McGrath, Debra 1954- (Deb McGrath)

PERSONAL

Born July 5, 1954, in Canada; married Colin Mochrie (an actor and comedian), 1989; children: Luke. Education: Studied with The Second City, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1983.

Addresses:

Office—Canadian Accents, Inc., 26 Yarmouth Rd., Toronto, Ontario M4K 1V3, Canada.

Career:

Actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. Women Fully Clothed (comedy group), member. Canadian Accents, Inc. (production company), cofounder, 2003. Participated in conferences of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).

Member:

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA).

Awards, Honors:

Canadian Comedy Award nomination, pretty funny female performance, 2003, for The Gavin Crawford Show; Canadian Comedy Award, pretty funny female performance in a film, and Canadian Comedy Award nomination, pretty funny film writing, both 2004, for Expecting.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Member of ensemble, Bizarre, Showtime and syndicated, 1980-85.

Anne Marie Snelling, My Talk Show, syndicated, 1990-91.

Voice of Valerie Chuckles, George and Martha (animated), HBO, HBO Family, and YTV (Canada), 1999-2000.

(As Deb McGrath) Voice of Mama, Seven Little Monsters (animated; also known as Ta mikra teratakia), YTV (Canada) and PBS, 2000-2003.

Shirley Armstrong, Paradise Falls (also known as Bienvenue a Paradise Falls and Ongelmia paratiisissa), Showcase Network, beginning 2001.

The Joe Blow Show, The Comedy Network (Canada), beginning 2003.

Ruby Kendall, Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2006.

Mayor Ann Popowicz, Little Mosque on the Prairie (also known as La petite mosquee dans la prairie), CBC, 2007—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rosemary Hudson, Partners 'n Love (also known as Socios enamorados), Family Channel, 1992.

Dawn, "Mr. Headmistress" (also known as "Herr eller fru rektor?," "La senorita director," and "Uma directora quase perfeita"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 1998.

Cornelia, "Eloise at the Plaza," The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2003.

Cornelia, "Eloise at Christmastime" (also known as "Eloise fete Noel"), The Wonderful World of Disney, ABC, 2003.

Mary Matalin, DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (also known as The Big Dance, DC 9/11: I ora tis krisis, and 11 de setembro-Tempo de crise), Showtime, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Out of Our Minds, syndicated, 1984.

Mother, "I'll Die Loving," Really Weird Tales, HBO, 1987.

Ursula, Burnt Toast (collection of operatic vignettes), broadcast on Bravo!FACT Presents, Bravo! (Canada), c. 2005.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

(With Women Fully Clothed) The Sixth Annual Canadian Comedy Awards, Comedy Network (Canada), 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

McConnachie, "Maudlin o' the Night," SCTV Channel, Cinemax, 1983.

Real estate agent, "World-Class City," Street Legal, CBC, 1989.

Voice of Nurse Peck, "Stress Test!," The Raccoons (animated; also known as Les amis ratons and Les aventures de raccoons), Disney Channel, 1990.

Julia McCrindle, "Sex and Death," Street Legal, CBC, 1993.

Bambi Taker, "Prime Suspect," Robocop (also known as RoboCop: The Series), syndicated, 1994.

Bambi Taker, "Trouble in Delta City," Robocop (also known as RoboCop: The Series), syndicated, 1994.

Tammy Markles, "Pizzas and Promises," Due South (also known as Due South: The Series and Direction: Sud), CTV (Canada) and CBS, 1994.

Reenie Bigelow, "Train to Nowhere," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1997.

Premiere episode, Supertown Challenge, The Comedy Network (Canada), 1998.

Reenie Bigelow, "The Crystal Skull," Wind at My Back, CBC, 1999.

(As Deb McGrath) Hilda Banks, "Culture Club," The Gavin Crawford Show, The Comedy Network (Canada), 2000.

Nurse, "Ethaniel's Story," Code Name: Eternity (also known as Code: Eternity, Code Name: Eternity— Gefahr aus dem All, and Koodinimi: Ikuisuus), Sci-Fi Channel, 2000.

The Gavin Crawford Show, The Comedy Network (Canada), c. 2003.

Marty Klein, This Is Wonderland (also known as Wonderland and La corte di Alice), CBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Ruby Kendall, Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2005.

Mayor Ann Popowicz, "Little Mosque," Little Mosque on the Prairie (also known as La petite mosquee dans la prairie), CBC, 2007.

Television Work; Series:

Cocreator and coproducer, My Talk Show, syndicated, 1990-91.

Executive producer, Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2006.

Television Work; Pilots:

Co-executive producer, Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2005.

Film Appearances:

Mrs. Noonan, One Magic Christmas (also known as Disney's "One Magic Christmas," Father Christmas,Czarodziejskie Boze Narodzenie, En foertrollad jul, Joulukuun kaksi paeivaeae, O natal magico, Un drole de Noel, Un magico natale, and Wenn Traeume wahr waeren), Buena Vista, 1985.

Liz Dunshane, Termini Station (also known as Paeaeteasema), 1989, Northern Arts Entertainment, 1991.

Cis, The Real Blonde, Paramount, 1998.

Anita, Expecting (also known as Party surprise!), Corus Entertainment/Perch Lake Pictures/Steel City Productions, 2002.

Herself, Women Fully Clothed: All Dressed Up and Places to Go (documentary), c. 2007.

WRITINGS

Teleplays; with Others; Series:

My Talk Show, syndicated, 1990-91.

Go Girl!, Women's Television Network (Canada), beginning 1998.

Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2006.

Teleplays; Pilots:

Getting Along Famously, CBC, 2005.

With Pat Profit, wrote the pilot The Cameleon, HBO.

Screenplays:

Expecting (also known as Party surprise!), Corus Entertainment/Perch Lake Pictures/Steel City Productions, 2002.

Writings for the Stage:

I've Got a Sequel Part II, The Second City Mainstage, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1983.

No Man Is a Centre Island, The Second City Mainstage, 1983.

Andy Warhol: Your 15 Minutes Are Up, The Second City Mainstage, 1985.

Bob Has Seen the Wind, The Second City Mainstage, 1987.

Wrote material for Women Fully Clothed.