels-caprica-32943/#:~:text=will%20conclude%20the%20run%20of%20the%20series|title=Syfy cancels 'Caprica'|author=Hibberd, James|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> Raised for part of her childhood in the Canadian Prairies before her family returned to Vancouver, British Columbia, when she was eleven,<ref group="external" name="catlh_bio_early_life_prairies">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/bio/#:~:text=raised%20early%20on%20in%20rural%20Canadian%20Prairies|title=Biography|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> she has worked as a professional actress for more than three decades, amassing more than 140 film and television credits.<ref group="external" name="straight_2020_ubcpactra_award_ceremony">{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/movies/john-cassini-and-carmen-moore-among-big-winners-at-ninth-annual-ubcpactra-awards#:~:text=amassed%20more%20than%20140%20credits|title=John Cassini and Carmen Moore among the big winners at ninth annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards|author=Smith, Charlie|publisher=The Georgia Straight|date=November 23, 2020|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

== Career ==
At sixteen, a newspaper route she shared with her brothers led to an introduction that resulted in her first paid acting work, a television commercial, after a family friend with industry connections sponsored modeling classes for her.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_langara_college_training">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=community%20college%20here%20called%20Langara%20College|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She began acting while attending Eric Hamber Secondary School in Vancouver,<ref group="external" name="province_2001_eric_hamber_secondary">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/507192142/#:~:text=attended%20Eric%20Hamber%20secondary%20school|title=Actor makes books her biz|author=Spaner, David|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=July 22, 2001|page=130|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> and later trained at Langara College in Vancouver and with private acting studios.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_langara_college_training" /> Lough Haggquist's first set experience came as a stand-in for Holly Robinson Peete on ''[[w:21 Jump Street|21 Jump Street]]'',<ref group="external" name="catlh_bio_21_jump_street_standin">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/bio/#:~:text=stand-in%20for%20Holly%20Robinson|title=Biography|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> where she met director Peter DeLuise on her first day on a television set.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_peter_deluise_21_jump_street">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=Peter%20DeLuise%20is%20a%20really%20prominent%20local%20director|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> Fellow actress Brenda Crichlow, a high school classmate, brought Lough Haggquist into her own talent agency early in her career.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_brenda_crichlow_mentor">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=walked%20me%20into%20her%20agency|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

Through the 1990s and 2000s, Lough Haggquist took recurring roles on ''[[w:Highlander: The Series|Highlander]]'' and ''[[w:Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'', and appeared in ''[[w:The X-Files|The X-Files]]'', ''[[w:The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[w:Smallville|Smallville]]'', the television movie ''[[w:Doctor Who (1996 film)|Doctor Who]]'' (as Nurse Wheeler), ''[[w:Stargate SG-1|Stargate SG-1]]'', and ''[[w:Paycheck (film)|Paycheck]]''.<ref group="external" name="wiftv_2008_early_genre_credits">{{cite web|url=https://wiffbcfestivalblog.weebly.com/2008-spotlight-winners.html#:~:text=Recurring%20roles%20on%20Dark%20Angel%20and%20Highlander|title=Congratulations to the 2008 Spotlight Winners!|publisher=Women in Film & Television Vancouver|date=2008|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="vancouversun_1996_doctor_who_nurse_wheeler">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496246677/#:~:text=plays%20Nurse%20Wheeler%20in%20Universal%20Pictures%27|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=April 20, 1996|page=126|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She also held lead roles on the Canadian series ''The Unprofessionals'' and ''Rockpoint P.D.'', a Comedy Network series, and appeared in the feature ''The Thing Below''.<ref group="external" name="wiftv_2008_early_genre_credits" /><ref group="external" name="province_2002_rockpoint_pd_comedy_network">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/504723444/#:~:text=co-stars%20in%20Rockpoint%20PD%2C%20a%20new%20series%20on%20the%20Comedy%20Network|title=Aisle seat|author=Spaner, David|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 14, 2002|page=125|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

