Jayne Eastwood
Acting
Biography
Jayne Eastwood is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in the comedy film Finders Keepers (1984), Mrs. Hammond in Anne of Green Gables (1986), Judy the Waitress in The Santa Clause (1994), Mrs. White in My Big Fat Greek Wedding trilogy, Mrs. Borusewicz in Chicago (2002), Lucy Decker in Welcome to Mooseport (2004), and Miss Wimsey in Hairspray (2007). Her credits also include countless television appearances and voice over work.
Born: December 17, 1946
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Noah's Magic Ark
Children and parents alike will love this captivating and charming version of the story of Noah's ark and the great flood, uniquely told from the animals' point of view. Vincent, a friendly young koala, tells others about his portentous dream that a dangerous flood is coming. When they only laugh at him in response, we see that in the animal kingdom there is much of the same cruelty and thoughtlessness that plagues humankind. But when Vincent finds Noah building his ark, he discovers new proof that his dream may come true!
Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective
A former child detective, now a listless millennial, must solve a new murder and the even bigger mystery of how to get her own life together.
For Better or for Worse
The animated misadventures of Lynn Johnston's acclaimed comic strip family. In 2000, Funbag Animation, based in Ottawa, created an animated "For Better or for Worse" series for Teletoon, which aired from November 5, 2000, to December 16, 2001. The show, introduced by Lynn Johnston, explored three storylines from different periods of the comic strip: the mid-1980s, early 1990s, and late 1990s.
Widows
The widows of three men killed while trying to steal a famous painting, join forces to find their husband's killers and finish off the job of stealing the painting.
This Is Wonderland
Alice De Raey is a newly minted attorney who joins the chaotic world of criminal justice in Toronto. She's exposed to the seamier side of life, the backroom deals that make the system work accompanied by the usual eccentric characters.
Overlord and the Underwoods
A typical North American family's lives change drastically when a distant relative moves in from another galaxy - Overlord, the 2nd-most wanted villain in the universe.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Peep and the Big Wide World
Peep is a newly hatched chicken who goes on daily adventures with his friends Chirp the robin and Quack the duck. The pals live a large urban park they call "the big wide world" and is the setting for all their lessons. Peep learns specific science concepts on his travels, while the series also incorporates real kids playing and experimenting in their own big wide worlds.
Freaky Stories
Freaky Stories is a Canadian television series, which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille in French. It is an animated show about urban legends hosted by two animatronic puppets, Larry de Bug, a cockroach, and his gooey sidekick, Maurice the maggot in Ted's Diner - a 1940's era diner setting staffed by Rosie the waitress. The series, described as "a Twilight Zone for kids", centers on the kind of myths and legends that are told as scary campfire or bedtime stories. Every episode always starts with and finishes with the phrase: "This is a true story, and it happened to a friend of a friend of mine." and by the words of Larry, "Just because they never happened, doesn't mean they ain't true." Animation styles and musical scoring varied within each half-hour episode, incorporating 20 different looks in the first season alone. The short stories and changing styles were specifically designed to keep viewers' attention span.
Twitch City
Twitch City is a surreal sitcom set in the Toronto, Ontario neighbourhood of Kensington Market, and follows Curtis, a television addict who refuses to leave his apartment, and his friends and roommates Nathan and Hope. In the series' first episode, Nathan is sent to prison for killing a homeless man with a can of cat food, leaving Curtis and Hope to find a replacement roommate to help with the rent.
Filmography
as Doris Diner Waitress
as Mrs. Murray
as Gladys
as Maybel
as Lucy
as Mrs. White
as Helen (voice)
as Wilma Galway
as Florence
as Irene
as June
as Lily Channing
as Jeanne
as Grandma (uncredited)
as Nana Kirkland
as Irene Cole
as Gram
as Connie
as Val
as Ruthie (Nursing Home)
as Ms. Eastwood
as Ian's Mom (voice)
as Rhonda
as Lady
as Gram Jean
as Eileen
as Granny King
as Sherri
as Luella
as Mrs. Davis
as Betty
as Animal Rescue Woman
as Vivian
as Mrs. Davis
as Mrs. White
as Mrs. Claus
as Brenda
as Mrs. Rositani
as Grace O'Malley
as Hotel Receptionist
as Theresa
as Nona Walker
as Edna
as Margine Frumkin
as Sara Croft
as Betty
as Momma (voice)
as (voice)
as Nana Gert
as Velma
as Gloria Verrano
as Gloria
as Ms. Elson
as Charlotte
as Lana
as Mayor Hopp
as Mrs. Hammond
as Grandma
as Mable Crabtree
as Lucille Jiminez
as 70's Girl (uncredited)
as Mrs. Crabtree
as Mrs Norseng
as (voice)
as Miss Wimsey
as Ms. Mush (voice)
as Kathleen Fitzgerald
as Wanda Grandy
as Sarah
as Garage Sale Lady
as Ellen Freeman
as Carol Gilbert
as Hillary (voice)
as Miss Mush (voice)
as Estella
as Thelma
as Sheila
as Marge Schott
as Dee
as Rabbit (voice)
as Norma
as Lucy Decker
as Ronnie Sacks
as Mrs. Karen Kersplatski (voice)
as Mrs. Toussaint
as Mrs. Gilbert
as Mrs. Borusewicz
as Janice
as Audrey
as Mrs. White
as Nurse Doris
as Judge Shales
as Beth Mirasty
as Connie
as Mrs. Dingle
as Margie
as Emma Price
as Dolores Koontz
as Police Chief Roux
as Mrs. Marsden
as Aunt Agatha
as Nathan's Mother
as Rosie
as Aunt Iris
as Margie
as Mrs. Miller
as (voice)
as Mrs. Rockchewer (voice)
as Woman in Line
as Ms. Newbound
as Waitress
as Marge
as Pearl
as Heady Taylor
as Hidie Muckle
as Nurse
as Evelyn Slaven
as Joan Talmage
as Mrs. Brockel
as Grace
as Rita the bag lady
as Louise
as Mrs. Prentice
as Lucille
as Diabolica the Bad Witch
as Blanche
as Betty Vannort
as Joni
as Annabelle Porter
as Jean Bollinger
as Mother Superior (segment "I'll Die Loving")
as Wallace's Wife
as Mrs. Smith
as Mrs. Hammond
as Birthday Bear (voice)
as Mrs. Marjorie Braling
as Mrs. Cherrywood (voice)
as Anne-Marie Biddlecoff
as Woman Caller
as Sheila
as Girl in Bar
as Alicia Brady
as Helen
as Leslie
as Isabella
as Casting Agent
as Betty
as Sarah