Janet Van De Graaff Explained

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

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

  1. In History Bites: Train 48 highlights for week of November 8 Channel Canada 2004.
  2. Playbill: playbill.com
  3. https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Janet-Van-De-Graaff/ broadwayworld.com
  4. https://olathetheatre.org/janet-van-de-graaff-to-give-talkback-following-drowsy-chaperone-at-octa/ 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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