Daphne Katherine Reid (4 November 1930 – 27 March 1993) was an English-born Canadian stage, film, and television actress. She played more than one thousand roles, most notably onstage in '' Death of a Salesman'', in the 1980 film ''

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'', and in episodes of the TV show ''

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''. She was described by ''Inspiring Women: A Celebration of Herstory'' as "generally regarded as the finest actress ever developed in Canada".

Life and career

Reid was born on 4 November 1930 in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents Walter Clarke Reid, a retired colonel of the

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in the

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, and Helen Isabel, ''née'' Moore. While Reid was young, she and her family emigrated to

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. She attended

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in Toronto and university in London, and then studied acting at a performance art school in Canada. She had a long and varied career on film, television, and stage in Canada and the United States. Her stage roles included

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in ''

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'', Katharina in ''

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'', Henny in '' Bosoms and Neglect'', and Martha in '' Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' Reid played the scheming and domineering mother of Natalie Wood's character in 1966's '' This Property is Condemned'', although she was only seven years Wood's senior; her other film appearances included roles in '' The Andromeda Strain'' (1971), '' A Delicate Balance'' (1973), '' Equus'' (1977), '' Death Ship'' and ''

'' (both 1980). She also played Ray Krebbs' aunt Lil Trotter on ''

'' in the early 1980s, as well as appearing in episodes of ''

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'' and ''

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''. Both of Reid's marriages, to Michael Sadlier and Austin Willis, ended in divorce. She had two children with Willis. Reid died of

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, aged 62, in 1993.

Filmography

Honours and awards

* Officer of the

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(1974) * ACTRA and Dora Mavor Moore awards (1980 and 1981, respectively) * Earle Grey Award (1988) * Honorary degrees from

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(1970) and the

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(1989)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Kate 1930 births 1993 deaths Canadian film actresses Canadian stage actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Deaths from cancer in Ontario English emigrants to Canada Best Supporting Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Officers of the Order of Canada People from Stratford, Ontario Actresses from Ontario 20th-century English actresses Canadian Shakespearean actresses Havergal College alumni