# Florence Paterson

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Canadian actress (1927–1995)

Florence Paterson Born (1927-11-03)November 3, 1927 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Died July 23, 1995(1995-07-23) (aged 67) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Occupation Actress Years active 1954–1995

**Florence Paterson** (November 3, 1927 – July 23, 1995) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) actress.[1]

## Early life

The daughter of machinist and politician [George Nightingale](/source/George_Nightingale) and Violet Noseworthy, she was born in [St. John's](/source/St._John's%2C_Newfoundland_and_Labrador), [Newfoundland](/source/Newfoundland) and was educated there.

## Career

Paterson taught school for a time and then trained in nursing. She married John Paterson. She joined the St. John's Players in 1954, won awards at several drama festivals in the province and performed on [CBC](/source/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation) radio. She moved to [Halifax, Nova Scotia](/source/Halifax%2C_Nova_Scotia) in 1972, where she performed with the [Neptune Theatre Company](/source/Neptune_Theatre_(Halifax)).[2]

She played the role of Mary Mercer in [David French](/source/David_French_(playwright))'s theatrical play *[Of the Fields, Lately](/source/Of_the_Fields%2C_Lately)* in 1973,[3] and later reprised the role in [Mike Newell](/source/Mike_Newell_(director))'s 1976 television adaptation.[4]

In 1989, she moved to [Vancouver, British Columbia](/source/Vancouver%2C_British_Columbia). She appeared in the 1990 movie *[Bird on a Wire](/source/Bird_on_a_Wire_(film))*, the [1990 television adaptation](/source/It_(miniseries)) of Stephen King's "It" as Ms. Kersh, and the 1994 movie *[Little Women](/source/Little_Women_(1994_film))* as Hannah. She also appeared in the CBC television series *[Backstretch](/source/Backstretch)*.

## Personal life

Paterson died in Vancouver at the age of 67.[1]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 1985 Def-Con 4 Mrs. Boyd 1990 Bird on a Wire Molly Baird 1994 Little Women Hannah

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 1977, 1982 For the Record Betty 2 episodes 1983 The Undaunted Elizabeth I Episode: "Sir Humphrey Gilbert" 1987 Seeing Things Gwen Episode: "Another Point of View" 1989 Unsub Mrs. Karchocov Episode: "Silent Stalker" 1989 Lantern Hill Justina Titus Television film 1989 The Lady Forgets Rebecca's Mom 1990 Wiseguy Adele Tilshaw Episode: "Meet Mike McPike" 1990 Getting Married in Buffalo Jump Irene McCallum Television film 1990 It Mrs. Kersh Episode: "Part 2" 1991 Captive Hilda Bruger Television film 1992 To Grandmother's House We Go Great Grandma Mimi 1992 The Man Upstairs Mrs. Porter 1994 Seasons of the Heart Sarah, housekeeper

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-vancouver_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-vancouver_1-1) ["Hall of Fame"](https://web.archive.org/web/20191129155832/http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_P.htm). *he History of Metropolitan Vancouver*. Archived from [the original](http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/whoswho_P.htm) on 2019-11-29. Retrieved 2015-07-03.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bio_2-0)** ["Paterson, Florence Maurice"](http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns_enl/id/2128). *[Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Newfoundland_and_Labrador)*. p. 230.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fraser_3-0)** John Fraser, "Of the Fields low key but brilliant". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, October 1, 1973.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-kirby_4-0)** Blaik Kirby, "Of the Fields moving". *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*, January 10, 1976.

## External links

- [Florence Paterson](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0665488/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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