Chela Matthison

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

Chela Matthison
Born (1942-07-31) 31 July 1942
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active1962–1978

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.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1965 The Overfamiliar Subordinate (Short documentary)
1967 Battle Beneath the Earth Nurse
1968 2001: A Space Odyssey Receptionist uncredited

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1962 Shoestring Theatre Episode: "Variations on an Old Theme"
Quest Woman Episode: "Jealousy"
1964 The Serial Julie "More Joy in Heaven"
1965 Masters in Our Own House Monique TV film
1966 Theatre 625 Louella Episode: "Girl of My Dreams"
Thirty-Minute Theatre Suzy Episode: "The Towers of Manhattan"
1978 Who'll Save Our Children? TV film

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
1963 Timon of Athens Dancer Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario

References
  1. Young Actress in Network Debut The Ottawa Journal, 9 May 1964, page 70
  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.
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