Marilyn Lightstone

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{{Infobox person

| name = Marilyn Lightstone

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1940|06|28}}

| birth_place = Montreal, Quebec, Canada

| education = Baron Byng High School

| known_for = Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel
Road to Avonlea

| alma_mater = McGill University
National Theatre School

| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|writer}}

| years_active = 1965–present

}}

Marilyn Lightstone (born 28 June 1940) is a Canadian stage, film and television actress and writer.

Early life and education

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Marilyn Lightstone graduated from Baron Byng High School in 1957.{{cite web|title=Marilyn Lightstone (BBHS '57) |url=http://www.baronbynghighschool.ca/alumni/marilyn-lightstone/ |website=Baron Byng High School |access-date=2021-03-06}} She went on to attend McGill University where she received a bachelor's degree. Lightstone then attended and graduated from the National Theatre School.

Career

She starred on Canadian television as Miss Stacey in Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea. She has won two Canadian Film Awards; a Genie for Best Actress in Lies My Father Told Me and a Genie for Best Supporting Actress for In Praise of Older Women. She won an award for Best Actress at the Moscow International Film Festival for The Tin Flute.

Her stage roles include Goneril in King Lear at the Lincoln Centre in New York, Mash in Chekov's The Seagull at the Stratford Festival and Leah in The Dybbuk. In 1976, Lightstone starred in a play produced by Moses Znaimer, Miss Margarida. She performed in the lead role in the play Tamara to audiences in New York and Los Angeles, another Znaimer production.{{Cite web |last=VideoAge |title=Moses Znaimer: A New McLuhan, But With a Mission To Reinvent Television |url=https://www.videoageinternational.net/2020/03/13/hall-of-fame/moses-znaimer-a-new-mcluhan-but-with-a-mission-to-reinvent-television/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=VideoAge International |language=en-US}}

She has made several guest appearances on television series and rendered her voice for radio drama, voice-overs and commercials as well as providing voices for animated cartoons.

Lightstone is a painter and writer, and formerly the brand announcer for Canadian arts television network Bravo!. She has served as Associate Producer and Co-director of Spoken Art and has hosted Playwrights and Screenwriters.

She has written scripts for television series and a novel, Rogues and Vagabonds.{{Cite web |title=A Force of Nature: Marilyn Lightstone On Her Most Iconic Roles and Multifaceted Second Act |url=https://everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/07/a-force-of-nature-marilyn-lightstone-on-her-most-iconic-roles-and-multifaceted-second-act/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.everythingzoomer.com |language=en}} She has written a collection of songs, Miss Lightstone Sings and her interfaith song The Light Shines All Over the World has been released as a music video.

She hosts an evening program, Nocturne, on Classical 96, Moses Znaimer's classical music radio station in Toronto.{{Cite web |title=A Force of Nature: Marilyn Lightstone On Her Most Iconic Roles and Multifaceted Second Act |url=https://everythingzoomer.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/07/a-force-of-nature-marilyn-lightstone-on-her-most-iconic-roles-and-multifaceted-second-act/ |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.everythingzoomer.com |language=en}}

Personal life

Marilyn Lightstone is in a long-term relationship with Moses Znaimer, who is the current head of ZoomerMedia. They met at McGill University at the McGill Player's Club in the early 1960's.{{cite web|title= Moses Znaimer |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/moses-znaimer |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=2021-03-06}}

She has said she is still interested in acting, even on stage, but only in what she would consider "meaningful" roles. As of 2008, she has said she is currently interested in mainly painting and photography.

