Jackie Burroughs
Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress.[1]
Jackie Burroughs | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jacqueline West Burroughs 2 February 1939 Southport, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 22 September 2010 (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | British Canadian |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–2010 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Early life
Born in Southport, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, she emigrated to Canada on 26 August 1948 with her mother Edna, her father Harry and younger brother Gary.
Career
Burroughs started acting in live theatre at Ontario's famous Stratford Festival, including starring as Portia in The Merchant of Venice in 1976.[2] Her film credits included The Dead Zone (1983), The Grey Fox (1982), and a voice-over stint in the legendary animated anthology Heavy Metal (1981), while her TV-series resume includes the roles of Mrs. Amelia Evans in Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Hetty King in Road to Avonlea (1990).
In 1987, Jackie Burroughs produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in A Winter Tan, a film based on the letters of Maryse Holder, published in 1979 as the book Give Sorrow Words – Maryse Holder's Letters from Mexico, later receiving a Genie Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for the film, and won several more Genies and Geminis during her career.
Her first award was the 1969 Canadian Film Award for best actress, for starring in the television film Dulcima.
In 2001, she was awarded the Earle Grey Award for her contributions to arts and entertainment over the years by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.
In 2005, Burroughs received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.[3]
Burroughs played the voice of The Spirit in 1985's The Care Bears Movie. She also played teacher Nancy Galik in The Undergrads (1985) opposite Art Carney.
She was perhaps best known to American audiences for her portrayal of the fictional character, Hetty King, in the CBC Television series Road to Avonlea from 1990 to 1996. The series was based on the works of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery and produced by Sullivan Entertainment. She also played Mother Mucca in the television adaptations of Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City and Further Tales of the City. Burroughs again played a mother role in 2003's Willard.
She appeared in the 2006 film The Sentinel. She also appeared in the Smallville season one episode "Hourglass" as the elderly blind prophetess Cassandra Carver.
Personal life
Burroughs was married to Zalman Yanovsky, co-founder (with John Sebastian) of The Lovin' Spoonful; they separated in 1968. They had one daughter, Zoe (a restaurant owner and author in Kingston).
Death
Burroughs died at her home in Toronto on 22 September 2010, aged 71, after suffering from stomach cancer.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Notes for a Film About Donna and Gail | Gail | |
| 1967 | The Ernie Game | Gail | |
| 1970 | Twelve and a Half Cents | Mother | |
| 1971 | Eat Anything | ||
| 1972 | A Fan's Notes | Betty Blind | |
| 1974 | Monkeys in the Attic | Wanda | |
| 1974 | 125 Rooms of Comfort | Bobbie Kidd | |
| 1975 | My Pleasure Is My Business | Old lady at pool | Uncredited |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President | Woman Agent | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Katherine | Voice, (segment "Den") |
| 1981 | The Intruder | Eleanor | |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Katherine 'Kate' Flynn | |
| 1983 | The Wars | Miss Davenport | |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Vera Smith | |
| 1983 | Gentle Sinners | Mrs. Smith | |
| 1984 | Chautauqua Girl | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1984 | The Surrogate | Woman at Anouk's | |
| 1985 | The Care Bears Movie | The Spirit | Voice |
| 1986 | A Judgment in Stone | Joan Smith | |
| 1987 | A Winter Tan | Maryse Holder | |
| 1987 | John and the Missus | Missus | |
| 1989 | Food of the Gods II | Dr. Treger | |
| 1989 | The Midday Sun | Lilian | |
| 1990 | Whispers | Mrs. Yancey | |
| 1991 | Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels | Elizabeth Smart | |
| 1992 | Careful | Frau Teacher | |
| 1997 | Bleeders | Lexie | |
| 1998 | Last Night | The Runner | |
| 1999 | Have Mercy | Lulu | |
| 2000 | Washed Up | Tosca | |
| 2000 | How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly | Narrator | Voice, Short |
| 2001 | Lost and Delirious | Fay Vaughn | |
| 2001 | On Their Knees | Flora | |
| 2002 | Night's Noontime | Queen Victoria | Short |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing | Aunt Budge | |
| 2003 | Willard | Henrietta Stiles | |
| 2003 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Mrs. Walnut | |
| 2003 | The Republic of Love | Betty Avery | |
| 2004 | Cavedweller | Grandma Windsor | |
| 2004 | Going the Distance | Mother Libby | |
| 2004 | Re-Generation | Grandmother | |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Mrs. Warren | |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Grandma | |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Constance Pennington | |
| 2005 | Leo | Felicity | Short |
| 2005 | Heidi | Frau Rottenmeier | Voice |
| 2006 | The Sentinel | Mrs. Miller | Uncredited |
| 2006 | First Snow | Maggie | |
| 2006 | Deck the Halls | Mrs. Ryor | |
| 2008 | Into the Labyrinth | Ariadne | |
| 2010 | Higglety Pigglety Pop! | Mother Goose | Voice, Video short |
| 2010 | Small Town Murder Songs | Olive |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Dulcima | Dulcima Gaston | Canadian Film Award winner for Best Actress (Non-Feature) |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist | Jane | Episode: "God Bless the Children" |
| 1978 | Great Performances | Maria Mitchell | Episode: "Out of Our Father's House" |
| 1981 | Chairman of the Board | Prof. Hannah Cohen | TV series |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Dorothy | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | American Playhouse | Emmaline Ozmondo Fingal | Episode: "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" |
| 1985 | Seduced | Mrs. Riordan | TV film |
| 1985 | The Undergrads | Nancy Galik | TV film |
| 1985 | Star Wars: Ewoks | Morag | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Mrs. Amelia Evans | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Taking Care of Terrific | Mrs. Forbes | TV film |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Jean Reed | Episode: "Many, Many Monkeys" |
| 1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea | Hetty King | Main role |
| 1992 | Heritage Minutes | Narrator | Episode: "Rural Teacher" |
| 1993 | Night Owl | Dr. Matthews | TV film |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon | Aggie | Recurring role |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Ozza Starks | Episode: "The Hanging" |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon | Dodger | TV film |
| 1997 | Due South | Gladys Caunce | Episode: "Eclipse" |
| 1997 | Platinum | Sir Ian Ball-Worthington | TV film |
| 1998 | Evidence of Blood | Granny Dollar | TV film |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mother Mucca | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Hetty King | TV film |
| 1999 | Cover Me | Caitlin Crawford | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Mother Mucca | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Smallville | Cassandra Carver | Episode: "Hourglass" |
| 2003 | Just Cause | Lily Zimmer | Episode: "Death's Details" |
| 2003 | Made in Canada | Helga Lemper | "Beaver Creek Valentine" |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Florence | Episode: "Reaping Havoc" |
| 2004 | The Eleventh Hour | Arlene Garwood | Episode: "Georgia" |
| 2004 | The Winning Season | Mrs. Young | TV film |
| 2004 | Snow | Lorna | TV film |
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Moira | 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Martha Behind Bars | Big Martha | TV film |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Florence | TV film |
| 2009 | Sophie | Aunt Sheil | Episode: "Stolen Kisses" |
References
- ^ "Obituary: Jackie Burroughs dead at 71". The Globe and Mail. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ Clive Barnes, "Stage Two at Stratford." New York Times, 10 June 1976. [1]
- ^ "Jackie Burroughs – biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Jackie Burroughs of Road to Avonlea dies". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
External links
- Jackie Burroughs at IMDb
- . harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2004.
- . Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 27 June 2007. (A publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group)
- Images of Jackie Burroughs from the Toronto Telegram fonds at the Clara Thomas Archives and Special Collections, York University 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Jackie Burroughs(aveleyman)