Catherine McKinnon

For the professor and lawyer, see Catharine MacKinnon. For the stand-up comedian, see Kate McKinnon.

Catherine McKinnon (born May 14, 1944 in Saint John, New Brunswick)[1] is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer.

McKinnon began as a child performer, making her first radio appearance at age eight and her television debut at age 12.[2] She subsequently studied music at Mount St. Vincent College in Halifax.

In the 1960s she was a regular on CBC radio and television, including Singalong Jubilee.

McKinnon's first and biggest selling album, Voice of an Angel, was a collection of folk material, but she has also recorded ballads, torch songs, and songs by notable pop songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. She has also been a stage actress, appearing in Canadian productions of Turvey, The Wizard of Oz, and My Fair Lady.

McKinnon married actor/comedian Don Harron in 1969; the couple divorced in 2003.

Her sister, Patrician-Anne McKinnon (1948-2001), began her singing career on CBC Television at age 13 and had a Canadian hit single entitled "Blue Lipstick" in 1965. She was featured on both "Voice of an Angel" albums. Patrician-Anne's career was often interrupted owing to Hodgkins disease which caused her death at the age of 53 of lymphatic cancer on October 10, 2001 in Toronto, Canada[3]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia retrieved 5-11-2010. Archived February 13, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia Biographical information for both sisters. retrieved 5-11-2010. Archived February 13, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ CTV webpage retrieved 5-11-2010

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