Charlotte Moore (born ) is a

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actress who has been performing for more than thirty years. Her acclaim includes a

Dora Mavor Moore Award The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped estab ...

in 1990 for her performance as Janet in a Toronto production of ''

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''.

Acting career

Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Charlotte Moore is the daughter of Darwina (Faessler) and

Mavor Moore James Mavor Moore (March 8, 1919 – December 18, 2006) was a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. He notably appeared as Nero Wolfe in the CBC radio production in 1982. Life and work Moore was born in Tor ...

, famed writer, producer and actor; and the granddaughter of

Dora Mavor Moore Dora Mavor Moore, (April 8, 1888–May 15, 1979) was a Canadian actress, teacher and director who was a pioneer of Canadian theatre. Life and work Born Dora Mavor in Glasgow, Scotland, she moved with her family to Toronto, Ontario, Cana ...

, for whom the annual Toronto theatre awards are named. Her great-grandfather was economist

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, her sister is actress

Tedde Moore Tedde Moore (born October 28, 1945) is a Canadian actress. Early life Tedde Moore is the daughter of Darwina (née Faessler) and actor and educator Mavor Moore, the granddaughter of Canadian theatre figure Dora Mavor Moore, and the great-grandda ...

, and her nephew is actor and music producer

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. She debuted in 1979 at the

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. She has performed over the years at the

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, and she co-produced a cabaret series in the late 1980s at

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in Toronto. She received acclaim for her 1989 performance as Janet in ''

'', and in 1990 played the narrator in a Toronto production of ''

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''. In 2006 she returned to perform at the Charlottetown Festival. Moore received a

in 1990 for her performance in ''The Rocky Horror Show''. Accepting the award, she exclaimed, "Rest in peace, grandma, one of us has finally won one of these things!" In 1994, she played

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in a Halifax production of ''

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'', at which time ''

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'' referred to her as "one of the strongest dramatic singers in Canada". Her career has included roles in productions staged at the

, the

, and many other productions in Toronto and around Ontario. Other theatre productions have included '' Grease'', ''

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'', '' Blood Brothers'', and ''

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''.Kates, Kathryn (7 January 2006). "Bloor West fits bill for actress", ''

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'', p. N10. She has also appeared in episodes of several television programs including ''

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'' and ''

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''. She released an album, ''Friends of Mine'', on which she sings songs from Canadian musicals.Smith, Gary (19 January 2008). "Moore gets musical", ''

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''. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

Personal life

Her husband is actor Patric Masurkevitch. They live in Toronto.

Albums

''Friends of Mine'' * Release date: 2004 * Formats: CD, music download

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Charlotte Living people 1950s births Canadian stage actresses Dora Mavor Moore Award winners