Catherine McKinnon (actress)
| Catherine McKinnon | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 14, 1944 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Occupation | actor, singer |
Catherine McKinnon (born May 14, 1944) is a Canadian actress and folk/pop singer.
McKinnon began as a child performer, making her first radio appearance at age eight and her television debut at age 12. She subsequently studied music at Mount St. Vincent College in Halifax.
In the 1960s she was a regular on CBC radio and television, including Singalong Jubilee.
McKinnon's first and biggest selling album, Voice of an Angel, was a collection of folk material, but she has also recorded ballads, torch songs, and songs by notable pop songwriters such as Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and Buffy Sainte-Marie. She has also been a stage actress, appearing in Canadian productions of Turvey, The Wizard of Oz, and My Fair Lady.
McKinnon married actor/comedian Don Harron in 1969; the couple divorced in 2003.
Her sister, Patrician-Anne McKinnon (1948-2001), began her singing career on CBC Television at age 13 and had a Canadian hit single entitled "Blue Lipstick" in 1965. She was featured on both "Voice of an Angel" albums. Patrician-Anne's career was often interrupted owing to Hodgkins disease which caused her death at the age of 53 of lymphatic cancer on October 10, 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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