Charmion King
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Charmion King (July 25, 1925 – January 6, 2007) was one of Canada's leading actresses.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Charmion King was part of the country's burgeoning theatre and television scene in the decade of the 1950s. Fresh out of the University of Toronto's Hart House, she quickly became known for her fresh beauty and roles at the new Crest Theatre and their Straw Hat Players summer circuit in the Muskoka Lake district. She went on to the Stratford Festival appearing in productions of The Winter's Tale, Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, and appeared on Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of Love and Libel.
She also acted in notable television films and series for the CBC, including Anne of Green Gables (as Josephine Barry) and Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy). She also starred in the Canadian television series Wind At My Back and House of Pride.
She was married to actor Gordon Pinsent for 44 years. Their daughter, Leah Pinsent, is also a noted Canadian television actress.
Charmion King died, aged 81, in Toronto from complications of emphysema.
