Birthday – HEATHER RANKIN (53)

Heather Elaine Rankin (born October 24, 1967) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actor. She is most well known as a member of the multi-platinum selling musical group The Rankin Family.

Between 1989 and 1999, the family band released five full albums, a five-song EP and two compilations of their most popular songs. They won six Juno Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards, an American country music Television Award and fifteen East Coast Music Awards. Combined sales of their recordings exceeded 1.5 million copies.

As an actor, Rankin has performed on stages in Toronto and Halifax and has appeared in a number of films. She is also co-owner of The Red Shoe Pub in Mabou, Cape Breton.

Rankin has released two solo records, A Fine Line (2016) and Imagine (2017).