Occupation actor Education University of Toronto Years active 1940s-1996 Siblings Patricia Hamilton | Name Barbara Hamilton Nephews Ben Carlson Role Actress | |
Born 11 December 1926 ( 1926-12-11 ) Kingston, Ontario Resting place Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto Died February 7, 1996, Toronto, Canada Movies and TV shows Anne of Avonlea, Bogus, Shining Time Station, Car 54 - Where Are You?, The Lady Craved Excitement Similar People Patricia Hamilton, Don Harron, Norman Jewison, Sidney J Furie, Melvin Frank | ||
Barbara Hamilton (11 December 1926 – 7 February 1996) was a Canadian actress in film, television and theatre.
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After studies at Brockville Collegiate Institute, she attended the University of Toronto where her early performances were featured at the Hart House Theatre. She is known for roles in films and television series such as Road to Avonlea. Her theatre performances have included the Spring Thaw review. She is also known for originating the role of Marilla Cuthbert in both the Canadian and West End productions of Anne of Green Gables.
Hamilton died as a result of breast cancer in 1996 at the age of 69. That year, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts established the Barbara Hamilton Award to honour those who demonstrate excellence in the performing arts.
Awards and recognition
Filmography
Actress
1996
Bogus as
Mrs. Partridge
1992
Avonlea (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bugle / Eulalie Bugle
- So Dear to My Heart (1996) - Eulalie Bugle
- The Last Hurrah (1996) - Eulalie Bugle
- Davey and the Mermaid (1996) - Eulalie Bugle
- Out of the Ashes (1996) - Eulalie Bugle
- Love May Be Blind- But the Neighbours Ain't (1996) - Eulalie Bugle
- Home Is Where the Heart Is (1995) - Eulalie Bugle
- Lonely Hearts (1995) - Eulalie Bugle
- The Minister's Wife (1994) - Eulalie Bugle
- Enter Prince Charming (1994) - Eulalie Bugle
- The Great Race (1994) - Mrs. Bugle
- Strictly Melodrama (1994) - Mrs. Bugle
- A Friend in Need (1994) - Mrs. Bugle
- Home Movie (1993) - Mrs. Bugle
- The Disappearance (1993) - Mrs. Bugle
- Heirs and Graces (1993) - Mrs. Bugle
- Evelyn (1993) - Mrs. Bugle
- Moving On (1993) - Mrs. Bugle
- Boys Will Be Boys (1993) - Mrs. Bugle
- The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King (1992) - Mrs. Bugle
- Aunt Janet Rebels (1992) - Mrs. Bugle
- When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid: Part 2 (1992) - Mrs. Bugle
- When She Was Bad, She Was Horrid: Part 1 (1992) - Mrs. Bugle
- The Ties That Bind (1992) - Mrs. Bugle
- Another Point of View (1992) - Mrs. Bugle
1995
Shining Time Station: Queen for a Day (TV Movie) as
Ginny
1995
Shining Time Station: One of the Family (TV Movie) as
Ginny
1995
Shining Time Station: Second Chances (TV Movie) as
Ginny
1995
Shining Time Station: Once Upon a Time (TV Movie) as
Ginny
1994
Car 54, Where Are You? as
Mrs. Muldoon
1994
The Mighty Jungle (TV Series) as
Rose Hufnagel
- Hairy Proposal (1994) - Rose Hufnagel
1991
Shining Time Station (TV Series) as
Ginny / Ginny Johnson
- Dance Crazy (1993) - Ginny
- The Joke's on Schemer (1993) - Ginny
- Schemer Goes Camping (1993) - Ginny
- Billy's Runaway Train (1993) - Ginny Johnson
- Fortune Teller Schemer (1993) - Ginny
- Billy's Party (1993) - Ginny
- Schemer's Alone (1993) - Ginny
- All's Fair (1991) - Ginny
- Nickel in a Pickle (1991) - Ginny
- Wrong Track (1991) - Ginny
- A Dog's Life (1991) - Ginny
1993
Change of Heart as
Aunt Bea
1990
E.N.G. (TV Series) as
Christy Callwood / Cristy Callwood
- Up on the Roof (1991) - Christy Callwood
