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name: "Jackie Burroughs"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jackie-burroughs"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 February 1939"
died: "22 September 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:17.258873+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Jackie Burroughs

Actor. Born 2 February 1939 in Lancashire, England, UK. Died 22 September 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 February 1939, Lancashire, England, UK
- **Died:** 22 September 2010

## Biography

Jackie Burroughs was an English-born Canadian actress. She was born Jacqueline West Burroughs on 2 February 1939 in Southport, Lancashire, England, and moved to Canada with her family as a child. She graduated from the University of Toronto in 1962 and began her career in theatre, appearing at the Stratford Festival and other Canadian stages.

Burroughs appeared in more than 100 films and television productions. She played Vera Smith in *The Dead Zone* (1983) and was known for roles including Hetty King in the series *Road to Avonlea* (1990–1996), for which she received three Gemini Awards, and appearances in *The Grey Fox* (1982), *Anne of Green Gables* (1985) and *Heavy Metal* (1981). She also produced, directed, co-wrote and starred in *A Winter Tan* (1987).

She won three Genie Awards during her career. Burroughs was married to musician Zal Yanovsky from 1967 to 1968; they had one daughter. She died in Toronto on 22 September 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, cbc.ca.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Dead Zone* (1983), Fi1m 82, as Vera Smith — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *Smallville* (2001), Cassandra Carver
- *Deck the Halls* (2006), Mrs. Ryor
- *Heavy Metal* (1981), Katherine (voice)
- *Fever Pitch* (2005), Mrs. Warren
- *Lost and Delirious* (2001), Fay Vaughn
- *Dead Like Me* (2003), Florence
- *A Guy Thing* (2003), Aunt Budge
- *Willard* (2003), Mrs. Stiles

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