Martha Burns Biography ((?)-)
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; married Paul Gross, 1987; children: Hanna, Jack.
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Melda, Paint Cans, National Film Board of Canada, 1994
- Maura, Never Talk to Strangers (also known as L'inconnu andSpiel mit dem Feuer), TriStar, 1995
- Cathleen, Long Day's Journey into Night (also known as Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night), 1996
- Gwen Maclean, The Life before This, First Look Pictures, 1999
- Trina, Hindsight, 2000
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Kelly, Backstretch, 1983
- Miniseries
- No Price Too High, 1997
- Dr. Rosemary Doves, Thanks of a Grateful Nation (also known as The Gulf War), Showtime, 1998
- Counselor, Storm of the Century (also known as Stephen King's Storm of the Century), ABC, 1999
- Movies
- The Private Capital, 1989
- Sally, The Last Best Year, ABC, 1990
- The Boys Next Door, CBS, 1996
- Traces of Insanity (also known as Shattered Mind), 1998
- Alice Malinson, Murder Most Likely, 1999
- Aunt Izzie, What Katy Did, 1999
- Justice, Cinemax, 1999
- Harry's Case, 2000
- Dr. Maswell, Profoundly Normal, CBS, 2003
- Specials
- Daytime Lovers ... A Soap Opera Special, syndicated, 1986
- Lisette Boudreau, Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye, HBO, 1998
- Pilots
- Marilyn Belcourt, Justice, CBC, 1999
- Episodic
- Margaret, "Take My Jokes, Please," Street Legal, CBC, 1987
- Jane's mother, "A Friend in Need," The Hidden Room, Lifetime, 1991
- Joanna Mills, "Tyger, Tyger," E.N.G., 1991
- Nadia, "Spy vs. Spy," Due South, syndicated, 1997
- Rita Hutchinson, "Two Steps Forward," Traders, CTV and Lifetime, 1998
- Caroline Fraser, "Call of the Wild: Part 2," Due South, syndicated, 1999
- Eve Kinch, "Under the Wishing Moon: Part 1," Emily of New Moon, 1999
- Also appeared in Top Cops, CBS.
- Stage Appearances
- Tanzi, Trafford Tanzi, National Arts Centre, c. 1979
- Sitting Bull's daughter, Walsh, National Arts Centre, 1983
- Annie Sullivan, The Miracle Worker, Young People's Theatre, 1986
- Perdida, The Winter's Tale, Stratford Festival, 1986
- Lychorida, Pericles, Stratford Festival, 1986
- Imogen, Cymbeline, Stratford Festival, 1986
- Isadora Duncan, October, Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1988
- Title role, Andromache, Opera Atelier, 1991
- Passage of the Heart, 1991
- Roxanne, Cyrano de Bergerac, Stratford Theatre Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1994
- Cathleen, Long Day's Journey into Night, 1995
- Diana Marsden, The Stillborn Lover, Stratford, 1995
- Regan, King Lear, Stratford, 1996
- Heavenly Finley, Sweet Bird of Youth, Stratford, 1996
- Mary, The Memory of Water, Tarragon Theatre, 1998
- Mrs. Webb, Our Town, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Toronto, 1999
- Mary, The Memory of Water, David & Ed Mirvisch, Toronto, 2000
- Liz, Present Laughter, Soulpepper Theatre Company, 2001
- The wife, La ronde, Soulpepper Theatre Company, 2001
- Mrs. Martin, The Bald Soprano, Soulpepper Theatre Company, 2001
- Claire, The Maids, Soulpepper Theatre Company, 2002
- Popova, The Bear, Soulpepper Theatre Company, 2002
- Nootsie Tah, The Kingfisher Days, Tarragon Theatre, 2003
- Also appeared as Jean Tanner, Separate Tables, Stratford Festival;Marton, False Admissions, Master Class Theatre; La Comptesse, Successful Strategies, Centaur Theatre; Mirabella Pavis, Tropical Madness, Shaw Festival; Nora Reilly, John Bull's Other Island, Shaw Festival; Anya, The Cherry Orchard, National Arts Centre; Ophelia, Hamlet, Citadel Theatre; Isobel, The Secret Rapture, Theatre New Brunswick; Barbara, Major Barbara; Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, VancouverPlayhouse; in The Wood Demon, National Arts Centre; The Changeling, National Arts Centre; The Crucible, National Arts Centre; Canuck, Shaw Festival; A Flea in Her Ear, National Arts Centre; The Crucible, Vancouver Playhouse; Jitters, Vancouver Playhouse; Love for Love, Vancouver Playhouse; Henry IV, Part One, VancouverPlayhouse; The Dresser, Vancouver Playhouse; Curse of the Werewolf.
- Radio Appearances
- "The Edible Woman," Monday Night Playhouse, CBC, 1996