Shirley Douglas Death
Shirley passed away on April 5, 2020 at the age of 86 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Shirley's cause of death was complications from pneumonia.
When did Shirley Douglas die?
April 5, 2020How did Shirley Douglas die? What was the cause of death?
Complications from pneumoniaHow old was Shirley Douglas when died?
86Where did Shirley Douglas die? What was the location of death?
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Shirley Douglas Birthday and Date of Death
Shirley Douglas was born on April 2, 1934 and died on April 5, 2020. Shirley was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 2, 1934
Date of Death: April 5, 2020
Age at Death: 86
Is Shirley Douglas's father, Tommy Douglas, dead or alive?
Shirley Douglas's father, Tommy Douglas, died on February 24, 1986 as he was 81 years old.
Is Shirley Douglas's mother, Irma May Dempsey, dead or alive?
Irma May Dempsey's information is not available now.
Shirley Douglas - Biography
Shirley Jean Douglas, OC is a Canadian television, film and stage actress and activist. Her acting career combined with her family name has made her recognizable in Canadian film, television and national politics.
Douglas's acting career began in 1950 with a role in the Regina Little Theatre entry at the Dominion Drama Festival, where she won the best actress award. In 1952 Shirley graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and stayed in England for several years, performing for theatre and television, before returning to Canada in 1957. She is not to be confused with the child actress who appeared in Gone with the Wind, the Wizard of Oz, and Show Boat.
She continues to act; and her career since then has encompassed several memorable roles on stages in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. She has portrayed prominent feminist Nellie McClung, family matriarch and business woman May Bailey in the television series Wind at My Back, Hagar Shipley in Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel, and even characters in popular science fiction series like The Silver Surfer and Flash Gordon. In 1997, Douglas appeared on stage with her son Kiefer Sutherland at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and at the National Arts Centre in The Glass Menagerie. In 2000, she performed on stage in The Vagina Monologues. In 2006, she portrayed former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright in the ABC mini-series The Path to 9/11.
She is the mother of three children: Thomas Emil Sicks from her marriage to Canadian prairie brewery heir Timothy Emil Sicks and twins Rachel Sutherland and Kiefer Sutherland from her second marriage to Canadian actor Donald Sutherland (1966–70).
