Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 â€" 21 September 2014) was a
Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in
the one woman play Maggie and Pierre, in which she portrayed both
Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife, Margaret. Among her
cinematic work, she is best known for her acclaimed, starring role in
Lianna.Griffiths was born in Montreal, Quebec. Following her studies
at St. Thomas High School in Pointe Claire, she attended Dawson
College, the National Theatre School for one year, and McGill
University. She is best known for her 1980 one-woman play Maggie and
Pierre, cowritten with Paul Thompson, in which she played both Pierre
Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau as well as a fictional journalist named
Henry. The play toured across Canada, including at the Royal Alexandra
Theatre in Toronto, and also had an off-Broadway run in New York
City.Best known as a stage actor, she also did television and film
work, including episodes of the TV series Empire, Inc., Friday the
13th: The Series, Street Legal, Katts and Dog, Beyond Reality, Due
South, Traders and Twice in a Lifetime. She had the starring role in
John Sayles' 1983 film Lianna, and also appeared in the films Samuel
Lount, Reno and the Doc and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. She was
nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress at the 6th Genie Awards
in 1985 for her performance in Reno and the Doc.
Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in
the one woman play Maggie and Pierre, in which she portrayed both
Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife, Margaret. Among her
cinematic work, she is best known for her acclaimed, starring role in
Lianna.Griffiths was born in Montreal, Quebec. Following her studies
at St. Thomas High School in Pointe Claire, she attended Dawson
College, the National Theatre School for one year, and McGill
University. She is best known for her 1980 one-woman play Maggie and
Pierre, cowritten with Paul Thompson, in which she played both Pierre
Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau as well as a fictional journalist named
Henry. The play toured across Canada, including at the Royal Alexandra
Theatre in Toronto, and also had an off-Broadway run in New York
City.Best known as a stage actor, she also did television and film
work, including episodes of the TV series Empire, Inc., Friday the
13th: The Series, Street Legal, Katts and Dog, Beyond Reality, Due
South, Traders and Twice in a Lifetime. She had the starring role in
John Sayles' 1983 film Lianna, and also appeared in the films Samuel
Lount, Reno and the Doc and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. She was
nominated for the Genie Award for Best Actress at the 6th Genie Awards
in 1985 for her performance in Reno and the Doc.
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