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 | 27 April 1937 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress, voice artist |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Carlson (divorced) |
| Family | Ben 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
- Avonlea actor nurses "small fire inside" by Mira Friedlander. The Toronto Star. PEOPLE; pg. D2. February 14, 1993
- Hoile, Christopher (November 10, 2008). "Kindertansport". Eye Weekly. Archived from the original on November 16, 2008. Retrieved August 15, 2011.