Joy Coghill
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Joy Coghill, O.C., (born 1926 in Findlater, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian actor, director, and writer.
She and Myra Benson founded Canada's first children's theatre company, Holiday Theatre. In 1994, Coghill founded Western Gold, a theatre company for older professional actors. She holds honorary degrees from SFU and UBC. She has been married to Jack Thorne since 1955.
Her best known work is Song of This Place, a play about the Canadian artist Emily Carr. In addition to her writing, Coghill has made guest appearances on Da Vinci's Inquest as Portia Da Vinci.
[edit] Awards
- Member of the Order of Canada
- Canadian Governor General's Performing Arts Award (2002)
- Herbert Whittaker Critics' Association Award (1996)
- Four Jessie Awards
- The Province newspaper's People's Choice Award.
