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O'Connor began acting in American television series and films in the middle of the 1980s. Her first appearance was in Police Academy 3: Back in Training in 1986. Some of her other credits are ''Stepping Out, Harriet the Spy, Billy Madison, Matrix, and The Long Kiss Goodnight''.<ref name="Gladys O'Connor" /> |
O'Connor began acting in American television series and films in the middle of the 1980s. Her first appearance was in Police Academy 3: Back in Training in 1986. Some of her other credits are ''Stepping Out, Harriet the Spy, Billy Madison, Matrix, and The Long Kiss Goodnight''.<ref name="Gladys O'Connor" /> |
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| − | She played a cranky but kind farm woman in ''Fly Away Home'' (1996). Her last role came in 1998 when she played '''Mavis''' in the TV-movie The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon.<ref name="GConnor">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640341/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title=Gladys O'Connor|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 13, 2013}}</ref> O'Connor died on |
+ | She played a cranky but kind farm woman in ''Fly Away Home'' (1996). Her last role came in 1998 when she played '''Mavis''' in the TV-movie The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon.<ref name="GConnor">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640341/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|title=Gladys O'Connor|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 13, 2013}}</ref> O'Connor died on 21 February 2012 at the age of 108.<ref name="Gladys">{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/gladys-oconnor/article4095960|title=Gladys O'Connor profile|publisher=The Globe and Mail|accessdate=November 13, 2013}}</ref> |
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| Birth: | 28 November 1903 East London, London, England, UK |
| Death: | 21 February 2012 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Age: | 108 years, 85 days |
| Country: |  UK  CAN
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Gladys O'Connor (28 November 1903 – 21 February 2012) was a British-born Canadian actress who acted professionally in movies and television series for more than 20 years.
Early life and career
Born in East London, England, she and her family moved to Canada when she was 9. Before becoming an actress, she worked as a saleswoman, accountant and bookkeeper.[1]
O'Connor began acting in American television series and films in the middle of the 1980s. Her first appearance was in Police Academy 3: Back in Training in 1986. Some of her other credits are Stepping Out, Harriet the Spy, Billy Madison, Matrix, and The Long Kiss Goodnight.[1]
She played a cranky but kind farm woman in Fly Away Home (1996). Her last role came in 1998 when she played Mavis in the TV-movie The Garbage Picking Field Goal Kicking Philadelphia Phenomenon.[2] O'Connor died on 21 February 2012 at the age of 108.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gladys O'Connor profile. Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Gladys O'Connor". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640341/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ↑ "Gladys O'Connor profile". The Globe and Mail. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/gladys-oconnor/article4095960. Retrieved November 13, 2013.