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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