Jane Mallett (April 17, 1899 – April 14, 1984) was a Canadian actress. She was born as Jean Dawson Keenleyside in

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, Canada.

Career

Her films included ''Love at First Sight'' with Dan Aykroyd, ''The Sweet and the Bitter'', ''The Yellow Leaf'', ''Nothing Personal'', and ''Improper Channels''. She was a stalwart on

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from the 1940s to the 1970s, working with such notables as Andrew Allan, John Drainie, and

Barry Morse Herbert Morse (10 June 19182 February 2008), known professionally as Barry Morse, was a British-Canadian actor of stage, screen, and radio, best known for his roles in the ABC television series '' The Fugitive'' and the British sci-fi drama '' ...

. She was most noted for ''Travels with Aunt Jane'', a 1974 CBC Radio comedy series in which she portrayed the character of "Aunt Jane", an unmarried woman who travelled across Canada to visit her relatives. Television producer Jack Humphrey also created a pilot for a television version of ''Aunt Jane'' in 1977, but the show was not picked up to series. Mallett's stage career included performances with the

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of Canada and the

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. She was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1975. In 1976, she was a recipient of

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. Following her death in 1984, she was posthumously celebrated in

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by the naming of a theatre in her honour at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts."Theatre named after Jane Mallett". ''

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'', November 8, 1984. The Jane Mallett Theatre is a 498-seat venue, an intimate environment with superior sight lines and exceptional acoustics. Staffed by professional technicians and equipped with a lighting grid and unique fly system, the semi-circular thrust stage is ideal for concerts, theatrical productions as well as the most demanding high-tech audiovisual presentations.

Filmography

References

External links

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Jane Mallett fonds (R2281)
at Library and Archives Canada {{DEFAULTSORT:Mallet, Jane 1899 births 1984 deaths 20th-century Canadian actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian radio actresses Canadian television actresses Actresses from London, Ontario Members of the Order of Canada