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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 My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002).
She studied acting at McGill University in Montreal, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972, and at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
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 My Big Fat Greek Wedding, One Week, and The Time Traveler's Wife.
In 2016, Reid starred as Queen Elizabeth II in the Mirvish Productions presentation of The Audience at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.
In 2019, she started her run in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway theatre.
For her role in This Is Wonderland, Reid was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series in 2005.
In 2006, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada She received The Barbara Hamilton Award in 2008. and an award of excellence from ACTRA Toronto in 2010.
In 2015, Reid received the Toronto Critics’ Award for her performance of Sonia in Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike (Mirvish Productions). Reid is the past president of the Actor's Fund of Canada (AFC), and has received an honorary doctorate from Bishop's University and is a graduate of McGill University.
Awards
She has twice won the Dora Mavor Moore Award, in 1993 for Fallen Angels, and in 1995 for Six Degrees of Separation. She won an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award (Sterling Award) for her performance in .
Personal life
Reid met McCowan Thomas doing summer stock theatre and married him in 1977. They have two children, Alec and Julia.
Filmography
1974–1975 Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins – Television series 1975–1976 Coming Up Rosie Mona Swicker Television series 1975–1978 King of Kensington Cathy ACTRA Award for Best Performance in a Continuing Role in a Television Program 1978 Witch's Night Out Nicely Voice 1980 Hot Dogs Mrs. Frappier 1982 An Honourable Member Trish Baldwin 1987 Heaven on Earth Abigail 1988 Switching Channels Pamela Farbrother 1988 Milk and Honey 1990 Dr. Cynthia Galen Episode: "Midnight Riders" 1990 Road to Avonlea Mrs. Craig Episode: "Conversions" 1992 Beethoven Lives Upstairs Mother 1992-2000 Noddy's Toyland Adventures Mrs. Tubby Bear, Mrs. Noah (voices) US version 1996 Any Mother's Son Doris TV film 1998-2000 Noddy Charlene VonPickings 4 episodes 1998 Sandra Burtch 2000 Timothy Goes to School Mrs. Jenkins Voice 2000 Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse Diamonds Voice 2000 PR Deirdre Duncan Television series 2001–2004 RoboRoach Additional voices Television series 2002 Duct Tape Forever Judge Hanson 2002 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Harriet Miller Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2002 Henry's World Doris Voice 2003 Jacob Two-Two Ms. Sourpickle Television series 2003 Luck Mom 2004 Lucinda Pilcher TV movie 2008 One Week Mary Tyler 2009 The Time Traveler's Wife Lucile Abshire Film 2010 Haven Piper Landon Television series 2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 Harriet Miller Film 2018 Bravest Warriors Slippy Napkins Voice
Season 42018 Trouble in the Garden Lillian 2018–2022 Chateau Laurier Mrs. Bracebridge Web series 2021 Royally Wrapped for Christmas Regina Reyna TV movie
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Categories: 1951 Births, Living People, Actors From Whitstable, Actresses From Kent, Banff Centre For Arts And Creativity Alumni, Dora Mavor Moore Award Winners, English Emigrants To Canada, English Film Actresses, English Television Actresses, English Voice Actresses, Mcgill University Alumni, Canadian Film Actresses, Canadian Television Actresses, Canadian Voice Actresses, Canadian People Of English Descent, Members Of The Order Of Canada
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