Robin Duke
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| Robin Duke | |
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| Born | March 13, 1954 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
Robin Duke (born March 13, 1954, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress and comedian. Duke is most famous for her work on the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live. In the 2000s, Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which she co-founded, toured Canada. She teaches comedy, as a faculty member at Humber College in Toronto.
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[edit] Early life & career
Duke went to high school with Catherine O'Hara at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in Etobicoke; they first met during a production of the play Harvey by Mary Coyle Chase. O'Hara later became famous in comedy troupe The Second City. Duke made some small appearances in 1976 episodes before she appeared on a more regular basis from 1980–81, when she replaced O'Hara as a cast member. She was called upon to replace O'Hara a second time when, at the last minute, O'Hara quit the cast of Saturday Night Live.
[edit] NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) (1981-1984)
Duke was an actor and writer on SNL from 1981 to 1984. Her most popular character was probably Wendy Whiner, a woman who, with her equally whiny husband (Joe Piscopo), annoyed everyone she met. She is also remembered for appearing with Mr. T as the equally bizarre "Mrs. T" in a faux commercial for the real-life product "Mr. and Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix".
[edit] Film acting credits
Duke went on to appear in such films as Club Paradise (1986), Groundhog Day (1993) and Stuart Saves His Family (1995), along with many television guest appearances.
[edit] Voice Over acting credits
Duke is also the voice of Penny in the children's animated television series George and Martha. Her other voice roles include the following:
- Bob and Margaret
- Marvin The Tap-Dancing Horse
- Turbo Dogs
- Erky Perky
- Jacob Two-Two
- Grossology
- Franny's Feet
- Angela Anaconda
- Busytown Mysteries
- Corduroy
- John Callahan's Quads!
- Chilly Beach
- Iggy Arbuckle
- Wayside
- Spider Riders
- Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series
- Spliced
- George Shrinks
- Super WHY!
- Uncle Joe's Cartoon Playhouse
- Jimmy Two-Shoes
- Magi-Nation
- Beyblade
- Cyberchase
- The Berenstain Bears
- My Dad the Rock Star
- Totally Spies!
- Knights of the Zodiac
- Di-Gata Defenders
- Ruby Gloom
- Carl Squared
- World of Quest
- Funpak
- Miss BG
- Gerald McBoing Boing
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
- Time Warp Trio
- Pelswick
- What It's Like Being Alone
- Friends and Heroes
- King
- Scaredy Squirrel
- Captain Flamingo
- 6teen
- Delilah and Julius
- Interlude
- Toot and Puddle
- Pandalian
- Atomic Betty
[edit] Women Fully Clothed (2004)
In 2004, Duke along with Kathryn Greenwood (from Whose Line Is It Anyway and This Hour Has 22 Minutes fame), Debra McGrath (Getting Along Famously), Jayne Eastwood (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Chicago and This Is Wonderland) and Teresa Pavlinek (History Bites and The Jane Show) created Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe. The group has toured Canada and appeared in Scotland at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Actor and friend Eugene Levy calls the team "The Five Funniest Women in Canada".
