Fiona Reid
Fiona Reid | |
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Born | Whitstable, Kent, England | 24 July 1951
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1974–present |
Spouse(s) | McCowan Thomas (m. 1977) |
Children | 2 |
Fiona Reid, CM (born 24 July 1951) is an English-born Canadian television, film, and stage actress. She is best known for her roles as Cathy on the TV series King of Kensington and Harriet Miller in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
Early life[]
Reid was born in Whitstable, Kent, England. Her father was a doctor in the British Army.[1][2] She lived in Germany, Africa, and the United States before settling in Canada with her family in 1964.
She studied acting at McGill University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972, and at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
Career[]
Fiona Reid is one of Canada’s best known stage actors, having performed in theatres across the country, including five seasons with the Stratford Festival and twelve seasons at the Shaw Festival, as well as theatres in Great Britain and the U.S.. Over her career her performances have garnered her two Dora Mavor Moore awards, a Jessie Award (Vancouver) and a Sterling Award (Edmonton). In 2015, Fiona received the Toronto Critics’ Award for her performance of Sonia in Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (Mirvish Productions).
Her career has been marked by diverse signature roles that include Rose in The Children, Amanda (The Glass Menagerie), Julie (London Road), Blanche Dubois (A Streetcar Named Desire), Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Martha (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf), Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd), Hedda Gabler and Clare (A Delicate Balance), amongst many others. Her film credits include My Big Fat Greek Wedding, One Week and The Time Traveler's Wife.
In 2016, Reid starred as Queen Elizabeth II in the Mirvish Productions presentation of The Audience at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.
In 2019 Fiona began her run in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway.
Awards[]
She has twice won the Dora Mavor Moore Award, in 1993 for Fallen Angels and in 1995 for Six Degrees of Separation.[2] She won an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award (Sterling Award) for her performance in August: Osage County.[2]
In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada[3] She received The Barbara Hamilton Award in 2008.[2] and an award of excellence from ACTRA Toronto in 2010.[4]
Fiona has received an honorary doctorate from Bishop's University and is a graduate of McGill University. She is past president of the (The AFC).
Personal life[]
Reid met McCowan Thomas [5] doing summer stock theatre[6] and married him in 1977. They have two children, Alec and Julia.[7]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974–1975 | Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins | – | Television series |
1975–1976 | Coming Up Rosie | Mona Swicker | Television series |
1975–1978 | King of Kensington | Cathy | ACTRA Award for Best Performance in a Continuing Role in a Television Program |
1978 | Witch's Night Out | Nicely | Voice |
1982 | An Honourable Member | Trish Baldwin | |
1988 | Switching Channels | Pamela Farbrother | |
1988 | Milk and Honey | ||
1992 | Beethoven Lives Upstairs | Mother | |
1992-2000 | Noddy's Toyland Adventures | Mrs. Tubby Bear, Mrs. Noah (voices) | US version |
1996 | Any Mother's Son | Doris | TV Film |
1998-2000 | Noddy | Charlene VonPickings | 4 episodes |
1998 | At the End of the Day: The Sue Rodriguez Story | Sandra Burtch | |
2000 | Timothy Goes to School | Mrs. Jenkins | Voice |
2000 | Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse | Diamonds | Voice |
2000 | PR | Deirdre Duncan | Television series |
2002 | Duct Tape Forever | Judge Hanson | |
2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Harriet Miller | Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
2002 | Henry's World | Doris | Voice |
2003 | Jacob Two-Two | Ms. Sourpickle | Television series |
2003 | Luck | Mom | |
2004 | Prom Queen: The Marc Hall Story | Lucinda Pilcher | TV Movie |
2008 | One Week | Mary Tyler | |
2009 | The Time Traveler's Wife | Lucile Abshire | |
2010 | Haven | Piper Landon | Television series |
2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Harriet Miller | |
2018 | Bravest Warriors | Slippy Napkins | Season 4 |
2018 | Chateau Laurier | Mrs. Bracebridge | Web series |
References[]
- ^ Ahearn, Victoria (23 February 2011). "ACTRA honouree Fiona Reid still torn over split from 'King of Kensington'". 680news.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Fiona Reid entry". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Governor General announces new appointments to the Order of Canada Archived 16 August 2006 at archive.today
- ^ "ACTRA to honour theatre veteran Fiona Reid". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ "Cathy Has Left the King". The Windsor Star. 8 April 1978. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ St. Germain, Pat (15 March 2007). "Theatre: Fiona Reid happily returns to 'Peg". jam.canoe.ca. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
- ^ Ouzonian, Richard (9 April 2011). "Fiona Reid: Showing us everything she's got". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
External links[]
- Fiona Reid at IMDb
- Fiona Reid at Northern Stars
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- English film actresses
- English television actresses
- English voice actresses
- English emigrants to Canada
- Living people
- McGill University alumni
- Members of the Order of Canada
- People from Whitstable
- Dora Mavor Moore Award winners
- Actresses from Kent
- 1951 births