Patricia Hamilton

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).

Patricia Hamilton
Born (1937-04-27) 27 April 1937
OccupationActress, voice artist
Spouse(s)Leslie Carlson (divorced)
FamilyBen Carlson (son)

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
Doctor at Large Mrs. Hunter Episode: "Mr. Moon"
1972 Upstairs, Downstairs Mrs. Fellows Episode: "I Dies from Love"
The House Without a Christmas Tree Narrator (uncredited) TV movie
The Fenn Street Gang Policewoman
Mrs. Thrupp
Episode: "From Sudbury with Love"
Episode: "The Lady with the Lamp"
1973 Mrs. Dobell Episode: "An Englishman's Home"
The Upper Crusts Miss Thoroughgood Episode: "Decline and Fall"
The Thanksgiving Treasure Narrator - Addie as an adult TV movie
1974 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak Rebecca Glover Episode: "Last Bride of Salem"
Doctor at Sea Cecilia Tranmere Episode: "Oh I Do Like to Be Beside the Sea Sick"
Episode: "A Wolf in Ship's Clothing"
Why Rock the Boat? Hilda
1975 Edward the King Mrs. Lilley Episode: "The Boy"
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
Heartsounds Flo
1985 Love and Larceny Florida G. Blythe
Night Heat Millie Episode: "Crossfire"
The Last Polka Mrs. Vicki Mahoney-Cohen TV movie
Anne of Green Gables Rachel Lynde
1986 Connection
The Lawrenceville Stories Mrs. Conover TV miniseries
1987 American Playhouse Mrs. Conover Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey"
Really Weird Tales Assessor TV movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Greysome Episode: "The Impatient Patient"
Fight for Life TV movie
Air Waves Kate Episode: "A Second Look"
Anne of Avonlea Rachel Lynde TV movie
Echoes in the Darkness Dorothy Hunsberger
Friday the 13th Sadie King Episode: "Shadow Boxer"
1988 Blades of Courage TV movie
Chasing Rainbows Miss Kidd TV miniseries
Check It Out! Mrs. Kelbo Episode: "My Hero, Mr. Bannister"
The Christmas Wife Dora TV movie
Screwball Hotel Chastity
1990 Street Legal Grace Whitney Episode: "Security Exchange"
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
1998 Traders Ambassador Episode: "Boom"
An Avonlea Christmas Rachel Lynde TV movie
2000 Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story
2000–2001 Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series
2005 Anne: Journey to Green Gables Video
2008 Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning TV movie
A Miser Brothers' Christmas Mother Nature (voice) TV special

References

  1. Avonlea actor nurses "small fire inside" by Mira Friedlander. The Toronto Star. PEOPLE; pg. D2. February 14, 1993
  2. Hoile, Christopher (November 10, 2008). "Kindertansport". Eye Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
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