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name: "Shirley Douglas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shirley-douglas"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "2 April 1934"
died: "5 April 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T13:10:14.934580+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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# Shirley Douglas

Actor. Born 2 April 1934 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. Died 5 April 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 2 April 1934, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
- **Died:** 5 April 2020

## Biography

Shirley Douglas was a Canadian actress. She was born Shirley Jean Douglas on 2 April 1934 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, and died on 5 April 2020 in Toronto, Ontario.

Douglas trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and began her career in British theatre and television before returning to Canada. Her film roles included Mrs. Starch in *Lolita* (1962) and Laura in *Dead Ringers* (1988). On television she played May Bailey in the series *Wind at My Back* (1996–2001) and appeared in *Degrassi: The Next Generation* and other productions. She was the daughter of politician Tommy Douglas and the mother of actor Kiefer Sutherland.

Douglas was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2003 for her contributions to the performing arts. She received a Gemini Award for her performance in the television film *Shadow Lake* (1999).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dead Ringers* (1988), Fi1m 87, as Laura — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-ringers.md)

## Also known for

- *Lolita* (1962), Mrs. Starch
- *Franklin* (1997), Narrator (voice)
- *Degrassi* (2001), Professor Dunwoody
- *The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1985), Monica Logan
- *Corner Gas* (2004), Shirley Douglas
- *Barney's Great Adventure* (1998), Grandma
- *The Christmas Shoes* (2002), Ellen Layton
- *Road to Avonlea* (1990)

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