In 2010, Lough Haggquist appeared as STO Martyr #3 in {{CAP|Apotheosis|prose=y}}, in a co-starring guest role.<ref group="external" name="catlh_credits_caprica_apotheosis_sto_martyr">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/credits/#:~:text=Episode%3A%20Apotheosis%20(2010)|title=Credits|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="tvmaze_haggquist_apotheosis_costar_billing">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/people/853/catherine-lough-haggquist#:~:text=Guest%20starring%20as%20STO%20Martyr%20%233|title=Catherine Lough Haggquist|publisher=TVmaze|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She voiced Roberta Rhodes in multiple episodes of the animated series ''[[w:Iron Man: Armored Adventures|Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' between 2008 and 2012.<ref group="external" name="catlh_credits_iron_man_armored_adventures_roberta_rhodes">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/credits/#:~:text=Roberta%20Rhodes%20(voice)|title=Credits|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

Lough Haggquist is best known for playing Inspector Nora Harris across ten episodes spanning the final three seasons of ''[[w:Continuum (TV series)|Continuum]]'' (2013–2015), a role woven through several of the series' storylines.<ref group="external" name="catlh_bio_continuum_nora_harris">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/bio/#:~:text=Inspector%20Nora%20Harris%20on%20three%20seasons|title=Biography|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="catlh_credits_continuum_episode_count">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/credits/#:~:text=The%20Dying%20Minutes|title=Credits|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She also appeared as the Fairy Godmother on ''[[w:Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' in 2011, a role that led to her first fan convention appearance, in London in November 2016.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_once_upon_a_time_convention">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=invited%20to%20a%20fan%20convention%20in%20London|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> In the 2011 film ''Knockout'' (released elsewhere as ''The Boxer and the Kid''), she played Principal Lee, a role that had originally been written for an older Asian man before she was cast in the part.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_knockout_principal_lee_diversity">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=originally%20written%20to%20be%20an%20older%20Asian%20man|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

Beginning in 2015, Lough Haggquist originated the recurring role of Terry Sternholz, a real estate agent, in Hallmark's ''Aurora Teagarden Mysteries'' film series; when the franchise brought her back for its 2017 installment, the character had been re-written as having run for office and become mayor of the fictional town of Lawrenceton.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_aurora_teagarden_mayor_role">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=ran%20for%20office%20and%20became%20the%20mayor|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> By April 2018, she had filmed the eighth and ninth installments of the franchise.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_aurora_teagarden_mayor_role" /> Other recurring Hallmark and holiday-film work included ''Angels in the Snow'' (2015), ''Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder'' (2017), ''Christmas Pen Pals'' and ''Jingle Around the Clock'' (both 2018), and a later recurring role as Linda Nelson on ''Chesapeake Shores''.<ref group="commentary" name="tvgrapevine_2018_christmas_pen_pals_jingle">{{cite web|url=https://tvgrapevine.com/2018/12/catherine-lough-haggquist-talks-to-tvgrapevine/#:~:text=business%20partner%20of%20Hannah|title=Catherine Lough Haggquist Talks to TVGrapevine|publisher=TV Grapevine|date=December 14, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="actorvan_2020_motherland_fort_salem_casting">{{cite web|url=https://actorvanstudios.com/producing-your-acting-career/#:~:text=new%20series%20Motherland%3A%20Fort%20Salem|title=Producing your Acting Career|publisher=Actorvan Studios|date=April 2020|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She also had upcoming roles in the feature films ''Endless'', alongside Alexandra Shipp and Famke Janssen, and ''Love & Oatmeal'', with Ben Platt.<ref group="commentary" name="tvgrapevine_2018_upcoming_films_endless">{{cite web|url=https://tvgrapevine.com/2018/12/catherine-lough-haggquist-talks-to-tvgrapevine/#:~:text=feature%20films%20Endless%20alongside%20Alexandra%20Shipp|title=Catherine Lough Haggquist Talks to TVGrapevine|publisher=TV Grapevine|date=December 14, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

Lough Haggquist's other genre and dramatic credits include ''[[w:Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', ''[[w:Bates Motel|Bates Motel]]'', ''[[w:Van Helsing (TV series)|Van Helsing]]'', ''[[w:Zoo (TV series)|Zoo]]'', and ''[[w:The Good Doctor|The Good Doctor]]'', along with recurring guest appearances under multiple character names, including Jules and Detective Glass, on ''[[w:Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' between 2012 and 2020.<ref group="external" name="catlh_credits_supernatural_recurring_roles">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/credits/#:~:text=Hunteri%20Heroici%20(2012)%20...%20Detective%20Glass|title=Credits|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

