Actress, stage director
Born in England, came to Ontario in 1921.
Attended McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, then became a teacher in Ottawa.
In 1948, left her teaching position to become a full-time actress and in 1949 was a joint founder of the Junior Theatre in Ottawa.
Served as President of the Stage Society, Ottawa, and joined the Canadian Repertory Theatre (CRT) Ottawa in 1949, and later co-managed the company with actor Sam Payne. She remained with the CRT for 5 seasons, 1949-1954, during which time over 150 productions were mounted at the La Salle Academy. She appeared in or directed the majority of its productions.
Became the first woman to ever perform at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival (she was Lady Anne in Richard III) in 1953.
Her last Stratford performance was in 1984; she died in Toronto in 1984.
Was awarded a centennial medal in 1967 for her work in Canadian theatre and the Order of Canada in 1982.
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About Me
- Women In Ottawa: Mentors and Milestones
- I was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario and moved to Ottawa in 1978. I obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in education from the University of Ottawa. My partial doctoral studies in adult learning deepened my research interest in women's learning styles. I published a book on women and learning with the University of Ottawa Press (in French, Les femmes en milieu universitaire) for which I was awarded the Laura Jamieson Prize in 2000, given by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women. In 2004-05, I hosted a television program on Rogers Television in Ottawa (French station) called D'hier à aujourd'hui. The program chronicled 150 years of Bytown and Ottawa history through stories of people, events and buildings that left their mark on local and national history. In March 2012, I published a book on health in French. Please visit www.unebonnesante.ca for more information about this book. You can also visit my production company at www.triyana.ca.
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