Catherine McKinnon (actress)

Catherine McKinnon (born May 14, 1944 in Saint John, New Brunswick) is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer.

McKinnon began as a child performer, making her first radio appearance at age eight and her television debut at age 12. She subsequently studied music at Mount St. Vincent College in Halifax.

In the 1960s she was a regular on CBC radio and television, including "Don Messer's Jubilee".

McKinnon's first and biggest selling album, "Voice of an Angel", was a collection of folk material, but she has also recorded ballads, torch songs and songs by notable pop songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and Buffy Sainte-Marie. She has also been a stage actress, appearing in Canadian productions of "Turvey", "The Wizard of Oz" and "My Fair Lady".

She married actor/comedian Don Harron in 1969.

Discography

* "Voice of an Angel" (1964)
* "Voice of an Angel II" (1965)
* "The Catherine McKinnon Christmas Album" (1966)
* "Something Old Something New" (1967)
* "Both Sides Now" (1968)
* "Everybody's Talkin"' (1969)
* "Catherine McKinnon with the Jimmy Dale Orchestra" (1970)
* "Catherine McKinnon" (1980)
* "Explosive" (1980)
* "Patrician Anne" (1984)
* "I'll Be Home For Christmas" (1992)
* "Images Of Christmas - Special Guest Denny Doherty" (Attic Records Limited, 1992)

References

* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0002300/ The Canadian Encyclopedia] Biographical information for both sisters.
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1025062781799_20471981/ CTV.ca website] Announcement of the death of Patricia Anne McKinnon

External links

* [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/MacKinnon,%20Catherine/a/Catherine%20MacKinnon.htm/ CD Universe] Lists complete discography of many of the above, even the earliest albums available as cd's.
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0571938/ IMDb profile]