Luba Goy (; born November 8, 1945) is a Canadian actress,

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and one of the stars of '' Royal Canadian Air Farce''.

Life and career

Goy was born in

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, to Ukrainian parents and raised in

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, 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,

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. 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 ''

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''. Produced by

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, the show was aired by

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stations in the

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. Later that decade, she played ''Lotsa Heart Elephant'', ''Treat Heart Pig'' and ''Gentle Heart Lamb'' in

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's animated

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franchise. As part of the Air Farce team, Goy has won 15

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awards, a Juno, the

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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

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. 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

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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'', ''

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'', '' AlfTales'', '' My Pet Monster'', '' Sylvanian Families'', '' Tales from the Cryptkeeper'', '' The Rosey and Buddy Show'', '' Rupert'', ''

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'', '' Little Shop'', ''

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'', and '' Wild C.A.T.s''. Within the

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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

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. 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

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. 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.

Characters portrayed by Goy

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''List is Incomplete'' She also provided voices for the animated ''

'' characters Lotsa Heart Elephant, Treat Heart Pig and Gentle Heart Lamb.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

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