anne of green gables 1985 full movie free download . , Tony Award-winner (A Moon for the Misbegotten, Annie Hall) and Academy Award-nominee Richard Farnsworth (Comes a Horseman, The Grey Fox, The Natural) give unparalleled performances in this critically-acclaimed motion picture, based on the international best-selling novel. When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert’s Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a precocious, romantic child, desperate to be loved, and highly sensitive about her red hair and homely looks. In her own unique, headstrong manner, Anne manages to insult the town matriarch, Rachel Lynde, in a dispute over her looks, smashes her slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head – when he calls her “carrots” during her first day at school – and accidentally dyes her hair green in an effort to turn her red hair black and salvage her wounded pride. It seems Anne is destined to cultivate disaster. She becomes “bosom” friends with Diana Barry, but accidentally succeeds in getting Diana drunk by unknowingly serving currant wine instead of raspberry cordial at a tea party. Diana’s mother turns on Marilla for making the wine in the first place and forbids her daughter to associate with Anne. From then on, Anne moves from one mishap to another as her wild imagination and far- fetched antics combine to constantly bring trouble upon her shoulders. Filmed amidst the spectacular scenery of Prince Edward Island, Canada, this Emmy Award-winning production follows the enchanting life of orphan Anne Shirley, from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a young woman. A delicate epic full of wit, style, and emotional power. Anne's World. Summer flowers and Anne: The various flowers Anne professes to love and their practical uses. Some of Anne Shirley's favourite flowers and their practical uses. L.M. Montgomery: Nature As Solace. L.M. Montgomery turned to nature and writing for solace, finding companionship in letting her imagination free and appreciating the natural beauty around her. How Anne Became Popular In Japan. It all first started with a kind gesture between missionary Loretta Leonard Shaw and translator Hanako Muraoka. Tips For Summer Gardening: From An Edwardian Perennial Book. Tending a garden isn’t always easy, but we’ve located some helpful hints for summer gardening from a lovely Edwardian Era book that are sure to give you some ideas. ‘Ellen’ the Orphan that inspired Anne of Green Gables. The real life inspiration for L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables. The Home Garden and Anne. A bit of the history behind the home garden. The Edwardian Fashions of Anne of Green Gables. Exploring the Edwardian fashions of the Anne of Green Gables films. Set Design: Creating L.M. Montgomery’s Dream World. 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How Schuyler Grant went from auditioning for the role of Anne to playing Diana Barry. Warm Winter Drinks. With colder temperatures ahead, warm up this season with some hot drinks and delicious cocktail recipes. Edwardian Christmas Traditions. Christmas traditions from the Edwardian Era. Anne of Green Gables Inspired Holiday Recipes. Anne of Green Gables Inspired recipes for the holiday season, from the Anne of Green Gables Christmas Treasury. Anne of Green Gables Cast: Where are they now? We take a look at what the cast of Anne of Green Gables did after the film. Megan Follows recounts what it was like to play Anne. A behind the scenes look at the making of Anne of Avonlea, on location while filming in 1987. How to create an Anne Shirley inspired look for the fall. Create the perfect Anne of Green Gables inspired look for Fall with these tips. Why Anne Shirley and Morgan Harris’ Relationship Wouldn’t Have Worked. Here we take a look at why Anne Shirley and Morgan Harris’ relationship wouldn’t have worked. English Words Used In the 1900s. If you’re reading one of L.M. Montgomery’s books you’ve probably noticed several English words constantly popping up, but rarely heard today in everyday conversation. Here is a list words that were more commonly spoken in the 1900s. Our Favourite Anne and Gilbert Moments - A Timeline of Their Relationship. Anne and Gilbert were each other’s perfect partner. Here are some of the standout moments from their relationship. The 10 Best Rachel Lynde Quotes - Funny Moments From Everyone’s Favourite Busybody. Rachel Lynde is a one of kind character! Here our picks for the 10 best Rachel Lynde quotes. Ron Fawcett’s Period Vehicles and the Sullivan Shows they appeared in. Fawcett Motors, in Whitby, Ontario, was the ultimate place to go to for borrowing vintage cars for film and television productions. 