Joan Orenstein

Joan Orenstein Biography

Joan Orenstein (December 4, 1923 – October 10, 2009) was a British-born Canadian actress, primarily on stage, although she performed in other media. One of her best-known roles was in the 1997 film The Hanging Garden as the dotty old grandmother, Grace.

Acting career

Joan Travell was born in 1923 in London, and emigrated to Canada in the 1940s after World War II.

She acted across Canada but mostly acted for Halifax's Neptune Theatre. She also performed lead roles on most of the major Canadian stages, including the Centaur Theatre, the National Arts Centre, the Belfry Theatre, the Tarragon Theatre, Theatre Calgary, the Shaw Festival, the Canadian Stage and the Manitoba Theatre Centre. She also performed on television, in film, on radio and in the recording industry.

Family

She was married to Henry Orenstein, an artist and CBC production designer. They had five daughters, including actress Sarah Orenstein, a Dora Award winner, dancer Cia Tweel and designer Edie Orenstein.

Awards

Atlantic Film Festival

Atlantic Canadian Award Best Acting - Female (winner) for: The Hanging Garden (1997)
Atlantic Canadian Award Outstanding Performance by an Actress (winner) for: The Event (2003)

Genie Awards

Genie Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated) for: The Hanging Garden (1997)

Theatre work

Centaur Theatre
- Juno and the Paycock
- People Are Living There
- Stone Angel
- Road to Mecca
- Albertine
- In Five Times
- La Sagouine

National Arts Centre
- Waiting for the Parade
- Mother Courage
- Ghosts

Neptune Theatre
- Forever Yours
- Marie-Lou
- Memories of You

Canadian Stage
- Odd Jobs

Belfry Theatre
- The Magnificent Voyage of Emily Carr
- If We Are Women

Tarragon Theatre
- Mrs. Klein (with daughter Sarah Orenstein)

Theatre Calgary
- Transit of Venus

Shaw Festival
- Mrs. Warren's Profession
- Hedda Gabler

Manitoba Theatre Centre
- night, Mother

Vancouver East Cultural Centre
- Song of this Place (with daughter Sarah Orenstein)

Filmography

Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion (2003)
The Event, (2003)
Hunger Point (2003)
Baba's House (2002)
Emily of New Moon: Eye of Heaven & Storms of the Heart, 1998
Emily of New Moon: Paradise Lost & The Enchanted Doll, 1998
Emily of New Moon: The Wild Rover, The Ghost of Whyther Grange & A Child Shall Lead Them, 1998
Emily of New Moon: A Winter's Tale & The Sound of Silence, 1998
The Hanging Garden, 1997
Never Too Late, 1997

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