Nonnie Griffin
Biography
Nonnie Griffin was a Canadian actress whose work spanned film, television, stage and voice acting. Born in Toronto, she trained at the Toronto Conservatory, at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and with the mime Marcel Marceau. On stage she played Mrs. Rafi in a Toronto staging of The Sea and the title character in a ten-month run of Hello, Dolly! at the Limelight Dinner Theatre in 1989. She voiced Harmony Bear in Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) and Funshine Bear in Nelvana's Care Bears, and appeared in Star Wars: Ewoks and The Raccoons. Her films included The Believers (1987) and A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996), and she made guest appearances on Street Legal, Forever Knight and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. She wrote and acted in Sister Annunciata's Secret and the one-woman show Marilyn-After, which took the Best International Show prize at the United Solo Theatre Festival in 2015.
85years old at death
- Born Toronto
- Died Toronto
- Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Lorna Margaret Jean (birth name)Also credited as Margaret Griffin
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 33 years1986 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019StockholmIMDb rating 6.1
- 1996A Husband, a Wife and a LoverIMDb rating 5.9
- 1987The BelieversIMDb rating 6.1
- 1986Care Bears Movie II: A New GenerationIMDb rating 5.6
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Behind the camera
Griffin wrote Sister Annunciata's Secret, a play in which she took on six roles. It was staged at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and afterward at the Hamilton Fringe Festival.
Early training
Griffin's training included the Toronto Conservatory in her native country, London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and lessons with Marcel Marceau, the famed mime artist.
A first
In 1956, Griffin took the part of Diana Barry in Anne of Green Gables, which was the first production of the story made for television.
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Worked with
Nonnie Griffin shares two films with Janet-Laine Green, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Janet-Laine Green's page
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Ethan Hawke's page
Mark Strong's page
Robert Loggia's page
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Robert BudreauDirector, 1 film, 2019
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All films by John Schlesinger
Dale SchottDirector, 1 film, 1986
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Online
Official profiles and reference pages.