TORONTO - Toronto actress Tracy Wright, who frequently collaborated with husband Don McKellar on films including "Monkey Warfare," "Highway 61," and the upcoming concert film, "This Movie is Broken," has died.
She was 50.
An obituary notice published Wednesday says Wright passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, surrounded by family.
Friend and collaborator Reg Harkema says she had been battling pancreatic cancer and took a sudden turn for the worse about a month ago.
Although mostly known for smaller roles, Wright's list of diverse credits in film, television and theatre established her as a fixture on the indie scene.
Her 20-year career included appearances in more than 35 films and TV shows, as she worked with luminaries such as Bruce McDonald and playwright Daniel MacIvor.
She starred as an aging, pot-smoking radical in Harkema's 2006 movie "Monkey Warfare" and last year appeared in a theatrical remount of MacIvor's "A Beautiful View."
Upcoming projects were to include the title role in a reading of Bertolt Brecht's "Life Of Galileo" and as an alt-rock-band survivor in McDonald's film, "Trigger."
"She was not in good shape the last time we saw her but you know, she still had all the spark and wit and passion," Harkema said Wednesday.
Wright has a small cameo in McDonald's concert film, "This Movie Is Broken," which opens Friday in Toronto and Vancouver.
A visitation is planned for Thursday and a memorial will be announced at a later date.
Wright is survived by McKellar, her father Colin Wright, her brother Paul, sisters Gloria and Stephanie, parents- in-law John and Kay McKellar and their families.
