Martha Henry
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About
American-born Canadian stage actress who was known as the First Lady of Canadian theatre. Her most notable performances included Mary Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night and Beatrice in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
Before Fame
She moved to Canada after graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, now Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh. She became a Canadian citizen in 1970.
Trivia
Only 12 days before her death, she gave her last performance in a production of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.
Family Life
She was married and divorced three times. Her second husband was actor Douglas Rain, who was the voice of HAL in the sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. They had a daughter named Emma.
Associated With
Other actresses who performed in productions of Three Tall Women included Glenda Jackson, Laurie Metcalf and Maggie Smith.
