Linda Griffiths
| Linda Griffiths | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Linda Pauline Griffiths 7 October 1953 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 21 September 2014 (aged 60) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Cause of death | Breast cancer |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater |
Dawson College National Theatre School McGill University |
| Occupation | Actress, playwright |
| Years active | 1980–2014 |
Linda Pauline Griffiths (7 October 1953 – 21 September 2014) was a Canadian actress and playwright best known for writing and starring in the one woman play Maggie and Pierre in which she portrayed both Pierre Trudeau and his then-estranged wife Margaret.
Griffiths was born in Montreal, Quebec. Following her studies at St. Thomas High School, she attended Dawson College, the National Theatre School for one year, and McGill University. She is best known for her 1980 one-woman play Maggie and Pierre, cowritten with Paul Thompson, in which she played both Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau as well as a fictional journalist named Henry. The play toured across Canada, including at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, and also had an off-Broadway run in New York City.
Best known as a stage actor, she has also done television and film work, including episodes of the TV series Empire, Inc., Friday the 13th: The Series, Street Legal, Katts and Dog, Beyond Reality, Due South, Traders and Twice in a Lifetime. She had the starring role in John Sayles' 1983 film Lianna, and also appeared in the films Samuel Lount, Reno and the Doc and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank.
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