Linda Griffiths

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Canadian Actress Linda Griffiths was born Linda Pauline Griffiths on 7th October, 1956 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and passed away on 21st Sep 2014 Toronto, Ontario, Canada aged 57. She is most remembered for Playing the title charachter in John Sayles' lesbian drama 'Lianna' (1983). Her zodiac sign is Libra.

Linda Griffiths was in an on-screen matchup with Billy Drago in Friday the 13th: The Series (1987).

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First Name	Linda
Middle Name	Pauline
Last Name	Griffiths
Maiden Name	Griffiths
Full Name at Birth	Linda Pauline Griffiths
Birthday	7th October, 1956
Birthplace	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	21st September, 2014
Place of Death	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cause of Death	Breast Cancer
Build	Slim
Eye Color	Green
Hair Color	Brown - Dark
Distinctive Feature	She was a founding member of Saskatoon's 25th Street Theatre...., She came to prominence in her native Canada with her one-woman play "Maggie and Pierre" in 1980...., She hosted movie broadcasts for the Canadian cable network, 'Showcase'...., She was an acclaimed stage actress in her native Canada, best known for her one-woman show in which she plays Margaret Trudeau and her husband, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau...., She was expelled from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1976...., She was one of Canada's most renowned female theatre artists, winning multiple awards for her work...., It was through working with theatre professionals in Collective Creation that Griffiths obtained her basic training and developed her unique approach to theatrical production...., She frequently wrote, produced and acted in the same show ( working collaboratively or alone)...., She was a founding member of 25th Street Theatre in Saskatoon and one of the original cast members in its collective creation, Paper Wheat (1978)...., Her first major success came when she and Thompson collaborated to write Maggie and Pierre, a one-person, three-character play that bases its narrative structure on events in Pierre and Margaret Trudeau's life together....
Zodiac Sign	Libra
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	Canadian
University	[1976 expelled] National Theatre School of Canada, [1974] Dawson College (CEGEP) (general arts diploma), [1975] McGill University (one-year teaching diploma)
Occupation Text	Actress, playwright
Occupation	Actress
Claim to Fame	Playing the title charachter in John Sayles' lesbian drama 'Lianna' (1983)
Year(s) Active	1977 > 2014..........................(CAREER), 1980 > 2013 (actress / playwright), 1994 > 1994 (actress / writer / executive producer: 'The Darling Family'), 1991 > 1991 (playwright: The Darling Family), 1977 > 2000 (actress: 5 x films), 1985 > 2008 (actress: 4 x short films), 1983 > 1999 (actress: 10 x tv series), 1984 > 1993 (actress: 9 x tv films), 1985 > 1985 (actress: 1 x tv mini-series), 1980 > 1980 (playwright / performer: Maggie and Pierre), 1986 > 1988 (co-artistic director: 'Theatre Passe Muraille'), 1980–2014
Record Label	Showcase (cable network)
Associated Acts	25th Street Theatre Centre (theatre), Collective Creation (theatre)
Official Websites	theatremuseum.ca/vimeo-tag/linda-griffiths/
Pets	Paul Thompson (co-writer / director), Maria Campbell (actress), Pierre Trudeau, Margaret Trudeau, Alan Zweig (director), Layne Coleman (co-artistic director), Clarke Rogers (co-artistic director)

Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play Maggie and Pierre, in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife, Margaret. Among her cinematic work, she is best known for her acclaimed, starring role in Lianna.

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Onscreen Matchups

Billy Drago
- Friday the 13th: The Series
  1987
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ViraglioJun 2, 2019

B I O ::::: Playwright/Actor Linda Griffiths is one of Canada's originals, known not only for her work but for the breadth of her career. Her plays include Chronic, The Darling Family, The Duchess – a.k.a. Wallis Simpson, Maggie & Pierre, and Alien Creature: A Visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen. She is the winner of five Dora Mavor Moore awards, a Gemini award, and two Chalmer's awards. She has twice been nominated for the Governor General's Award (The Darling Family, Alien Creature) and is the co-author of The Book of Jessica, written with native author and activist Maria Campbell. She is adjunct professor to the University of Toronto Masters in Creative Writing Program. Her company, Duchess Productions runs a unique studio playwriting class, Visceral Playwriting.

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