Barbara Hamilton (actress)

Barbara Hamilton (11 December 1926 – 7 February 1996) was a Canadian actress in film, television, theatre and radio.

Barbara Hamilton
Born	(1926-12-11)11 December 1926 Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Died	7 February 1996(1996-02-07) (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Resting place	Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Alma mater	University of Toronto
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1940s–1996

Early life

Hamilton was born in Kingston, Ontario on 11 December 1926. After studies at Brockville Collegiate Institute, she attended the University of Toronto where her early performances were featured at the Hart House Theatre.

Career

She is known for roles in films and television series such as Road to Avonlea. Her theatre performances have included the Spring Thaw review.^[1] She is also known for originating the role of Marilla Cuthbert in both the Canadian and West End productions of Anne of Green Gables.

Personal life and death

Hamilton died as a result of breast cancer in 1996 at the age of 69. That year, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts established the Barbara Hamilton Award to honour those who demonstrate excellence in the performing arts.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1948	A Song Is Born	Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
1950	The Lady Craved Excitement	Chorus Girl
	Come Dance with Me	Kiki – Stage Girl
1994	Car 54, Where Are You?	Mrs. Muldoon
1996	Bogus	Mrs. Partridge	Posthumous release

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1952	Sunshine Sketches	Poet's Wife
	Stopwatch and Listen
1954–1959	Howdy Doody (Canadian version)	Willow The Witch
1956	Is It a Woman's World?
	Anne of Green Gables	Shop Assistant	TV movie
1957	On Camera	Mother	Episode: "Black Cats Are Good Cats"
1959	A Dangerous Age
1960	Encounter		Episode: "How to Make More Money Than Men"
	Just Mary
1961	One Plus One		Segment: "Baby"
	Razzle Dazzle	Mother Mayonnaise
1964	The Forest Rangers	Mrs. Aggie Apple	4 episodes
1970–1971	The Trouble With Tracy	Maid
1972	The Year of the Yahoo!	Barbara
	Anne of Green Gables	Marilla Cuthbert	Miniseries
1973	Delilah	Aunt Peggy
1974	And That's the News, Goodnight	Various
	The Naked Mind
1975	Anne of Avonlea	Marilla Cuthbert	6 episodes
1978	Mathmakers
1979	Lost and Found	Mrs. Bryce
1980	Archie Bunker's Place	Woman #2	Episode: "The Wildcat Strike"
1981	B.C.: A Special Christmas	Fat Broad (voice)	TV movie
	Sanford	Old Woman Juror	Episode: "Jury Duty"
1983	Gimme a Break!	Lady Customer	Episode: "Nell and the Kid"
1984	Today's Special	Dr. Bennett	Episode: "Hospitals"
1985	Today's Special	Dr. Bennett	Episode: "Muffy"
	Check It Out	Mrs. Cobb
	Night Heat	Irma Deutch	Episode: "Secrets"
1986	Seeing Things	Mrs. Coitart	Episode: "Snow Blind" Episode: "That Hang Dog Look"
1987	Diamonds		Episode: "Here Comes the Bride"
1988	Diamonds		Episode: "Where There's a Will"
	Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show	The Curio Shoppe Owner	Episode: "Curio Shoppe"
	Hot Paint		TV movie
	C.O.P.S.	Additional Voices	Episode: "The Case of the Stuck-Up Blimp"
1989	Glory! Glory!	Selma	TV movie
	Babar	Additional Voices	13 episodes
	Street Legal	Dr. Bernstein	Episode: "Confession"
1990	Clarence	Mrs. Duckworth	TV movie
1990–1991	E.N.G.	Christy Callwood	4 episodes
1991	Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop	Mrs. Baker	Episode: "Abused Child"
1991–1995	Shining Time Station	Ginny Johnson	15 episodes
1992	Change of Heart	Aunt Bea
1992–1996	Road to Avonlea	Eulalie Bugle	23 episodes
1994	The Mighty Jungle	Rose Hufnagel	Episode: "Hairy Proposal"

Awards and recognition

• Earle Grey Award (1993)