Background
Daphne Kate Reid was born in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents, Helen Isabel (née Moore) and Walter Clarke Reid, who was a former Bengal Lancer in the Indian army and a retired colonel.
Daphne Kate Reid was born in London, England, the daughter of Canadian parents, Helen Isabel (née Moore) and Walter Clarke Reid, who was a former Bengal Lancer in the Indian army and a retired colonel.
Educated, Havergal College educated, Toronto Conservatory Music educated, U. Toronto awarded Doctor of Philosophy. Doctor of Literature (honorary), York University, 1970.
She had a long and varied career on film, television and stage in both Canada and the United States. Her stage roles included Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, Katharina in The Taming of the Shrew, Henny in Bosoms and Neglect, and Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. She played the scheming/domineering mother of Natalie Wood in 1966's This Property is Condemned, although she was only seven years older than the actress.
Reid's other film credits include The Best Damn Fiddler from Calabogie to Kaladar (1968), Pigeons (1971), The Andromeda Strain (1971), A Delicate Balance (1973), Shoot (1976), Equus (1977), Plague (1979), Ship (1980), Double Negative (1980), Atlantic City (1980), Circle of Two (1981), Highpoint (1982), The Blood of Others (1984), Heaven Help Us (1985), of a Salesman (1985), Fire with Fire (1986), Sweet Hearts Dance (1988), Signs of Life (1989) and Deceived (1991). Honours/ Kate Reid died of brain cancer in Stratford, Ontario, aged 62, in 1993. "Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.".
Quotations: "Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.".
Married Austin Willis, July 13, 1953 (divorced 1962). Children: Reid, Robin.