Doreen Brownstone OM ( Stein; 28 September 1922 – 16 December 2022) was a British-born Canadian actress, based in

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Biography

Brownstone was born on 28 September 1922, and was a mainstay of the Winnipeg theatre and television scene. In 1941, she quit her job to join the

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during WWII, where she started acting after an official asked her to be in a play. She moved to Winnipeg as a war bride in 1946, and, in 1958, starred opposite

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in the very first production at the very first regional theatre in North America (Hatful of Rain at

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, directed by

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). As head of Television at CBC, Hirsch also cast Brownstone regularly in the popular soap opera ''

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''. In 2013, Brownstone received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Winnipeg Arts Council. In 2017, she was appointed a Member of the Order of Manitoba (OM). Brownstone turned 100 on 28 September 2022, and died on 16 December.

Filmography

* ''

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'' (2007) * '' What If God Were the Sun?'' (2007) * '' High Life'' (2009) * '' Foodland'' (2010) * ''

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'' (2012)

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