Patricia Hamilton
Patricia Hamilton | |
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Born | Patricia Ruth Hamilton 27 April 1937 Carnegie Institute of Technology Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actress, voice artist |
Years active | 1960–2008 |
Spouse |
Leslie Carlson (m. 1967, divorced) |
Family | Ben Carlson (son) |
Patricia Ruth Hamilton (27 April 1937 – 30 April 2023)
Hamilton was best known for her portrayal of
In addition to her work as an actress, Hamilton taught on the faculties of the
Life and career
Patricia Hamilton was born on 27 April 1937 in
While working as an actress in the United States in the 1960s, Hamilton began a romantic relationship with the actor Les Carlson. In 1966 the couple moved to Toronto, and they were married in 1967. Their marriage ended in divorce when their son, the actor Ben Carlson, was two years old.[1]
In 1971 Hamilton performed in the inaugural season of the Tarragon Theatre.[3] She maintained a long association with that theatre that lasted for decades. She appeared in several world premieres at the Tarragon Theatre, including Judith Thompson's I Am Yours (1987), Joan MacLeod's Amigo's Blue Guitar (1990), Michel Tremblay's Impromptu on Nun's Island (2002) and David Gow's Bea's Niece (2005).[2] Some of the other highlights of her work at that theatre include performances in Jack Cunningham's See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1972), Tremblay's Forever Yours, Marie-Lou (1972]), David Freeman's Battering Ram (1973), Joanna Glass's Artichoke (1976), Lillian Hellman's Toys in the Attic (1978), Margaret Hollingsworth's Mother County (1980), and Tremblay's Albertine in Five Times (1985) among other works.[2]
In November 2008, Hamilton starred in the Harold Green Jewish Theatre production of Kindertransport in Toronto.[4]
Death
Hamilton died of undisclosed causes at a nursing home in Stratford, Ontario at the age of 86, 3 days after her birthday.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | The House Without a Christmas Tree | Narrator (uncredited) | TV movie |
1973 | Purple Playhouse | Episode: "Ticket-of-Leave Man" | |
CBC Drama '73 | Mrs. MacLeod | Episode: "A Bird in the House" | |
Dr. Simon Locke | Marian | Episode: "Dark Pages" | |
The Thanksgiving Treasure | Narrator - Addie as an adult | TV movie | |
1974 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Rebecca Glover | Episode: "Last Bride of Salem" |
Why Rock the Boat? | Hilda | ||
1975 | Lucy Maud Montgomery - The Road to Green Gables | Marilla | TV movie |
Performance | Episode: "The Captain of Kopenick" | ||
1976 | Goldenrod | Mrs. Gunderson | |
1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind | Miss MacDonald | |
1980 | Middle Age Crazy | Barbara Pickett | |
1981 | My Bloody Valentine | Mabel Osborne | |
1983 | Hangin' In | Mrs. Holitski | Episode: "The Hero" |
1984 | When We First Met | TV movie | |
Heartsounds | Flo | TV movie | |
1985 | Love and Larceny | Florida G. Blythe | |
Night Heat | Millie | Episode: "Crossfire" | |
The Last Polka | Mrs. Vicki Mahoney-Cohen | TV movie | |
Anne of Green Gables | Rachel Lynde | ||
1986 | Connection | ||
The Lawrenceville Stories | Mrs. Conover | Miniseries | |
1987 | American Playhouse | Mrs. Conover | Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey" |
Really Weird Tales | Assessor | TV movie | |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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Mrs. Greysome | Episode: "The Impatient Patient" | |
Fight for Life | TV movie | ||
Airwaves | Kate | Episode: "A Second Look" | |
Anne of Avonlea
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Rachel Lynde | TV movie | |
Echoes in the Darkness | Dorothy Hunsberger | ||
Friday the 13th | Sadie King | Episode: "Shadow Boxer" | |
1988 | Blades of Courage | Anna Petrie | TV movie |
Chasing Rainbows | Miss Kidd | Miniseries | |
1988 | Check It Out! | Mrs. Kelbo | Episode: "My Hero, Mr. Bannister" |
The Christmas Wife | Dora | TV movie | |
Screwball Hotel | Chastity | ||
1990 | Street Legal | Grace Whitney | Episode: "Security Exchange" |
In Defense of a Married Man | Eileen Lloyd | TV movie | |
1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea | Rachel Lynde | 30 episodes |
1996 | Holiday Affair | Susan Ennis | TV movie |
1997 | When Secrets Kill | Eliza Emery | |
1998 | Traders | Ambassador | Episode: "Boom" |
An Avonlea Christmas | Rachel Lynde | TV movie | |
2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | ||
2000–2001 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | ||
2005 | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Video | |
2008 | Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | TV movie | |
2008 | A Miser Brothers' Christmas | Mother Nature (voice) | TV special |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Diane Peters (May 29, 2023). "Veteran actor Patricia Hamilton played fierce matriarchs". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b c d e f Robert Crew (March 4, 2015). "Patricia Hamilton". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
- ^ The Toronto Star. PEOPLE; pg. D2. February 14, 1993
- ^ Hoile, Christopher (November 10, 2008). "Kindertansport". Eye Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
External links
- Patricia Hamilton at IMDb