Background
Joan Travell was born in 1923 in London, and emigrated to Canada in the 1940s after World World War World War II
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Joan Orenstein
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One of her best-known roles was in the 1997 film The Hanging Garden as the dotty old grandmother, Grace. 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.
Centaur Theatre
Juno and the Paycock
People Are Living There
Stone Angel
Road to Mecca
Albertine in Five Times
Louisiana 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
Mistress Klein (with daughter Sarah Orenstein)
Theatre Calgary
Transit of Venus
Shaw Festival
Mistress
Warren"s Profession
Hedda Gabler
Manitoba Theatre Centre
night, Mother
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Song of this Place (with daughter Sarah Orenstein).
Achievements
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October 10, 2009 (aged 85) -
Nationality
British
Awards
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Atlantic Canadian Award Best Acting; Atlantic Canadian Award Outstanding Performance 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 Genie Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated) for: The Hanging Garden (1997)Atlantic Canadian Award Best Acting; Atlantic Canadian Award Outstanding Performance 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 Genie Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated) for: The Hanging Garden (1997)