Susan Coyne (born 16 June 1958) is a

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writer and actress, best known as one of the co-creators and co-stars of the award-winning ''

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'', a TV series which ran 2003–06 about a Canadian

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an theatre company. She has been nominated for four

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awards, in 2006 and 2007 and 2015, and won three. She was married to Canadian actor/director

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. They have two children.

Early life

Coyne comes from a prominent Canadian family: she is the daughter of

James Elliott Coyne James Elliott Coyne, (July 17, 1910 – October 12, 2012) was the second Governor of the Bank of Canada, from 1955 to 1961, succeeding Graham Towers. During his time in office, he had a much-publicized debate with Prime Minister John Dief ...

, a former governor of the Bank of Canada, the sister of journalist

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and the cousin of constitutional lawyer Deborah Coyne. She was born in Ottawa on 16 Jun 1958. She attended the St. John's-Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg, as did her acting colleague

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. In 2017 she was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada by the Governor General for her contributions to Canadian theatre, film and television as an actor and writer. She is a graduate of the

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Career

A veteran of the Toronto theatre scene, she acted for several seasons at the Stratford Festival, was one of the founding members of the

Soulpepper Theatre Company Soulpepper is a theater company based in Toronto, Ontario. It is the largest non-profit theater in the city. History Soulpepper was founded in 1998 by twelve Toronto artists aiming to produce lesser-known theatrical classics. Soulpepper has sinc ...

and is currently a playwright-in-residence at the

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. Her two best-known plays are ''Kingfisher Days'', an adaptation of her critically acclaimed memoir of the same name, and ''Alice's Affair''. The edition of this memoir that was published in America was titled ''In the Kingdom of Fairies.'' It recounts her experiences in the summer of 1963 at her family's summer cottage on Lake of the Woods. She is also known for her translations of Anton Chekhov. Coyne also appeared in the Fernando Meirelles adaptation of the

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novel, ''

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''. In 2006, she won two Gemini Awards for her work on Slings & Arrows, one for best performance in a supporting role and one for best writing for a dramatic series (shared with her fellow co-creators, Bob Martin and

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). In 2007, she again won for writing, but lost to co-star

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in the acting category. She wrote the screenplay for the 2017 film, '' The Man Who Invented Christmas'', starring Dan Stevens and

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. Other television writing credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables''.

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