# Charmion King

Charmion King (July 25, 1925 – January 6, 2007) was a Canadian actress.

## Biography

Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was part of the country's burgeoning theatre and television industry in the decade of the 1950s. Fresh out of the University of Toronto's Hart House, she quickly became known for her fresh beauty and roles at the new Crest Theatre and their Straw Hat Players summer circuit in the Muskoka Lake district.
She went on to the Stratford Festival appearing in productions of The Winter's Tale, Three Sisters and Uncle Vanya, and appeared on Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of Love and Libel.
She also acted in notable television films, including Anne of Green Gables (as Josephine Barry) and Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot (as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy). She also starred in the Canadian television series Wind at My Back and House of Pride. In 1988 she appeared in the film Shadow Dancing.

## Family

She was married to actor Gordon Pinsent for 44 years. Their daughter, Leah Pinsent, is also a noted Canadian television actress.

## Death

King died, aged 81, in Toronto, reportedly from complications of emphysema.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1964 | Nobody Waved Good-bye | Mother | |
| 1966 | Affair with a Killer | | |
| 1969 | Don't Let the Angels Fall | Myrna | |
| 1977 | Who Has Seen the Wind | Mrs. Abercrombie | |
| 1988 | Shadow Dancing | Grace Meyerhoff | |
| 1998 | Last Night | Grandmother | |
| 2001 | Picture Claire | Lady on the Train | |
| 2002 | A Promise | Mum | Short |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1952 | Theatre Royal | Julie Cavendish | TV film |
| 1952 | Anne of Green Gables | Mrs. Allen | "Great Aunt Josephine" |
| 1953, 1955-1957 & 1959 - 1961 | Encounter | Rosalind Marshall/Mrs. Davenport, Mable / Mary Brock, Grace Shearing, Grace Slidell, Jean & Ruby Crawford | "Star Light, Star Bright" & "The Coming Out of Ellie Swan", "The Magic Life", "Failure to Remain", "Guest Appearance", "Some Of My Best Friends", "A Wind from the South" & "Company Party" |
| 1955 | Playbill | | "The Typewriter Murder" |
| 1956 | Folio | Gwendolyn Fairfax | "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
| 1957 | The Adventures of Tugboat Annie | Lydia | "The Romance of Horatio Bullwinkle" |
| 1957 & 1958 | On Camera | Martha Madison / Grace & Joan | "A Lesson in Psychology", "Wait for Me" & "The Beard" |
| 1959 | The Family Reunion | Mary | TV film |
| 1960 | First Person | Ethel Blanton | "Some Are So Lucky" |
| 1961 & 1962 | Playdate | Ursula Bennett, "Nightmare" & "The Eye Opener Man and the Wages of Zinn" | "Valerie" & Ellen / Laura |
| 1961 | Q for Quest | Karin Hildebrandt | "The Standard of Dying" |
| 1961 | Quest | Marion | "Sam" |
| 1961 | Festival | Mrs. Provocateur | "The Police" |
| 1962 | Festival | Queen / Aurore | "The Queen and the Rebels" & "Bousille and the Just" |
| 1963 | Playdate | Ruth Rutledge / Anne / Mrs. Wenfield | "The Man Who Cheered the Leafs", "Willow Circle", "The Fight for Martin Wheeler" |
| 1963 | The Forest Rangers | Juliette Davis | "The Deputy" |
| 1964 | A Very Close Family | Daughter | TV film |
| 1965 & 1966 | Seaway | Emily Paneau & Anna Amorest | "Nothing But a Long Goodbye" & "Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1969 | Room 222 | Dora Hughes | "The Exchange Teacher" |
| 1973 | McMillan & Wife | Ann Grey | "Death of a Monster... Birth of a Legend" |
| 1974 | House of Pride | Mary Kirby | TV series |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Great Aunt Josephine Barry | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel | Great Aunt Josephine Barry | TV miniseries |
| 1988 | Katts and Dog | Princess Rosa | "Comedy of Errors", "Princess Rosa" & "Protective Custody" |
| 1988 | The Twilight Zone | Diane Brockman | "Our Selena Is Dying" |
| 1990 | The Hitchhiker | Margaret Cabot | "Hard Rhyme" |
| 1994 | Broken Lullaby | Natalia Rostova | TV film |
| 1997 | Traders | Frankie Beal | "Family Legacy" |
| 1997 | Psi Factor | Bridget Jamieson | "The Damned" |
| 1997–2001 | Wind at My Back | Daisy Whitney | Recurring role |
| 1998 | My Own Country | Young Man's Mother | TV film |
| 1998 | Witness to Yesterday | Mary Pickford | "Mary Pickford" |
| 2000 | Twitch City | Meals Lady | "Klan Bake" |
| 2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Rose Kennedy | TV film |
| 2001 | Twice in a Lifetime | Anne | "Final Flight" |