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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-09-16 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

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

1991

Life Stinks as Society Patron

1986

Just Between Friends as Woman in Ice Cream Shop

1981

The Devil and Max Devlin as Agent Hargraves
Killjoy as Mrs. Goodman

1978

1975

A Boy and His Dog as Mez Smith
King of Kensington as Gladys King

1974

1973

Heavy Traffic as (voice)

1972

Sanford and Son as Lady Customer

1971

1970

The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Woman at Piano

1969

The Trouble with Girls as Olga Prchlik
The Witchmaker as Old Jessie

1967

1966

The Monkees as Big Flora
The Monkees as Drehdal

1965

1964

Send Me No Flowers as Woman Commuter

1962

1958

Anne of Green Gables as Mrs. Rachel Lynde

1955

1953

Port Sinister as Florence

1952

You for Me as Flora Adams