Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
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Margaret Atwood

Writer 1939-11-18 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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...

Known for

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The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale

2017 · Aunt

The Testaments

The Testaments

2026 · Prison Matron

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self

The View

The View

1997 · Self - Guest

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin

2018 · Self - Writer

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

Margaret Atwood: A Word After a Word After a Word Is Power

2019 · Self - Writer

Tout le monde en parle

Tout le monde en parle

2004 · Self

imagine…

imagine…

2003 · Self

Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night

Frankenstein and the Vampyre: A Dark and Stormy Night

2014 · Self

The South Bank Show

The South Bank Show

1978 · TV

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018 · TV

Al Purdy Was Here

Al Purdy Was Here

2015 · Movie

Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors

2014 · Self - Honoree (archive footage)

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

2020 · Self

Margaret Atwood: Once in August

Margaret Atwood: Once in August

1984 · Herself

BookTube

BookTube

2019 · Self

Wandering Wenda

Wandering Wenda

2017 · TV

In the Wake of the Flood

In the Wake of the Flood

2010 · Margaret Atwood

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women

2018 · Herself - Contributor

Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant

Paris Stories: The Writing of Mavis Gallant

2006 · Herself