From 2020 to 2022, Lough Haggquist played General Petra Bellweather, chief intelligence officer of the United States' witch armed forces and mother of cadet Abigail Bellweather, across all three seasons of Freeform's ''[[w:Motherland: Fort Salem|Motherland: Fort Salem]]''.<ref group="external" name="actorvan_2020_motherland_fort_salem_casting" /> In the show's third and final season, the character was promoted to general following the death of her predecessor.<ref group="commentary" name="telltaletv_2022_motherland_fort_salem_season3">{{cite web|url=https://telltaletv.com/2022/07/catherine-lough-haggquist-interview-motherland-fort-salem-season-3/#:~:text=newfound%20ranking%20as%20General|title=Catherine Lough Haggquist Talks 'Motherland: Fort Salem' Season 3 and What She'll Miss Most|author=Taylor, Cade|publisher=Tell-Tale TV|date=July 8, 2022|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> Discussing the role, Lough Haggquist said the season required Petra to balance her newfound authority with concern for her family while facing constant tests of her own code of conduct.<ref group="commentary" name="telltaletv_2022_motherland_fort_salem_season3" /> More recently, she has appeared in episodes of the procedural dramas ''[[w:Fire Country|Fire Country]]'' and ''[[w:Tracker (TV series)|Tracker]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_haggquist_bio_recent_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0521723/bio/|title=Catherine Lough Haggquist - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

=== Stage work ===
Lough Haggquist's theatre credits include Classic Chic Productions' all-female staging of David Mamet's ''[[w:Glengarry Glen Ross|Glengarry Glen Ross]]'' at Vancouver's Beaumont Stage in June 2015, in which she played the detective Baylen under the direction of Rachel Peake.<ref group="production" name="beaumontstudios_2015_glengarry_glen_ross_cast">{{cite web|url=https://www.thebeaumontstudios.com/classic-chic-productions-present-glengarry-glen-ross/#:~:text=Under%20the%20direction%20of%20Rachel%20Peake,Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist%20as%20Baylen|title=Classic Chic Productions present Glengarry Glen Ross|publisher=Beaumont Studios|date=May 30, 2015|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="theprovince_2015_glengarry_baylen_province">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/507301863/#:~:text=Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist%20as%20Baylen%2C%20Suzanne%20Ristic%20as%20George%20Aaronow|title=Mamet multi-tasking has actors, director tackling male roles|author=Gee, Dana|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=June 1, 2015|page=15|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> One critic observed that the all-female production cast its women in male dress to portray the play's exclusively male characters.<ref group="external" name="straight_2015_glengarry_glen_ross_review">{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/466296/class-chic-productions-all-female-glengarry-glen-ross-feast-talent#:~:text=all-female%20mounting%20of%20David%20Mamet%27s|title=Class Chic Productions' all-female Glengarry Glen Ross is a feast of talent|publisher=The Georgia Straight|date=June 8, 2015|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

