1956 - 2014
Linda Griffiths Canadian Actress
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Canadian Actress Linda Griffiths was born Linda Pauline Griffiths on 7th October, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and passed away on 21st Sep 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada aged 57. She is most remembered for Playing the title charachter in John Sayles' lesbian drama 'Lianna' (1983). Her zodiac sign is Libra.
Linda Griffiths was in an on-screen matchup with Billy Drago in Friday the 13th: The Series (1987).
Linda Griffiths is a member of the following lists: 1956 births, Canadian film actors and Canadian stage actors.
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First Name |
Linda
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Middle Name |
Pauline
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Last Name |
Griffiths
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Maiden Name |
Griffiths
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Full Name at Birth |
Linda Pauline Griffiths
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Birthday |
7th October, 1956
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Birthplace |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Died |
21st September, 2014
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Place of Death |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Cause of Death |
Breast Cancer
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Build |
Slim
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Eye Color |
Green
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Distinctive Feature |
She was a founding member of Saskatoon's 25th Street Theatre...., She came to prominence in her native Canada with her one-woman play "Maggie and Pierre" in 1980...., She hosted movie broadcasts for the Canadian cable network, 'Showcase'...., She was an acclaimed stage actress in her native Canada, best known for her one-woman show in which she plays Margaret Trudeau and her husband, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau...., She was expelled from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1976...., She was one of Canada's most renowned female theatre artists, winning multiple awards for her work...., It was through working with theatre professionals in Collective Creation that Griffiths obtained her basic training and developed her unique approach to theatrical production...., She frequently wrote, produced and acted in the same show ( working collaboratively or alone)...., She was a founding member of 25th Street Theatre in Saskatoon and one of the original cast members in its collective creation, Paper Wheat (1978)...., Her first major success came when she and Thompson collaborated to write Maggie and Pierre, a one-person, three-character play that bases its narrative structure on events in Pierre and Margaret Trudeau's life together....
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Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Canadian
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University |
[1976 expelled] National Theatre School of Canada, [1974] Dawson College (CEGEP) (general arts diploma), [1975] McGill University (one-year teaching diploma)
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Occupation Text |
Actress, playwright
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Occupation |
Actress
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Claim to Fame |
Playing the title charachter in John Sayles' lesbian drama 'Lianna' (1983)
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Year(s) Active |
1977 > 2014..........................(CAREER), 1980 > 2013 (actress / playwright), 1994 > 1994 (actress / writer / executive producer: 'The Darling Family'), 1991 > 1991 (playwright: *The Darling Family*), 1977 > 2000 (actress: 5 x films), 1985 > 2008 (actress: 4 x short films), 1983 > 1999 (actress: 10 x tv series), 1984 > 1993 (actress: 9 x tv films), 1985 > 1985 (actress: 1 x tv mini-series), 1980 > 1980 (playwright / performer: *Maggie and Pierre*), 1986 > 1988 (co-artistic director: 'Theatre Passe Muraille'), 1980–2014
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Record Label |
Showcase (cable network)
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Associated Acts |
25th Street Theatre Centre (theatre), Collective Creation (theatre)
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Official Websites |
theatremuseum.ca/vimeo-tag/linda-griffiths/
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Pets |
Paul Thompson (co-writer / director), Maria Campbell (actress), Pierre Trudeau, Margaret Trudeau, Alan Zweig (director), Layne Coleman (co-artistic director), Clarke Rogers (co-artistic director)
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Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play Maggie and Pierre, in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife, Margaret. Among her cinematic work, she is best known for her acclaimed, starring role in Lianna.
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