Joan Orenstein

Joan Orenstein (b. 1930 ) is a Canadian actress, primarily on stage, although she has performed in other media. One of her best-known roles was in "The Hanging Garden" as the dotty old grandmother, Grace.

She has acted across Canada but has mostly acted for Halifax's Neptune Theatre. She has also performed lead roles on most of the major Canadian stages, including the Centaur Theatre, the National Arts Centre, the Belfry Theatre, the Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Calgary, the Shaw Festival, the Canadian Stage and the Manitoba Theatre Centre.

Joan Orenstein has also performed on television, in film, on radio and in the recording industry.

Relatives

*Henry Orenstein is her husband, an artist and CBC production designer.

*Sarah Orenstein, a Dora Award winner, is the youngest of Joan's five daughters. She played a feminist filmmaker in Brad Fraser's 2003 play, "Cold Meat Party".

*Edie Orenstein (hat designer - [http://www.ediehats.com Edie Hats] ) is the second oldest of her daughters.

*The late Oscar Orenstein, artist and politician, was her brother-in-law and Ian Orenstein, cartoonist, writer and socialist, is a nephew.

Awards

Atlantic Film Festival

*Atlantic Canadian Award Best Acting - Female (winner) for: "The Hanging Garden" (1997)
*Atlantic Canadian Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress (winner) for: "The Event" (2003)

Genie Awards

*Genie Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated) for: "The Hanging Garden" (1997)

Theatreography

*Centaur Theatre
**"Juno and the Paycock"
**"People Are Living There"
**"Stone Angel"
**"Road to Mecca"
**"Albertine"
**"In Five Times"
**"La Sagouine"

*National Arts Centre
**"Waiting for the Parade"
**"Mother Courage"
**"Ghosts"

*Neptune Theatre
**"Forever Yours"
**"Marie-Lou"
**"Memories of You"

*Canadian Stage
**"Odd Jobs"

*Belfry Theatre
**"The Magnificent Voyage of Emily Carr"
**"If We Are Women"

*Tarragon Theatre
**"Mrs. Klein" (with daughter Sarah Orenstein)

*Theatre Calgary
**"Transit of Venus"

*Shaw Festival
**"Mrs. Warren's Profession"
**"Hedda Gabler"

*Manitoba Theatre Centre
**"night, Mother"

*Vancouver East Cultural Centre
**"Song of this Place" (with daughter Sarah Orenstein)

Filmography

*"Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion" (2003)
*"The Event", (2003)
*"Hunger Point" (2003)
*"Baba's House" (2002)
*"Emily of New Moon: Eye of Heaven & Storms of the Heart", 1998
*"Emily of New Moon: Paradise Lost & The Enchanted Doll", 1998
*"Emily of New Moon: The Wild Rover, The Ghost of Whyther Grange & A Child Shall Lead Them", 1998
*"Emily of New Moon: A Winter's Tale & The Sound of Silence", 1998
*"The Hanging Garden", 1997
*"Never Too Late", 1997

Links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649707/ IMDb]