- Suffer the Little Children (1991) - Christy Callwood
- Till Death Us Do Part (1990) - Christy Callwood
- Division of Labour (1990) - Cristy Callwood
1991
Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (TV Series) as
Mrs. Baker
- Abused Child (1991) - Mrs. Baker
1990
Clarence (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Duckworth, the loan officer
1989
Street Legal (TV Series) as
Dr. Bernstein
- Confession (1989) - Dr. Bernstein
1989
Babar (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- Remember When-? (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Double the Guards (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Intruder (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- King Tuttle's Vote (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Conga the Terrible (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Elephant Express (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Rhino War (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Gift (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Monkey Business (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Tour de Celesteville (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Peer Pressure (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- School Days (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Between Friends (1989) - Additional Voices (voice)
1989
Glory! Glory! (TV Movie) as
Selma
1988
Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show (TV Series) as
The Curio Shoppe Owner
- Curio Shoppe (1988) - The Curio Shoppe Owner
1988
C.O.P.S. (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- The Case of the Stuck-Up Blimp (1988) - Additional Voices (voice)
1987
Diamonds (TV Series)
- Where There's a Will (1988)
- Here Comes the Bride (1987)
1988
Hot Paint (TV Movie)
1987
Adderly (TV Series)
- Class of '87 (1987)
1984
Seeing Things (TV Series) as
Mrs. Coitart / Yvonne
- That Hang Dog Look (1986) - Mrs. Coitart
- Snow Blind (1984) - Yvonne
1985
Check It Out (TV Series) as
Mrs. Cobb
- Sex Appeal (1986) - Mrs. Cobb
- Jack Be Numbskull (1986) - Mrs. Cobb
- Banzai! (1986) - Mrs. Cobb
- Supermarket Superbowlers (1986) - Mrs. Cobb
- Love on Sale (1985) - Mrs. Cobb
- No Security in Security (1985) - Mrs. Cobb
1984
Today's Special (TV Series) as
Dr. Bennett
- Muffy (1985) - Dr. Bennett
- Hospitals (1984) - Dr. Bennett
1985
Night Heat (TV Series) as
Irma Deutch
- Secrets (1985) - Irma Deutch (as Barbera Hamilton)
1983
Gimme a Break! (TV Series) as
Lady Shopper
- Nell and the Kid (1983) - Lady Shopper
1981
B.C.: A Special Christmas (TV Movie) as
Fat Broad (voice)
1981
Sanford (TV Series) as
Lady Juror
- Jury Duty (1981) - Lady Juror
1980
Archie Bunker's Place (TV Series) as
Woman #2
- The Wildcat Strike (1980) - Woman #2
1980
The Great Detective (TV Series) as
Madame Zorah
- Spirit Guide (1980) - Madame Zorah
1979
Lost and Found as
Mrs. Bryce
1978
Mathmakers (TV Series)
1975
Anne of Avonlea (TV Mini Series) as
Marilla Cuthbert
- Episode #1.6 (1975) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Episode #1.5 (1975) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Episode #1.4 (1975) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Episode #1.3 (1975) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Episode #1.1 (1975) - Marilla Cuthbert
1974
The Naked Mind (TV Series)
- Episode #1.4 (1974)
- Episode #1.3 (1974)
- Episode #1.2 (1974)
- Episode #1.1 (1974)
1974
And That's the News, Goodnight (TV Series) as
Valeda Drain Farquharson / Charles Rosedale / others
1973
Delilah (TV Series) as
Aunt Peggy
