Burroughs, Jackie 1939(?)–

PERSONAL

Born February 2, 1939 (some sources cite 1941), in Lancashire, England; immigrated to Canada; married Zal Yanovsky (a musician and restaurateur; divorced, 1968); children: Zoe. Education: Attended the University of Toronto.

Career: Actress, director, and writer. Missouri Repertory Theatre, member of company, 1977–78; appeared with the Straw Hat Players, at Crest Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Toronto Dance Theatre, and Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada; appeared in productions at Chesterfield Civic Repertory Theatre in England and the Shaw Festival, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada; and at alternative theatres such as Theatre Second Floor, Toronto Workshop Productions, and Toronto Free Theatre.

Awards, Honors: Canadian Film Award, best performance by a lead actress, non-feature, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1969, for Duclima; Canadian Film Award, best performance by a lead actress-non-feature, 1973, for Vicky; Genie Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 1983, for The Grey Fox; Genie Award, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, 1984, for The Wars; Genie Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role, 1985, for The Surrogate; Genie Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a leading role, 1987, for John and the Missus; Genie Award, best performance by an actress in a leading role, Genie Award nomination, best adapted screenplay, and Genie Award nominations (with others), best motion picture and best achievement in direc-tion, all 1989, for A Winter Tan; Gemini awards, 1990, 1992, and 1994, and Gemini Award nomination, 1995, all best performance actress in a continuing leading dramatic role, all Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for Road to Avonlea; Gemini Award nomination, best performance in a children's or youth program or series, 1994, for The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series, and Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in supporting role in a miniseries or motion picture made for television, International Press Academy, both 1999, for More Tales of the City; Gemini Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic series, 2000, for Cover Me; Earle Grey Award, Gemini awards, 2001; Gemini Award, best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic program or miniseries, 2002, for Further Tales of the City; Gemini Award, best performance in a pre-school program or series, 2003, for Wumpa's World II.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Notes for a Film about Donna & Gail, 1966.

The Purse, 1966.

Gail, The Ernie Game (also known as Ernie), 1967.

Duclima (short), c. 1969.

Herself, Three Guesses (short documentary), 1971.

Eat Anything, 1971.

Vicky (short), c. 1973.

Bobbie Kidd, 125 Rooms of Comfort, 1974.

The old woman, Running Time, 1974.

Wanda, Monkeys in the Attic, 1974.

(Uncredited) Old woman at the pool, My Pleasure Is My Business (also known as Die Heisseste Frau der Welt), 1975.

Mother, Twelve and a Half Cents, 1977.

Female agent, The Kidnapping of the President, Crown International Pictures, 1980.

Eleanor, The Intruder, 1981.

Voice of Katherine Wells, "Den," Heavy Metal (animated), Columbia, 1981.

Kate Flynn, The Grey Fox, United Artists, 1982.

Miss Davenport, The Wars, 1983.

Mrs. Ferguson, Chautauqua Girl, 1983.

Vera Smith, The Dead Zone, Paramount, 1983.

Mrs. Smith, Gentle Sinners, 1984.

Woman at Anouk's, The Surrogate (also known as Blind Rage), Cinepix, 1984.

All the Years, 1984.

Voice of the Spirit, The Care Bears Movie (animated), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1985.

Joan Smith, A Judgement in Stone (also known as The Housekeeper), Castle Hill, 1986.

Missus, John and the Missus, Cinema Group Entertainment, 1986.

Maryse Holder, A Winter Tan, Circle Releasing, 1987.

Inside/Out, 1987.

The Top of His Head, 1988.

Dr. Treger, Food of the Gods II (also known as After Food of the Gods and Gnaw: Food of the Gods II), 1989.

Lillian, The Midday Sun, 1989.

Mrs. Yancey, Whispers (also known as Dean R. Koontz's "Whispers"), LIVE Home Video, 1990.

Narrator, Distress Signals (documentary), National Film Board of Canada, 1990.

Elizabeth Smart, Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of Angels, 1991.

Frau Teacher, Careful, Zeitgeist Films, 1992.

Narrator, How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly (animated short film; also known as Le vol des dinosaures), National Film Board of Canada, 1995.

Wolfzeit (also known as The Age of the Wolves), 1995.

Lexie, Hemoglobin (also known as Bleeders and The Descendant), A-pix Entertainment, 1997.

Jogger, Last Night (also known as Minut), Lions Gate Films, 1998.

Lulu, Have Mercy, Have Mercy Pictures, 1999.

Tosca, Washed Up, Decade Distribution, 2000.

Fay Vaughn, Lost and Delirious (also known as La rage au coueur and Rebelles), Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Flora, On Their Knees, Have Mercy Pictures, 2001.

Queen Victoria, Night's Noontime (short film), Bits and Pieces Picture Corporation/Fairy Feller Productions, 2002.

Aunt Budge, A Guy Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Betty, The Republic of Love, Seville Pictures, 2003.

Henrietta Stiles, Willard, New Line Cinema, 2003.

