Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs was born on Feb 02, 1939 in UK. Jackie Burroughs's big-screen debut came with A Fan's Notes directed by Eric Till in 1972. Jackie Burroughs is known for Further Tales of the City directed by Pierre Gang, Olympia Dukakis stars as Mrs. Anna Madrigal and Paul Hopkins as Michael Tolliver. Jackie Burroughs has got 9 awards and 14 nominations so far. The most recent award Jackie Burroughs achieved is Gemini Awards. The upcoming new movie Jackie Burroughs plays is Small Town Murder Songs which will be released on Sep 22, 2011.

Jackie Burroughs was born on Thursday 2 February 1939 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom She acted in live theatre at Ontario's Stratford Festival before she made her film debut appearance in The Ernie Game (1967), then went on to act in several other very popular films which include The Grey Fox (1982) a performance which earned her a Genie Award, and Dead Zone (1983). Jackie's television credits include the roles of Mrs. Amelia Evans in Le bonheur au bout du chemin (1985) and Hetty King in Les contes d'Avonlea (1990), a role which earned her three Gemini Awards. With several film and television performances under her belt, we should acknowledge her work in a A Winter Tan (1987) a film in which Jackie produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in, for her work in the film she earned her third Genie Award, and we must not forget her spellbinding and emotional gripping performance in Lost and Delirious (2001). Jackie died in Toronto at home, as a result of gastric cancer, with close friends and family beside her on the afternoon of Wednesday 22 September 2010. She was survived by her daughter Zoe Yanovsky ( with her former husband the late Zalman Yanovsky (1944-2002) of " The Lovin' Spoonful " rock band group ) and her partner Greg Ball; two grandsons Max the Pearl and Henry Zalman; their babba Anna; her brother Gary, his wife Sarah and daughters Josie and Alex along with their children and her goddaughter Maggie.