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Jackie Burroughs, English-born Canadian actress (Road to Avonlea, The Care Bears Movie, Willard), died from stomach cancer , 71


Jacqueline "Jackie" Burroughs  was an English-born Canadian actress died from stomach cancer , 71.


(February 2, 1939 – September 22, 2010)





Life and career

Born in Lancashire, England, Burroughs acted in live theatre at Ontario's Stratford Festival. Her film credits included The Dead Zone (1982), The Grey Fox (1982), and a voice-over stint in the legendary animated anthology Heavy Metal (1981), while her TV-series résumé includes the roles of Mrs. Amelia Evans in Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Hetty King in Road to Avonlea (1990). In 1987, Jackie Burroughs produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in A Winter Tan, a film based on the letters of Maryse Holder, published in 1979 as the book Give Sorrow Words – Maryse Holder's Letters from Mexico. She won a Genie award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for the film. She won several Genies and Geminis during her career. Her first award was the 1969 Canadian Film Award for best actress, for starring in the non-feature short film Duclima.
Burroughs played the voice of The Spirit in 1985's The Care Bears Movie. She also played teacher Nancy Galik in The Undergrads (1985) opposite Art Carney.

She was perhaps best known to American audiences for her portrayal of the fictional character, Hetty King, in the CBC Television series Road to Avonlea from 1990 to 1996. The series was based on the works of Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery and produced by Sullivan Entertainment. She also played Mother Mucca in the television adaptations of Armistead Maupin's More Tales of the City and Further Tales of the City. Burroughs again played a mother role in 2003's Willard.
She also appeared in the movie The Sentinel. She appeared in the Smallville Season one episode "Hourglass". She portrayed elderly prophetess Cassandra Carver, who could foretell people's futures by touching their hands. Carver died immediately after seeing dark visions of Lex Luthor being the American President and for causing widespread destruction on humanity.
Burroughs was married to Zalman Yanovsky, co-founder (with John Sebastian) of The Lovin' Spoonful; they separated in 1968. They had one daughter, Zoe (restaurant owner and author in Kingston, Ontario).
Burroughs had residences in both Toronto and Oaxaca, Mexico.

Death

Burroughs died at her home in Toronto during the afternoon of September 22, 2010, after suffering from stomach cancer.[1]

Filmography

Year↓ Title↓ Role↓ Notes
1966 Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail

1966 The Purse
Short
1966 Wojeck Heroin Addict Episode: "All Aboard for Candyland"
1967 The Ernie Game Gail
1970 The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour
TV series
1970 The Psychiatrist Jane Episode: "God Bless the Children"
1971 Eat Anything

1972 Norman Corwin Presents
Episode: "The Discovery"
1974 Running Time The old lady
1974 Monkeys in the Attic Wanda
1974 125 Rooms of Comfort Bobbie Kidd
1975 My Pleasure is My Business Old lady at pool (uncredited)
1977 Twelve and a Half Cents Mother
1978 Great Performances Maria Mitchell Episode: "Out of Our Father's House"
1980 Chairman of the Board
TV movie
1980 The Kidnapping of the President Woman Agent
1981 Chairman of the Board Prof. Hannah Cohen TV series
1981 Heavy Metal Katherine (voice) Segment: "Den"
1981 The Intruder Eleanor
1982 The Grey Fox Katherine 'Kate' Flynn
1983 Gentle Sinners Mrs. Smith
1983 Chautauqua Girl Mrs. Ferguson
1983 Overdrawn at the Memory Bank Emmaline Ozmondo Fingal TV movie
1983 The Wars Miss Davenport
1983 The Dead Zone Vera Smith
1984 All the Years
Short
1984 The Surrogate Woman at Anouk's
1985 Evergreen Dorothy TV miniseries
1985 Seduced Mrs. Riordan TV movie
1985 The Care Bears Movie The Spirit (voice)
1985 The Undergrads Nancy Galik
1985 The All New Ewoks Morag the Tulgah Witch (voice) 3 episodes
1985 Anne of Green Gables Mrs. Amelia Evans TV movie
1986 A Judgment in Stone Joan Smith
1987 Taking Care of Terrific Mrs. Forbes TV movie
1987 A Winter Tan Maryse Holder
1987 John and the Missus Missus
1988 I Vant to be Alone
TV short
1989 Carnival of Shadows
TV movie
1989 The Twilight Zone Jean Reed Episode: "Many, Many Monkeys"
1989 Food of the Gods II Dr. Kate Travis
1989 Final Notice
TV movie
1990 Whispers Mrs. Yancey
1990–1996 Road to Avonlea Hetty King 90 episodes
1991 Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels Elizabeth Smart
1992 Careful Frau Teacher
1993 Night Owl Dr. Matthews TV movie
1995 How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly Narrator (voice) Short
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Ozza Starks Episode: "The Hanging"
1997 O Canada Voices TV series
1997 Bleeders Lexie
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon Dodger
1997 Due South Gladys Caunce Episode: "Eclipse"
1997 Platinum Sir Ian Ball-Worthington TV movie
1998 More Tales of the City Mona Ramsey TV miniseries
1998 Heritage Minute Additional Cast Episode: "Rural Teacher"
1998 Evidence of Blood Granny Dollar TV movie
1998 Last Night The Runner
1998 Happy Christmas, Miss King Hetty King TV movie
1999 Cover Me Caitlin Crawford TV miniseries
1999 Have Mercy Lulu
1999 Angela Anaconda
TV series
2000 Washed Up Tosca
2001 Lost and Delirious Fay Vaughn
2001 Further Tales of the City Mona Ramsey TV miniseries
2001 On Their Knees Flora
2001 Smallville Cassandra Carver Episode: "Hourglass"
2002 The Pilot's Wife Julia (uncredited) TV movie
2002 Night's Noontime Queen Victoria Short
2003 Just Cause Lily Zimmer Episode: "Death's Details"
2003 A Guy Thing Aunt Budge
2003 The Industry Helga Lemper Episode: "Beaver Creek Valentine"
2003 Mystery Ink True Crimes Performer TV series
2003 Willard Mrs. Stiles
2003 Dead Like Me Florence Episode: "Reaping Havoc"
2003 Rhinoceros Eyes Mrs. Walnut
2003 The Republic of Love Betty
2004 The Eleventh Hour Arlene Garwood Episode: "Georgia"
2004 The Winning Season Mrs. Young TV movie
2004 Cavedweller Grandma Windsor
2004 Going the Distance Mother Libby
2004 Re-Generation Grandmother
2004 Snow Lorna TV movie
2005 Bailey's Billion$ Constance Pennington
2005 Walter Ego
TV series
2005 Fever Pitch Mrs. Warren
2005 Leo Felicity Short
2005 Martha Behind Bars Big Martha TV movie
2005 Slings and Arrows Moira Episode: "Season's End"
Episode: "Fallow Time"
2005 King's Ransom Grandma
2006 The Sentinel Mrs. Miller (uncredited)
2006 Deck the Halls Mrs. Ryor
2006 First Snow Maggie
2008 Skip Tracer Florence TV movie
2008 Into the Labyrinth Ariadne
2009 Sophie Aunt Sheil Episode: "Stolen Kisses"
2010 Higglety Pigglety Pop! or There Must Be More to Life (voice) Video
2010 Small Town Murder Songs Olive

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