Kathy Greenwood

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Kathy Greenwood

Kathy Greenwood from season four of Whose Line Is It Anyway? circa 2000
Birth name Kathryn Greenwood
Born March 21, 1962
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Notable roles Occasional appearances on Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Kathryn Greenwood (born March 21, 1962 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian comedian and actor. She occasionally appeared on the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and played Grace Bailey on the Canadian television drama series Wind at My Back.

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[edit] Biography

Greenwood has worked in television, radio, theatre, and film. In Canada, she is known for her guest-starring appearances on television shows, including Royal Canadian Air Farce, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and others. She has also had several starring roles, one of which comes from her improvised sitcom, This Sitcom Is...Not to Be Repeated, in which she and the rest of the cast perform an improvised sitcom based on suggestions from the audience.

In 1999, she crossed the border, and commuted to Los Angeles, California, where she guest-starred on such American shows as The Drew Carey Show and Hollywood Squares. She is perhaps best known in the U.S. for her recurring guest spots on the American version of the improvisational game show Whose Line Is It Anyway?

In 2004, she provided the voice for Debbie Sue Ashanti-Melendez in the comedic series The Wrong Coast. As of 2006, Kathy is busy in Canada, starring in various plays and productions across Ontario and is part of the all-female sketch troupe Women Fully Clothed.

She has written a play, Our Favourite Thing, which became a hit across Canada.

She graduated from Agincourt Collegiate Institute, a Scarborough high school, where she also performed in plays such as Guys And Dolls.

She is married to local television writer John Dolan, and they have two children, Josephine and Phoebe.

[edit] Selected filmography

[edit] Acting

[edit] Writing

[edit] Awards and nominations

  • 1998 - Won - Dora Mavor Moore Award - Outstanding New Revue or Musical - The Second City
  • 1992 - Won - Dora Mavor Moore Award - Outstanding New Revue or Musical - The Second City
  • 1996 - Nominated - Gemini Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Role - Wind at My Back
  • 2000 - Won - Canadian Comedy Award - Best Female Improviser
  • 2005 - Nominated - Canadian Comedy Award - Best Sketch Troupe - Women Fully Clothed

[edit] External links

Kathryn Greenwood at Northern Stars - Canadians in the Movies: http://www.northernstars.ca/actorsghi/greenwood_kathryn.html

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