Clare Coulter

Clare Coulter
Born1942 (age 81–82)
Occupation
  • Actress
Known forThe Worst Witch
By Design
Cross My Heart

Clare Coulter (born 1942) is a Canadian actress.[1] Although she has appeared in film, television and stage roles, she is most highly regarded for her stage work.[2]

Career

Coulter's noted stage roles have included Eleanor in the original production of George F. Walker's Love and Anger,[3] the first English-language production of Michel Tremblay's Albertine in Five Times,[4] and a 2013 Harbourfront Centre production of King Lear in which she became one of relatively few women to have portrayed the title role.[5]

Coulter is a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983 for By Design,[6] and a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for Cross My Heart (Les Rois mongols). She also appeared in the films The Wars, When Night Is Falling, The Five Senses, Saint Monica, Away from Her and We Are Gold (Nous sommes Gold), and in the television series The Newsroom, The Worst Witch, This Is Wonderland and Living in Your Car.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1981 By Design Ms. Hirshorn
1982 Murder by Phone Bag Lady
1983 The Wars Eena
1985 Terminal Choice Nurse Barton
1986 The Last Season Marie Jazda
1995 When Night Is Falling Tillie
1997 A Simple Wish Ms. Bramble
1999 The Five Senses Clare
2002 Saint Monica Mary
2003 Hollywood North Lindsay Marshall
2006 Away from Her Phoebe Hart
2015 The Saver Mrs. Cooper
2015 My One Demand — Documentary
2017 Cross My Heart La grand-mère
2019 The Hottest August Narrator Documentary
2024 Drive Back Home Adelaide

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1956 ITV Television Playhouse School Child Episode: "The Grand Tour"
1985 Evergreen Mary Malone 3 episodes
1986 The Ray Bradbury Theater Store Owner Episode: "The Town Where No One Got Off"
1986 The Marriage Bed Margaret Neilson Television film
1990 Street Legal Alexandra Mann Episode: "The Bracelet"
1991 Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story Alice Curtis Television film
1995 The Shamrock Conspiracy Mae Dillon
1997 The Newsroom George's Mother 2 episodes
1998–2001 The Worst Witch Amelia Cackle 38 episodes
1998 Due South Barbara Kowalski Episode: "Easy Money"
1999 Foolish Heart Psychiatrist Episode: "The Correct Decision"
1999 Emily of New Moon Queen Victoria Episode: "Command Performance"
2003 A Taste of Shakespeare 1st Witch Episode: "Macbeth"
2003 Coast to Coast Juliette Television film
2004–2005 This Is Wonderland Ellie Germaine 3 episodes
2005–2007 The New Worst Witch Amelia Cackle 17 episodes
2010–2011 Living in Your Car Jess Unger 5 episodes
2015 Helix Sister Agnes
2016 American Gothic Ramona Canby Episode: "Kindred Spirits"
2022 Three Pines Ruth Zardo 8 episodes
2023 Fargo Irma 3 episodes
2024 Star Trek: Discovery Kalzara Bix Episode: "Jinaal"

References

  1. ^ "Coulter, Clare". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 5, 2013.
  2. ^ "Clare Coulter's talents go a long way; Veteran Player ages two decades for her role in 4000 Miles at the Centaur". Montreal Gazette, March 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "Love And Anger simply stunning". Toronto Star, October 12, 1989.
  4. ^ "Poem-like Albertine is soporific in execution". The Globe and Mail, April 10, 1985.
  5. ^ "King Lear, brought to her knees". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "Film awards gaining ground, slowly Genie's pickings slim but good". The Globe and Mail, March 18, 1983.


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