Later that year, she played Shonda Cox, an administrative officer at a small-town jail, in the Canadian premiere of Jason Wells' ''The North Plan'' for Upintheair Theatre, directed by Chelsea Haberlin.<ref group="external" name="catlh_news_north_plan_shonda_cox">{{cite web|url=https://catlh.com/news/#:~:text=Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist%20plays%20Shonda|title=News|publisher=Catherine Lough Haggquist (official site)|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> One reviewer singled out her performance, alongside Paul Herbert's, as a grounded counterpoint to the play's more frantic characters.<ref group="external" name="straight_2015_north_plan_review">{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/arts/583086/north-plan-mixes-paranoia-and-farce#:~:text=as%20a%20desk%20officer%20who%20can%27t%20make%20up%20her%20mind|title=The North Plan mixes paranoia and farce|author=Oliver, Kathleen|publisher=The Georgia Straight|date=November 23, 2015|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> The production went on to win three Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards, including Outstanding Production, Small Theatre.<ref group="production" name="upintheairtheatre_2020_north_plan_jessie_award">{{cite web|url=https://upintheairtheatre.com/about/20-in-2020/#:~:text=our%20first%2C%20and%20only%2C%20for%20Outstanding%20Production|title=20 in 2020|publisher=Upintheair Theatre|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> Her other stage credits include a turn as Condoleezza Rice in David Hare's ''Stuff Happens'' at the Firehall Arts Centre in 2008<ref group="external" name="theprovince_2008_stuff_happens_condoleezza_rice">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/506199897/#:~:text=Condoleezza%20Rice%20(Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist)|title=There's a lot of Stuff to take in|author=Wasserman, Jerry|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=October 28, 2008|page=54|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> and ''The Learned Ladies'' at Western Gold Theatre.<ref group="production" name="classicchic_haggquist_learned_ladies_credit">{{cite web|url=http://classicchic.ca/much-ado-about-nothing-production-team/#:~:text=The%20Learned%20Ladies%20(Western%20Gold%20Theatre)|title=Much Ado About Nothing – Production Team|publisher=Classic Chic Productions|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Lough Haggquist is the daughter of a United Church minister and a Jamaican mother.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2007_parentage_family_background">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497088431/#:~:text=daughter%20of%20a%20United%20Church%20minister%20and%20a%20Jamaican%20mother|title=Not all the good stories are found between the covers|author=Zacharias, Yvonne|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=May 9, 2007|page=17|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She and her husband, Neil Haggquist, a labour relations negotiator who has served as executive vice-president of the B.C. producers' branch of the Canadian Film and Television Production Association,<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2007_husband_neil_profession">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497088431/#:~:text=executive%20vice-president%20of%20the%20B.C.%20producers%27%20branch|title=Not all the good stories are found between the covers|author=Zacharias, Yvonne|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=May 9, 2007|page=17|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> marked their thirteenth wedding anniversary in May 2008, placing their marriage in 1995.<ref group="external" name="wiftv_2008_wedding_anniversary_neil">{{cite web|url=https://wiffbcfestivalblog.weebly.com/2008-spotlight-winners.html#:~:text=13th%20wedding%20anniversary%20in%20May|title=Congratulations to the 2008 Spotlight Winners!|publisher=Women in Film & Television Vancouver|date=2008|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

=== Biz Books ===
Lough Haggquist has said the bookstore grew out of her own teaching practice: early in her career she began developing courses on the structure of the film industry and on how freelance performers could navigate it, and assembled a collection of reference books for her students that became the store's founding inventory.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2007_biz_books_origin_teaching">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497088431/#:~:text=Out%20of%20this%20grew%20Biz%20Books|title=Not all the good stories are found between the covers|author=Zacharias, Yvonne|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=May 9, 2007|page=17|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She opened Biz Books in November 1996 in the 650-square-foot basement of the old Gastown Actors Studio building at 136 East Cordova Street in Vancouver, paying $500 a month in rent, as a storefront specializing in film, television, and theatre resources.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_1996_biz_books_founding_address">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496418823/#:~:text=136%20E.%20Cordova%20building|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=November 6, 1996|page=25|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2008_biz_books_original_space">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497593044/#:~:text=old%20Gastown%20Actors%20Studio%27s%20650-square-foot%20basement|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 31, 2008|page=33|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She described the goal as creating "a community space" for the city's entertainment industry.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_1996_biz_books_community_quote">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496418823/#:~:text=create%20a%20community%20space%20here|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=November 6, 1996|page=25|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

After roughly five years of about 20 per cent annual sales growth, Lough Haggquist relocated the store around 2000 to an expanded, 1,350-square-foot space at 302 West Cordova Street, at Cambie, paying about five times the previous rent.<ref group="external" name="province_2005_biz_books_history">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505218629/#:~:text=founded%20the%20store%20at%20another%20location%20in%201996%2C%20then%20moved%20on%20to%20its%20present%20locale%20in%202000|title=Books about flicks|author=Spaner, David|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=September 16, 2005|page=81|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref><ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2008_biz_books_2001_relocation">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497593044/#:~:text=five%20years%20of%2020-per-cent%20sales%20gains,Hollywood%20North%20boom%20burst|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 31, 2008|page=33|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> The move coincided with the collapse of Vancouver's "Hollywood North" production boom, which cost the store $100,000 in income; Lough Haggquist responded by expanding into classes and workshops, including a "How To Start..." series covering skills such as media relations and screenwriting, and by arranging for suppliers to donate movie passes, theatre tickets, and other goods to be given away through the store's newsletter.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2008_biz_books_2001_relocation" /> By 2007, the store carried roughly 8,500 titles and was generating close to $400,000 in annual sales, with online sales having begun that November.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_2008_biz_books_revenue_growth">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/497593044/#:~:text=near%20%24400%2C000%20in%202007|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=January 31, 2008|page=33|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

