Chela Matthison

Chela Matthison was born into a family of British origins on July 31, 1942 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Her great aunt was noted British stage actress Edith Wynne Matthison, who basically introduced Greek drama to North America and inspired Chela to become an actress herself. Following high school Matthison went on to study theatre and graduated in the first class from the National Theatre School of Canada in 1963. After college Chela acted in several Canadian television programs as well as appeared in the documentary short The Overfamiliar Subordinate (1965).