Abby Hagyard

Abby Hagyard is a Canadian television actress, voice artist, and comedian,[1] best known for her appearances on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy television series You Can't Do That on Television, and her voice work on animated adaptations of The Care Bears and For Better or For Worse.

Abby Hagyard
Hagyard at Comic Con in May 2018
Born
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materSt. Patrick's College
Occupations
  • Television actress
  • Voice artist
  • Comedian
  • Writer
  • Producer
Known for
AwardsACTRA Awards
Websiteabbyhagyard.com

Background

Born in Edmonton, Alberta and of Norwegian descent,[1] Hagyard's interest in acting began when she was enrolled in a modeling class with her mother. She modeled for two years and then had a secretarial position in the New York offices of Playboy.[1] She returned to Ottawa, Ontario, and studied drama at St. Patrick's College (now Carleton University) for 3 years.[1][2] She began her work in entertainment as a high-fashion model on Miami Beach and actress.[3] In the early 1980s, she toured the eastern seaboard performing in small venues,[2] and then began hosting the CBC television show Scene from Here,[1] while continuing to perform sketch comedy.[4]

Career

Referred to by the Ottawa Citizen as "one of our town's best and busiest actresses",[5] Starring roles in dinner theater productions led to a one-woman show and an invitation to host her own entertainment series on CBC. In 1982, Hagyard joined the cast of You Can't Do That on Television as one of only two adult actors along with Les Lye,[6] and both were mainstays on the program among its rotating juvenile cast until its end in 1990.[7]

Between taping sessions, Hagyard provided character voices for the animated cartoon series For Better or For Worse, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Dennis the Menace and The Care Bears. She additionally co-hosted a morning drive radio show.[8]

Hagyard also has a boutique publishing service, AH Publisher.[9]

Filmography
As actor
As voice artist

Recognition

Awards and nominations

References
  1. Bedard, Eva (November 28, 1980). "Comedienne on her way up". Ottawa Citizen. p. 17. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  2. Ashley, Audry (February 16, 1980). "On Stage". Ottawa Citizen. p. 36. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  3. Costigliola, Bozica (July 30, 1976). "Actress says looking at bright side only way to cope with her busy life". The Citizen. p. 90. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  4. Brown, Dave (November 9, 1981). "Brown's Beat". Ottawa Citizen. p. 4. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  5. Brown, Dave (September 11, 1982). "Brown's Beat". Ottawa Citizen. p. 2. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  6. "Les Lye, Canadian TV Comic, Dies at 84". The New York Times. July 24, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2010.
  7. "Heading south to make it big: the American success of Canada's you can't do that on television". American Review of Canadian Studies. March 22, 2005. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  8. "Am 1200 Breakfast Team Gets an Early Start". Ottawa Citizen. December 7, 1985. p. 47. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
  9. "abby hagyard". Amazon.com. February 22, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  10. "CBOT wins five awards". Ottawa Citizen. March 24, 1983. p. 82. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abby Hagyard.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.