Jackie Burroughs
| Jackie Burroughs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Jacqueline West Burroughs 2 February 1939 Southport, Lancashire |
| Died |
22 September 2010 (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Stomach Cancer |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–2010 |
| Spouse(s) | Zal Yanovsky (1960s–1968) |
| Children | 1 daughter |
Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was an English-born Canadian actress.
Life and career
Born in Southport, Lancashire,England, she emigrated to Canada on 26 August 1948 with her mother Edna, her father Harry and younger brother Gary.
Burroughs acted in live theatre at Ontario's famous Stratford Festival.
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 résumé 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 non-feature short film Duclima.
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.[1]
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 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.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Ernie Game, TheThe Ernie Game | Gail | |
| 1972 | Fan's Notes, AA Fan's Notes | Betty Blind | |
| 1974 | Monkeys in the Attic | Wanda | |
| 1974 | 125 Rooms of Comfort | Bobbie Kidd | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Katherine (voice) | Segment: "Den" |
| 1981 | Intruder, TheThe Intruder | Eleanor | |
| 1982 | Grey Fox, TheThe Grey Fox | Katherine 'Kate' Flynn | |
| 1983 | Wars, TheThe Wars | Miss Davenport | |
| 1983 | Dead Zone, TheThe Dead Zone | Vera Smith | |
| 1983 | Gentle Sinners | Mrs. Smith | |
| 1983 | Chautauqua Girl | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1985 | Care Bears Movie, TheThe Care Bears Movie | The Spirit (voice) | |
| 1986 | Judgment in Stone, AA Judgment in Stone | Joan Smith | |
| 1987 | Winter Tan, AA Winter Tan | Maryse Holder | |
| 1987 | John and the Missus | Missus | |
| 1989 | Food of the Gods II | Dr. Treger | |
| 1989 | Midday Sun, TheThe Midday Sun | Lilian | |
| 1990 | Whispers | Mrs. Yancey | |
| 1991 | Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels | Elizabeth Smart | |
| 1997 | Bleeders | Lexie | |
| 1999 | Have Mercy | Lulu | |
| 2000 | Washed Up | Tosca | |
| 2000 | How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2001 | Lost and Delirious | Fay Vaughn | |
| 2001 | On Their Knees | Flora | |
| 2002 | Night's Noontime | Queen Victoria | Short film |
| 2003 | Guy Thing, AA Guy Thing | Aunt Budge | |
| 2003 | Willard | Henrietta Stiles | |
| 2003 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Mrs. Walnut | |
| 2003 | Republic of Love, TheThe Republic of Love | Betty | |
| 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 film |
| 2005 | Heidi | Frau Rottenmeier (voice) | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Psychiatrist, TheThe Psychiatrist | Jane | "God Bless the Children" |
| 1978 | Great Performances | Maria Mitchell | "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 | "Overdrawn at the Memory Bank" |
| 1985 | Seduced | Mrs. Riordan | TV film |
| 1985 | Undergrads, TheThe Undergrads | Nancy Galik | TV film |
| 1985 | Star Wars: Ewoks | Morag (voice) | "The Cries of the Trees", "Rampage of the Phlogs", "Sunstar vs. Shadowstone" |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Mrs. Amelia Evans | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Taking Care of Terrific | Mrs. Forbes | TV film |
| 1989 | Twilight Zone, TheThe Twilight Zone | Jean Reed | "Many, Many Monkeys" |
| 1990-1996 | Road to Avonlea | Hetty King | Main role |
| 1992 | Heritage Minutes | Narrator | "Rural Teacher" |
| 1993 | Night Owl | Dr. Matthews | TV film |
| 1994 | Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, TheThe Adventures of Dudley the Dragon | Aggie | Recurring role |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Ozza Starks | "The Hanging" |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon | Dodger | TV film |
| 1997 | Due South | Gladys Caunce | "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 | "Hourglass" |
| 2003 | Just Cause | Lily Zimmer | "Death's Details" |
| 2003 | Made in Canada | Helga Lemper | "Beaver Creek Valentine" |
| 2003 | Dead Like Me | Florence | "Reaping Havoc" |
| 2004 | Eleventh Hour, TheThe Eleventh Hour | Arlene Garwood | "Georgia" |
| 2004 | Winning Season, TheThe Winning Season | Mrs. Young | TV film |
| 2004 | Snow | Lorna | TV film |
| 2005 | Slings & Arrows | Moira | "Season's End", "Fallow Time", "Birnam Wood" |
| 2005 | Martha Behind Bars | Big Martha | TV film |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Florence | TV film |
| 2009 | Sophie | Aunt Sheil | "Stolen Kisses" |
References
- ↑ "Jackie Burroughs - biography". Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ↑ "Jackie Burroughs of Road to Avonlea dies". CBC.ca. 22 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
External links
- Jackie Burroughs at the Internet Movie Database
- "Biography". harvard.edu.
- "About". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. (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
- Jackie Burroughs(aveleyman)