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The time period of the Anne of Green Gables films is different from the books, but equally as interesting. Who wrote it? Kevin Sullivan or Lucy Maud Montgomery? Popular quotes from the Anne of Green Gables film are still remembered and used till this day. But which were written by Kevin Sullivan and which were written by Lucy Maud Montgomery? Anne of Green Gables: A Multi-Generational Experience. Anne of Green Gables is story that is beloved by generations. What makes it so relatable? Bosom Friends: Memorable Anne and Diana Moments. Anne Shirley and Diana Barry are the most of Kindred of Spirits: Bosom Friends. Here are some of their memorable friendship moments. Gilbert Blythe. After he finished school, he attended Queen's Academy and was a medallist. He then went on to teach for two years at a school in White Sands to earn money for college before attending Redmond College. He went to medical school (which he attended for three years) to train to become a doctor. After he left medical school and became a full-fledged doctor, he married his childhood friend and schoolmate, Anne Shirley. The two of them had seven children together, the eldest of whom, Joyce, died at birth, and the third, Walter, died while fighting in World War I. Contents. Biography [ edit | edit source ] This section is incomplete and needs to be updated. Please help Anne of Green Gables Wiki by expending this section. Update for events from Anne of Green Gables , Anne of Avonlea , Anne of the Island , Anne of Windy Poplars , Anne's House of Dreams , Anne of Ingleside , Rainbow Valley and Rilla of Ingleside . Early life [ edit | edit source ] Gilbert was born in 1862 in Avonlea to John Blythe and his wife. Though at thirteen he was two years older than Anne and Diana, he was in their class in school. Due to his father's illness, he had previously missed a lot of school. This motivated him to work hard to catch up. He enjoyed competing with Anne for the top ranking in every subject. During the day he met Anne at school, Gilbert attempted to get her attention. When she steadfastly ignored him, Gilbert called her "carrots" and pulled her hair, unaware of Anne's sensitivity towards her red hair. She smashed a slate on his head and stubbornly refused to forgive, or even acknowledge him. Gilbert deeply regretted the incident and persisted in trying to get Anne to forgive him throughout their childhood, later realizing when he grew older that he fell in love with Anne on the day she broke her slate on his head. A strong scholastic rivalry developed between them, with many of their friends and contemporaries remarking that most of the topics that Gilbert discussed would likely only be understood and appreciated by Anne. Teaching school [ edit | edit source ] After graduating from Queen's Academy, Gilbert applied for a teaching job at the Avonlea School and was given the post. He later learned that Anne had also applied for the Avonlea schoolmaster position, giving up her dream of attending Redmond College in order to remain close to Marilla and help her out after Matthew's death. Gilbert chose to give up the position and told the board of trustees to let Anne have the school. This gesture provided her the opportunity to accept his friendship when she thanked him for his kindness and admitted that she had actually forgiven him shortly after he had rescued her from the Lily Maid mishap. Anne and Gilbert sitting in the forest. Gilbert took a position at the school in White Sands that September, frequently commuting between the school and Avonlea on weekends. During their years as schoolteachers, Anne founded the Avonlea Village Improvement Society; though Gilbert had not come up with the idea, his level of involvement in the group and as he often learned the details of most plans before anyone else as due to his close friendship with Anne resulted in many regarding him as a co-founder of the group. Also during his teaching years, Gilbert also finally decides he would like to study to become a doctor: Redmond College [ edit | edit source ] Gilbert later attended Redmond College with fellow schoolmates Anne, Charlie Sloane, Moody Spurgeon MacPherson, and others. Near the end of their sophomore year in college, Gilbert proposed to Anne, only to be rejected. He was crushed when Roy Gardner appeared on the scene, sweeping Anne off her feet with his good looks and manners. They kept up a relationship for almost two years until Roy proposed to her, whereupon Anne realized she could never marry him. She knew that he wasn't her ideal because he was dull and lacked a sense of humor. In fact, he was the antithesis (in personality) of Gilbert. Gilbert had heard that Anne was engaged to Roy Gardner and thought he'd lost her forever. He contracted typhoid fever the summer after graduation and became extremely ill. But when Philippa Gordon wrote to assure him that there was nothing between Roy and Anne and urged him to 'try again,' the doctors were amazed at his speedy recovery. When Anne heard that he was near death, she had a revelation: she loved Gilbert and always had. After his recovery, they resumed their friendship, but Gilbert soon proposed and Anne finally accepted. Medical school [ edit | edit source ] Gilbert attended medical school after leaving Redmond College. He and Anne exchanged letters regularly while he was away and she was principal of Summerside High School. They kept up this correspondence which Anne embellished with endearments from old love letters she had found in the house where she was staying. She and Gilbert saw each other on vacations when possible. Their love grew stronger in spite of the separation. Marriage [ edit | edit source ] Anne and Gilbert were married at Green Gables in a beautiful ceremony in the orchard on a sunny September noon. The wedding was small and private, with only the people who loved them was invited. Marilla was pleased with the marriage because she had once been courted by Gilbert's father, John Blythe, many years before. They had argued and Marilla had refused to forgive him, and he never came back. Marilla felt that Anne's marriage to John's son was a way of putting right what had been made wrong in the past. Life at the House of Dreams [ edit | edit source ] Before their wedding, Gilbert had gone to Glen St. Mary in search of a home for the two of them. He found a place near the sea with a rich history of young love and happiness. Anne and Gilbert lived a nearly idyllic life at Four Winds Harbour in their little House of Dreams. They met Captain Jim, Miss Cornelia, and Leslie and became involved in their lives in ways that helped both of them. Two children were born at the House of Dreams in Four Winds, the first of whom died at birth. Anne had a difficult time, and Gilbert was afraid she might die. However, she survived and later had a second child, James Matthew, who was named after Captain Boyd and Anne's guardian, Matthew Cuthbert. Anne was sad to leave their first home together, but Gilbert knew they were outgrowing it and there was an even finer house to be had. Life at Ingleside [ edit | edit source ] Anne and Gilbert had their remaining five children at Ingleside. They were Walter, twins Nan and Di, Shirley, and Rilla. World War I [ edit | edit source ] At this time Gilbert was near the end of middle-aged years and was referred to as "the old doctor". When World War I broke out, Gilbert and Anne's oldest son, Jem and Jerry Meredith, the minister's son, enlisted. Jem went off radiantly, as to a high adventure . Sometime after, their second son, Walter, grappled with the decision of whether he should go off to war as well. He had Anne's deeply poetic and sensitive nature and hated the ugliness of war. In the end, he went, "in a white flame of sacrifice." When Shirley, their youngest son, turned eighteen, he went off to be a pilot "in a cool, business-like mood, as of one doing something, rather dirty and disagreeable, that had just got to be done." Walter was killed in action in Courcelette (during the Battle of Fleurs), Jem was taken prisoner but eventually returned, and Shirley came back unscarred. Their two older daughters, Nan and Di, went to Kingsport to do work with the Red Cross. Rilla becomes responsible for a war baby when Gilbert advises her that if she wants to keep it, she must care for it herself. She grew and matured as a result of this experience. She became engaged to Kenneth Ford, the son of Anne and Gilbert's friends Leslie and Owen Ford. After his sons all went off to war, Gilbert was described as feeling that his house was very empty, no longer filled with children's laughter as it had once been. He does his best to stay focused on his work and support Anne in her overwhelming grief over the loss of their son Walter. Personality [ edit | edit source ] When Anne first met Gilbert he was very self-assured and cocky and enjoyed teasing girls. She was the first girl who didn't pay attention to him and the first student to rival him in academics. He tried to apologize to Anne, but for a long time she refused to forgive him for calling her "Carrots". When she finally did, he was grateful and happy. He spent the next nine years being her friend and pursuing her love. When they married, he knew that he had completely won the heart of the person he loved most in the world, Anne of Green Gables. Gilbert was known for his good looks, intelligence, and charming personality. He was also popular wherever he went and was named both football captain and class president during his freshman year at college. He was also invited to join an exclusive fraternity, an honour rarely bestowed on freshman. Physical appearance [ edit | edit source ] Gilbert was tall and broad-shouldered and had brown curly hair and hazel eyes. He was described as very handsome throughout all the books. Two of his children, Nan and Shirley, inherited his brown hair, while Jem and Rilla inherited his hazel eyes. Relationships [ edit | edit source ] Anne Shirley [ edit | edit source ] Gilbert first met Anne when she started school in Avonlea. She took a deep disliking to him when he teasingly called her "Carrots", causing her to hit him over the head with a