Georgie Collins
Georgie Collins | |
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Collins in the late 1990s at the Betty Awards | |
| Born | Eileen Georgina Given June 12, 1925 |
| Died | May 3, 2017 (aged 91) Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta |
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| Years active | 1974–2017 |
| Spouse |
Allen Collins (m. 1943) |
| Children | 2 |
Eileen Georgina "Georgie" Collins (née Given; June 12, 1925 – May 3, 2017) was a Canadian film, stage, and television actress. Collins is known for her role in the 1981 cult horror film Ghostkeeper, as well as her roles in the television series Lonesome Dove: The Series (1995) and the Steven Spielberg-produced miniseries Into the West (2005).
Born in Calgary and raised in DeBolt, Alberta, Collins began acting in stage productions in the 1960s before making her feature film debut in The Visitor (1974). Subsequent film credits include The Boy Who Talked to Badgers (1975), Rad (1986), Housekeeping (1988), and How the West Was Fun (1994).
In addition to working in film and television, Collins was a longtime prominent figure in Calgary's theater community, working as a director and actress. She served as the artistic director of the Pleiades Theater from 1976 until 1990.