Brenda McDonald

Biography

Brenda McDonald was a Canadian actress born Brenda Olive Nicholls on February 12, 1931, in London. She moved to Canada at 21 and went on to graduate with a teaching degree from UBC in 1977 before pursuing her passion for acting after quitting her teaching job. With a career spanning 33 years, McDonald shared the set with notable actors like Katharine Hepburn, Al Pacino, and Robin Williams, among others.