Grandmother, The Limb Salesman, Shoreline Entertainment, 2004.

Mrs. Walnut, Rhinoceros Eyes, 2003, Madstone Films, 2004.

Mother Libby, Going the Distance, Seville Pictures, 2004.

Grandma, King's Ransom, New Line Cinema, 2005.

Mrs. Warren, Fever Pitch, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005.

The Greatest Game Ever Played, Buena Vista, 2005.

Mrs. Miller, The Sentinel, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.

Film Director:

A Winter Tan, Circle Releasing, 1987.

Television Appearances; Series:

The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour, CBC, beginning 1970.

Professor Hannah Cohen, Chairman of the Board, [Canada], beginning 1981.

Voice of Morag and Tulgah witch, Ewoks (animated; also known as The All-New Ewoks, The Ewoks & Droids Adventure Hour, and Star Wars: Ewoks), ABC, 1985–87.

Hetty King, Road to Avonlea (also known as Avonlea and Tales from Avonlea), CBC and The Disney Channel, 1990–96.

Aggie, The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon, TVOntario, 1993–95, YTV, 1996–97.

Voices, O Canada (animated), Cartoon Network, beginning 1997.

Voice, Angela Anaconda (animated), TeleToon, beginning 1999, Fox Family Channel, 1999–2001, ABC Family Channel, 2001.

Wumpa's World II, Treehouse TV, beginning c. 2002.

True Crimes performer, Mystery Ink, CanWest Global Television, 2003–2004.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dorothy, Evergreen, NBC, 1985.

Mrs. Amelia Evans, Anne of Green Gables, CBC and CITY-TV (Canada), 1985, broadcast on WonderWorks, PBS.

Mona, "Mother Mucca" Ramsey, Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City"), Channel 4 (England), 1994, broadcast on American Playhouse, PBS, 1994.

Mona "Mother Mucca" Ramsey, More Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's "More Tales of the City"), Channel 4 and Showtime, 1998.

Caitlin Crawford, Cover Me, CBC, 1999.

Mona "Mother Mucca" Ramsey, Further Tales of the City (also known as Armistead Maupin's "Further Tales of the City"), Showtime, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Mrs. Riordan, Seduced, CBS, 1985.

Nancy Galik, The Undergrads, The Disney Channel, 1985.

Emmaline Ozmondo Fingal (Fingal's mother), Overdrawn at the Memory Bank, PBS, 1985, also broadcast on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (also known as MST3K, MST 3000, Mystery Science Theater Hour, The Mystery Science Theater Hour, Mystery Science Theater 2000, and Mystery Science Theatre 3000).

Jessie Moselle, Final Notice, USA Network, 1989.

Dr. Matthews, Night Owl, Lifetime, 1993.

Dodger, Elvis Meets Nixon, NBC, 1997.

Sir Ian Ball-Worthington, Platinum, CBC, 1997.

Granny Dollar, Evidence of Blood, The Movie Channel, 1998.

Hetty King, Happy Christmas, Miss King (also known as An Avonlea Christmas and Joyeux Noel Mademoiselle King), CBC, 1998.

(Uncredited) Julia, The Pilot's Wife (also known as La femme du pilote), CBS, 2002.

Grandma Windsor, Cavedweller, Showtime, 2004.

Lorna, Snow, ABC Family Channel, 2004.

Mrs. Young, The Winning Season, TNT, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Maria Mitchell, "Out of Our Father's House," Theatre in America, PBS, 1978.

Gloria Raposo, Neon: An Electric Memoir (documentary), PBS, 1985.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Heroin addict, "All Aboard for Candyland," Wojeck, CBC, 1966.

Mrs. Forbes, "Taking Care of Terrific," WonderWorks, PBS, 1988.

Jean Reed, "Many, Many Monkeys," The Twilight Zone, syndicated, 1989.

Ozza Starks, "The Hanging," Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, CTV, 1995.

Gladys Caunce, "Eclipse," Due South (also known as Due South: The Series, Direction: Sud, and Un tandem de choc), syndicated, 1997.

Cassandra Carver, "Hourglass," Smallville (also known as Smallville: Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2001.

Florence, "Reaping Havoc," Dead Like Me, Showtime, 2003.

Helga Lemper, "Beaver Creek Valentine," Made In Canada, CBC, 2003.

Lily Zimmer, "Death's Details," Just Cause, PAX TV, 2003.

Talking head, "Adelle Coffin," Nip/Tuck, FX Channel, 2003.

Arlene Garwood, "Georgia," The Eleventh Hour, CTV, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Jane (therapy group member), The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (also known as Children of the Lotus Eater), NBC, 1970.

Chairman of the Board, [Canada], 1980.

Stage Appearances:

The Merchant of Venice, Stratford Festival of Canada, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1976.

Lomia, White Biting Dog, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1984.

Appeared in several other productions.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, The Year of the Rat (documentary), New Line Home Video, 2003.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

A Winter Tan, Circle Releasing, 1987.