Linda Goranson Explained

Linda Goranson (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress.^[1]

Career

Linda Goranson is most noted for her performance in "The Spike in the Wall", a 1970 episode of the CBC Television drama anthology series The Manipulators, for which she won the Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature at the 22nd Canadian Film Awards;^[2] her performance, in which her character removed her blouse to attract her husband's attention, was also controversial as the first topless scene ever broadcast on Canadian network television.

She also appeared in the films The Trap, The Rowdyman, Too Outrageous!, The Painted Door, Confidential, The Gate, Ordinary Magic, Harrison Bergeron, Dirty Pictures, Owning Mahowny and Drifting Snow, and had recurring roles in the television series The Whiteoaks of Jalna, The Newcomers,^[3] Traders^[4] and Cardinal. She is most prominently associated with stage roles, including productions of William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure,^[5] Jane Martin's Talking With...,^[6] Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs,^[7] Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None^[8] and Joe DiPietro's Over the River and Through the Woods.^[9]

Personal life

She was married to film director Peter Carter until his death.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Notes

1966	data-sort-value="Trap, The"	The Trap	Trader's Daughter
1972	data-sort-value="Rowdyman, The"	The Rowdyman	Ruth Lowe
1972	data-sort-value="Fan's Notes, A"	A Fan's Notes	Limpid
1986	Confidential	Mrs. Jameson
1986	Lost!	Wilma
1987	data-sort-value="Gate, The"	The Gate	Terry's Mom
1989	Millennium	Hostage
1993	Ordinary Magic	Mayor's Wife
2003	Owning Mahowny	Belinda's Mother
2010	Casino Jack	President Bush's Secretary
2015	Let's Rap	Gladys
2015	Gridlocked	Nancy
2019	Samanthology	Talent Agent
2021	Drifting Snow	Myrna
2022	data-sort-value="Devil's Void, The"	The Devil's Void	Suzanne

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971, 1972	Dr. Simon Locke	Helen / Carrie	2 episodes
1972–1975	data-sort-value="Whiteoaks of Jalna, The"	The Whiteoaks of Jalna	Victoria	5 episodes
1973	Program X	Shirley	Episode: "Nightmare"
1979	An American Christmas Carol	Mrs. Doris Thatcher	Television film
1981	data-sort-value="Great Detective, The"	The Great Detective	Cathy	Episode: "A Question of Loyalties"
1983, 1985	data-sort-value="Littlest Hobo, The"	The Littlest Hobo	Mrs. Greene / Mrs. McKinley	3 episodes
1985	data-sort-value="Edison Twins, The"	The Edison Twins	Mrs. Blake	Episode: "Water Witch"
1985	ABC Weekend Special	Mrs. Settergren	Episode: "Pippi Longstocking"
1985	Night Heat	Sandra Kemp	Episode: "Poison"
1985	data-sort-value="Execution of Raymond Graham, The"	The Execution of Raymond Graham	Eileen O'Brien	Television film
1987	Hoover vs. The Kennedys	Ethel Kennedy	2 episodes
1988	Danger Bay	Fiona Todd	Episode: "Second Best"
1988	data-sort-value="Ray Bradbury Theater, The"	The Ray Bradbury Theater	Mother	Episode: "The Emissary"
1988	Glory Enough for All	Nurse Scott	Television film
1989	War of the Worlds	Connie	Episode: "Dust to Dust"
1990	E.N.G.	Mrs. Ascott	Episode: "Payment in Kind"
1991	Top Cops	Brenda	1 episode
1992	Street Legal	Dr. Grant	Episode: "The Phoenix"
1992	data-sort-value="Town Torn Apart, A"	A Town Torn Apart	Sherry Danza	Television film
1992	data-sort-value="Good Fight, The"	The Good Fight	Nurse
1993	Forever Knight	Mrs. Shore	Episode: "Fatal Mistake"
1993	Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer	Irene Spencer	Television film
1993	Rapture	Shane
1993		Connie Bell
1993	David's Mother	Saleswoman
1995	data-sort-value="Possession of Michael D., The"	The Possession of Michael D.		Helene
1995	Harrison Bergeron	Hazel Bergeron
1996	Mr. and Mrs. Loving	Mother Loving
1996	Escape Clause	Car Crash Mother
1996	Undue Influence	Elevator Passenger
1996	Traders	Gillian Cunningham	4 episodes
1997	Lies He Told	Carolyn Bay	Television film
1997	Psi Factor	Miss Maxwell	Episode: "Fire Within/Fate"
1998	Evidence of Blood	Mrs. Hunter	Television film
1998	Flood: A River's Rampage	Donna Powers
1998		Danielle Thomas	Episode: "The Gun Men"
2000	Dirty Pictures	Mary	Television film
2001		Lady Bird Johnson
2002	Pretend You Don't See Her	Mrs. Hoffman
2003		June McMullen	Episode: "The Heist"
2004	This Is Wonderland	Mrs. Keeler	Episode #1.2
2004	data-sort-value="Separate Peace, A"	A Separate Peace	Mrs. Carmichael	Television film
2004, 2007		Kathy Fuller / Dora McPhee	2 episodes
2011	Warehouse 13	Mrs. Martin	Episode: "Queen for a Day"
2013	Hemlock Grove	Magdalena	Episode: "The Price"
2014	Remedy	Cathy	Episode: "Bad Blood"
2016	Shadowhunters	Grandma	Episode: "Major Arcana"
2017	Schitt's Creek	Linda	Episode: "Sebastien Raine"
2018	Designated Survivor	Old Woman	Episode: "Run"
2018	Killer High	Mrs. Blakeslee	Television film
2019–2021	data-sort-value="Moodys, The"	The Moodys	Grandma Mary	4 episodes
2020	Transplant	Lena Joseph	Episode: "Eid"
2020	Cardinal	Adele	2 episodes

Notes and References

1. Hugh Thomson, "Nude scene equals 750 phone calls". The Globe and Mail, August 29, 1970.
2. Martin Knelman, "Goin Down the Road best movie: Film awards plagued by unscripted hilarity". The Globe and Mail, October 5, 1970.
3. Blaik Kirby, "The Irish Newcomers - no TV formula here". The Globe and Mail, January 6, 1978.
4. John Haslett Cuff, "Those crazy antics of Bay Street money hustlers". The Globe and Mail, October 17, 1996.
5. Herbert Whittaker, "Student production aims at controversial Measure". The Globe and Mail, January 26, 1970.
6. Ray Conlogue, "An uneven bit of talk". The Globe and Mail, December 15, 1983.
7. Don Sutton, "Leah Posluns' director feels affinity for playwright Neil Simon". Toronto Star, October 21, 1993.
8. Stewart Brown, "Aquarius delivers a whodunit to die for". Hamilton Spectator, October 27, 1997.
9. Frank Peebles, "Generations worth of laughter". Prince George Citizen, March 31, 2003.
10. "Trust fund formed for director's family". The Globe and Mail, June 8, 1982.