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Joan Orenstein is a Actor born on 4 december 1923 at London (United-kingdom)
Joan Orenstein (December 4, 1923 – October 10, 2009) was a British-born Canadian actress, primarily on stage, although she performed in other media. One of her best-known roles was in the 1997 film The Hanging Garden as the dotty old grandmother, Grace.
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Joan Orenstein
Birth name Joan Travell
Birth 4 december 1923 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 10 october 2009 (at 85 years)
Birth 4 december 1923 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 10 october 2009 (at 85 years)
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Filmography of Joan Orenstein (3 films)
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The Hanging Garden (1997)
, 1h31Directed by Thomas Fitzgerald
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Chris Leavins, Sarah Polley, Peter MacNeill, Kerry Fox, Joan Orenstein
Rating67%
25-year-old Sweet William (Chris Leavins) returns to his parents' house in rural Nova Scotia after ten years of absence to attend the wedding of his sister Rosemary (Kerry Fox). It is revealed that he was once a gay, obese teenager (played by Troy Veinotte), who was caught having sex with his bisexual friend Fletcher (Joel Keller) in the garden by his grandmother when he was 15; Rosemary is marrying Fletcher.
Never Too Late (1996)
, 1h36Origin Canada
Genres Comedy
Actors Olympia Dukakis, Jean Lapointe, Jan Rubes, Cloris Leachman, Corey Haim, Matt Craven
Rating56%
Joseph, Rose and Olive suspect Carl, the owner of a retirement home, of misusing the funds of the home's residents. Together they set out to see that no one takes advantage of their unhealthy friend Woody and yeah.
Henry & Verlin (1994)
, 1h27Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism
Actors Gary Farmer, Margot Kidder, Robert Joy, Joan Orenstein, Eric Peterson, David Cronenberg
Roles Agnes
Rating64%
Set during the Great Depression, the film centers on an unlikely friendship that forms between Henry (Gary Farmer), an autistic adult with a childlike spirit, and his nine-year-old nephew Verlin (Keegan MacIntosh), who is also autistic. Henry helps Verlin to come out of his shell, but Verlin's mother mistrusts him, believing him to be dangerous. Henry's family eventually decides to institutionalize him and Verlin sinks back into himself at the sudden loss of his friend.