Sharon Pollock is a playwright, actor, and director from Canada. Her work is highly influential and widely performed in Canada, and she is part of the development of Canadian Theatre in the 20th century. Her best-known plays include Blood Relations and Kabloona Talk.
Pollock was born in New Brunswick to a physician and a nurse who were unhappily married. In her youth, Pollock was exposed to American musical theater, and took an early interest in drama at school. After getting married in school, Pollock became involved in Toronto theater. Her marriage was abusive, and Pollock even tried to kill her husband by poisoning him. After returning to her hometown, Pollock began making theater and...
