Abby Hagyard
| Abby Hagyard | |
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Hagyard in 2014
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| Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | St. Patrick's College, now part of Carleton University |
| Occupation | Television Actress Voice Artist Comedian Author Writer Producer |
| Known for |
You Can't Do That on Television The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin The Care Bears For Better or for Worse |
| Home town | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Awards | ACTRA Awards |
| Website | www |
Abby Hagyard is a Canadian television actress, author, producer, director, playwright, dramatist, voice artist, and comedian, best known for her appearances on the sketch comedy program You Can't Do That on Television.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta and of Norwegian descent, 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. She returned to Ottawa and studied drama at St. Patrick's College (now Carleton University) for 3 years. She began her work in entertainment as a high fashion model on Miami Beach and actress. In the early 1980s, she toured the eastern seaboard performing in small venues, and then began hosting the CBC television show Scene From Here, while continuing to perform sketch comedy.
Referred to by the Ottawa Citizen as "one of our town's best and busiest actresses", Starring roles in Dinner Theatre productions led to a one-woman show and an invitation to host her own entertainment series on CBC. After that, Roger Price came calling. Hagyard stepped into the role of the mother on You Can't Do That on Television in 1982. Ruth Buzzi had co-starred in the 1979 prime time version of the show entitled Whatever Turns You On, but left when it was cancelled at the end of the '79 season. Production on the show had resumed in 1981. When Hagyard joined Canadian TV Comic Les Lye on the series in '82, she became one of only two adult cast members among the hundreds of children who participated over the series' run, although adult roles were occasionally played also by some of the older children in the cast, particularly hostess Christine McGlade. She remained a regularly featured member until the series came to an end in 1990. Hagyard's other regularly occurring role on YCDTOTV was as a librarian who spoke with a British accent.
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