Lucy Warner
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Lucy Warner | |
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| Born | Lucy Howard Warner 7 June 1943 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–1970 |
Lucy Warner (born 7 June 1943) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Emily Blair on the Canadian occult-supernatural soap opera – Strange Paradise.
Biography
[edit]Lucy Warner, the daughter of American parents, attended London Central Collegiate Institute and London's Theatre School in Ontario. She started her professional acting career in 1959,[1] after she was discovered at the amateur Ontario's London Little Theatre in 1958.[2]
Warner's early television role was in a 1962 episode of Playdate, and occasional appearances in the soap drama Scarlett Hill soon followed. She also appeared in the film short Stand by for Life (1963) and starred in small roles in Seaway and Festival. In 1969, she was cast for her most-remembered character – researcher Emily Blair in supernatural series "Strange Paradise".
Shortly afterward, Lucy left both Canada and the acting profession. She later relocated with her family to the South and worked for the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.
Personal life
[edit]Lucy Warner married Nels Richard Nelson – a property developer and entrepreneur. In 2011, they retired to Delta, Colorado. Nels died on December 7, 2020.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Stand by for Life | a nursing assistant | (Short) |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Playdate | Jean Stanyer | Episode: "Two-Faced Angel" |
| 1963 | Scarlett Hill | occasional appearances | |
| 1965 | Moment of Truth | ||
| Masters in Our Own House | Solange Denis | TV film | |
| 1966 | Seaway | Gina | Episode: "Billy the Kid" |
| 1967 | Festival | Carrie | Episode: "The Paper People" |
| 1968 | Quentin Durgens, M.P. | Episode: "The Road to Chaldea" | |
| 1970 | Strange Paradise | Emily Blair | regular appearances |
| 1970 | Corwin | Jim Holindrake's lover | Episode: " Who Is the Fat Cat?" |
Stage
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | As You Like It | understudy to Frances Hyland | Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario |
| 1959 | Othello | walk-on part | Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario |
| 1960 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lady to Hippolyta | Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario |
References
[edit]- ^ Student Gets Special Invite The Sault Star, 21 February 1959
- ^ At 16 she understudies a star The Ottawa Citizen, 15 August 1959
- ^ Nels Richard Nelson Obituary
External links
[edit]- Lucy Warner at IMDb