Luba Goy (Ukrainian: Люба Ò Ð¾Ð¹; born November 8, 1945) is a
Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of Royal Canadian Air
Farce.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, 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.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.
Canadian actress, comedian and one of the stars of Royal Canadian Air
Farce.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, 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.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.
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