Susan Coyne
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Susan Coyne is a Canadian writer and actor, best known as one of the co-creators and co-stars of the award-winning TV series Slings and Arrows. In 2006 she won two Gemini Awards for her work on the show, one for best performance in a supporting role and one for best writing for a dramatic series (shared with her fellow co-creators).
A veteran of the Toronto theatre scene, she acted for several seasons at the Stratford Festival, was one of the founding members of the Soulpepper Theatre Company and is currently a playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre. Her two best-known plays are Kingfisher Days, an adaption of her critically-acclaimed memoir of the same name, and Alice's Affair. She is also known for her translations of Anton Chekhov.
Coyne comes from a prominent Canadian family: Her father was James Coyne, a former governor of the Bank of Canada, and her brother is the journalist Andrew Coyne. She is also the cousin of constitutional lawyer Deborah Coyne.
She is married to the actor and director Albert Schultz.
