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Jackie Burroughs

  • Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  • Birthday: November 30, 1940

A leading figure of the Canadian theater, British-born Jackie Burroughs has worked in everything from avant-garde cabaret to plays by the Bard at Ontario's Stratford Shakespeare Festival. While in her youth she sometimes came off as brittle and mannered (not unlike Maggie Smith), as she has aged she has matured into a vivacity and fearlessness that often compensate when the vehicle is beneath her talents. Burroughs began working in film in the late 1960s but really began making inroads in the 80s as co-star of "The Grey Fox" (1982…more

Credits

Actor

Career Milestones

  • 1998

    Made cameo appearance as a jogger who counts down the remaining hours on Earth in "Last Night" (released in the USA in 1999)

  • 1998

    Played Mother Mucca in the Showtime miniseries "Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City"

  • 1991

    Had title role as the well-known Canadian author in "Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of Angels"

  • 1990 to 1997

    Starred as Hetty King in "Avonlea/Road to Avonlea" (aired in the USA on The Disney Channel)

  • 1987

    Feature debut as co-director and co-writer, "A Winter Tan"; also starred

Awards

  • 2001

    Earle Grey Award:

  • 1994

    Gemini Award: Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role

  • 1992

    Gemini Award: Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role

  • 1990

    Gemini Award: Best Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role

  • 1988

    Genie: Best Actress

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