Biography
Shirley Douglas, with a start in church drama and music, pursued acting seriously from a young age. After studies in London, she acted in British theatre and TV. Her marriage to Donald Sutherland bore twins, Kiefer and Rachel Sutherland. Engaging in American protest movements in the late '60s and '70s, she advocated for various causes, eventually returning to Canada in 1977. Her career flourished in film, TV, and theatre, embodying strong characters like Hagar Shipley in "The Stone Angel" and Ma...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music
2004
as Narrator (voice)
The life of pop superstar Sarah McLachlan comes alive in this intimate documentary that has McLachlan talking about her fame, her loves, her family an...
The Christmas Shoes
2002
as Ellen Layton
Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a p...
The Law of Enclosures
2000
as Mya
Story of the same couple, first in their teenage years and then in their twilight years, paradoxically set in the same time during the backdrop of the...
A House Divided
2000
as Elizabeth Dickson
In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to a...
Woman Wanted
1999
as Peg
After the death of his wife, Richard hires a recently divorced housekeeper, Emma. Soon finding himself falling for her, his emotionally destructive so...
Shadow Lake
1999
as Margaret Richards
A writer's mysterious disappearance on an ice-covered lake holds the clues to a missing gemstone and a grisly murder.
Barney's Great Adventure
1998
as Grandma
Mom and dad dump son Cody, daughter Abby, her best friend Marcella and a baby on the farm with Grandpa and Grandma. Purple dinosaur Barney soon appear...
Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo
1996
as Additional Voices (voice)
Earth teenagers Alex 'Flash' Gordon and Dale Arden, and their reluctant friend Dr. Hans Zarkov, journey to the fantastic planet Mongo where they fight...
Johnny's Girl
1995
as Mrs. Hardwick
A father gives his daughter an unorthodox upbringing on the fringes of the Alaskan underworld in the 1960's and 70's.
Redwood Curtain
1995
as Schyler Noyes
Geri Riordan is adopted, half-Vietnamese, eighteen, and a piano prodigy. She also feels as if she doesn't know who she really is, and when her adopted...
Mesmer
1994
as Duchess Dubarry
A biography of the eighteenth century Viennese physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who used unorthodox healing practices based on his theory of "animal mag...
Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story
1993
as Vivian Karney
A client's claims of incest cause an attorney to remember the traumas she suffered when she was a sexually abused child. Instead of debilitating her, ...
The Shower
1992
as Marie
A feminine take on a Cassavetes drama, the film focuses on a group of women who have gathered for a surprise baby shower. However, as the female guest...
Shadow Dancing
1988
as Nicole
Jess, a struggling dancer, is trying out for a part in a musical about Medusa. As she practices, the director notices how much she resembles his forme...
Dead Ringers
1988
as Laura
Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affa...
Really Weird Tales
1986
as Edna Besley (segment "Cursed With Charisma")
The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.
Loose Ends
1986
as Wife
When the zealous followers of the Church of the Divine Light collide with the heathen filmmakers heaven help those caught in the middle! Bishop Wally,...
Turning to Stone
1985
as Lena
Alison Campbell was sentenced to seven years after trying to smuggle drugs into Canada. This hard-hitting film tells the story of how she survived the...
The Wars
1983
as Mrs. Lawson
Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his ...
Lolita
1962
as Mrs. Starch
Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged British novelist who is both appalled by and attracted to the vulgarity of American culture. When he comes to stay at...