Chela Matthison

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Chela Matthison
Born (1942-07-31) 31 July 1942 (age 80)
OccupationActress
Years active1962–1978

Chela Matthison (born 31 July 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian-British actress.

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Biography

Matthison, the daughter of a family of British origins, born in Vancouver, Canada and raised there and in New Westminster. After the Lester Pearson high school, Matthison went on to study professional theatre and graduated in the first class from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963. [1] Matthison's early television role was in a 1962 episode of Shoestring Theatre, and parts in Quest and The Serial soon followed. She also appeared in the documentary short The Overfamiliar Subordinate in 1965.

Matthison moved to London, England in search of more working opportunities. There she was cast in a small uncredited role as the space station receptionist in Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey . [2] In 1967, Matthison moved to California and married Robert Cannon, who was a fighter pilot in the US Navy. [3] The couple subsequently moved to British Columbia, Canada. Matthison appeared in the TV movie Who'll Save Our Children? (1978) and did television commercials in Canada, before going on to work for years in the real estate business. [2]

Matthison's aunt was an Anglo-American stage actress Edith Wynne Matthison, who also appeared in two silent films.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965The Overfamiliar Subordinate(Short documentary)
1967 Battle Beneath the Earth Nurse
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey Receptionistuncredited

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962Shoestring TheatreEpisode: "Variations on an Old Theme"
Quest WomanEpisode: "Jealousy"
1964The SerialJulie"More Joy in Heaven"
1965Masters in Our Own HouseMoniqueTV film
1966 Theatre 625 LouellaEpisode: "Girl of My Dreams"
Thirty-Minute Theatre SuzyEpisode: "The Towers of Manhattan"
1978Who'll Save Our Children?TV film

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 Timon of Athens DancerFestival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario

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References

  1. Young Actress in Network Debut The Ottawa Journal, 9 May 1964, page 70
  2. 1 2 ""You remind me of a young Leslie Caron": interview with Chela Cannon, receptionist on the Space Station". 2001italia.it. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  3. "Robert Cannon | Obituary". Vancouver Sun and Province. Retrieved 2022-03-30.