ACTRA names Jean Freeman 2014 Woman Of The Year

TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) has chosen Jean Freeman as its 2014 Woman of the Year.Each year ACTRA’s Women’s Committee bestows this honour on a woman who has shone both in her artistic and advocacy achievements. Freeman is the fifth recipient of the award, and joins past winners Shirley Douglas, Tantoo Cardinal, Sandi Ross and Mary Walsh.Freeman may best known to Canadian television audiences as the Mayor’s grandmother on the hit CTV series Corner Gas, a role she played for six years. She was the first actor to join the Saskatchewan branch of...