Robin Duke Biography

Fast Facts

• Won an Earle Grey Award and a star on Canada's Walk of Fame for her writing and performance on "SCTV․"
• Was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series for "North of 60" in 1998
• Spent many of her early years a step behind Catherine O'Hara, who she knew from a high school production of "Harvey" and proceeded to replace on both "SCTV" in 1980 and "Saturday Night Live" in 1982
• Did voice-over work on animated series like "Atomic Betty," "George and Martha," and "Maniac Mansion․"
• Is a professor at the Comedy Program at Humber College's School of Creative and Performing Arts
• Best known as a writer and cast member of "Saturday Night Live" and "SCTV․"
• Co-creator of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe Women Fully Clothed with Jayne Eastwood, Kathryn Greenwood, and Teresa Pavlinek
• Created the original "Saturday Night Live" characters Paulette Clooney, Ike, and Wendy Whiner and did impersonations of Shelley Winters, Eva Braun, and Shari Lewis
• Writes "slice of life" comedy essays for publications like Today's Parent, National Post, Canadian Living, and Homemaker's Magazine