Kay Tremblay (13 March 1914 – 9 August 2005) was a Canadian film actress, also appearing on television and theatre. She was best known for her Gemini Award-winning role of Great Aunt Eliza on Road to Avonlea.
Biography Born in Scotland, she began her career with the George Balanchine Ballet"Kay Tremblay, Thespian 1915-2005" by Catherine Cullen, The Globe and Mail (12 Sept, 2005) Retrieved from "She never looked down" by Alan Hustak, The Gazette (18 Sept, 2005) [Final Edition] Retrieved from at Theatre Royal in London. Tremblay arrived in Canada after her marriage and began her Canadian artistic career in 1954. Kay Tremblay lived in a thatched cottage at 46a high street, Flore, Northants, UK, from the 1960s. She named the property "The Farthings" as she said this was all she had left after she purchased it.
Career Her Canadian career was mainly in television, but she worked briefly at the Stratford Festival from 1989 to 1990. She won a Gemini Award in 1997 for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series in Road to Avonlea,"Due South wins best drama Gemini" at playbackonline.ca and a Gemini nomination in 1989 for Best Guest Performance in a Series by an Actor or Actress in Night Heat."This year's TV Gemini nominations" by Larry Weinstein, Toronto Star (26 Oct, 1989) Retrieved from
Death Tremblay died on 9 August 2005 at the age of 91."Jennings, Smokey Smith among those lost in 2005" at www.theglobeandmail.com
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1964Phoebe1970Flesh FeastWoman in park1977 The Phoenix and the CarpetAmeliaEpisode: "The Hole in the Carpet"1979Thomas and SarahMrs. DerwentEpisode: "Made in Heaven"1980Oh! Heavenly DogLady Hermione1985 The Cuckoo BirdCustomerTV movie1985 The BeachcombersAunt MaryEpisode: "You Won't Miss It"1985–1988Night HeatVarious6 episodes1986 The Marriage BedTV movie1986Hot ShotsRoseEpisode: "The Family Jules"1987Friday the 13thAmandaEpisode: "Root of All Evil"1987Street LegalMrs. GrecoEpisode: "Even Lawyers Sing the Blues"1988DiamondsEpisode: "When the Wind Blows"1988Shadow DancingSophie Beaumont1989RenegadesOld Woman1990Friday the 13thMrs. CromwellEpisode: "Repetition"1990E.N.G.Old WomanEpisode: "Striking Out"1990Rin Tin Tin: K-9 CopEpisode: "Over the Hill Gang"1990Dog HouseIris SlackTV series1990 The HitchhikerEpisode: "New Dawn"1990 The Admiral and the PrincessRenee (voice)TV movie1990–1996Road to AvonleaEliza Ward22 episodes1991Sam & MeMrs. Rohrlich1991Love & MurderReceptioinist1992 The ShowerPearl1993–1995X-MenAnnalee, Cindy (voice) Episodes: "Captive Hearts", "One Man's Worth", "Have Yourself a Morlock Little X-Mas"1995 The NeverEnding StoryMrs. Large Head (voice)Episode: "To Save Falkor"1995Falling for YouMrs. StringerTV movie"Cbs Tuesday Movie Falling for You " by Tony Scott at variety.com1995National Lampoon's Senior TripMrs. Winston1995TekWarMrs. HastingsEpisode: "Cyberhunt"1995Side EffectsLady with DogEpisode: "Paying the Price"1995Remember MePhoebe SpragueTV movie1996TradersLinda McGregorEpisode: "Chaos Theory"1996Are You Afraid of the Dark?MarjorieEpisode: "The Tale of the Jagged Sign"1996First DegreeEstelle SarnerVideo1996Lulu1997GoosebumpsMimiEpisode: "An Old Story"1997Wind at My BackJessie BuchananEpisode: "A Meeting of the Clan"Episode: "Smiling Through"1998Moonlight Becomes YouTV movie1998 The Real Howard SpitzTheodora WinkleThe Real Howard Spitz review by Derek Elley at variety.com1998Happy Christmas, Miss KingEliza WardTV movie1999Storm of the CenturyFalse MotherTV miniseries2000Relic HunterOlder WomanEpisode: "Afterlife and Death"2000Santa Who?Elderly WomanTV movie2001Who Is Cletis Tout?Old Mrs. Stanton
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CBC Arts: Aunt Eliza of 'Road to Avonlea' dies at 91 Kay Tremblay