Lucy Warner

Lucy Warner (born 7 June 1943) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Emily Blair on the Canadian occult-supernatural soap opera – Strange Paradise.

Lucy Warner
Born
Lucy Howard Warner

(1943-06-07) 7 June 1943
OccupationActress
Years active1959–1970

Biography

Lucy Warner, the daughter of American parents, attended London Central Collegiate Institute and London's Theatre School in Ontario. She started her professional acting career in 1959,[1] after she was discovered at the amateur Ontario's London Little Theatre in 1958.[2]

Warner's early television role was in a 1962 episode of Playdate, and occasional appearances in the soap drama Scarlett Hill soon followed. She also appeared in the film short Stand by for Life (1963) and starred in small roles in Seaway and Festival. In 1969, she was cast for her most-remembered character – researcher Emily Blair in supernatural series "Strange Paradise".

Shortly afterward, Lucy left both Canada and the acting profession. She later relocated with her family to the South and worked for the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Personal life

Lucy Warner married Nels Richard Nelson – a property developer and entrepreneur. In 2011, they retired to Delta, Colorado. Nels died on December 7, 2020.[3]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1963 Stand by for Life a nursing assistant (Short)

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1962 Playdate Jean Stanyer Episode: "Two-Faced Angel"
1963 Scarlett Hill occasional appearances
1965 Moment of Truth
Masters in Our Own House Solange Denis TV film
1966 Seaway Gina Episode: "Billy the Kid"
1967 Festival Carrie Episode: "The Paper People"
1968 Quentin Durgens, M.P. Episode: "The Road to Chaldea"
1970 Strange Paradise Emily Blair regular appearances
1970 Corwin Jim Holindrake's lover Episode: " Who Is the Fat Cat?"

Stage
Year Title Role Notes
1959 As You Like It understudy to Frances Hyland Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
1959 Othello walk-on part Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
1960 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lady to Hippolyta Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario

References
  1. Student Gets Special Invite The Sault Star, 21 February 1959
  2. At 16 she understudies a star The Ottawa Citizen, 15 August 1959
  3. Nels Richard Nelson Obituary
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