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Kate McGarrigle(1946-2010)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actress
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Kate McGarrigle was born on 6 February 1946 in Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was a composer and actress, known for The Squid and the Whale (2005), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and Before Tomorrow (2008). She was married to Loudon Wainwright III. She died on 18 January 2010 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
BornFebruary 6, 1946
DiedJanuary 18, 2010(63)
BornFebruary 6, 1946
DiedJanuary 18, 2010(63)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline in The Squid and the Whale (2005)
The Squid and the Whale
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2005
Colin Firth, Renée Zellweger, and Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
6.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Paul-Dylan Ivalu in Before Tomorrow (2008)
Before Tomorrow
6.8
  • Composer
  • 2008
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle (2012)
Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012

Credits

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Composer

  • Paul-Dylan Ivalu in Before Tomorrow (2008)
    Before Tomorrow
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 2008
  • The Return of Tommy Tricker (1994)
    The Return of Tommy Tricker
    5.5
    • original music by
    • 1994
  • Deux actrices (1993)
    Deux actrices
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1993
  • Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1988)
    Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1988
  • Home at Last (1988)
    Home at Last
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1988

Music Department

  • Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! (2007)
    Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!
    7.8
    TV Special
    • musician
    • 2007
  • Leonard Cohen in Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005)
    Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
    6.8
    • featured performer (as Kate)
    • 2005
  • Blackfly (1991)
    Blackfly
    6.5
    Short
    • music arranger
    • musician
    • 1991
  • To Be (1990)
    To Be
    7.6
    Short
    • musician
    • 1990

Actress

  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Mother Mother
    Music Video
    • Kate McGarrigle
    • 1991
  • Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz (1979)
    Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz
    7.2
    Short
    • Singer (voice)
    • 1979
  • Voir la radio
    Short
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Kate
  • Born
    • February 6, 1946
    • Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Died
    • January 18, 2010
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada(clear-cell sarcoma)
  • Spouse
    • Loudon Wainwright III? - 1977 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Martha Wainwright
  • Relatives
      Anna McGarrigle(Sibling)
  • Other works
    CD (with Anna McGarrigle): "Heartbeats Accelerating" (BSP)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 6 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Her son Rufus Wainwright wrote a song about her - "Beauty Mark".

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