Fiona Reid, CM (born 24 July 1951) is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Cathy on the TV series '' King of Kensington'' (1975-1978) and as Harriet Miller in the film ''

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'' (2002).

Early life and education

Reid was born in

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, Kent, England. Her father was a doctor in the

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. As a teenager, she lived in Germany, Africa, and the U.S. before settling in Canada with her family in 1964, when she was aged 12. She studied acting at

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in Montreal, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972, and at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Career

Fiona Reid performed in theatres for five seasons with the

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, and twelve seasons at the

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, as well as theatres in Great Britain and the U.S. Over her career her performances have garnered her two Dora Mavor Moore awards, a Jessie Award (Vancouver), and a Sterling Award (Edmonton) in 2011. Her career has been marked by diverse signature roles that include Rose in The Children, Amanda (The Glass Menagerie, 2010), Julie (London Road), Blanche Dubois (A Streetcar Named Desire), Lady Bracknell (The Importance of Being Earnest), Martha (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf), Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd), Hedda Gabler and Clare (A Delicate Balance), amongst many others. Her film credits include ''

'', '' One Week'', and ''

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''. In 2016, Reid starred as

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in the

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presentation of '' The Audience'' at the

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in Toronto. In 2019, Fiona started her run in ''

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'' on

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Awards

She has twice won the

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, in 1993 for ''Fallen Angels'', and in 1995 for ''

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''. She won an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award (Sterling Award) for her performance in '' August: Osage County''. For her role in "This Is Wonderland", Reid was nominated for a

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for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series in 2005. In 2006, she was made a Member of the

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She received The Barbara Hamilton Award in 2008. and an award of excellence from

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Toronto in 2010. In 2015, Reid received the Toronto Critics’ Award for her performance of Sonia in Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (

). Reid is the past president of the Actor's Fund of Canada (AFC), and has received an honorary doctorate from

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and is a graduate of

Personal life

Reid met McCowan Thomas doing summer stock theatre and married him in 1977. They have two children, Alec and Julia.

Filmography

References

External links

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