Dawn Greenhalgh (born September 25, 1933) is a British-born Canadian stage and screen actress.[1] She is best known for her regular roles as Allison Carr in the television series Strange Paradise,[2] and as the voice of Queen Celeste in the animated television series Babar.[3]
Born in Shanghai, China, to British parents, her father was a civil engineer working for the city water works.[1] She spent some time living in a concentration camp during the Japanese occupation of the city.[4] Shortly after the People's Liberation Army took control of China in 1949, she emigrated to Montreal, completing her high school education at Montreal High School and becoming the founder and first editor of the school newspaper.[4]
She was married to actor Ted Follows from 1958 to 1979,[5] with the two establishing their reputations as stage actors in the late 1950s and 1960s.[4] Their children include actresses Megan Follows and Samantha Follows, theatre director Laurence Follows, and playwright and screenwriter Edwina Follows.[1] The entire family have worked together on various projects, including a three-episode story arc on The Littlest Hobo in 1982,[6] and a 2001 production of Noël Coward's Hay Fever in Gravenhurst,[7] which later toured to several Southern Ontario cities in 2003.[8]
Through her career she has had roles in film, television, theatre and animation voice work.
Awards
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTRA Awards | 1973 | Earle Grey Award | Paul Bernard, Psychiatrist | Nominated | [9] |
| Gemini Awards | 2005 | Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series | This Is Wonderland | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 Sarah Hampson, "'Theatre became like a religion'". The Globe and Mail, June 29, 2002.
- ↑ Tracy Morey, "Strange Paradise". Montreal Gazette, November 1, 1969.
- ↑ Hester Riches, "Cartoon carnage delivers surprise shock for viewers". Vancouver Sun, January 17, 1989.
- 1 2 3 Herbert Whittaker, "Dawn Greenhalgh: hangups are good for laughs". The Globe and Mail, November 21, 1970.
- ↑ Gayle MacDonald, "All in the Follows family". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 2005.
- ↑ Terry Poulton, "Furry hero comes to rescue of stars: Working together on Littlest Hobo helps to reunite Follows family". The Globe and Mail, October 23, 1982.
- ↑ "Follows family affair is a high-wire act with no net". National Post, July 24, 2001.
- ↑ "Follows family takes smash hit Hay Fever on tour". Waterloo Region Record, January 29, 2003.
- ↑ Ron Base, "Words of love". Windsor Star, April 28, 1973.