Clare Coulter (born 1942) is a

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actress."Coulter, Clare"
''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', March 5, 2013. Although she has appeared in film, television and stage roles, she is most highly regarded for her stage work.

Career

Coulter's noted stage roles have included Eleanor in the original production of

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's '' Love and Anger'',"Love And Anger simply stunning". ''

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'', October 12, 1989. the first English-language production of Michel Tremblay's ''

Albertine in Five Times ''Albertine in Five Times'' (french: Albertine, en cinq temps) is a play by Michel Tremblay."Poem-like Albertine is soporific in execution". ''The Globe and Mail'', April 10, 1985. First produced by the National Arts Centre in 1984,< ...

'',"Poem-like Albertine is soporific in execution". '' The Globe and Mail'', April 10, 1985. and a 2013 Harbourfront Centre production of ''

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'' in which she became one of relatively few women to have portrayed the title role. Coulter is a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the

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in 1983 for ''

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'',"Film awards gaining ground, slowly Genie's pickings slim but good". '' The Globe and Mail'', March 18, 1983. and a

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nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the

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in 2018 for '' Cross My Heart (Les Rois mongols)''. She also appeared in the films ''

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'', '' When Night Is Falling'', '' The Five Senses'', '' Saint Monica'', '' Away from Her'' and ''

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(Nous sommes Gold)'', and in the television series '' The Newsroom'', '' The Worst Witch'', '' This Is Wonderland'' and '' Living in Your Car''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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