The store, run day-to-day for much of this period by manager Bronwen Smith,<ref group="external" name="province_2005_bronwen_smith_manager">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505218629/#:~:text=store%27s%20manager%20Bronwen%20Smith%20has%20become%20a%20wizard|title=Books about flicks|author=Spaner, David|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=September 16, 2005|page=81|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> became a gathering place for the city's film industry; regulars included actors such as Hayden Christensen and Famke Janssen, and director Neil LaBute shopped there while in Vancouver to direct ''[[w:The Wicker Man (2006 film)|The Wicker Man]]''.<ref group="external" name="province_2005_labute_regulars">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/505218629/#:~:text=LaBute%2C%20here%20to%20direct%20Wicker%20Man,Hayden%20Christensen%20and%20Famke%20Janssen|title=Books about flicks|author=Spaner, David|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=September 16, 2005|page=81|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> A row of cast headshots by the store's cash register once led Lough Haggquist to suggest that staffer Bronwen Smith and store regular Wendy Morrow Donaldson, who resembled each other, "should play mother and daughter"; the suggestion prompted Donaldson to organize a production of Marsha Norman's ''<nowiki/>'night, Mother'' with Smith.<ref group="external" name="theprovince_2010_night_mother_anecdote">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/507167764/#:~:text=You%20and%20Bronwen%20should%20play%20mother%20and%20daughter|title=Actor headshots inspire a show|author=Schaefer, Glen|newspaper=The Province|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=October 28, 2010|page=58|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> Rising commercial rents in Gastown contributed to Lough Haggquist's decision to leave the neighbourhood in 2010,<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_2010_gastown_rent_increases">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1227828973/#:~:text=rising%20rates%20played%20a%20minor%20role%20in%20her%20decision%20to%20leave|title=Positive forecast, negative effect|newspaper=Peace Arch News|location=White Rock, British Columbia|date=August 6, 2010|page=A17|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> after which the business adopted an "online and on location" model; it continues to operate as BizBooks.net.<ref group="external" name="bizbooks_2010_online_transition">{{cite web|url=https://www.bizbooks.net/about#:~:text=In%202010%2C%20Biz%20Books%20left%20its%20Gastown%20store|title=About Biz|publisher=Biz Books|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

=== Industry service and recognition ===
Lough Haggquist has served multiple terms on the executive board of the Union of British Columbia Performers, including as vice president, and as a national councillor of the [[w:Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists|Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists]].<ref group="external" name="catlh_bio_continuum_nora_harris" /> As early as 1996, while serving as a union vice president, she led a $280,000 fundraising drive for the Gastown Studio Theatre Society to purchase its theatre space at 36 Powell Street in Vancouver, aiming to secure the venue for non-profit use.<ref group="external" name="vancouversun_1996_gastown_theatre_advocacy">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/496246677/#:~:text=fronting%20the%20Gastown%20Studio%20Theatre%20Society%27s%20%24280%2C000%20drive|title=Town Talk|author=Parry, Malcolm|newspaper=The Vancouver Sun|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|date=April 20, 1996|page=126|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She has credited her mentor, actor John Juliani (father to [[Alessandro Juliani]]), and her years on local and national UBCP and ACTRA boards with inspiring her to begin developing seminars and workshops for fellow performers.<ref group="external" name="wiftv_2008_mentor_john_juliani">{{cite web|url=https://wiffbcfestivalblog.weebly.com/2008-spotlight-winners.html#:~:text=watching%20her%20mentor%20John%20Juliani|title=Congratulations to the 2008 Spotlight Winners!|publisher=Women in Film & Television Vancouver|date=2008|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> She has taught acting for about fifteen years and has separately mentored emerging actors one-on-one through Women in Film.<ref group="commentary" name="mydevotionalthoughts_2018_mentorship_teaching">{{cite web|url=https://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2018/04/interview-with-actress-catherine-lough-haggquist-aurora-teagarden.html#:~:text=teaching%20for%20about%20fifteen%20years%20now|title=Interview With Actress Catherine Lough Haggquist, "Aurora Teagarden"|author=Ruth|publisher=My Devotional Thoughts|date=April 15, 2018|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> In September 2020, she became the new owner and artistic director of White Rock's The Drama Class acting school,<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_2020sep_drama_class_new_owner">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/896285232/#:~:text=new%20owner%20and%20artistic%20director%2C%20Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist|title=New beginning for Drama Class founder|author=Browne, Alex|newspaper=Peace Arch News|location=White Rock, British Columbia|date=September 10, 2020|page=A23|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> succeeding founder Michele Partridge, who retained a teaching role at the school;<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_2020_drama_class_ownership">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/895470839/#:~:text=officially%20took%20over%20The%20Drama%20Class|title=Lifetime achievement award for Drama Class owner|author=Browne, Alex|newspaper=Peace Arch News|location=White Rock, British Columbia|date=December 3, 2020|page=A28|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> she had already taught classes and workshops there for years beforehand, and has separately contributed to training programs at On The Mic Training, the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, Capilano University, and ActorVan Studios.<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_2020_teaching_contributor_programs">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/895470839/#:~:text=contributor%20to%20programs%20such%20as%20On%20The%20Mic%20Training|title=Lifetime achievement award for Drama Class owner|author=Browne, Alex|newspaper=Peace Arch News|location=White Rock, British Columbia|date=December 3, 2020|page=A28|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

