Barbara Hamilton was a Canadian actor in film, television and theatre.

After studies at Brockville Collegiate Institute

Brockville Collegiate Institute

Brockville Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Brockville, Ontario.BCI houses approximately seven hundred students and follows the Ontario High School Curriculum. The school has consistently ranked among the best in provincial testing. The vast majority of graduates pursue...

, she attended the University of Toronto

University of Toronto

The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...

 where her early performances were featured at the Hart House Theatre

Hart House Theatre

Hart House Theatre is a 454-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario located on the campus of the University of Toronto in the Hart House Student Centre. Hart House Theatre has been the University of Toronto Performing Arts Leader Since 1919....

. She is known for roles in films and television series such as Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea

Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...

. Her theatre performances have included the Spring Thaw review.

She died as a result breast cancer in 1996. That year, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts

Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts

Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts is an arts service organization representing professional theatre, dance and opera companies in the City of Toronto. Amongst their 175 members are the Canadian Opera Company, Luminato, Factory Theatre, Mirvish Productions, and Theatre Passe Muraille...

 established the Barbara Hamilton Award to honour those who demonstrate excellence in the performing arts.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1948	A Song Is Born A Song Is Born A Song Is Born was a 1948 Technicolor musical film remake, starring Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo, of 1941 movie Ball of Fire with Gary Cooper...	Woman at Dorsey Club (uncredited)
1950	The Lady Craved Excitement The Lady Craved Excitement The Lady Craved Excitement is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Godfrey Grayson and written by John Gilling. It featured Hy Hazell, Michael Medwin and Sid James....	Chorus Girl
1950	Come Dance with Me	Kiki - Stage Girl
1952	Sunshine Sketches Sunshine Sketches (TV series) Sunshine Sketches, also known as Addison Spotlight Theatre, is a Canadian dramatic television series which aired on CBC Television from 1952 to 1953. It was the first English-language drama to be broadcast on Canadian television.-Premise:...	Poet's Wife	TV series
1952	Stopwatch and Listen Stopwatch and Listen Stopwatch and Listen is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1952.-Premise:This mockumentary series was based on a 1951 programme on CBC Radio's Trans-Canada Network. All aspects of the production were managed by producer Ross McLean...		TV series
1956	Is It a Woman's World?
1956	Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables (1956 film) Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian television film directed by Don Harron. The film was based upon the novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery....	Shop Assistant	TV movie
1957	On Camera On Camera On Camera was a Canadian dramatic anthology television series which aired on CBC Television from 1954 to 1958.-Premise:Various dramatic and comedic works were featured in On Camera, as written or adapted by Canadian writers.-Scheduling:...	Mother	Episode: "Black Cats Are Good Cats"
1959	A Dangerous Age
1960	Encounter Encounter (1960 TV series) Encounter is a Canadian talk show television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.-Premise:Nathan Cohen hosted this interview series with guests such as James Baldwin, Samuel Freedman, John Kenneth Galbraith, Stanley Kramer, Louis Kronenberger, Marshall McLuhan, Karl Shapiro and E. W. R...		Episode: "How to Make More Money Than Men"
1960	Just Mary Just Mary Just Mary is a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television in 1960.-Premise:Mary Grannan narrated stories based on her Just Mary books in this Toronto-produced series while puppets and human actors performed the storylines...		TV series
1961	One Plus One		Segment: "Baby"
1961	Razzle Dazzle Razzle Dazzle Razzle Dazzle was the title of a Canadian children's program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between 1961 and 1966....	Mother Mayonnaise	TV series
1964	The Forest Rangers The Forest Rangers The Forest Rangers was a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965. It was a co-production between CBC Television and ITC Entertainment and was Canada's first television show produced in colour...	Mrs. Aggie Apple	4 episodes
1972	The Year of the Yahoo!	Barbara
1972	Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables (1972 film) Anne of Green Gables is a made-for-television British mini-series directed by Joan Craft based upon the novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.-Cast:* Kim Braden - Anne Shirley* Christopher Blake - Gilbert Blythe...	Marilla Cuthbert	TV miniseries
1973	Delilah Delilah (TV series) Delilah is a Canadian situation comedy television series which aired on CBC Television from 1973 to 1974.-Premise:Delilah marked the CBC's first situation comedy in prime-time, having aired its previous sitcom Toby in daytime....	Aunt Peggy	TV series
1974	And That's the News, Goodnight	Various	TV series
1974	The Naked Mind		TV series
1975	Anne of Avonlea	Marilla Cuthbert	6 episodes
1978	Mathmakers Mathmakers Mathmakers was a Canadian educational children's television series produced in 1978 by the province of Ontario's public television network, TVOntario. The series starred Derek McGrath and Lyn Harvey....		TV series
