1. Debra McGrath was born on July 5,1954 and is a Canadian actress and comedian.
16 Facts About Debra McGrath
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Debra McGrath was born in Toronto in 1954, where she studied theatre at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute.
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Debra McGrath was best known for a take-off of Marilyn Monroe, and the song Condoms are a Girl's Best Friend.
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In 1987, Debra McGrath starred in Spoof, a comedy pilot written by Brian Cooke and Perry Rosemond.
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Debra McGrath appeared in Eugene Levy's 1992 TV film Partners 'N Love, in which she played a lawyer whose client's divorce was found to be invalid.
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In 1990, with Linda Kash, Debra McGrath co-created My Talk Show, a sitcom featuring a talk show broadcast from the host's basement.
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Producer Bob Tischler cast Cynthia Stevenson as the host, while Debra McGrath played a local dinner theatre owner, actress and head of the Chamber of Commerce.
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However, ratings were low, the host character left the show and Debra McGrath's character became the host.
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In 2002, Debra McGrath appeared in the film Expecting, directed by Deborah Day, which won Most Popular Canadian Film at the 2002 Vancouver International Film Festival.
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Debra McGrath is sharp and touching, surprisingly substantial in a film that's ultimately fluff.
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Debra McGrath co-starred with Spencer Rice in Single White Spenny in 2011.
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Fellow cast members Kathy Greenwood, Robin Duke, Jayne Eastwood, Teresa Pavlinek and Debra McGrath perform sketches about situations ordinary women face every day.
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Debra McGrath played Cornelia in the 2003 live-action films Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime.
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Debra McGrath has made numerous guest appearances on a variety of Canadian TV series and had a regular role in seasons one and two of Paradise Falls.
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Debra McGrath has voiced characters in many other animated shows, including The Raccoons, The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Stories From My Childhood, George and Martha, Babar, George Shrinks, Peep and the Big Wide World and Franklin and the Green Knight.
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Debra McGrath married fellow comedian and Second City alumnus Colin Mochrie in 1989.