Florence Paterson (November 3, 1927 – July 23, 1995) was a

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actress.

Early life

The daughter of machinist and politician George Nightingale and Violet Noseworthy, she was born in St. John's,

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and was educated there.

Career

Paterson taught school for a time and then trained in nursing. She married John Paterson. She joined the St. John's Players in 1954, won awards at several drama festivals in the province and performed on CBC radio. She moved to

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in 1972, where she performed with the Neptune Theatre Company. She played the role of Mary Mercer in David French's theatrical play ''

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'' in 1973,John Fraser, "Of the Fields low key but brilliant". ''

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'', October 1, 1973. and later reprised the role in Mike Newell's 1976 television adaptation.Blaik Kirby, "Of the Fields moving". ''

'', January 10, 1976. In 1989, she moved to

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. She appeared in the 1990 movie '' Bird on a Wire'', the 1990 television adaptation of Stephen King's "It" as Ms. Kersh, and the 1994 movie '' Little Women'' as Hannah. She also appeared in the CBC television series ''

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''.

Personal life

Paterson died in Vancouver at the age of 67.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1927 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Canadian actresses Actresses from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian television actresses People from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador {{Canada-actor-stub