Clare Coulter

Clare Coulter (born 1942) is a Canadian actress.^[1] Although she has appeared in film, television and stage roles, she is most highly regarded for her stage work.^[2]

Career

Coulter's noted stage roles have included Eleanor in the original production of George F. Walker's Love and Anger,^[3] the first English-language production of Michel Tremblay's Albertine in Five Times,^[4] and a 2013 Harbourfront Centre production of King Lear in which she became one of relatively few women to have portrayed the title role.^[5]

She also appeared in the films The Wars, When Night Is Falling, The Five Senses, Saint Monica, Away from Her and We Are Gold (Nous sommes Gold), and in the television series The Newsroom, The Worst Witch, This Is Wonderland and Living in Your Car.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Coulter has received numerous accolades and praise for her acting work, especially in theatre where she earned international recognition for her role as King Lear, one of the few women to ever play the role.

References

1. ^ "Coulter, Clare". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia, March 5, 2013.
2. ^ "Clare Coulter's talents go a long way; Veteran Player ages two decades for her role in 4000 Miles at the Centaur". Montreal Gazette, March 22, 2014.
3. ^ "Love And Anger simply stunning". Toronto Star, October 12, 1989.
4. ^ "Poem-like Albertine is soporific in execution". The Globe and Mail, April 10, 1985.
5. ^ "King Lear, brought to her knees". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2013.

External links

• Clare Coulter at IMDb