Jackie Burroughs
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| Born | Jacqueline Burroughs 2 February 1939 Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. 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 Lancashire, England, Burroughs acted in live theatre at Ontario's 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. She won a Genie award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for the film. She won several 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 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail | ||
| 1966 | The Purse | Short film | |
| 1967 | The Ernie Game | Gail | |
| 1971 | Eat Anything | ||
| 1974 | Running Time | The Old Lady | |
| 1974 | Monkeys in the Attic | Wanda | |
| 1974 | 125 Rooms of Comfort | Bobbie Kidd | |
| 1975 | My Pleasure Is My Business | Old lady at pool | Uncredited |
| 1977 | Twelve and a Half Cents | Mother | |
| 1980 | The Kidnapping of the President | Woman Agent | |
| 1981 | Heavy Metal | Katherine (voice) | Segment: "Den" |
| 1981 | The Intruder | Eleanor | |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Kate | |
| 1983 | Chautauqua Girl | Mrs. Ferguson | |
| 1983 | Gentle Sinners | Mrs. Smith | |
| 1983 | The Wars | Miss Davenport | |
| 1983 | The Dead Zone | Vera Smith | |
| 1984 | All the Years | Short film | |
| 1984 | The Surrogate | Woman at Anouk's | |
| 1985 | The Care Bears Movie | The Spirit (voice) | |
| 1986 | A Judgment in Stone | Joan Smith | |
| 1987 | John and the Missus | Missus | |
| 1988 | A Winter Tan | Maryse Holder | |
| 1989 | The Midday Sun | Lilian | |
| 1989 | Food of the Gods II | Dr. Treger | |
| 1990 | Whispers | Mrs. Yancey | |
| 1991 | Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels | Elizabeth Smart (Canadian author) | |
| 1992 | Careful | Frau | |
| 1997 | Bleeders | Lexie | |
| 1998 | Last Night | The Runner | |
| 1999 | Have Mercy | Lulu | |
| 2000 | How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2000 | Washed Up | Tosca | |
| 2001 | Lost and Delirious | Fay Vaughn | |
| 2001 | On Their Knees | Flora | |
| 2002 | Night's Noontime | Queen Victoria | Short film |
| 2003 | A Guy Thing | Aunt Budge | |
| 2003 | Willard | Mrs. Stiles | |
| 2003 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Mrs. Walnut | |
| 2003 | The Republic of Love | Betty | |
| 2004 | Cavedweller | Grandma Windsor | |
| 2004 | Going the Distance | Mother Libby | |
| 2004 | Re-Generation | Grandmother | |
| 2005 | Bailey's Billion$ | Constance Pennington | |
| 2005 | Fever Pitch | Mrs. Warren | |
| 2005 | King's Ransom | Grandma | |
| 2005 | Leo | Felicity | Short film |
| 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 | Small Town Murder Songs | Olive |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Wojeck | Heroin Addict | Episode: "All Aboard for Candyland" |
| 1970 | The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour | TV series | |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist | Jane | Episode: "God Bless the Children" |
| 1972 | Norman Corwin Presents | Episode: "The Discovery" | |
| 1978 | Great Performances | Maria Mitchell | Episode: "Out of Our Father's House" |
| 1980 | Chairman of the Board | TV film | |
| 1981 | Chairman of the Board | Prof. Hannah Cohen | TV series |
| 1985 | Evergreen | Dorothy | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Overdrawn at the Memory Bank | Emmaline Ozmondo Fingal | TV film. Aired 1985 on American Playhouse, Season 4, Episode 8. Produced 1983. |
| 1985 | Seduced | Mrs. Riordan | TV film |
| 1985 | The Undergrads | Nancy Galik | TV film |
| 1985-1986 | Star Wars: Ewoks | Morag the Tulgah Witch (voice) | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Mrs. Amelia Evans | TV film |
| 1987 | Taking Care of Terrific | Mrs. Forbes | TV film |
| 1988 | I Vant to be Alone | TV short | |
| 1989 | Carnival of Shadows | TV film | |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Jean Reed | Episode: "Many, Many Monkeys" |
| 1989 | Final Notice | TV film | |
| 1990-1996 | Road to Avonlea | Hetty King | Main role (90 episodes) |
| 1993 | Night Owl | Dr. Matthews | TV film |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Ozza Starks | Episode: "The Hanging" |
| 1997 | O Canada | Voices | TV series |
| 1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon | Dodger | TV film |
| 1997 | Due South | Gladys Caunce | Episode: "Eclipse" |
| 1997 | Platinum | Sir Ian Ball-Worthington | TV film |
| 1998 | Heritage Minute | Additional Cast | Episode: "Rural Teacher" |
| 1998 | Evidence of Blood | Granny Dollar | TV film |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Mona 'Mother Mucca' Ramsey | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Hetty King | TV film |
| 1999 | Cover Me | Caitlin Crawford | TV film |
| 1999 | Angela Anaconda | Grandma Lou (voice) | TV series |
| 2001 | Further Tales of the City | Mona 'Mother Mucca' Ramsey | TV miniseries |
| 2001 | Smallville | Cassandra Carver | Episode: "Hourglass" |
| 2002 | The Pilot's Wife | Julia | TV film |
| 2003 | Just Cause | Lily Zimmer | Episode: "Death's Details" |
| 2003 | Made in Canada | Helga Lemper | Episode: "Beaver Creek Valentine" |
| 2003 | Mystery Ink | True Crimes Performer | TV series |
| 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 | Walter Ego | TV pilot | |
| 2005 | Move or Die | Mrs. Grimm (voice) | Video game |
| 2005 | Slings and Arrows | Moira | Recurring role (3 episodes) |
| 2005 | Martha Behind Bars | Big Martha | TV film |
| 2008 | Skip Tracer | Florence | TV film |
| 2009 | Sophie | Aunt Sheil | Episode: "Stolen Kisses" |
| 2010 | Higglety Piggley Pop! or There Must Be More to Life | Mother Goose (voice) | Video short |
References
External links
- Jackie Burroughs at the Internet Movie Database
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (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)
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