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1975 \|Lies My Father Told Me \|Annie Herman \|
1978 \|In Praise of Older Women \|Klari \|
1981 \|Heavy Metal \|Queen (voice) \|Segment: "Den"
1982 \|Love \|Marilyn \|Segment: "Love on Your Birthday"
1983 \|The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion) \|Rose-Anna Lacasse \|
1983 \| Spasms \|Dr. Claire Rothman \|
1983 \|{{sortname\|The\|Wild Pony}} \|Sarah Chase \|
1984 \|{{sortname\|The\|Surrogate\|The Surrogate (1984 film)}} \|Dr. Foreman \|
1986 \|Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords \|Crasher (voice) \|
1990 \|Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe \|Abraxas' Answer Box (voice) \|
1992 \|Timescape \|Madame Iovine \|
1995 \|Iron Eagle on the Attack \|Dr. Francis Gully \|
2012 \|My Titanic Uncle \|Narrator (voice) \|Short

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1975

|Lies My Father Told Me

|Annie Herman

1978

|In Praise of Older Women

|Klari

1981

|Heavy Metal

|Queen (voice)

|Segment: "Den"

1982

|Love

|Marilyn

|Segment: "Love on Your Birthday"

1983

|The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion)

|Rose-Anna Lacasse

1983

| Spasms

|Dr. Claire Rothman

1983

|{{sortname|The|Wild Pony}}

|Sarah Chase

1984

|{{sortname|The|Surrogate|The Surrogate (1984 film)}}

|Dr. Foreman

1986

|Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords

|Crasher (voice)

1990

|Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

|Abraxas' Answer Box (voice)

1992

|Timescape

|Madame Iovine

1995

|Iron Eagle on the Attack

|Dr. Francis Gully

2012

|My Titanic Uncle

|Narrator (voice)

|Short

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1966 \|L'Heure du Concert \|She \|"Toi"
1967 \|Festival \|Rosie \|"Slow Dance on the Killing Ground"
1972 \|Norman Corwin Presents \| \|"Please, No Flowers"
1973 \|Program X \| \|"The Late Man"
1976 \|Peep Show \| \|"Outcasts"
1977 \|{{sortname\|The\|New Avengers\|The New Avengers (TV series)}} \|Ranoff \|"Forward Base"
1978 \|King of Kensington \|Sharon Rockwell \|"The Old Flame"
1979 \|Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith \|Anna \|TV film
1981 \|Titans \|Nefertiti \|"Nefertiti"
1983 \|{{sortname\|The\|Littlest Hobo}} \|Dr. Fagan \|"The Loneliest Day of the Week"
1984 \|Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats \|Sonja/Grandma (voice) \|TV series
1984-85 \|Challenge of the GoBots \|Crasher; others (voice) \|TV series
1985 \|Anne of Green Gables \|Muriel Stacey \|TV miniseries
1985 \|ABC Weekend Special \|Skin Horse / Nana (voice) \|"The Velveteen Rabbit"
1985 \|{{sortname\|The\|13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo}} \|Astrid (voice) \|"Scooby in Kwackyland"
1985 \|Night Heat \|Mrs. Loris \|"Snow White"
1986 \|Blind Justice \|Dr. Lathrop \|TV film
1986 \|Cagney & Lacey \|Gerilee Thackeray \|"Exit Stage Center"
1986 \|Wildfire \|Jude (voice) \|"Secret of Sinti Magic"
1986 \|Pound Puppies \|Lady Belveshire (voice) \|"From Wags to Riches"
1986 \|Danger Bay \|Sister Sophia \|"Thursday's Child"
1986 \|Cheers \|Leeza \|"Dance, Diane, Dance"
1986-88 \|Dennis the Menace \|Martha Wilson / Alice Mitchell (voice) \|Main role
1987 \|Amen \|Prue \|"The Divorce Lawyer"
1987 \|Starman \|Lainie Fine \|"Starscape: Parts 1 & 2"
1987 \|Anne of Avonlea \|Miss Muriel Stacey \|TV miniseries
1987 \|{{sortname\|The\|Real Ghostbusters}} \|Aunt Lois (voice) \|"The Spirit of Aunt Lois"
1990-96 \|Road to Avonlea \|Muriel Stacey Pettibone \|Recurring role
1991 \|Dracula: The Series \|Mrs. Pfenning \|"Sophie, Queen of the Night"
1991 \|Wish Kid \|(voice) \|TV series
1992-93 \|Street Legal \|Sunny Bernstein \|"Persistence of Vision", "Never Say Die", "Faking It"
1993 \|E.N.G. \|Kay Lundgrigan \|"The Big Sleepover"
1994 \|Ready or Not \|Adele \|"Family Therapy"
1995 \|{{sortname\|The\|Neverending Story\|The Neverending Story (TV series)}} \|Ygramul (voice) \|"To Save Falkor"
1999 \|Psi Factor \|Dr. Jenica \|"883"
2002 \|Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control \|Alice Mitchell / Martha Wilson (voice) \|TV film
2002 \|Madeline: My Fair Madeline \|Miss Higginsbottom (voice) \|TV film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1966

|L'Heure du Concert

|She

|"Toi"