1972
Anne of Green Gables (TV Mini Series) as
Marilla Cuthbert
- Part 5 (1972) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Part 4 (1972) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Part 3 (1972) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Part 2 (1972) - Marilla Cuthbert
- Part 1 (1972) - Marilla Cuthbert
1972
Very Special Shoes (TV Movie) as
Mary
1971
The Year of the Yahoo! as
Barbara
1964
MisteRogers (TV Series) as
Mother Goose / Daphne Entwhistle
- Episode #7.29 (1967) - Mother Goose
- Episode #4.70 (1964) - Daphne Entwhistle
1965
Festival (TV Series) as
Yvette
- Mother Courage (1965) - Yvette
1964
The Forest Rangers (TV Series) as
Aggie Apple / Agatha Apple
- Wild Boy (1964) - Aggie Apple
- The Shooting Match (1964) - Aggie Apple
- Aggie (1964) - Agatha Apple
- A Stranger to Himself (1964) - Aggie Apple
1962
Playdate (TV Series) as
Ada / Rose / Miss Mims
- The Front Room (1964) - Ada
- Not for Every Eye (1963) - Rose
- Rain in the Morning (1962)
- The Greatest Man in the World (1962) - Miss Mims
1963
Scarlett Hill (TV Series) as
Phoebe
- Twice Wedded, Twice Blessed (1963) - Phoebe
1963
The Wayne and Shuster Hour (TV Series)
- Murder in Paris (1963)
1961
Quest (TV Series)
- The Last Clock (1961)
1961
Razzle Dazzle (TV Series) as
Mother Mayonnaise
1961
One Plus One (segment "Baby")
1960
Just Mary (TV Series) as
Woman at bus stop
- The Nicest Place in the World (1960) - Woman at bus stop
1952
Encounter (TV Series) as
Jane / Regina / Waitress / ...
- Ordeal by Poison (1960) - Jane
- How to Make More Money Than Men (1960) - Regina
- Trelawney of the Wells (1959)
- Hilde and the Highway (1959) - Waitress
- The Fall of the Rocket King (1955)
- The Coming Out of Ellie Swan (1955)
- The Salt of the Earth (1955)
- Two Living and One Dead (1954)
- Jason (1954)
- Nothing But the Truth (1952) - Mabel
- The Moneymakers (1952) - Maggie
1959
Youth 60 (TV Series)
- Episode #1.1 (1959)
1958
Anne of Green Gables (TV Movie) as
Shop Attendant
1955
On Camera (TV Series) as
Alice Rogers / Effie / Mrs. Todd / ...
- The Absentee Murderer (1958) - Alice Rogers
- Mr. Bell's Creation (1957) - Effie
- Black Cats Are Good Cats (1957) - Mrs. Todd
- The Night the Ghost Got In (1956)
- Blind Date (1955) - Mavis
1957
The Rustler and the Reindeer (TV Movie) as
Minnie
1957
A Dangerous Age
1956
Is It a Woman's World? (Short)
1956
Matinee Theatre (TV Series) as
Lady Catherine de Bourgh
- Pride and Prejudice (1956) - Lady Catherine de Bourgh
1956
Anne of Green Gables (TV Movie) as
Shop Assistant
1955
The Wayne & Shuster Show (TV Series)
- Hansel and Gretel (1955)
1955
Scope (TV Series)
- Hamlet (1955)
1954
Howdy Doody (TV Series) as
Willow (later episodes)
1954
Playbill (TV Series)
- The Lady from Normandy (1954)
1952
Stopwatch and Listen (TV Series)
1952
Sunshine Sketches (TV Series) as
Poet's Wife
1950
The Lady Craved Excitement as
Chorus Girl
1950
Come Dance with Me as
Kiki - Stage Girl
1948
A Song Is Born as
Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
Self
1980
The Alan Thicke Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.88 (1981) - Self
- Episode #1.43 (1980) - Self
1979
The Alan Hamel Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 19 November 1979 (1979) - Self
1974
Snow Job (Documentary short) as
Busdriver
1963
MisteRogers (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #6.36 (1966) - Self
- Episode #3.52 (1963) - Self
Archive Footage
2000
The 2000 Canadian Comedy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Canadian Comedy Hall of Fame Inductee
References
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