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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