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Jackie Burroughs

Jackie Burroughs

19 movies on Netflix

Biography

Jackie Burroughs was a Canadian actress who moved from England to Canada as a child and studied at the University of Toronto, where she appeared in Trinity College productions before graduating in 1962. She made her Crest Theatre debut in 1963 in Arms and the Man and later performed at the National Arts Centre, the Stratford Festival and the Shaw Festival. She won a 1969 Canadian Film Award for the television film Dulcima, and her screen career ran to more than 100 films and television programs, among them Heavy Metal (1981), The Grey Fox (1982), The Dead Zone (1983), The Care Bears Movie (1985) and Anne of Green Gables (1985). She was best known for playing Hetty King in Road to Avonlea from 1990 to 1996, and she wrote, produced, directed and starred in A Winter Tan, earning a Genie Award. Her honors included the Earle Grey Award in 2001 and a Governor General's Performing Arts Award in 2005.

71years old at death

  • Born Lancashire
  • Died Toronto
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
19
Career span
30 years1980 to 2010

Genres

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  1. First role

    After a season with England's Chesterfield Civic Repertory Theatre, Burroughs returned to Toronto. She appeared with the Crest summer spinoff Straw Hat Players, then made her Crest Theatre debut there in 1963 in Arms and the Man.

Jackie Burroughs movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Heavy Metal1981 Adventure, Animation, Fantasyas Katherine (segment "Den")voice

    IMDb rating 6.642K votes

  2. Willard2003 Drama, Horror, Sci-Fias Mrs. Stiles

    IMDb rating 6.120K votes

  3. The Dead Zone1983as Vera Smith

    IMDb rating 7.186K votes

  4. The Care Bears Movie1985as The Spiritvoice

    IMDb rating 5.66.4K votes

  5. Anne of Green Gables1985as Mrs. Amelia Evans

    IMDb rating 8.625K votes

  6. Lost and Delirious2001as Fay Vaughn

    IMDb rating 6.824K votes

  7. The Grey Fox1982as Kate

    IMDb rating 7.32.9K votes

  8. Small Town Murder Songs2010as Olive

    IMDb rating 5.93.2K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

  • Gary Reineke3 films together, 1980 to 1984
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  • Marilyn Lightstone3 films together, 1981 to 1985
    Marilyn Lightstone's page
    • Anne of Green Gables1985IMDb rating 8.6Burroughs as Mrs. Amelia EvansLightstone as Miss Muriel Stacey
    • The Surrogate1984IMDb rating 4.6Burroughs as Woman at Anouk'sLightstone as Dr. Foreman
    • Heavy Metal1981IMDb rating 6.6Burroughs as Katherine (segment "Den")voiceLightstone as Whore (segment "Harry Canyon") / Queen (segment "Den")voice
  • Jayne Eastwood2 films together, 1985
    Jayne Eastwood's page
  • Maury Chaykin2 films together, 1980 to 1984
    Maury Chaykin's page
  • Vlasta Vrana2 films together, 1981 to 1984
    Vlasta Vrana's page
    • The Surrogate1984IMDb rating 4.6Burroughs as Woman at Anouk'sVrana as Bill
    • Heavy Metal1981IMDb rating 6.6Burroughs as Katherine (segment "Den")voiceVrana as Barbarian Leadervoice
  • Piper Perabo2 films together, 2001 to 2006
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    • First Snow2006IMDb rating 6.2Burroughs as MaggiePerabo as Deirdre
    • Lost and Delirious2001IMDb rating 6.8Burroughs as Fay VaughnPerabo as Pauline 'Paulie' Oster
  • Also two films together7 more actors
    • Richard FarnsworthAnne of Green Gables (1985) and The Grey Fox (1982)
    • Ken PogueThe Dead Zone (1983) and The Grey Fox (1982)
    • Colleen DewhurstAnne of Green Gables (1985) and The Dead Zone (1983)
    • Stuart HughesSmall Town Murder Songs (2010) and Food of the Gods II (1989)
    • Patrick BrymerOverdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984) and The Kidnapping of the President (1980)
    • Hadley KayThe Care Bears Movie (1985) and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984)
    • Chapelle JaffeOverdrawn at the Memory Bank (1984) and The Kidnapping of the President (1980)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Jackie Burroughs's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$154 million

8 of the 19 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 19 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 8Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Deck the Halls2006as Mrs. Ryor
    $47M30.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Care Bears Movie1985as The Spirit (voice)
    $34M22.0% of the total
  3. 3
    The Dead Zone1983as Vera Smith
    $21M13.4% of the total
  4. 4
    Heavy Metal1981as Katherine (segment "Den") (voice)
    $20M13.0% of the total
  5. 5
    A Guy Thing2003as Aunt Budge
    $17M11.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Willard2003as Mrs. Stiles
    $8.6M5.5% of the total
  7. 7
    The Grey Fox1982as Kate
    $6.0M3.9% of the total
  8. 8
    First Snow2006as Maggie
    $382K0.2% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors.

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Jackie Burroughs's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2001Earle Grey AwardWon
Governor General's Performing Arts AwardWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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