Kay Tremblay
| Kay Tremblay | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Katherine McAllister March 13, 1914 Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK |
| Died |
August 9, 2005 Stratford, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1964–2001 |
Kay Tremblay (born March 13, 1914, Glasgow, Scotland – died August 9, 2005 in Stratford, Ontario) was a Canadian film actress, also appearing on television and theatre. She was best known for her Gemini Award-winning role of Great Aunt Eliza on Road to Avonlea.
Biography
Born in Scotland, she began her career with the George Ballachine Ballet at Theatre Royal in London.[citation needed] Tremblay arrived in Canada after her marriage and began her Canadian artistic career in 1954.[citation needed]
Career
Her Canadian career was namely in television, but she worked briefly at the Stratford Festival from 1989 to 1990. She won a Gemini Award in 1997 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series in Road to Avonlea, and a Gemini nomination in 1989 for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress in Night Heat.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Phoebe | ||
| 1970 | Flesh Feast | Woman in park | |
| 1977 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Amelia | Episode: "The Hole in the Carpet" |
| 1979 | Thomas and Sarah | Mrs. Derwent | Episode: "Made in Heaven" |
| 1980 | Oh! Heavenly Dog | Lady Hermione | |
| 1985 | The Cuckoo Bird | Customer | TV movie |
| 1985 | The Beachcombers | Aunt Mary | Episode: "You Won't Miss It" |
| 1985–1988 | Night Heat | Various | 6 episodes |
| 1986 | The Marriage Bed | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Hot Shots | Rose | Episode: "The Family Jules" |
| 1987 | Friday the 13th | Amanda | Episode: "Root of All Evil" |
| 1987 | Street Legal | Mrs. Greco | Episode: "Even Lawyers Sing the Blues" |
| 1988 | Diamonds | Episode: "When the Wind Blows" | |
| 1988 | Shadow Dancing | Sophie Beaumont | |
| 1989 | Renegades | Old Woman | |
| 1990 | Friday the 13th | Mrs. Cromwell | Episode: "Repetition" |
| 1990 | E.N.G. | Old Woman | Episode: "Striking Out" |
| 1990 | Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop | Episode: "Over the Hill Gang" | |
| 1990 | Dog House | Iris Slack | TV series |
| 1990 | The Hitchhiker | Episode: "New Dawn" | |
| 1990 | The Admiral and the Princess | Renee (voice) | TV movie |
| 1990–1996 | Road to Avonlea | Eliza Ward | 22 episodes |
| 1991 | Sam & Me | Mrs. Rohrlich | |
| 1991 | Love & Murder | Receptioinist | |
| 1992 | The Shower | Pearl | |
| 1993 | X-Men | Annalee (voice) | Episode: "Captive Hearts" |
| 1995 | X-Men | Shard(voice) | Episode: "Beyond Good and Evil: Part 4" |
| 1995 | The NeverEnding Story | Mrs. Large Head (voice) | Episode: "To Save Falkor" |
| 1995 | National Lampoon's Senior Trip | Mrs. Winston | |
| 1995 | TekWar | Mrs. Hastings | Episode: "Cyberhunt" |
| 1995 | Side Effects | Lady with Dog | Episode: "Paying the Price" |
| 1995 | Remember Me | Phoebe Sprague | TV movie |
| 1996 | Traders | Linda McGregor | Episode: "Chaos Theory" |
| 1996 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Marjorie | Episode: "The Tale of the Jagged Sign" |
| 1996 | First Degree | Estelle Sarner | Video |
| 1996 | Lulu | ||
| 1997 | Goosebumps | Mimi | Episode: "An Old Story" |
| 1997 | Wind at My Back | Jessie Buchanan | Episode: "A Meeting of the Clan" Episode: "Smiling Through" |
| 1998 | Moonlight Becomes You | TV movie | |
| 1998 | The Real Howard Spitz | Theodora Winkle | |
| 1998 | Happy Christmas, Miss King | Eliza Ward | TV movie |
| 1999 | Storm of the Century | False Mother | TV miniseries |
| 2000 | Relic Hunter | Older Woman | Episode: "Afterlife and Death" |
| 2000 | Santa Who? | Elderly Woman | TV movie |
| 2001 | Who Is Cletis Tout? | Old Mrs. Stanton |
External links
- Kay Tremblay at the Internet Movie Database
- CBC Arts: Aunt Eliza of 'Road to Avonlea' dies at 91
- Kay Tremblay
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