Abby Hagyard
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Hagyard in 2019
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| Born | c. 1949-1950 (aged 73-75) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | St. Patrick's College |
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| Awards | ACTRA Awards |
| Website | abbyhagyard |
Abby Hagyard (born c. 1949/1950)[1] is a Canadian television actress, animation voice artist, and comedian, producer and playwright/dramatist[1] best known for her appearances on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy television series You Can't Do That on Television, and her voice work on animated adaptations of The Care Bears and For Better or For Worse.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta and of Norwegian descent,[1] 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.[1] She returned to Ottawa, Ontario, and studied drama at St. Patrick's College (now Carleton University) for 3 years.[1][2] She began her work in entertainment as a high-fashion model on Miami Beach and actress.[3] In the early 1980s, she toured the eastern seaboard performing in small venues,[2] and then began hosting the CBC television show Scene from Here,[1] while continuing to perform sketch comedy.[4]
Referred to by the Ottawa Citizen as "one of our town's best and busiest actresses",[5] Starring roles in dinner theater productions led to a one-woman show and an invitation to host her own entertainment series on CBC.[citation needed] In 1982, Hagyard joined the cast of You Can't Do That on Television as one of only two adult actors along with Les Lye,[6] and both were mainstays on the program among its rotating juvenile cast until its end in 1990.[7]
Between taping sessions, Hagyard provided character voices for the animated cartoon series For Better or For Worse, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, Dennis the Menace and The Care Bears. She additionally co-hosted a morning drive radio show.[8]
Hagyard also has a boutique publishing service, AH Publisher.[9][better source needed]