slate, as she was not fond of the fact that she had red hair. That same day, unbeknownst to Anne, Gilbert had fallen in love with her and vowed to himself that he would win Anne's heart someday. Despite his apologizing to Anne numerous times, it took years for Anne to forgive him. When they were much older, Anne and Gilbert had become friends, and their relationship was quite platonic. He was interested in her for a long time (which at times seemed quite obvious) but Anne refused his interest, even when he first proposed to her. Heartbroken, Gilbert did not propose again until Philippa Gordon wrote a letter encouraging him to "try again". Gilbert, following her advice, did try again and proposed to Anne once more, who accepted it this time. After they married, they moved to the district of Four Winds, where Anne gave birth to their first child, a girl named Joyce (also known as Joy). Unfortunately, Joyce only lived for a day. The couple mourned deeply and grieved her loss; however, they managed to move on and have six more children together: Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley, and Rilla. Even after many years of marriage, they were hugely devoted to each other. Etymology [ edit | edit source ] Gilbert is a male given name of Old French origin and means bright promise . The surname Blythe comes from the Old English meaning of happy, joyous, blithe . Anne of green gables 1985 full movie free download. When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert’s Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a precocious, romantic child, desperate to be loved, and highly sensitive about her red hair and homely looks. Anne moves from one mishap to another as her wild imagination and far-fetched antics combine to constantly bring trouble upon her shoulders. Filmed amidst the spectacular scenery of Prince Edward Island, Canada, this Emmy Award-winning production follows the enchanting life of orphan Anne Shirley, from her struggles as an adolescent to her triumphs as a young woman. A delicate epic full of wit, style, and emotional power. Anne Shirley. Anne Shirley with her famous straw hat is the daughter of Walter and Bertha Shirley. She endured a troubled childhood, bouncing from orphanage to orphanage and from one harsh family to another, aided only by her vast imagination and fiery spirit. She was finally adopted by Mathew and Marilla Cuthbert when she was mistakenly left at the Avonlea train station on Prince Edward Island. Anne grows and matures, gaining friends for the first time in her life, like her bosom friend Diana Barry (see our blog on Anne and Diana's memorable moments). She becomes a teacher and finally realizes her dream of becoming a writer. Eventually she finds love with her best friend Gilbert Blythe. For more about Anne Shirley, visit the following blog posts: Megan Follows. Megan Follows, was 16 years old when she was chosen to play Anne, a role that earned her a 1986 and a 1988 Gemini Award for Best Performance by a Lead Actress. She went on to star in Sullivan Entertainment’s Under the Piano , in which she played an autistic woman who is musically talented but relies heavily upon the protection of her sister, played by Amanda Plummer. Megan has had a prolific career, appearing in 94 films and shows including the hit series Reign . Some of her credits include: ER, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, The miniseries World Without End, and the films Breakfast with Scot and The Nutcracker Prince. "My life is a perfect graveyard of buried hopes." - Anne of Green Gables. Gilbert Blythe. Gilbert Blythe enters the world of Green Gables in the iconic scene where he teases Anne with the nickname ‘Carrots’, which causes her to break a slate over his head. Throughout their stormy school years, Anne and Gilbert have a tense relationship but eventually they become friends and confidantes. As their story continues, they fall in love and get married. Gilbert is a committed surgeon who leaves Avonlea to help on the battlefields of France during the first Great War. For more about Gilbert Blythe, visit the following blog posts: Jonathan Crombie. Jonathan Crombie was offered the role of Gilbert Blythe after a casting agent saw him in a high-school play. He reprised the role of Gilbert in two other Anne of Green Gables films, and in an episode of the spin-off series Road to Avonlea . His additional television credits include the television movies The Waiting Game, The Killing Fields , and the series Slings and Arrows. He also voiced the beloved Benjamin Bear in the children’s show The Secret World of Benjamin Bear and its subsequent films. Crombie passed away from an aneurysm at age 48 on April 15, 2015. "All pioneers are considered to be afflicted with moonstruck madness."