Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Charmion King
Canadian actress (1925–2007) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Charmion King (July 25, 1925 – January 6, 2007) was a Canadian actress.
![]() | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (May 2011) |
Remove ads
Biography
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was part of the country's burgeoning theatre and television industry in the decade of the 1950s. King study theatre at the University of Toronto, where she performed at the University's Hart House Theatre, getting notice in Shaw's Saint Joan.[1]
She quickly became known for her fresh beauty and roles at the new Crest Theatre and their Straw Hat Players summer circuit in the Muskoka Lake district. She gave notable performances as the main character in the Madwoman of Chaillot (1961) and in Chekhov's Three Sisters (1956).[1]
She went on to the Stratford Festival appearing in productions of The Winter's Tale, Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, and appeared on Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of Love and Libel.[1]
She also acted in notable television films, including Anne of Green Gables (as Josephine Barry) and Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy). She also starred in the Canadian television series Wind at My Back and House of Pride. In 1988 she appeared in the film Shadow Dancing.
Remove ads
Family
She was married to actor Gordon Pinsent for 44 years. Their daughter, Leah Pinsent, is also a noted Canadian television actress.
Death
King died, aged 81, in Toronto, reportedly from complications of emphysema. [citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Television
Remove ads
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads