Episode 145: Beverley Elliott

Beverley Elliott played Granny on ABC’s beloved fantasy series, Once Upon A Time– and while she’s still closely associated with Granny years after the series took its final bow, Beverley is so much more than that one role. Over the course of her three decades in showbiz, Beverley has appeared in more than 100 film and television productions, from 21 Jump Street, Danger Bay, and The Beachcombers, to Harper’s Island, The X-Files, and Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood even name-checked her in his acceptance speech when he won an Academy Award for Unforgiven in 1993). Beverley is also a firecracker of a storyteller – as evidenced by her multiple appearances in New York City’s The Moth – as well as an in-demand singer. In this funny and fascinating interview, Beverley talks about growing up extremely shy in a rural Ontario town, the ongoing appeal of Once Upon A Time, and what it takes to make it as a character actress in the Vancouver film and television industry. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA