Chela Matthison (born 31 July 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian-British actress.
Biography Matthison, the daughter of a family of British origins, born in Vancouver, Canada and raised there and in New Westminster. After the Lester Pearson high school, Matthison went on to study professional theatre and graduated in the first class from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963.Young Actress in Network Debut The Ottawa Journal, 9 May 1964, page 70 Matthison's early television role was in a 1962 episode of Shoestring Theatre, and parts in Quest and The Serial soon followed. She also appeared in the documentary short The Overfamiliar Subordinate in 1965.
Matthison moved to London, England in search of more working opportunities. There she was cast in a small uncredited role as the space station receptionist in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey. In 1967, Matthison moved to California and married Robert Cannon, who was a fighter pilot in the US Navy. The couple subsequently moved to British Columbia, Canada. Matthison appeared in the TV movie Who'll Save Our Children? (1978) and did television commercials in Canada, before going on to work for years in the real estate business.
Matthison's aunt was an Anglo-American stage actress Edith Wynne Matthison, who also appeared in two silent films.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1965The Overfamiliar Subordinate(Short documentary)1967Battle Beneath the EarthNurse19682001: A Space OdysseyReceptionist uncredited
Television Year Title Role Notes1962Shoestring TheatreEpisode: "Variations on an Old Theme"QuestWomanEpisode: "Jealousy"1964The Serial Julie"More Joy in Heaven"1965Masters in Our Own HouseMoniqueTV film1966Theatre 625LouellaEpisode: "Girl of My Dreams"Thirty-Minute TheatreSuzyEpisode: "The Towers of Manhattan"1978Who'll Save Our Children?TV film
Stage YearTitleRole Notes 1963 Timon of Athens Dancer Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
References
External links
Our Chela Has Talent Aplenty The Vancouver Sun, 15 May 1964, page 62