Jackie Burroughs (1939-2010)
actor/dancer

Jackie Burroughs started acting in live theatre at Ontario's famed Stratford Festival, including starring as Portia in The Merchant of Venice in 1976. Her film credits included The Dead Zone (1983), The Grey Fox (1982), and a voice-over stint in the legendary animated anthology Heavy Metal (1981), while her TV-series resume includes the roles of Mrs. Amelia Evans in Anne of Green Gables (1985) and Hetty King in Road to Avonlea (1990).

In 1987, Jackie Burroughs produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in A Winter Tan, a film based on the letters of Maryse Holder. She received a Genie Award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for the film.

In 2001, she was awarded the Earle Grey Award for her contributions to arts and entertainment over the years by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. In 2005, Burroughs received a Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: Jackie performed alongside Peggy in Doug Varone’s The Volpe Sisters in 1998.