Charmion King

Charmion King ( born July 25, 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, † January 6, 2007 in Toronto, Ontario) was a Canadian actress who has worked mainly in the theater, but also roles in film, radio and television played. It is considered the grand dame of Canadian theater with an almost 60-year artistic career.

Charmion King was still invited during her acting studies at the University of Toronto, 19 -year-old by a talent scout from Warner Bros. studios to screen test, after he had seen her at a university production. However, King struck from the offer and instead played mainly on the stage. In 1947 she obtained the starring role of Saint Joan in the university campus belonging Hart House Theatre attention and began her stage career in the port. About appearances at Canadian theaters, it came to venues in the UK and the United States, where she played in 1960 for the first time Davies ' piece Love and Libel directed by Sir Tyrone Guthrie on Broadway in Robertson. However, their preferred place of activity remained their homeland, where they celebrated their greatest successes.

In addition to her stage work, she also worked for television, here especially for the CBC. 1962 met the actress during a production of The Crazy of Chaillot at the Crest Theatre Toronto her future husband, the actor Gordon Pinsent, know. The two fell in love, got married and had a daughter, Leah Pinsent, the actress was also.

1996 Charmion King was nominated for the TV drama Broken Lullaby at the Gemini Award.

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