About Jackie Burroughs
Jacqueline Burroughs (2 February 1939 – 22 September 2010) was a Canadian actress. Burroughs starred in over 100 films and television shows over her career, including Heavy Metal, The Care Bears Movie, The Grey Fox, and Anne of Green Gables, and was best known for her role as Hetty King in the TV series Road to Avonlea. == Early life == Born in Southport, Lancashire (now Merseyside), England, on 2 February 1939, Burroughs emigrated to Canada with her family in 1951. She attended the University of Toronto, graduating in 1962. At university, Burroughs appeared in Trinity College productions of Saint Joan, The Cave Dwellers and Resounding Tinkle. == Career == After graduating, Burroughs travelled to England and was a member of the Chesterfield Civic Repertory Theatre for a season, before returning to Toronto. Burroughs appeared with Crest summer-time spinoff Straw Hat Players, before her debut at Toronto's Crest Theatre in 1963 in the play Arms and the Man. In 1967, she married Zal Yanovsky and moved to New York City. After they divorced in 1968, Burroughs returned to Canada and live theatre, performing at Ottawa's National Arts Centre, Ontario's Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival, including starring as Portia in The Merchant of Venice in 1976. Burroughs won the 1969 Canadian Film Award for best actress, for starring in the television film Dulcima.
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