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Colleen Dewhurst (June 3, 1924 - August 22, 1991) was a Canadian actress best known for playing Marilla Cuthbert in the various Anne of Green Gables productions from Sullivan Entertainment. Born in Montreal, Quebec, her breakthrough stage role, which made her a major success, came in 1974 after 27 years of acting, when she appeared in Eugene O'Neill's A Moon for the Misbegotten. Over the course of her 45 year career, Dewhurst won two Tony Awards, two Obies and two Gemini Awards. As well, in 1989, she won the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Hitting Home. Nominated for an Emmy Award on twelve occasions, she won four: 1988 & 1991 : "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series" for Murphy Brown 1989 : "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" for Those She Left Behind 1986 : "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special" for Between Two Women During the last years of her life, she lived on a farm in South Salem, New York with a summer home on Prince Edward Island. She was president of the Actors' Equity Association from 1985 until her 1991 death from cervical cancer. Dewhurst was married to James Vickery and to George C. Scott, and is the mother of actor Campbell Scott.

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