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Debra McGrath

Debra McGrath

Actor · Born 1954-07-05 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Debra McGrath (born July 5th, 1954) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She first started her career with three years as a member of The Second City in Toronto, Ontario, from 1983 to 1985, where she was a writer and actress, and eventually a director. She was best known for a take-off of Marilyn Monroe, and the song Condoms are a Girl's Best Friend. During the late 1980s, she appeared with Second City at anniversary, comedy festival, and Club Soda performances. In 1990, she co-created My Talk Show with Linda Kash, a sitcom featuring a talk show broadcast from the host's basement. The series ran for one year, with fifty-nine episodes. She was also a co-writer of the Canadian Women's Television Network's Go Girl!, a send-up of a cable TV talk show that debuted in 1997. In 2002, she appeared in the film Expecting, directed by Deborah Day, which won Most Popular Canadian Film at the 2002 Vancouver International Film Festival. For this role, she won the award for Best Performance in a Feature (Female) at the 2004 Canadian Comedy Awards. Alongside Paul O'Sullivan, Rebecca Northan, Lisa Merchant and Peter Oldring, she received a Gemini Award nomination for Ensemble Performance in a Com…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Murdoch Mysteries (2008) — Zinnia Hobson
  2. Private Eyes (2016) — Deena Duncan
  3. One Magic Christmas (1985) — Mrs. Noonan
  4. Degrassi (2001) — NYU interviewer
  5. RoboCop: The Series (1994) — Bambi Taker
  6. Due South (1994) — Tammy Markles
  7. Eloise at the Plaza (2003) — Cornelia the Owner's Secretary
  8. Eloise at Christmastime (2003) — Cornelia the Owner's Secretary
  9. The Real Blonde (1998) — Cis
  10. Carter (2018) — Gretchen Jacott
  11. The Kids in the Hall (2022) — Donna
  12. DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) — Mary Matalin
  13. The Wonderful World of Disney (1997) — Dawn
  14. Little Mosque on the Prairie (2007) — Mayor Ann Popowicz
  15. Christmas by Candlelight (2023) — Grandma Ruth
  16. Peep and the Big Wide World (2004) — Beaver Mom (voice)
  17. Baroness von Sketch Show (2016) — Roberta
  18. Baking All the Way (2022) — Vicky Weaver
  19. Code Name: Eternity (2000) — Nurse
  20. Seven Little Monsters (2000) — Mama (voice)
  21. Love Hacks (2023) — Lucy Tyler
  22. Street Legal (1987) — Real Estate Agent
  23. Mr. Headmistress (1998) — Dawn
  24. Termini Station (1989) — Liz Dunshane
  25. Really Weird Tales (1986) — Mother (segment "I'll Die Loving")
  26. George and Martha (1999)
  27. Single White Spenny (2011) — Sheila
  28. Wind at My Back (1996) — Reenie Bigelow
  29. Paradise Falls (2001) — Shirley Armstrong
  30. Expecting (2002) — Anita
  31. Partners 'n Love (1993) — Rosemary Hudson
  32. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (2012) — Mrs. Pepperleigh
  33. The Jane Show (2006) — Sally
  34. This Is Wonderland (2004) — Marty Klein
  35. Burnt Toast (2005) — Ursula
  36. Home in Time (2019) — Fran
  37. Junior’s Giant (2023) — Dale
  38. Betsy Bubblegum's Journey Through Yummi-Land (2007) — Beaver Mom (voice)
  39. Magnetosphere (2024) — Ms. Deering
  40. 110 Lombard (1988) — Kim