birth_place article_title background birth_date origin name occupation
zululand , south africa ann mortifee
 solo_singer 30 november 1947 vancouver , british columbia , canada ann mortifee musician , speaker , writer
ann mortifee

ann mortifee , -lrb- born 30 november 1947 -rrb- is a canadian singer-songwriter , writer and speaker .
morifee was born in zululand , south africa .
after emigrating to canada in childhood , she spent her youth in vancouver , british columbia .
at the beginning of her musical career , she joined the cast of the original vancouver production of `` the ecstasy of rita joe '' .
in 1984 , she guest-starred on the popular children 's tv program `` sharon , lois & bram 's elephant show '' -lrb- season 1 : episode 4 - `` friendship '' -rrb- .
on the episode she sang `` just one voice '' with sharon , lois & bram .
mortifee currently lives on cortes island , british columbia .
she was married to jazz flautist paul horn until his death in 2014 .
her younger sister , jane mortifee , is also an accomplished artist who has on occasion performed on mortfiee 's albums .
