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Martha Burns

Actress | Producer | Director

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Founded the "Toronto Arts for Youth" program in 1993. This program offers after-school arts classes, trips to live performances and co-operative education initiatives to young people, many of whom would not otherwise have access to these opportunities. This learning environment provides an alternative for kids who may otherwise be involved with violence, crime and drugs. See more trivia »

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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2013 After All These Years (TV movie)
Phyllis
 
2012/I The Samaritan
Gretchen
 
2012 Mad Ship
Judith
 
2011 Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays (TV series)
Jasmina Hart
– Failure (2011) … Jasmina Hart
– Sweating (2011) … Jasmina Hart
– Ridicule (2011) … Jasmina Hart
– Heights (2011) … Jasmina Hart
– Unscripted Conversation (2011) … Jasmina Hart
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2011 French Immersion
Cathy
 
2011 Republic of Doyle (TV series)
Joyce
– Something Old, Something New (2011) … Joyce
 
2010 Hot Water (video short)
Woman
 
2010 The Reception (short)
Debra
 
2009 The Foundation (TV series)
Selena Selkirk
– Springing Jett (2009) … Selena Selkirk
– The African Prince (2009) … Selena Selkirk
– The Face of Hope (2009) … Selena Selkirk
 
2009 A Wake
Sabina
 
2009 Love & Savagery
Mother Superior
 
2009 Murdoch Mysteries (TV series)
Mrs. Burgess
– Convalescence (2009) … Mrs. Burgess
 
2009 You Might as Well Live
Dr. Elizabeth
 
2008 Blindness
Woman with Insomnia
 
2008 The Trojan Horse (TV mini-series)
Mary Miller
– Part One (2008) … Mary Miller
 
2008/I Rewind (short)
Heather Beckett
 
2007 Silk
Mme. Joncour
 
2006 Screening (short)
Helen Thompson
 
2003-2006 Slings and Arrows (TV series)
Ellen Fanshaw
– The Promised End (2006) … Ellen Fanshaw
– All Blessed Secrets (2006) … Ellen Fanshaw
– Every Inch a King (2006) … Ellen Fanshaw
– That Way Madness Lies (2006) … Ellen Fanshaw
– Vex Not His Ghost (2006) … Ellen Fanshaw
See all 18 episodes »
 
2006 I Am an Apartment Building (TV short)
Mother
 
2004 The Porcelain Pussy (short)
 
2004 Siblings
Miss Bradford
 
2004 What Katy Did (TV movie)
Aunt Izzie
 
2004 The Skulls III (video)
Swim Coach
 
2003 Profoundly Normal (TV movie)
Dr. Maswell
 
2000 Hindsight (short)
Trina
 
2000 Harry's Case (TV movie)
 
1999 Murder Most Likely (TV movie)
Alice Malinson
 
1999 Emily of New Moon (TV series)
Eve Kinch
– Bridge of Dreams: Part 2 (1999) … Eve Kinch
– Under the Wishing Moon: Part 1 (1999) … Eve Kinch
 
1999 The Life Before This
Gwen Maclean
 
1997-1999 Due South (TV series)
Caroline Fraser / Nadia
– Call of the Wild: Part 2 (1999) … Caroline Fraser
– Spy vs. Spy (1997) … Nadia
 
1999 Storm of the Century (TV mini-series)
Counselor
– Episode #1.3 (1999) … Counselor
 
1999/II Justice (TV movie)
 
1998 Traces of Insanity (TV movie)
 
1998 Thanks of a Grateful Nation (TV movie)
Dr. Rosemary Dove
 
1998 Witness to Yesterday (TV series)
Amelia Earhart
– Amelia Earhart (1998) … Amelia Earhart
 
1997 Marie Curie: More Than Meets the Eye (TV movie)
Lisette Boudreau
 
1996 The Boys Next Door (TV movie)
 
1996 Traders (TV series)
Rita Hutchison
– Two Steps Forward … Rita Hutchison
 
1996 Side Effects (TV series)
Andrea Burrows
– Sex, Death and Rock 'N' Roll (1996) … Andrea Burrows
 
1995 Great Performances (TV series)
Cathleen
– Long Day's Journey Into Night (1995) … Cathleen
 
1995 Never Talk to Strangers
Maura
 
1994 Paint Cans
Melda
 
1992 Passage of the Heart
Kate Ward
 
1991 The Hidden Room (TV series)
Jane's Mother
– A Friend in Need (1991) … Jane's Mother
 
1991 E.N.G. (TV series)
Joanna Miles
– Tyger, Tyger (1991) … Joanna Miles
 
1990 The Last Best Year (TV movie)
Sally
 
1989 The Private Capital (TV movie)
 
1987 Street Legal (TV series)
Margaret
– Take My Jokes, Please (1987) … Margaret
 
1983 Backstretch (TV series)
Kelly
 
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2010 Big Moments in Little Films (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2010 The Translator (short) (producer)
 
2010 Happy Pills (short) (producer)
 
2010 Little Films About Big Moments (TV movie) (producer)
 
2010 The Day I Thought I Died (documentary short) (producer)
 
2009/I Fat Chance (short) (producer)
 
2008 How Are You? (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2010 Little Films About Big Moments (TV movie)
 
2008 How Are You? (short)
 
Show ShowWriter (2 titles)
2010 Little Films About Big Moments (TV movie)
 
2008 How Are You? (short) (written by)
 
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2003 The Republic of Love (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
2010 Making a Scene (TV movie)
Herself
 
2004 amazinGross (documentary)
Herself
 

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Personal Details

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Played The Wife in Arthur Schnitzler's "La Ronde" (Soulpepper Theatre Company, Toronto, Canada, July 25-August 25, 2001). See more »
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[Of her husband, actor Paul Gross] He's responsible for all the light bulbs in the house. Right now I'm noticing three are out in the kitchen. He must be distracted by something. See more »

Trivia:

Founded the "Toronto Arts for Youth" program in 1993. This program offers after-school arts classes, trips to live performances and co-operative education initiatives to young people, many of whom would not otherwise have access to these opportunities. This learning environment provides an alternative for kids who may otherwise be involved with violence, crime and drugs. See more »