---
name: "Lynne Griffin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lynne-griffin"
fi1m_id: "lynne-griffin"
imdb_id: "nm0341289"
tmdb_id: 34917
wikidata_id: "Q3269585"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 September 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 59
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T21:34:51.917915+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."
---

# Lynne Griffin

## Identity

Lynne Griffin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lynne-griffin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lynne-griffin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0341289
- **TMDB ID:** 34917
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3269585
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Griffin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3269585, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34917

Actor. Born 17 September 1952 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 September 1952, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** Лінн Гріффін
- **Average Fi1m score:** 59, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 59 to 61 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Horror 2, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $83m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Griffin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3269585, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341289/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/34917

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Priscilla*](https://film.one/film/priscilla.md) (74)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Lynne Griffin is a Canadian actress born on 17 September 1952 in Toronto, Ontario. She began her career in Canadian television in the early 1970s before moving into stage work, including appearances at the Stratford Festival.

Griffin is known for roles in the horror films *Black Christmas* (1974) as Clare Harrison and *Curtains* (1983) as Patti O'Connor, as well as the comedy *Strange Brew* (1983). Later credits include *Dream House* (2011), *Fahrenheit 451* (2018), *Priscilla* (2023) as Grandma 'Dodger', and *Thanksgiving* (2023) as Grandma. She has also appeared in television series such as *The Boys*, *The Umbrella Academy*, *Ginny & Georgia*, and had a recurring role in *Wind at My Back* (1996–2001).

She is married to actor Sean Sullivan. Her mother, Kay Griffin, was also an actress.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ice Cream Man* (2026), Fi1m 34, as Old Lady — [page](https://film.one/film/ice-cream-man.md)
- *Priscilla* (2023), Fi1m 74, as Grandma 'Dodger' — [page](https://film.one/film/priscilla.md)
- *Thanksgiving* (2023), Fi1m 70, as Grandma — [page](https://film.one/film/thanksgiving.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ice Cream Man* (2026), as Old Lady — Fi1m 34, [page](https://film.one/film/ice-cream-man.md)
- *God of Frogs* (2026), as Juliet
- *IT: Welcome to Derry* (2025), series, as Mrs. Cavanaugh
- *Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy* (2025), series, as Gladys
- *The Killgrin* (2025), as Amy
- *Seven Veils* (2025), as Margot
- *Game of Death: The Six Doors to Hell* (2024), as Patti Harrison
- *Thanksgiving* (2023), as Grandma — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thanksgiving.md)
- *Priscilla* (2023), as Grandma 'Dodger' — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/priscilla.md)
- *Ghosts of Christmas Past* (2021), as Rhonda
- *It Takes a Christmas Village* (2021), as Gran
- *Spidermama* (2021), as Spidermama
- *Ginny & Georgia* (2021), series, as English Teacher
- *Mourn* (2020), as Amy
- *Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story* (2019), as Grandma
- *The Boys* (2019), series, as Lois — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-boys.md)
- *Samanthology* (2019), as Shirley
- *The Umbrella Academy* (2019), series, as Dottie
- *Fahrenheit 451* (2018), as Old Woman / Grapes of Wrath
- *Frankie Drake Mysteries* (2017), series, as Mrs. Burns-Higgins
- *Flint* (2017), Actor
- *Kim's Convenience* (2016), series, as Chatty Customer
- *88* (2015), as Hattie
- *The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains* (2014), Actor
- *Remedy* (2014), series, as Helga Knorpf
- *Fir Crazy* (2013), as Betty
- *Dream House* (2011), as Sadie
- *Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays* (2011), series, as Mrs. Bronfman
- *Lost Girl* (2010), series, as Halima
- *When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story* (2010), as Annie Smith
- *Warehouse 13* (2009), series, as Dr. Nina Golden
- *Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning* (2008), as Ruth Bridgewater
- *She Drives Me Crazy* (2007), as Mabel
- *Santa Baby* (2006), as Mrs. Claus
- *One Way* (2006), Actor
- *Felicity: An American Girl Adventure* (2005), as Lady Templeton
- *ReGenesis* (2004), series, as Francis
- *Bugs* (2003), as Médecin légiste
- *Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye* (2002), series, as Beatrice Larkin
- *Puppets Who Kill* (2002), series, as Woman #1
- *Jewel* (2001), as Nancy Tindle
- *Harlan County War* (2000), as Mrs. Yarborough
- *A Touch of Hope* (1999), as Nurse Beatrice
- *Storm of the Century* (1999), series, as Jane Kingsbury
- *Earth: Final Conflict* (1997), series, as Louise Jacobi
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), series, as Janice Bowman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Noddy's Toyland Adventures* (1992), series, as Miss Pink Cat / Martha Monkey (voice)
- *True Identity* (1991), as Emilia
- *War of the Worlds* (1988), series, as Amanda Burke
- *Hitting Home* (1988), as Karen Hughes
- *I'll Take Manhattan* (1987), series, as Candice Alexander
- *The Heavenly Kid* (1985), as Waitress
- *The Comedy Factory* (1985), series, as Vicki Atkin, Melba
- *Strange Brew* (1983), as Pam Elsinore
- *Curtains* (1983), as Patti O'Connor
- *The Taming of the Shrew* (1982), as Bianca
- *The Amateur* (1981), as Sarah
- *Mr. Patman* (1981), as Monica
- *Black Christmas* (1974), as Clare
- *The Slaughter Brothers Dime Circus*, Actor

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