Linda Griffiths
Linda Griffiths | |
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Born | Linda Pauline Griffiths National Theatre School McGill University |
Occupation(s) | Actress, playwright |
Years active | 1980–2014 |
Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play Maggie and Pierre, in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife, Margaret.[1] Among her cinematic work, she is best known for her acclaimed, starring role in Lianna.[2]
Early life
Griffiths was born in
Career
Best known as a stage actor, she also did television and film work, including episodes of the TV series
In 1994 she starred alongside Alan Williams in The Darling Family, Alan Zweig's film adaptation of her own theatrical play.[7]
In 1997, she formed her own company Duchess Productions, which produced a tour of Alien Creature, as well as developing and associate-producing The Duchess, Alien Creature, Chronic, and her last play, Age of Arousal.[1]
As co-author of The Book of Jessica (written with native author and activist Maria Campbell), Griffiths and Campbell created a new hybrid of theatre book, one which included the play Jessica, as well as the personal and political process of its creation. Griffiths has also created collective work (Paper Wheat, Les Maudits Anglais) and published short stories (The Speed Christmas, Spiral Woman).
Sheer Nerve, a collection of seven of her plays, was published in 1999.[1]
Death
Griffiths died on the morning of 21 September 2014 at Toronto's
While public records gave her birth year as 1956, CBC quoted her friend and caretaker, Layne Coleman, as saying her actual birthdate was 7 October 1953.[4]
Awards
Griffiths garnered five
She was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Actress in 1984 for Charles Dennis's Reno and the Doc.[9]
Plays
- Maggie & Pierre (1980; with Paul Thompson)
- O.D. on Paradise (1982)
- Jessica (1986; with Maria Campbell)
- The Darling Family (1991)
- A Game of Inches (1991)
- Brother André's Heart (1992)
- Spiral Women and the Dirty Theatre (1993)
- The Duchess a.k.a. Wallis Simpson (1997)
- Alien Creature: A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen (1999)
- Chronic (2003)
- Baby Finger (2005)
- Age of Arousal (2007)
- The Last Dog of War (2010)
- Heaven Above, Heaven Below (2013)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Linda Griffiths at The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ "Movie Review - - 'LIANNA,' FACULTY WIFE WITH MARITAL WOES - NYTimes.com". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Donnelly, Pat (21 March 2009). "Linda Griffiths pays a visit to her hometown". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b c "Linda Griffiths, actor and playwright, dead after battle with cancer". CBC News, 21 September 2014.
- ^ Jay Scott, "Bay Boy reels in 11 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, February 15, 1985.
- ^ John Haslett Cuff, "Seeing Things, Night Heat top Gemini nomination list". The Globe and Mail, October 22, 1987.
- ^ Geoff Pevere, "Dangerous liaisons". The Globe and Mail, August 27, 1994.
- ^ Nestruck, J. Kelly (21 September 2014). "Playwright and actor Linda Griffiths dies from cancer". Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ Bailey, Bruce (15 February 1985). "Quebec sweeps nominations for best-picture Genie awards". The Gazette. Montreal. p. B4. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
External links
- Linda Griffiths at IMDb
- Linda Griffiths at the Playwrights Guild of Canada