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Janet Van De Graaff

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Janet Van De Graaff (born April 5, 1965) is a Canadian improv artist and television actress.

She has worked with Toronto's The Second City and has played various roles in the TV series History Bites on Canada's History Channel.[1]

She was married to actor Bob Martin from 1998 to 2018. Their namesakes are used as characters in the musical The Drowsy Chaperone,[2][3][4] which was originally created for their stag party.

Awards

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She has won three Canadian Comedy Awards, for Best Female Improviser (2002 & 2004) and Best Female TV Performance (for History Bites in 2002).[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ In History Bites: Train 48 highlights for week of November 8 Archived November 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Channel Canada 2004.
  2. ^ Playbill: playbill.com
  3. ^ broadwayworld.com
  4. ^ olatheatre.org
  5. ^ 2004 best female improviser: "'Corner Gas' wins big at comedy awards; Proposals for new Montreal film fest rejected", CBCnews.ca, November 2004.
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