Patricia Hamilton

Patricia Hamilton (born 1938) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known as "Rachel Lynde" in the television mini-series Anne of Green Gables, its sequels: Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel, Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story, and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning, and several Anne of Green Gables related films (such as Road to Avonlea).

She also provided the voice of the character for PBS' animated series Anne of Green Gables. She was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series three times, winning in 1996.

Hamilton attended Pittsburgh's Carnegie Tech She was also part of Tarragon Theatre's inaugural season in 1971.

In November 2008, Hamilton starred in the Harold Green Jewish Theatre production of Kindertransport in Toronto.

She was first married to actor Ivor Dean, with whom she had three daughters, and whom she appeared with in two episodes of 1972 TV comedy Both Ends Meet. Later she married Leslie "Les" Carlson in 1967; their son Ben Carlson is a noted Canadian stage actor who regularly performs Shakespearean roles with the Stratford Festival. Les and Patricia eventually divorced.

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