-Anne of Avonlea. Marilla Cuthbert. Marilla Cuthbert has a heart of gold, but her somewhat cold demeanor can be off putting. Though initially reluctant to keep Anne, as she and her brother needed a boy to help them with chores on their farm, Marilla grew to care for her adopted daughter Anne and years later after her brothers death, admitted that she considered Anne to be like her own ‘flesh and blood’. For more about Marilla Cuthbert and the actress that played her, visit the following blog posts: Colleen Dewhurst. Colleen Dewhurst enjoyed a prolific career that ranged from Broadway to motion pictures and television. Dewhurst starred on Broadway in All the Way Home, The Queen and the Rebels, An Almost Perfect Person and A Moon for the Misbegotten, earning several Tony Awards. Dewhurst’s film credits include Dead Zone,Tribute,Annie Hall and McQ. Dewhurst won three Emmy Awards and received two Emmy nominations for her reprisal of the role of Marilla Cuthbert in Road to Avonlea . Dewhurst passed away on August 22, 1991; she was 67 years old. "It’s the over-opinionated people that end up unhappy and meaner than second skimming."-Anne of Green Gables. Matthew Cuthbert. Matthew Cuthbert is Marilla’s brother and Anne’s adoptive father. Good-natured and shy, Mathew is the one who convinces Marilla to let Anne stay with them in Avonlea. His soft-spoken nature hides his intense love for the girl. He quietly shares the extremes of Anne’s over-active imagination. In one of the most memorable scenes in the films Matthew buys Anne the ball gown she dreams of, the one with the puffiest of puff- sleeves.” Richard Farnsworth. Richard Farnsworth worked for more than 30 years as a stuntman in iconic films like Gone with the Wind, The Ten Commandments and Spartacus before embarking on a career in acting. At the age of 58, he received his first Academy Award nomination for Comes a Horseman. His other film credits include The Grey Fox, The Natural,Misery and The Straight Story for which he garnered his second Academy Award nomination. Farnsworth passed away on October 6, 2000. He was 80 years old. "I never wanted a boy. I only wanted you from the first day."-Anne of Green Gables. Diana Barry. Diana is Anne’s bosom friend and true kindred spirit. Diana and Anne attended school together in Avonlea. She later marries school mate Fred Wright and goes on to raise a family with him. She is Anne’s confidante and loyal supporter through all of their misadventures together. To re-live some of Diana and Anne's most memorable moments, read our blog Bosom Friends: Memorable Anne and Diana Moments. Schuyler Grant. Schuyler Grant is the great-niece of legendary actress . Grant appeared in the television movie Laura Lansing Slept Here with her famous great-aunt. After Anne of Green Gables , Grant made a guest appearance on Law & Order and was a regular on All My Children . She splits her time between New York and Los Angeles and is the director of the Kula Yoga Project in Brooklyn. "Myra Gillis had 37 doilies when she got married, and I’m determined to have AT LEAST as many as she had." - Anne of Avonlea. Rachel Lynde. Rachel Lynde is the Avonlea town gossip and best friend of Marilla Cuthbert. She is outspoken, opinionated, long-winded and matter-of-fact. A capable woman she makes it her business to know everything about other people. Anne and Rachel get off on the wrong foot, but they eventually make peace with one another and wind up becoming closer than either of them ever imagined. Patricia Hamilton. Patricia Hamilton has played Rachel Lynde in all of all four Anne films and its long-running spin off series Road to Avonlea . She also provided the voice of the character for PBS animated series Anne of Green Gables . She was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series three times, winning in 1996. "She’s terrible skinny and homely, Marilla. Lawful heart, her hair as red as carrots!"-Anne of Green Gables. Morgan Harris. Morgan Harris is the widowed father of Anne’s student Emmeline Harris. Morgan takes a shine to Anne and her feisty personality after their many encounters. Anne is swayed by Morgan’s debonair character and the many opportunities a life with him would hold. She ultimately rebuffs his romantic advances and returns to the serenity of Prince Edward Island. Frank Converse. After playing the wealthy bachelor who tries unsuccessfully to woo Anne in Anne of Avonlea, Frank Converse went on to perform in a number of television’s most popular dramas, including Murder She Wrote, All My Children, The Practice and Law & Order . He starred alongside Blythe Danner and Bing Crosby in the miniseries Dr. Cook’s Garden and was seen in some of the 70’s biggest hit shows, such as The Mod Squad, The Love Boat, Rhoda and Bionic Woman. "Then you really are as insane as all the rumors I've heard about you."-Anne of Avonlea. Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Harris is the mother of Morgan Harris and the grandmother of Emmeline in Anne of Avonlea. A cantankerous aristocrat who lives in seclusion and has lost touch with reality, She ultimately melts in the palm of Anne’s hand when she begins to improve many of the difficulties in her family life. Wendy Hiller. Dame Wendy Hiller was primarily a stage actress, appearing only sporadically in films with stage credits that include Twelfth Night, Cradle Song, The First Gentleman, The Heiress and Flowering Cherry . Her film credits began with her portrayal of Eliza Doolittle in the first movie adaptation of Shaw’s Pygmalion and went on to include Major Barbara, The Elephant Man, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne and The Coutess Alice. She won an Academy Award for her role in Separate Tables and gave a stirring performance as Alice Moore opposite Paul Scofield in A Man for All Seasons. Hiller passed away on May 14, 2003. She was 90 years old. "Innocent as doves, cunning as serpents."-Anne of Avonlea. Young Anne Shirley. After the death of her mother Bertha and abandonment by her father Walter Anne leads a troubled adolescence, bouncing from orphanage to orphanage and from one harsh family to another; until she is taken in by the autocratic Amelia Thomas. She is forced to work in a lumber mill and then later in the Thomas home. Hannah Endicott-Douglas. After an exhaustive cross Canada talent search, the hunt for a new Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables – A New Beginning finally came to an end when 13 year-old Hannah was selected to reprise the role made famous by Megan Follows. Hannah landed her first role at the age of nine in a film for Warner Brothers called Samantha — An American Girl Holiday (2004). "There is nothing lovelier than a mother to gather me up." - Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning. Older Anne Shirley. Older Anne’s lack of solid roots and the memory of those troubles early years where she abandoned by her father after the death of her month, affect her even more as an adult than as a child. In Anne of Green Gables – A New Beginning, Anne grapples with a grown-up family, grandchildren, and the fear that her adopted son may have disappeared in the aftermath of the war. Barbara Hershey. Hersheys motion picture career began in 1968 when she starred in, With Six You Get Eggroll . The 1980’s catapulted her to star status when she starred in The Stunt Man (1980), The Right Stuff (1983), The Natural (1984), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Tin Men (1987), and Beaches (1988) . Hershey is an Emmy and Golden Globe award winner for best actress for A Killing in a Small Town (1990) . She most recently starred in Black Swan (2010) and the ABC television series Once Upon A Time. "I longed to write once; now I just do it to work everything else out." - Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning. Amelia Thomas. Amelia Thomas is the strong-minded business woman, matriarch, and sole overseer of the Thomas family industries in Anne of Green Gables – A New Beginning. Amelia is also the mother in law of Louisa Thomas. The Thomas’ are the first family to take Anne in. She appears in the fourth Anne film, Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning. Shirley Maclaine. Shirley MacLaine Beatty made her acting debut in Hitchcock’s The Trouble With Harry (1955), which won her a Golden Globe Award. In 1983, she won her first Oscar for her performance in Terms of Endearment after having previously been nominated five times for numerous other performances. Her long list of achievements includes an Emmy, 7 Golden Globe Awards and 13 nominations (including the 1998 Cecil B. Demille award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Field). I know tomfoolery when I see it!"-Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning. Miss Stacey. Miss Stacey comes to Avonlea to take over teaching the children and quickly becomes an inspirationto them. She encourages her students to think outside the box and to work toward achieving not onlyscholastic greatness, but whatever their dreams may be. Under Miss Stacey’s tutelage Anne flourishes and realizes that she wants to be a teacher as well as a writer. Miss Stacey’s compassion greatly influences Anne and it is with her recommendation that Anne is able to get a position teaching at a prestigious Girl’s School when she is older. Marilyn Lightstone. Marilyn Lightstone is a celebrated Canadian actress, known for appearances in a wide variety of television programs including Dennis the Menace, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and The Super Mario Bros, Super Show. She is best known for her heartwarming portrayal of Miss Muriel Stacey in Anne of Green Gables and Roadto Avonlea. She also starred in Sullivan’s first feature-length film The wild Pony. Among her other accolades in film are a Genie Award for Best Actress for Lies My Father Told Me, a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress in Praise of Older Womenand a Best Actress Award at Mocow International Film Festival for The Tin Flute. Lightstone currently hosts an evening show on Toronto’s Classical 96 radio station. She is also a photographer, painter, mixed-media artist, and author.