Lally Cadeau (born Alice Mary Cadeau, 10 January 1948) is a Canadian stage, television, film, and radio actress.
Life and career Alice Mary Cadeau was born in Burlington, Ontario, the youngest child and only daughter of a once-aspiring actress from Hamilton and a French-Canadian from Penetanguishene. Her father died when she was 6 years old. She attended Stoneleigh-Prospect Hill School for girls in Greenfield, Massachusetts; Edenhall Convent of the Sacred Heart in Philadelphia; and Havergal College in Toronto. Cadeau appeared as Elizabeth Rex at age 10 with the Hamilton Players Guild, and when 13 in Terrence Rattigan's Five Finger Exercise. She studied under Dora Mavor Moore.
A perennial stage, television, film and radio actress, she has been a mainstay with the Stratford Festival since 1997. She was in two television series, the CBC's Hangin' In and Sullivan Entertainment's Road to Avonlea. Since 1980, she has been the recipient of many nominations and awards, including a Bijou, a Genie, two Geminis, and two Dora Mavor Moore awards. These were for her work in Harvest, You've Come a Long Way, Katie, Road to Avonlea, and the stage plays Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Rose. Her work for the Stratford Festival has included the roles of Filumena, Juno Boyle, Jean Brodie, Mrs. van Damm, The Duchess of York, The Nurse and Lottie Childs.
Personal life Cadeau was married to Robin Weatherstone (d. 2018), with whom she had two sons, Christopher, and Bennet. She also had a daughter, Sara Brooke Cadeau, from a previous relationship.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1981ThresholdAnita1983VideodromeRena King1986Separate VacationsShelley the Wife2000RatsJean2005Anne: Journey to Green GablesMadame Poubelle (voice)
Television Year Title Role Notes1980HarvestElizabethTV series1980BizarreVariousTV series1980You've Come a Long Way, KatieKatieTV miniseries1980PassengersTV film1980King of KensingtonNurseEpisode: "Counter Attack"1981–1987Hangin' InKate BrownMain role1983Between FriendsLollyTV film1985Kane and AbelMaisieTV miniseries1987AdderlyGildaEpisode: "Run to Darkness"1988Street LegalAileen ProuseEpisode: "The Homecoming"1989Becky RobbEpisode: "Something in the Walls"1990Under the Umbrella TreeAunt BonnieEpisode: "Thanksgiving"1990–1996Road to AvonleaJanet KingMain role1991RupertMrs. Bear (voice)Recurring role1992Deadly MatrimonyHannah KleinTV film1992–1997X-MenDr. Moira MacTaggert and Phalanx Nexus (voice) Recurring role1996Rossini's GhostElder MartinaTV film1998Silver SurferLady Chaos (voice)Episode: "The End of Eternity: Part 2"1998Happy Christmas, Miss KingJanet KingTV film1998–2000Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the LegendAthena (voice)Recurring role2006Booky Makes Her MarkLucy Maud MontgomeryTV film2006ReGenesisJudgeEpisode: "The Wild and the Innocent"2006Why I Wore Lipstick to My MastectomyGeralyn's MomTV film2007Peep and the Big Wide WorldSpider (voice)Episode: I Spy a Spider2010Murdoch MysteriesLady MinervaEpisode: "Blood and Circuses"
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