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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-09-16

Day of Death

2004-03-06 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Also Known As

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

Acting

A Boy and His Dog

1975

A Boy and His Dog

as

Mez Smith

Send Me No Flowers

1964

Send Me No Flowers

as

Woman Commuter

What's the Matter with Helen?

1971

What's the Matter with Helen?

as

Mrs. Greenbaum

The Brotherhood of Satan

1971

The Brotherhood of Satan

as

Dame Alice

Our Time

1974

Our Time

as

Mrs. H

You for Me

1952

You for Me

as

Flora Adams

Just Between Friends

1986

Just Between Friends

as

Woman in Ice Cream Shop

Heavy Traffic

1973

Heavy Traffic

as

(voice)

The Devil and Max Devlin

1981

The Devil and Max Devlin

as

Agent Hargraves

Port Sinister

1953

Port Sinister

as

Florence

The Trouble with Girls

1969

The Trouble with Girls

as

Olga Prchlik

The Witchmaker

1969

The Witchmaker

as

Old Jessie

Killjoy

1981

Killjoy

as

Mrs. Goodman

Double Trouble

1967

Double Trouble

as

Gerda

Life Stinks

1991

Life Stinks

as

Society Patron

Anne of Green Gables

1958

Anne of Green Gables

as

Mrs. Rachel Lynde

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

as

Lady Customer

The Monkees

The Monkees

as

Big Flora

King of Kensington

King of Kensington

as

Gladys King

Folio

Folio

as

Mrs. Lynde

The Monkees

The Monkees

as

Drehdal

Production

Crew

Directing