Jackie Burroughs
Birth Name:
Jacqueline Burroughs
Birth Place:
Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Actress, Director, Writer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Received a Governor General's Award for Performing Arts in 2005
- Won a 1988 Genie award for best leading actress for her performance in "A Winter Tan," which she also produced, directed and wrote
- Won the Earle Grey Award for outstanding contribution to Canadian Cinema
- Attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1962
- Before returning to Canada to start her stage and screen career, she lived in New York for a time
- Quote: "I've always played old, even when I was young․ They know better than to cast me in the goodie-goodie grandmother roles, though․"
- Best known for playing schoolteacher Hetty King on "Road to Avonlea․"
- Her theater credits include acting at Ontario's Stratford Festival
- Divided her off-time between an apartment in Toronto, Canada and a vacation home in Oaxaca, Mexico
- Though she was born in England, she immigrated to Canada with her family when she was 12 years old
Awards
- 1983Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1984Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Winner
- 1985Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1987Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Nominated
- 1989Genie - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1989Genie - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:Winner
- 1989Genie - Best Achievement in Direction:Nominated
- 1989Genie - Best Screenplay, Adapted:Nominated
- 1990Gemini - Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Continuing Dramatic Role:Winner
- 1991ACE - Actress in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1992CableACE - Actress in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1992Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:Winner
- 1994Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:Winner
- 1994Gemini - Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series:Nominated
- 1995CableACE - Actress in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1995CableACE - Actress in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1995Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:Nominated
- 1999Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 1999Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 2002Gemini - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series:Winner