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{{Infobox Box title = Veronica Whyte |Image file = Whyte in 1969.jpg |Image size = 300px |Row 1 title = Birth name |Row 1 info = Veronica Elanis Smithington |Row 2 title = Born |Row 2 info = April 6, 1945 (age 64) |Row 3 title = Years active |Row 3 info = 1966-present |Row 4 title = Spouse(s/0 |Row 4 info = David DeMetrio (1969-1985)
Lionel McLindsay (1985-1995)
Josh Duffington (1996)
John Whyte (1996-present) |Row 5 title = Nickname(s) |Row 5 info = "V-Whyte" }} Veronica Whyte (born Veronica Elanis Smithington on April 6, 1945) is an actress best known for her role as Ms. Meadinwold in Nightmare in Grays' Flats.

Early life and family

Whyte is one of three daughters of the late movie veteran Douglas Smithington and Harrah Bathurst Smithington. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. In 1952, her mother married actor Lou Whyte, who forced everyone in the family to take his last name. Whyte graduated from high school in 1963.

Career

Whyte was discovered by director James Sheblin in 1964. Sheblin had heard that Whyte was talented and was able to act very well. In 1965, Whyte was cast to play the character of Hilda Gretchen in the film X-Town. The role gained her fame. In 1968, she starred in The Joan Madette Show alongside Joan Madette. Whyte was on Madette's show from 1968 to 1977. She was cast as the wife of Lionel McLindsay in the 1978 film Nightmare in Grays' Flats Whyte and McLindsay seemed to fall in love on the set. When asked if she wanted to marry him, she refused because she was already married to David DeMetrio at the time. In 1979, Whyte starred in the film Uselessville along with the late Julia Rafall and actors Dave Gelmon and Ryan Hardwin. In 1985, she was cast as the lead actress in the film Four Roads, and McLindsay once again starred with her. In 1991, Whyte played the title character in Have You Seen Edna?. After the film, she took a short break from acting. She returned in 1997, making guest appearances on TV shows. Whyte went on to appear in other films and TV series from 1997 to 2006; she played the wife of Mark Chratton's Ernest Childress in the Sanira in 2006. She lent her voice to the character Charlotte Amaugh in an episode of the TV series The Year 7000 in 2007.

Personal life

Whyte is happily married to actor/director John Whyte. They have two daughters, Amelia and Kelly, and two sons, Thomas and Joseph.

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