Name
Margaret Atwood
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1939-11-18 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Biography
Born in Ottawa and raised in Toronto, Margaret Atwood graduated from the University of Toronto’s Victoria College in 1961 and pursued a master's at Harvard in 1963. Her teaching stint at the University of British Columbia marked her start, but it was her poetry collection, "The Circle Game," in 1964 that brought her initial literary acclaim.
Her debut novel, "The Edible Woman" (1969), resonated with early feminist movements, followed by "Surfacing" in 1972, a Canadian literature mainstay. The '70s saw her prolific output: six poetry volumes, three short-story collections, and bestsellers like "Lady Oracle," "Life Before Man," and "Bodily Harm." In 1985, "The Handmaid's Tale" propelled her to global fame, showcasing her futuristic, dystopian storytelling. Subsequent novels like "Cat's Eye," "The Robber Bride," and "Alias Grace" solidified her international acclaim.
Her impact extends beyond literature; as the first novelist and poet on Canada’s Walk of Fame, Atwood embodies Canadian humility, stating, "We don’t put up with people who get too high and mighty." Her work continues to resonate, cementing her status as a treasured Canadian storyteller.
Known For
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- 1999 Shadow Maker: Gwendolyn MacEwen, Poet as Herself
- 2017 Margaret Atwood: You Have Been Warned as Self
- 2005 Reading Alistair MacLeod as Self
- 2010 Yesno as (voice)
- 2013 Awaiting Atwood as Margaret Atwood
- 2014 Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night as Self
- 2010 In the Wake of the Flood as Margaret Atwood
- 1984 Margaret Atwood: Once in August as Herself
- 2018 Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women as Herself - Contributor
- 2018 Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin as Self - Writer
- 2019 Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power as Self - Writer
- 2015 Al Purdy Was Here
- 2020 Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
- 2006 Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant as Herself
- 1985 Atwood and Family as Self
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 imagine… ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Wandering Wenda ( 26 episodes )
- 2004 Tout le monde en parle ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Trailblazer Honors ( 1 episode ) as Self - Honoree (archive footage)
- 1997 The View ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 Firing Line with Margaret Hoover ( 1 episode )
- 2019 BookTube ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 The Handmaid's Tale ( 1 episode ) as Aunt
- 2026 Palabra de... ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2026 The Testaments ( 1 episode ) as Prison Matron
