Nationality Canadian Role Actress Occupation Actress Died February 2010 | Partner(s) Gareth Potter Education Sheridan College Name Lindsay Thomas Siblings Gareth Thomas | |
Born April 3, 1978 ( 1978-04-03 ) Parents Marilyn Thomas, Derek Thomas | ||
Lindsay Thomas (April 3, 1978 – February 3, 2010) was a Canadian stage actress of Stratford, Ontario and Toronto theatre productions.
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Career
Thomas was a graduate of Sheridan College's musical theatre program. She was a member of the Stratford Festival company from 2005 to 2008. Her performances included playing Ado Annie in Oklahoma! in 2007. She was also a member of the original Canadian company of Hairspray. Her performances struck audiences, and her leadership abilities as a dance captain were outstanding. This especially shown through when she worked with and as a part of the cast of Oliver! in 2006 at the Stratford Festival of Canada.
In 2008, she played Gracie Shinn in The Music Man. She later performed in Anne of Green Gables – Somewhere in the World at Charlottetown Festival, Grease at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, Aladdin at the Stirling Festival, The Boy Friend, City of Angels, and The Crucible at Theatre Sheridan. She also starred in the Canadian version of Jersey Boys along with Jeff Madden who was a very close friend
Death
Lindsay Thomas was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, even though she was a non-smoker. She died on February 3, 2010, aged 31. She is survived by her partner, actor Gareth Potter, as well as her parents, her father being Welsh rugby player Derek Thomas and mother Marilyn Thomas, and her brother, also called Gareth.