Fiona Reid, CM was born on 24 July 1951 and is a British actress.
12 Facts About Fiona Reid
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Fiona Reid is best known for her roles as Cathy on the TV series King of Kensington and as Harriet Miller in the film My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
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Fiona Reid's father was a doctor in the British Army.
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Fiona Reid studied acting at McGill University in Montreal, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1972, and at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
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Fiona Reid performed in theatres for five seasons with the Stratford Festival, and twelve seasons at the Shaw Festival, as well as theatres in Great Britain and the US Over her career her performances have garnered her two Dora Mavor Moore awards, a Jessie Award, and a Sterling Award in 2011.
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Fiona Reid's career has been marked by diverse signature roles that include Rose in The Children, Amanda, Julie, Blanche Dubois, Lady Bracknell, Martha, Mrs Lovett, Hedda Gabler and Clare, amongst many others.
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In 2016, Reid starred as Queen Elizabeth II in the Mirvish Productions presentation of The Audience at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto.
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In 2019, Fiona Reid started her run in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway.
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Fiona Reid has twice won the Dora Mavor Moore Award, in 1993 for Fallen Angels, and in 1995 for Six Degrees of Separation.
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In 2015, Fiona Reid received the Toronto Critics' Award for her performance of Sonia in Vanya, Sonia, Masha and Spike.
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Fiona Reid is the past president of the Actor's Fund of Canada, and has received an honorary doctorate from Bishop's University and is a graduate of McGill University.
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Fiona Reid met McCowan Thomas doing summer stock theatre and married him in 1977.