Shirley Douglas

Shirley Douglas

1934-04-02 Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada 20 Credits

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...

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Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music

Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music

2004

as Narrator (voice)

Acting

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

The Christmas Shoes

2002

as Ellen Layton

6.8
Acting

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

The Law of Enclosures

2000

as Mya

5.1
Acting

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

A House Divided

2000

as Elizabeth Dickson

5.0
Acting

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

Woman Wanted

1999

as Peg

5.6
Acting

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

Shadow Lake

1999

as Margaret Richards

4.0
Acting

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

Barney's Great Adventure

1998

as Grandma

4.7
Acting

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

Flash Gordon: Marooned on Mongo

1996

as Additional Voices (voice)

3.0
Acting

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

Johnny's Girl

1995

as Mrs. Hardwick

1.0
Acting

A father gives his daughter an unorthodox upbringing on the fringes of the Alaskan underworld in the 1960's and 70's.

Redwood Curtain

Redwood Curtain

1995

as Schyler Noyes

5.8
Acting

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

Mesmer

1994

as Duchess Dubarry

6.0
Acting

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

Shattered Trust: The Shari Karney Story

1993

as Vivian Karney

3.3
Acting

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

The Shower

1992

as Marie

4.0
Acting

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

Shadow Dancing

1988

as Nicole

3.0
Acting

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

Dead Ringers

1988

as Laura

7.1
Acting

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

Really Weird Tales

1986

as Edna Besley (segment "Cursed With Charisma")

6.0
Acting

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

Loose Ends

Loose Ends

1986

as Wife

3.0
Acting

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

Turning to Stone

1985

as Lena

3.5
Acting

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

The Wars

1983

as Mrs. Lawson

4.0
Acting

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

Lolita

1962

as Mrs. Starch

7.3
Acting

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...