Fans of Sullivan productions will remember Kathryn Greenwood as the actress who played Grace Bailey, the loving aunt of the two Bailey boys in Wind at my Back. But in Anne’s Journey to Green Gables, Greenwood leaves behind the hesitant ways of the mature Grace Bailey, and takes on the character of Mavis – a young woman who works for the cruel owner of Grout Orphanage. Run by Madame Poubelle (voiced by Lally Cadeau of Road to Avonlea fame), the orphanage is more like a prison than a home and Anne must live there before she manages to escape to Green Gables. Mavis lives in fear of her employer, but manages to help Anne along the way.
After Cedric Smith finished playing the good natured Alec King on Road to Avonlea, he took on the role of Tupper – a rotund henchman who works for Madame Poubelle. The sinister Tupper, along with his much taller sidekick, is sent to retrieve Anne from Green Gables and bring her back into the clutches of Madame Poubelle. Smith has provided his voice to many television series and documentaries, including that of Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men. And click here to read about Smith’s days as member of a Canadian folk rock band.
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