Robin Duke (born March 13, 1954) is a Canadian actress, comedian, and
voice actress. Duke may be best known for her work on the television
comedy series SCTV and, later, Saturday Night Live. She co-founded
Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which toured Canada. She
teaches writing as a faculty member at Humber College in Toronto and
has a recurring role playing Wendy Kurtz in the sitcom Schitt's
Creek.[1]Duke was born in St. Catharines, Ontario.[2] She went to high
school with Catherine O'Hara at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in
Etobicoke; they first met in homeroom class. In 1976 Duke joined
O'Hara as part of the Toronto version of the stage comedy troupe The
Second City, while also making several appearances in the troupe's
television series, SCTV. Duke became a regular on SCTV from 1980â€"81.
She joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1981 when O'Hara
suddenly dropped out of that show.Duke was an actor and writer on SNL
from 1981 to 1984.[3] Duke was hired in place of Catherine O'Hara, who
was chosen as a cast member in 1981 but had decided to return to SCTV
instead. Duke's most popular character was probably Wendy Whiner, a
woman who, with her equally whiny husband (Joe Piscopo), annoyed
everyone she met.[4] She is also remembered for appearing with Mr. T
as the equally bizarre "Mrs. T" in a faux commercial for the real-life
product "Mr. and Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix".Duke went on to appear in
such films as Club Paradise (1986), Groundhog Day (1993), Stuart Saves
His Family (1995) and Portrait of a Serial Monogamist (2015), along
with many television guest appearances.
voice actress. Duke may be best known for her work on the television
comedy series SCTV and, later, Saturday Night Live. She co-founded
Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which toured Canada. She
teaches writing as a faculty member at Humber College in Toronto and
has a recurring role playing Wendy Kurtz in the sitcom Schitt's
Creek.[1]Duke was born in St. Catharines, Ontario.[2] She went to high
school with Catherine O'Hara at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute in
Etobicoke; they first met in homeroom class. In 1976 Duke joined
O'Hara as part of the Toronto version of the stage comedy troupe The
Second City, while also making several appearances in the troupe's
television series, SCTV. Duke became a regular on SCTV from 1980â€"81.
She joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1981 when O'Hara
suddenly dropped out of that show.Duke was an actor and writer on SNL
from 1981 to 1984.[3] Duke was hired in place of Catherine O'Hara, who
was chosen as a cast member in 1981 but had decided to return to SCTV
instead. Duke's most popular character was probably Wendy Whiner, a
woman who, with her equally whiny husband (Joe Piscopo), annoyed
everyone she met.[4] She is also remembered for appearing with Mr. T
as the equally bizarre "Mrs. T" in a faux commercial for the real-life
product "Mr. and Mrs. T's Bloody Mary Mix".Duke went on to appear in
such films as Club Paradise (1986), Groundhog Day (1993), Stuart Saves
His Family (1995) and Portrait of a Serial Monogamist (2015), along
with many television guest appearances.
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