1979	Lost and Found Lost and Found (1979 film) Lost and Found is a 1979 film starring George Segal and Glenda Jackson, featuring John Candy. The film is about a couple and their constant meeting and clashing with each other. In some respects, the film is almost a 'companion' film to A Touch Of Class, a 1972 movie which featured much of the...	Mrs. Bryce
1980	Archie Bunker's Place Archie Bunker's Place Archie Bunker's Place is an American sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network, conceived in 1979 as a spin-off and continuation of All in the Family. While not as popular as its predecessor, the show maintained a large enough audience to last for four seasons, until its cancellation in 1983...	Woman #2	Episode: "The Wildcat Strike"
1981	B.C.: A Special Christmas	Fat Broad (voice)	TV movie
1981	Sanford Sanford (TV series) Sanford is an American situation comedy, which was the revival of the 1972–1977 sitcom Sanford and Son.-Background:In 1977, after six seasons of Sanford and Son, Redd Foxx decided to leave the NBC show to star in a variety show for ABC. His new show, The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour, was cancelled...	Old Woman Juror	Episode: "Jury Duty"
1983	Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! Gimme a Break! is an American sitcom which aired on NBC from October 29, 1981, until May 12, 1987. The series stars Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief and his three daughters.-Premise:...	Lady Customer	Episode: "Nell and the Kid"
1984	Today's Special Today's Special Today's Special is a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from 1982 to 1987. It also ran on Nickelodeon and the Faith and Values Channel as well as many PBS stations throughout the United States. It was set in a department store, based on the flagship...	Dr. Bennett	Episode: "Hospitals"
1985	Today's Special Today's Special Today's Special is a Canadian children's television show produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario from 1982 to 1987. It also ran on Nickelodeon and the Faith and Values Channel as well as many PBS stations throughout the United States. It was set in a department store, based on the flagship...	Dr. Bennett	Episode: "Muffy"
1985	Check It Out	Mrs. Cobb	TV series
1985	Night Heat Night Heat Night Heat is a Canadian police drama series, which aired on CTV from 1985 to 1991. The show also aired on CBS in the United States from 1987 to 1993 and was the first Canadian-produced drama series to air on an American network...	Irma Deutch	Episode: "Secrets"
1986	Seeing Things	Mrs. Coitart	Episode: "Snow Blind" Episode: "That Hang Dog Look"
1987	Diamonds Diamonds (TV series) Diamonds is a Canadian television series, which aired from 1987 to 1989. The show starred Nicholas Campbell as Mike Devitt and Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne, a divorced couple who continued to work together as private investigators...		Episode: "Here Comes the Bride"
1988	Diamonds Diamonds (TV series) Diamonds is a Canadian television series, which aired from 1987 to 1989. The show starred Nicholas Campbell as Mike Devitt and Peggy Smithhart as Christina Towne, a divorced couple who continued to work together as private investigators...		Episode: "Where There's a Will"
1988	Sharon, Lois & Bram's Elephant Show	The Curio Shoppe Owner	Episode: "Curio Shoppe"
1988	Hot Paint		TV movie
1988	C.O.P.S. C.O.P.S. C.O.P.S. is an American animated television series released by DIC Entertainment and Celebrity Home Entertainment...	Additional Voices	Episode: "The Case of the Stuck-Up Blimp"
1989	Glory! Glory!	Selma	TV movie
1989	Babar Babar (TV series) Babar is an animated television series produced in Canada by Nelvana Limited and The Clifford Ross Company. It premiered in 1989 on CBC and HBO, subsequently was rerun on HBO Family and Qubo. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international...	Additional Voices	13 episodes
1989	Street Legal Street Legal (TV series) Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...	Dr. Bernstein	Episode: "Confession"
1989	Shining Time Station Shining Time Station Shining Time Station is an American children's television series co-created by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York for New York City PBS Station WNET, and was filmed first in New York and then in Toronto...	Ginny Johnson	8 episodes
1990	Clarence	Mrs. Duckworth	TV movie
1990–1991	E.N.G. E.N.G. E.N.G. is a Canadian television drama, following the staff of a fictional Toronto television news station . The show aired on CTV from 1988 to 1994...	Christy Callwood	4 episodes
1991	Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop Katts and Dog Katts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France...	Mrs. Baker	Episode: "Abused Child"
1992	Change of Heart	Aunt Bea
1992–1996	Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea Road to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...	Eulalie Bugle	23 episodes
1994	The Mighty Jungle The Mighty Jungle The Mighty Jungle is a puppet series for preschoolers in which the narrative of the story is largely crafted by a group of preschoolers who appear in live-action segments interspersed between puppet-acted scenes. It is co-produced by Halifax Film and Decode Entertainment, both DHX Media Companies;...	Rose Hufnagel	Episode: "Hairy Proposal"
1994	Car 54, Where Are You? Car 54, Where Are You? (film) Car 54, Where Are You? is a 1994 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman and stars David Johansen and John C. McGinley. It is based on the television series of the same name starring Joe E...	Mrs. Muldoon
1996	Bogus Bogus (film) Bogus is a 1996 American fantasy film directed by Norman Jewison, written by Alvin Sargent, and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu, and Haley Joel Osment. It features magic tricks with magician Whit Haydn as consultant. It did poorly at the box office and Goldberg was nominated for a Razzie...	Mrs. Partridge

External links

• Barbara Hamilton at Brockville Collegiate Institute, Hall of Excellence
• Barbara Hamilton at Northern Stars