Patricia Hamilton
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Patricia Hamilton | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 27, 1937 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress, voice artist |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Carlson (divorced) |
| Family | Ben Carlson (son) |
Patricia Hamilton (born 27 April 1937 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for playing Rachel Lynde in the television mini-series Anne of Green Gables, its sequels: Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, and several Anne of Green Gables related films (such as Road to Avonlea).
She also provided the voice of the character for PBS' animated series Anne of Green Gables. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series three times, winning in 1996.
Biography[]
Hamilton attended Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech[1] She was also part of Tarragon Theatre's inaugural season in 1971.[1]
In November 2008, Hamilton starred in the Harold Green Jewish Theatre production of Kindertransport in Toronto.[2]
Personal life[]
She was married to actor Leslie "Les" Carlson in 1967; their son Ben Carlson is a noted Canadian stage actor who regularly performs Shakespearean roles with the Stratford Festival. Les and Patricia eventually divorced.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | No, That's Me Over Here! | Episode: "3.13" | |
| 1971 | Hine | Miss Tarrant | 3 episodes |
| 1971 | Doctor at Large | Mrs. Hunter | Episode: "Mr. Moon" |
| 1972 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Mrs. Fellows | Episode: "I Dies from Love" |
| 1972 | The House Without a Christmas Tree | Narrator (uncredited) | TV movie |
| 1972 | The Fenn Street Gang | Policewoman Mrs. Thrupp |
Episode: "From Sudbury with Love" Episode: "The Lady with the Lamp" |
| 1973 | The Fenn Street Gang | Mrs. Dobell | Episode: "An Englishman's Home" |
| 1973 | The Upper Crusts | Miss Thoroughgood | Episode: "Decline and Fall" |
| 1973 | The Thanksgiving Treasure | Narrator - Addie as an adult | TV movie |
| 1974 | The ABC Afternoon Playbreak | Rebecca Glover | Episode: "Last Bride of Salem" |
| 1974 | Doctor at Sea | Cecilia Tranmere | Episode: "Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Sea Sick" Episode: "A Wolf in Ship's Clothing" |
| 1974 | Why Rock the Boat? | Hilda | |
| 1975 | Edward the King | Mrs. Lilley | Episode: "The Boy" |
| 1975 | Village Hall | Miss Browning | Episode: "Old Scores" |
| 1976 | Goldenrod | Mrs. Gunderson | |
| 1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind | Miss MacDonald | |
| 1980 | Middle Age Crazy | Barbara Pickett | |
| 1981 | My Bloody Valentine | Mabel Osborne | |
| 1983 | Hangin' In | Mrs. Holitski | Episode: "The Hero" |
| 1984 | When We First Met | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Heartsounds | Flo | TV movie |
| 1985 | Love and Larceny | Florida G. Blythe | TV movie |
| 1985 | Night Heat | Millie | Episode: "Crossfire" |
| 1985 | The Last Polka | Mrs. Vicki Mahoney-Cohen | TV movie |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Rachel Lynde | TV movie |
| 1986 | Connection | ||
| 1986 | The Lawrenceville Stories | Mrs. Conover | TV mini-series |
| 1987 | American Playhouse | Mrs. Conover | Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey" |
| 1987 | Really Weird Tales | Assessor | TV movie |
| 1987 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Mrs. Greysome | Episode: "The Impatient Patient" |
| 1987 | Fight for Life | TV movie | |
| 1987 | Air Waves | Kate | Episode: "A Second Look" |
| 1987 | Anne of Avonlea | Rachel Lynde | TV movie |
| 1987 | Echoes in the Darkness | Dorothy Hunsberger | TV movie |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th | Sadie King | Episode: "Shadow Boxer" |
| 1988 | Blades of Courage | TV movie | |
| 1988 | Chasing Rainbows | Miss Kidd | TV mini-series |
| 1988 | Check It Out! | Mrs. Kelbo | Episode: "My Hero, Mr. Bannister" |
| 1988 | The Christmas Wife | Dora | TV movie |
| 1988 | Screwball Hotel | Chastity | |
| 1990 | Street Legal | Grace Whitney | Episode: "Security Exchange" |
| 1990 | In Defense of a Married Man | Eileen Lloyd | TV movie |
| 1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea | Rachel Lynde | 30 episodes |
| 1996 | Holiday Affair | Susan Ennis | TV movie |
| 1997 | When Secrets Kill | Eliza Emery | TV movie |
| 1998 | Traders | Ambassador | Episode: "Boom" |
| 1998 | An Avonlea Christmas | Rachel Lynde | TV movie |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story | Rachel Lynde | TV movie |
| 2000–2001 | Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series | Rachel Lynde | |
| 2005 | Anne: Journey to Green Gables | Rachel Lynde (voice) | Video |
| 2008 | Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning | Rachel Lynde | TV movie |
| 2008 | A Miser Brothers' Christmas | Mother Nature (voice) | TV special |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Avonlea actor nurses "small fire inside" by Mira Friedlander. The Toronto Star. PEOPLE; pg. D2. February 14, 1993
- ^ Hoile, Christopher (November 10, 2008). "Kindertansport". Eye Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
External links[]
- 1937 births
- Living people
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian stage actresses
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian voice actresses
- Carnegie Mellon University alumni
- Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners