Cayle Chernin

Cayle Chernin
Born
Cayle Vivian Chernin

(1947-12-04)December 4, 1947
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedFebruary 18, 2011(2011-02-18) (aged 63)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, writer
Years active1970–2011

Cayle Vivian Chernin (December 4, 1947 – February 18, 2011)[1] was a Canadian actress, writer, and producer born in Glace Bay, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. She began her career with a small, but important, role in Donald Shebib's Canadian film Goin' Down the Road (1970).[1] She later produced award-winning documentaries, and acted in film, television and theatre;[1] when she returned to acting in the 2000s, having become better known as a filmmaker she initially used the stage names Cayle-Lorraine Sinclair or Lorraine Sinclair in her acting roles, before reverting back to Cayle Chernin in the late 2000s.

Chernin had ovarian cancer which was rapidly spreading, but she died of a virus she caught in hospital on February 18, 2011, at the age of 63.[2] Diagnosed in June 2010, she filmed a sequel to Goin' Down the Road titled Down the Road Again, in October 2010.[1] The film was theatrically released posthumously in October 2011.[3] Co-star Jayne Eastwood stated that Chernin put off cancer treatment in order to complete the film. Contrary to Eastwood's quote, when Cayle Chernin was diagnosed, she rejected chemotherapy, embarking on alternative cancer treatments during the course of her illness. Chernin resided in Toronto, Ontario at the time of her death.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Lunau, Kate (March 23, 2011). "The end: Cayle Vivian Chernin – 1947-2011". Maclean's.
  2. ^ a b "'Goin' Down the Road' actress Cayle Chernin dead at 63". Canadian Press. February 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
  3. ^ Quill, Greg (2011-10-21). "Goin' down memory lane". The Toronto Star. Toronto. p. E3. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-16.