Cayle Vivian Chernin (December 4, 1947 – February 18, 2011)[1] was a Canadian actress, writer, and producer born in Glace Bay, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She began her career with a small, but important, role in Donald Shebib's Canadian film Goin' Down the Road (1970).[1] She later produced award-winning documentaries, and acted in film, television and theatre;[1] when she returned to acting in the 2000s, having become better known as a filmmaker she initially used the stage names Cayle-Lorraine Sinclair or Lorraine Sinclair in her acting roles, before reverting back to Cayle Chernin in the late 2000s.
Cayle Chernin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cayle Vivian Chernin December 4, 1947 Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | February 18, 2011 (aged 63) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer, writer |
| Years active | 1970–2011 |
Chernin had ovarian cancer which was rapidly spreading, but she died of a virus she caught in hospital on February 18, 2011, at the age of 63.[2] Diagnosed in June 2010, she filmed a sequel to Goin' Down the Road titled Down the Road Again, in October 2010.[1] The film was theatrically released posthumously in October 2011.[3] Co-star Jayne Eastwood stated that Chernin put off cancer treatment in order to complete the film. Contrary to Eastwood's quote, when Cayle Chernin was diagnosed, she rejected chemotherapy, embarking on alternative cancer treatments during the course of her illness. Chernin resided in Toronto, Ontario at the time of her death.[2]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Goin' Down the Road | Selina | |
| Love in a Four Letter World | Sam | ||
| 1972 | Dealing: Or the Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues | Raymonde | |
| 1976 | Tracks | Train passenger | |
| 1978 | Sidestreet | One episode | |
| King of Kensington | One episode | ||
| 1986 | Baraba | ||
| 1987 | Concrete Angels | Mrs. Levinson | |
| 1991 | The Graveyard Story | Miss Bloor | |
| 1992 | A Town Torn Apart | Gladys | |
| 1998 | Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science | Bernadette Belanger | One episode |
| 2000 | Passengers | Grandmother | |
| 2001 | What Makes a Family | ICU nurse | |
| 2002 | Not a Fish Story | Rose Mattersal | |
| 2003 | Rhinoceros Eyes | Waitress | |
| 2004 | Queer as Folk | Katherine | One episode |
| 2005 | Family Practice | Mom | |
| The Fool | |||
| Leo | Florence | ||
| Lie with Me | |||
| 2006 | Car Lady & Bike Girl | Car Lady | |
| 2007 | Little Mosque on the Prairie | Hallowe'en mom | One episode |
| The Birthday | Diana | ||
| 2008 | The Princess of Selkirk Avenue | Rose | |
| Of Murder and Memory | Mrs. Miller | ||
| 2011 | Single White Spenny | Ida | One episode |
| Down the Road Again | Selma |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lunau, Kate (March 23, 2011). "The end: Cayle Vivian Chernin – 1947-2011". Maclean's.
- ^ a b "'Goin' Down the Road' actress Cayle Chernin dead at 63". Canadian Press. February 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
- ^ Quill, Greg (2011-10-21). "Goin' down memory lane". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. E3. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
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