Kay Tremblay (13 March 1914 – 9 August 2005) was a

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film actress, also appearing on television and theatre. She was best known for her

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-winning role of Great Aunt Eliza on ''

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''.

Biography

Born in Scotland, she began her career with the

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Ballet"Kay Tremblay, Thespian 1915-2005" by Catherine Cullen, ''

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'' (12 Sept, 2005) Retrieved from "She never looked down" by Alan Hustak, '' The Gazette'' (18 Sept, 2005) inal EditionRetrieved from at Theatre Royal in London. Tremblay arrived in

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after her marriage and began her Canadian artistic career in 1954. Kay Tremblay lived in a thatched cottage at 46a high street, Flore, Northants, UK, from the 1960s. She named the property "The Farthings" as she said this was all she had left after she purchased it.

Career

Her Canadian career was mainly in television, but she worked briefly at the Stratford Festival from 1989 to 1990. She won a

in 1997 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series in ''Road to Avonlea'', and a Gemini nomination in 1989 for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress in ''

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Death

Tremblay died on 9 August 2005 at the age of 91."Jennings, Smokey Smith among those lost in 2005"
at www.theglobeandmail.com

Filmography

References

External links

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CBC Arts: Aunt Eliza of 'Road to Avonlea' dies at 91

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tremblay, Kay 1914 births 2005 deaths Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian stage actresses Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Canadian Screen Award winners Actresses from Glasgow People from Stratford, Ontario