Domini Blythe (August 28, 1947 – December 15, 2010) was a

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-born

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actress. Her numerous stage, film and television credits included ''

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'', '' External Affairs'', ''

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'', '' Savage Messiah'', '' Montreal Stories'' and ''

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''.

Early life and education

Blythe was born in

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. She graduated from the

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Career

She worked for the

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and made her stage debut in London's West End in 1970 in '' Oh, Calcutta!'' She appeared as Anna Müller in the

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film '' Vampire Circus'' in 1972 before moving to Canada the same year, eventually settling in

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. She went on to perform in many leading roles at the

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and the

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Personal life

Some sources identified film writer-director

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as her husband. ''The Independent'' reported that he was "her partner of more than 20 years".Obituary ''

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'', February 23, 201

/ref> Blythe died of cancer in Montreal on December 15, 2010, at the age of 63.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1947 births 2010 deaths Actresses from Montreal Actresses from Ontario Canadian stage actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Deaths from cancer in Quebec English stage actresses English emigrants to Canada Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama People from Stratford, Ontario Royal Shakespeare Company members Canadian Shakespearean actresses Actors from Cheshire West and Chester Actresses from Cheshire {{Canada-screen-actor-1940s-stub