1967

|Festival

|Rosie

|"Slow Dance on the Killing Ground"

1972

|Norman Corwin Presents

|"Please, No Flowers"

1973

|Program X

|"The Late Man"

1976

|Peep Show

|"Outcasts"

1977

|{{sortname|The|New Avengers|The New Avengers (TV series)}}

|Ranoff

|"Forward Base"

1978

|King of Kensington

|Sharon Rockwell

|"The Old Flame"

1979

|Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith

|Anna

|TV film

1981

|Titans

|Nefertiti

|"Nefertiti"

1983

|{{sortname|The|Littlest Hobo}}

|Dr. Fagan

|"The Loneliest Day of the Week"

1984

|Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats

|Sonja/Grandma (voice)

|TV series

1984-85

|Challenge of the GoBots

|Crasher; others (voice)

|TV series

1985

|Anne of Green Gables

|Muriel Stacey

|TV miniseries

1985

|ABC Weekend Special

|Skin Horse / Nana (voice)

|"The Velveteen Rabbit"

1985

|{{sortname|The|13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo}}

|Astrid (voice)

|"Scooby in Kwackyland"

1985

|Night Heat

|Mrs. Loris

|"Snow White"

1986

|Blind Justice

|Dr. Lathrop

|TV film

1986

|Cagney & Lacey

|Gerilee Thackeray

|"Exit Stage Center"

1986

|Wildfire

|Jude (voice)

|"Secret of Sinti Magic"

1986

|Pound Puppies

|Lady Belveshire (voice)

|"From Wags to Riches"

1986

|Danger Bay

|Sister Sophia

|"Thursday's Child"

1986

|Cheers

|Leeza

|"Dance, Diane, Dance"

1986-88

|Dennis the Menace

|Martha Wilson / Alice Mitchell (voice)

|Main role

1987

|Amen

|Prue

|"The Divorce Lawyer"

1987

|Starman

|Lainie Fine

|"Starscape: Parts 1 & 2"

1987

|Anne of Avonlea

|Miss Muriel Stacey

|TV miniseries

1987

|{{sortname|The|Real Ghostbusters}}

|Aunt Lois (voice)

|"The Spirit of Aunt Lois"

1990-96

|Road to Avonlea

|Muriel Stacey Pettibone

|Recurring role

1991

|Dracula: The Series

|Mrs. Pfenning

|"Sophie, Queen of the Night"

1991

|Wish Kid

|(voice)

|TV series

1992-93

|Street Legal

|Sunny Bernstein

|"Persistence of Vision", "Never Say Die", "Faking It"

1993

|E.N.G.

|Kay Lundgrigan

|"The Big Sleepover"

1994

|Ready or Not

|Adele

|"Family Therapy"

1995

|{{sortname|The|Neverending Story|The Neverending Story (TV series)}}

|Ygramul (voice)

|"To Save Falkor"

1999

|Psi Factor

|Dr. Jenica

|"883"

2002

|Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control

|Alice Mitchell / Martha Wilson (voice)

|TV film

2002

|Madeline: My Fair Madeline

|Miss Higginsbottom (voice)

|TV film

Writer

Shades of Love: Little White Lies (1988)
The Littlest Hobo (1979)

Literary works

Rogues & Vagabonds

Appearances

Marilyn Lightstone attended TFcon 2013 as a guest, where she reprised her roles as Crasher and Pathfinder (called Roswell) for a voice actor play.{{Cite web |title=Gobots voice actor Marilyn Lightstone to attend TFcon 2013 |url=https://www.tfcon.ca/gobots-voice-actor-marilyn-lightstone-to-attend-tfcon-2013 |access-date=2024-08-23 |website=www.tfcon.ca}}