Jennifer Phipps

Jennifer Phipps (born Jennifer Maude, April 16, 1932 – April 18, 2019) was a Canadian actress best known for her work on stage.

Early years Phipps was born out of wedlock Two sisters adopted her, and she had regular contact with her mother and grandmother but was not permitted to recognize them in those roles. She first learned her father's name during an audition when, after hearing her mother's and grandmother's names, the director said, "Oh, you're Martin Walker's child."

Career While in England, Phipps appeared in plays in London's West End. In the early 1960s she moved to Canada, where she worked for most of the rest of her career. Her other performances included work at the Stratford Festival in The Winter's Tale, St. Lawrence Center in Mother Courage, Theatre Calgary in The Entertainer, the Vancouver Playhouse in The Glass Menagerie and the National Arts Centre in A Touch of the Poet and Mrs. Warren's Profession.

On television, Phipps appeared in The Fifth Season (1955), Coming of Age (1993) and Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008).

Death On April 18, 2019, Phipps died in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 87. In 1977, Phipps won an award from the Montreal Star for her acting,