Joy Coghill

Joy Coghill, O.C., (born 1926 in Findlater, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian actor, director, and writer.

Plays

Song of This Place

Awards

Member of the Order of Canada
Canadian Governor General's Performing Arts Award (2002)
Herbert Whittaker Critics' Association Award (1996)
Honorary degrees from SFU and UBC
Four Jessie Awards
The Province newspapers's People's Choice Award.

She and Myra Benson founded Canada's first children's theatre company, Holiday Theatre. In 1994, Joy Coghill founded Western Gold, a theatre company for older professional actors.

Coghill suffers from Alzheimers Disease. Her husband is Jack Thorne.

Sources

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia biography
CBC's The National: Joy Coghill's Story

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