- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 5, 1954
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Debra McGrath
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 …
Filmography
movieMagnetosphere
2024 · Ms. Deering
movieChristmas by Candlelight
2023 · Grandma Ruth
movieJunior’s Giant
2023 · Dale, Writer, Producer
movieLove Hacks
2023 · Lucy Tyler
movieBaking All the Way
2022 · Vicky Weaver
tvThe Kids in the Hall
2022 · Donna
tvHomeschooled
2022 · Mrs. Rizzi
movieHome in Time
2019 · Fran
tvCarter
2018 · Gretchen Jacott
tvBaroness von Sketch Show
2016 · Roberta
tvPrivate Eyes
2016 · Deena Duncan
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
movieSunshine Sketches of a Little Town
2012 · Mrs. Pepperleigh
tvSingle White Spenny
2011 · Sheila
The Ron James Show
tvThe Ron James Show
2009
tvMurdoch Mysteries
2008 · Zinnia Hobson
movieBetsy Bubblegum's Journey Through Yummi-Land
2007 · Beaver Mom (voice)
tvLittle Mosque on the Prairie
2007 · Mayor Ann Popowicz
tvThe Jane Show
2006 · Sally
movieBurnt Toast
2005 · Ursula
Getting Along Famously
tvGetting Along Famously
2005 · Ruby Kendall, Creator
tvPeep and the Big Wide World
2004 · Beaver Mom (voice)
tvThis Is Wonderland
2004 · Marty Klein
movieEloise at Christmastime
2003 · Cornelia the Owner's Secretary
movieDC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003 · Mary Matalin
movieEloise at the Plaza
2003 · Cornelia the Owner's Secretary
movieExpecting
2002 · Anita
tvDegrassi
2001 · NYU interviewer
tvParadise Falls
2001 · Shirley Armstrong
tvSeven Little Monsters
2000 · Mama (voice)
tvCode Name: Eternity
2000 · Nurse
tvGeorge and Martha
1999
movieMr. Headmistress
1998 · Dawn
movieThe Real Blonde
1998 · Cis
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1997 · Dawn
tvWind at My Back
1996 · Reenie Bigelow
tvDue South
1994 · Tammy Markles
tvRoboCop: The Series
1994 · Bambi Taker
moviePartners 'n Love
1993 · Rosemary Hudson
movieTermini Station
1989 · Liz Dunshane
movie110 Lombard
1988 · Kim
tvStreet Legal
1987 · Real Estate Agent, Julia McCrindle
movieReally Weird Tales
1986 · Mother (segment "I'll Die Loving")
movieOne Magic Christmas
1985 · Mrs. Noonan