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Martha Burns

Martha Burns

Canadian actress

Martha Burns (born 23 April 1957)[2] is a Canadian actress known for her stage work and youth outreach in Ontario and her leading role as Ellen Fanshaw in the TV dramedy series Slings and Arrows.

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Early life

Burns was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2] She studied at the University of Alberta[2] and the Vancouver Playhouse's Acting School.[2]

Career

Burns has had a long career as a character and supporting actress. Her most notable television roles being Shakespearean diva Ellen Fanshaw in Slings and Arrows,[2] for which she won two Gemini Awards,[3] Jasmina Hart on Michael, Tuesdays and Thursdays[4] and Rebecca Baker on Remedy.[5]

Some of her notable film work includes Long Day's Journey into Night and for Love and Savagery, both resulting in Genie Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role.[6]

Theatre

Burns is a founding member and a former associate director of Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company.,[5] Burns headed up Soulpepper's extensive youth outreach program.[5] She founded the Toronto Arts for Youth Award,[7] and has worked as an instructor for the theatre program at George Brown College.[8]

She has performed leading roles at Stratford,[5] the Shaw Festival,[2] the National Arts Centre[2] and The Company Theatre.[9] She was nominated five times for a Dora Award[10] and won twice: in 1986 for The Miracle Worker and in 1984 for Trafford Tanzi.[11]

In 2005 she was honoured for her career in the theatre with the Barbara Hamilton Award.[12]

In 2016 Burns was awarded ACTRA’s Leslie Yeo Award, an award honouring actors for their volunteer work.[13][14] She donated her cash prize to the Qaggiq Performing Arts Teacher Training Workshop, a program that works on developing Inuit-specific performing arts programming for children and youth.[15]

Personal life

Burns is married to director and actor Paul Gross.[2][9] They have two children, Hannah Gross and Jack.[2]

Filmography

Film

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References

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    "Martha Burns". The Company Theatre. The Company Theatre.
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    "Martha Burns returns to her roots".Toronto Star, March 26, 2010.
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    "awards database". academy.ca. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "Camelot & cover songs: Inside CBC’s new fall lineup" Archived 2013-01-29 at archive.today. National Post, June 8, 2011.
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    "My TV Award Nominee: Q&A w/ Martha Burns » My TV | My Entertainment World". www.myentertainmentworld.ca. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "Polytechnique sweeps Genie Awards". Toronto Star, April 12, 2010.
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    "Arts for Youth Award - Toronto Arts Foundation". www.torontoartsfoundation.org. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "2007 George Brown Theatre School Graduates". www.georgebrown.ca. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "Paul Gross and Martha Burns onstage together for first time in 30 years | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "Nominees". TAPA. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "Recipients". TAPA. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "The Barbara Hamilton Memorial Award". TAPA. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "Leo Yeo award" (PDF). afbs.ca. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "AFBS - Congratulations to Martha Burns, this year's... | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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    "MARTHA BURNS DONATES $5,000 ACTRA PRIZE TO QAGGIQ TEACHER TRAINING - MUSKRAT Magazine". muskratmagazine.com. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  16. [16]
    "Canadian comic performers to celebrate at annual awards". CBC News. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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