Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 16, 1922
Place of Birth:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Helene Winston
Biography
Helene Winston was a Canadian actor and author. She is best known for her role as Gladys King, mother to Larry King played by the late Al Waxman on the popular TV series The King of Kensington. She began as a stage actor with Winnipeg's Theatre 77 which later became the Manitoba Theatre Centre. She retired from acting in 1993 due to ill health and devoted some of her time to writing poetry.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Life Stinks | Society Patron |
| 1986 | Just Between Friends | Woman in Ice Cream Shop |
| 1981 | The Devil and Max Devlin | Agent Hargraves |
| 1981 | Killjoy | Mrs. Goodman |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain | Dowager |
| 1975 | A Boy and His Dog | Mez Smith |
| 1974 | The Killing Kind | Flo |
| 1974 | Our Time | Mrs. H |
| 1974 | Oliver Twist | |
| 1973 | Heavy Traffic | (voice) |
| 1971 | What's the Matter with Helen? | Mrs. Greenbaum |
| 1971 | The Brotherhood of Satan | Dame Alice |
| 1969 | The Trouble with Girls | Olga Prchlik |
| 1969 | The Witchmaker | Old Jessie |
| 1967 | Double Trouble | Gerda |
| 1964 | Send Me No Flowers | Woman Commuter |
| 1958 | Anne of Green Gables | Mrs. Rachel Lynde |
| 1953 | Port Sinister | Florence |
| 1952 | You for Me | Flora Adams |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1975 | King of Kensington | Gladys King |
| 1974 | Rhoda | |
| 1974 | Police Woman | |
| 1972 | Sanford and Son | Lady Customer |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Woman at Piano |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Big Flora |
| 1966 | The Monkees | Drehdal |
| 1965 | Laredo | |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Mrs. Penny |
| 1955 | First Performance | |
| 1955 | Folio | Mrs. Lynde |
| 1955 | Folio |