Shirley Douglas
Shirley Douglas, with a start in church drama and music, pursued acting seriously from a young age. After studies in London, she acted in British theatre and TV. Her marriage to Donald Sutherland bore twins, Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland. Engaging in American protest movements in the late '60s and '70s, she advocated for various causes, eventually returning to Canada in 1977. Her career flourished in film, TV, and theatre, embodying strong characters like Hagar Shipley in "The Stone Angel" and Marilla in "Anne of Green Gables." Known for her activism, she ardently supported Canada's healthcare system, advocating for its accessibility. Notably, she won a Gemini Award for "Shadow Lake" in 2000 and received an honorary doctorate from Ryerson Polytechnic University and the Diamond Award from the Variety Club. Shirley's father was Tommy Douglas, renowned for founding Canada’s healthcare system.
Lolita
as Mrs. StarchHumbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the...
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Dead Ringers
as LauraElliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly....
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The Christmas Shoes
as Ellen LaytonTwo separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of...
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Barney's Great Adventure
as GrandmaMom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with...
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Loose Ends
as WifeWhen the zealous followers of the Church of the Divine Light collide with the heathen filmmakers...
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The Wars
as Mrs. LawsonRobert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb....
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Woman Wanted
as PegAfter the death of his wife, Richard hires a recently divorced housekeeper, Emma. Soon finding...
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Turning to Stone
as LenaAlison Campbell was sentenced to seven years after trying to smuggle drugs into Canada. This...
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Really Weird Tales
as Edna Besley (segment "Cursed With Charisma")The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
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Shadow Dancing
as NicoleJess, a struggling dancer, is trying out for a part in a musical about Medusa. As she practices,...
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Mesmer
as Duchess DubarryA biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used...
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Redwood Curtain
as Schyler NoyesGeri Riordan is adopted, half-Vietnamese, eighteen, and a piano prodigy. She also feels as if...
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Shadow Lake
as Margaret RichardsA writer's mysterious disappearance on an ice-covered lake holds the clues to a missing gemstone...
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A House Divided
as Elizabeth DicksonIn the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon...
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The Law of Enclosures
as MyaStory of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years,...
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Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music
as Narrator (voice)The life of pop superstar Sarah McLachlan comes alive in this intimate documentary that has...
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The Shower
as MarieA feminine take on a Cassavetes drama, the film focuses on a group of women who have gathered...
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Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
as Additional Voices (voice)Earth teenagers Alex 'Flash' Gordon and Dale Arden, and their reluctant friend Dr. Hans Zarkov,...
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Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
as Vivian KarneyA client's claims of incest cause an attorney to remember the traumas she suffered when she was...
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Degrassi
as Professor DunwoodyThe life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at...
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Franklin
as Narrator (voice)Franklin is an Canadian educational animated television series, based on the Franklin the Turtle...
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Monica LoganThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...
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Corner Gas
as Shirley DouglasFollowing the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the...
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Road to Avonlea
as uncreditedIn the fictional small town of Avonlea, Prince Edward Island, in the early 20th century,...
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Wind at My Back
as uncreditedA recently widowed mother loses her children to a cold mother-in-law in Ontario during the Great...
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Robson Arms
as uncreditedRobson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Schyler NoyesHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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The Path to 9/11
as Madeline AlbrightBeginning with the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center and ending on the morning of 9/11, the...
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No Price Too High
as uncreditedThe Canadian contribution to World War Two was extraordinary in scale and variety. More than one...
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