Donnelly Rhodes was the son of Canadian playwright Anne Henry. Rhodes studied at the Manitoba Theatre Centre and was in the first graduating class of the National Theatre School in Montreal. Since making his professional debut on stage as Stanley Kowalski in Streetcar Named Desire, he has been a regular on episodic television starting in 1955. His appearances on the…
Read more
Winston Rekert (born July 10, 1949, died September 14 2012) was a Canadian actor from Vancouver, British Columbia. He won 2 Gemini Awards, one for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for the TV Series: Blue Murder in 2003 and one for Best Performance by a Lead Actor in…
Read more
Normana Macmillan was born on15 September 1921, Vancouver, BC. Macmillan got her start as a stage actor. Thor Arngrim was co-founder of Vancouver’s first year-round professional theatre company, Totem Theatre. One of his hires was Norma Macmillan, who had studied speech at London’s Trinity College. ‘We weren’t attracted to each other in the beginning, but…
Read more
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Karin grew up in Edmonton, Alberta where she trained as a dancer. After graduating from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Arts, she moved to Vancouver to pursue a career as an actor. She has received numerous Jessie Richardson awards and nominations for her work in theatre, performing lead…
Read more
A native Vancouverite, Art Jones worked for more than 60 years in media, marketing, advertising, broadcasting, public relations and management. His career began in the late 30s on pioneer stations CBR, CKMO and CJOR. In the 40s, he was a journalist with the Vancouver Sun and in the 50s became a film and television producer…
Read more