For her industry contributions, Lough Haggquist received the Women in Film and Television Vancouver Special Jury Award in 2008.<ref group="external" name="wiftv_2008_spotlight_award_bio">{{cite web|url=https://wiffbcfestivalblog.weebly.com/2008-spotlight-winners.html#:~:text=professional%20actor%20for%20over%2020%20years|title=Congratulations to the 2008 Spotlight Winners!|publisher=Women in Film & Television Vancouver|date=2008|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> The Union of BC Performers and ACTRA named her their International Women's Day Honouree in 2013<ref group="external" name="ubcpactra_awards_2013_iwd_honouree">{{cite web|url=https://ubcpactra.ca/awards/#:~:text=2013%20%E2%80%93%20Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist|title=Awards|publisher=UBCP/ACTRA|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> and presented her with their Honorary Life Member Award in 2017.<ref group="external" name="ubcpactra_awards_2017_honorary_life_member">{{cite web|url=https://ubcpactra.ca/awards/#:~:text=2017%20Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist|title=Awards|publisher=UBCP/ACTRA|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> In November 2020, she received the union's Lorena Gale Woman of Distinction Award at the ninth annual UBCP/ACTRA Awards, held virtually because of the COVID-19 pandemic;<ref group="external" name="ubcpactra_awards_2020_lorena_gale">{{cite web|url=https://ubcpactra.ca/awards/#:~:text=2020%20%E2%80%93%20Catherine%20Lough%20Haggquist|title=Awards|publisher=UBCP/ACTRA|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> by that point she had appeared in more than 140 film and television productions in addition to numerous stage credits.<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_2020_credit_count">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/895470839/#:~:text=more%20than%20140%20film%20and%20television%20productions|title=Lifetime achievement award for Drama Class owner|author=Browne, Alex|newspaper=Peace Arch News|location=White Rock, British Columbia|date=December 3, 2020|page=A28|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref> Presenting the award, fellow actor Bronwen Smith described Lough Haggquist as a "true leader."<ref group="external" name="straight_2020_ubcpactra_award_ceremony" /> Speaking with a local newspaper afterward, Lough Haggquist said she had known the award's namesake, the late actress [[Lorena Gale]], personally and had previously sold Gale's plays through Biz Books.<ref group="external" name="peacearchnews_2020_drama_class_ownership" /> She was also an associate producer of the short film ''Reel Women Seen'', which won the 2018 Jury Choice Award at the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.<ref group="external" name="actorvan_2020_reel_women_seen_award">{{cite web|url=https://actorvanstudios.com/producing-your-acting-career/#:~:text=Diversity%20in%20Cannes%20Short%20Film%20Showcase|title=Producing your Acting Career|publisher=Actorvan Studios|date=April 2020|accessdate=June 23, 2026}}</ref>

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