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Domini Blythe (August 28, 1947 – December 15, 2010) was a British-born Canadian actress.[1] Her numerous stage, film and television credits included Search for Tomorrow, External Affairs, The Wars, Savage Messiah, Montreal Stories and Mount Royal.
Domini Blythe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Domini Miranda Blythe August 28, 1947 |
| Died | December 15, 2010 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1969–2010 |
| Partner | Jean Beaudin |
Blythe was born in Upton-by-Chester. She graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.[1]
She worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company and made her stage debut in London's West End in 1970 in Oh, Calcutta! She appeared as Anna Müller in the Hammer film Vampire Circus in 1972 before moving to Canada the same year, eventually settling in Stratford, Ontario.[2] She went on to perform in many leading roles at the Stratford Festival and the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Some sources identified film writer-director Jean Beaudin as her husband. The Independent reported that he was "her partner of more than 20 years".[3] Blythe died of cancer in Montreal on December 15, 2010, at the age of 63.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Vampire Circus | Anna | |
| 1973 | A Story of Tutankhamun | Christine | |
| 1975 | The Heatwave Lasted Four Days | Gabriella | |
| 1983 | The Wars | Lady Barbara d'Orsey | |
| 1991 | Montreal Stories | Vielle dame | |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Actress in Mirror | |
| 1995 | Voices | Lady Virginia Milford | |
| 1997 | Afterglow | Helene Pelletier | |
| 1998 | When I Will Be Gone (L'Âge de braise) | Rachel | |
| 1999 | External Affairs | Sylvia Riordan | |
| 2002 | Savage Messiah (Moïse, l’affaire Roch Thériault) | Gayle | |
| 2007 | Emotional Arithmetic | Jane Radley | |
| 2008 | Affinity | Mother Prior | |
| 2009 | The Trotsky | Mrs. Davis |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Boy Meets Girl | Candida | Episode: "A Name in the Lights" |
| 1972 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Venice | Episode: "Hands" |
| 1985, 1986 | Search for Tomorrow | Estelle Kendall | 2 episodes |
| 1987, 1989 | Street Legal | Elsbeth McTague / Lily Marcheson | |
| 1988 | Mount Royal | Katherine Valeur | 16 episodes |
| 1988 | Formula I | Jennifer Moore | 8 episodes |
| 1991 | Urban Angel | Margaret Cogswell | Episode: "Fire & Ice" |
| 1993 | Road to Avonlea | Mrs. Campbell | Episode: "Heirs and Graces" |
| 1994 | Scoop III | Allison Carlisle | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | Million Dollar Babies | Nurse Lena de Keyzer | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Vanished | Marielle's Mother | Television film |
| 1995 | Les grands procès | Mary Lindsay | Episode: "L'affaire Coffin" |
| 1998 | More Tales of the City | Helena Parrish | 3 episodes |
| 2000 | Deadly Appearances | Eve Boychuk | Television film |
| 2010 | Ties That Bind | Judge Evelyn Rowe |
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