Martha Burns is from Winnipeg, lives in Toronto, has been a member of the Vancouver Playhouse, National Arts Centre, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival and Soulpepper companies.
She is the recipient of two Dora, two Gemini and two Genie awards, the Leslie Yeo prize for volunteerism and the Barbara Hamilton award for excellence in the performing arts. She is co founder of the Toronto Arts for Youth award and Got your Back Canada.