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Joy Coghill(1926-2017)

  • Actress
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Joy Coghill in The X-Files (1993)
After receiving a ball of yarn at her grandmother’s deathbed, Mia diligently begins to knit a weave that will eventually reunite the two.
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Joy Coghill was born on 13 May 1926 in Findlater, Saskatchewan, Canada. She was an actress, known for Double Jeopardy (1999), Shivers (1975) and Stargate SG-1 (1997). She was married to John Thorne. She died on 20 January 2017 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
BornMay 13, 1926
DiedJanuary 20, 2017(90)
BornMay 13, 1926
DiedJanuary 20, 2017(90)
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Known for

Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
Double Jeopardy
6.6
  • Neighbor In Garden
  • 1999
Shivers (1975)
Shivers
6.3
  • Mona Wheatley
  • 1975
Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)
Stargate SG-1
8.4
TV Series
  • Saroosh
  • Selmak
The Beachcombers (1972)
The Beachcombers
7.2
TV Series
  • Gertie

Credits

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Actress

  • Red Serge
    • Ruby Burris
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Amma
    Short
    • Grandmother
    • 2008
  • Regarding Sarah (2006)
    Regarding Sarah
    7.0
    Short
    • Elderly Friend
    • 2006
  • Kari Matchett in Betrayed (2003)
    Betrayed
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Mabel Stewart
    • 2003
  • Da Vinci's Inquest (1998)
    Da Vinci's Inquest
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Portia Da Vinci
    • 1998–2003
  • Living with the Dead (2002)
    Living with the Dead
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Mrs. Ziff
    • 2002
  • The Christmas Secret (2000)
    The Christmas Secret
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Old Woman
    • 2000
  • Richard Bull and Barbara Collentine in A Day in a Life (2000)
    A Day in a Life
    6.4
    • Dorthy
    • 2000
  • Ted Atherton, Yannick Bisson, and Sarah Chalke in Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998)
    Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Violet Hutchison
    • 1999
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd in Double Jeopardy (1999)
    Double Jeopardy
    6.6
    • Neighbor In Garden
    • 1999
  • The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1998)
    The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Laura Stansbury
    • 1998
  • Richard Dean Anderson, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, and Amanda Tapping in Stargate SG-1 (1997)
    Stargate SG-1
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Saroosh
    • Selmak
    • 1998
  • The Outer Limits (1995)
    The Outer Limits
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Jean
    • 1998
  • The Sleep Room (1998)
    The Sleep Room
    6.7
    • Mrs. Olson
    • 1998
  • Silence
    6.9
    • 1997
  • Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996)
    Poltergeist: The Legacy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Elizabeth Baker
    • Mrs. Blake
    • 1996–1997

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Personal details

  • Born
    • May 13, 1926
    • Findlater, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Died
    • January 20, 2017
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • John Thorne1955 - January 19, 2013 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    CBC Radio Drama: Sussex Drive as Anna Alexandra Coleridge

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    Received a Canadian Governor General's Performing Arts Award in November 2002.

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