Carol Matas Biography

Daniel's Story About the Author

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on November 14, 1949 to Ruth Gloria and Roy Joseph Matas, Carol Matas completed her public schooling in the city. She subsequently attended Toronto's York University and then the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, from which she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1970. While English literature was Matas' academic major, she was very involved in the University of Western Ontario's strong drama club. Two years at the Actor's Lab in London, England followed.

On her Web site, Matas relates how she initially found her way into acting. When she was fifteen years old, her parents sent her to the Banff School of Fine Arts to study French for the summer. When she attempted to register for her classes, Matas found the line for French to be very long while the one next to it, the line to register for...
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