- Jackie Burroughs
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name = Jackie Burroughs
birthdate =February 2 1939
birthplace =Lancashire ,England , UKJacqueline Burroughs (born
February 2 1939 ) is a Canadian actress.Career
Born in
Lancashire ,England , Jacqueline Burroughs' film credits have included "The Dead Zone" (1982), "The Grey Fox" (1982), and a voice-over stint in the legendary animated anthology "Heavy Metal" (1981), while her TV-series résumé includes the roles of Mrs. Amelia Evans in "Anne of Green Gables" (1985) and Hetty King in "Road to Avonlea " (1990). In 1987, Jackie Burroughs produced, directed, wrote, and starred in "A Winter Tan ", a film based on the letters ofMaryse Holder , published in 1979 as the book entitled "Give Sorrow Words - Maryse Holder's Letters from Mexico". She won a Genie award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for the film. She has won several Genies and Geminis during her career. Burroughs currently resides in bothToronto, Ontario andOaxaca ,Mexico .Burroughs played the voice of The Spirit in 1985's "
The Care Bears Movie ".She is perhaps best known to American audiences for her portrayal of the fictional character, Hetty King, in the CBC television series, "
Road to Avonlea " from 1990 to 1996. The series was based on the works of Canadian authorLucy Maud Montgomery and produced bySullivan Entertainment . She also played Mother Mucca in the television adaptations of Armistead Maupin's "MoreTales of the City " and "Further Tales of the City". Burroughs again played a mother role in 2003's "Willard".She also appears in the movie "The Sentinel". She appeared in the "Smallville" Season one episode "Hourglass". She portrayed elderly prophetess Cassandra Carver, whom could foretell people's futures by touching their hands. Carver died immediately after seeing dark visions of
Lex Luthor being the American President and for causing widespread destruction on humanity.Personal life
Jackie Burroughs was married to
Zalman Yanovsky , co-founder (withJohn Sebastian ) of the Lovin' Spoonfuls. They have one daughter, Zoe.External links
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