Luba Goy
Canadian actress and comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian actress and comedian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luba Goy (Ukrainian: Люба Ґой; born November 8, 1945)[1] is a Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of Royal Canadian Air Farce.
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Luba Goy at the 2010 Canada's Walk of Fame ceremony | |
| Born | November 8, 1945 |
| Education | National Theatre School of Canada |
| Years active | 1970–present |
Goy was born in Haltern, Germany, to Ukrainian parents and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. They immigrated to Canada in 1951. She is a graduate of the Glebe Collegiate Institute in Ottawa, Ontario. In 1969, she graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada,[2] then went on to act in theatre productions in Stratford, Ontario. In 1971, she joined "The Jest Society", a comedy troupe, which evolved into the Royal Canadian Air Farce in 1973. In the early 1980s, she starred (as herself, alongside Billy Van) in an educational series on computers called Bits and Bytes. Produced by TVOntario, the show was aired by PBS stations in the United States.
Later that decade, she played Lotsa Heart Elephant, Treat Heart Pig and Gentle Heart Lamb in Nelvana's animated Care Bears franchise. As part of the Air Farce team, Goy has won 15 ACTRA awards, a Juno, the Maclean's Honour Roll, and was among the first Canadians to be inducted into the International Humour Hall of Fame. In 1993, Goy and her Air Farce cast members received Honorary Doctor of Law degrees from Brock University. In 1996, Goy received the Outstanding Achievement Award from Women in Film and Television. In 1998, Goy, along with her Air Farce colleagues, received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.[3]
She has also done voices for various animated TV series featuring The Elephant Show, Babar, AlfTales, My Pet Monster, Sylvanian Families, Tales from the Cryptkeeper, The Rosey and Buddy Show, Rupert, The New Archies, Little Shop, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, and Wild C.A.T.s.
Within the Ukrainian Canadian community she occasionally has comedy performances that highlight her Ukrainian heritage. One such example was her involvement in 1999 with the Ukrainian pavilion at Folklorama, a cultural festival in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She speaks Ukrainian fluently. Goy's film roles have included an 18th-century innkeeper in the Ukrainian film Vid'ma (Відьма, Witch), filmed in 1990 in Kyiv.
In 2011, she performed at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival. In May 2012 Goy debuted her one-person show Luba, Simply Luba at the Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto. Goy has performed at the Riverdale Share concerts at the Danforth Music Hall and St Barnabas Church.
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She also provided voices for the animated Care Bears characters Lotsa Heart Elephant, Treat Heart Pig and Gentle Heart Lamb.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Read All About It - Season 1, Episode 4 | Queen of Hearts | |
| 1983 | Bits and Bytes | Herself | Host |
| 1993-2019 | Royal Canadian Air Farce | Various roles | 196 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety | Honey | Voice |
| 1991 | Every Dog's Guide to the Playground | Honey | Voice |
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