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Nancy Robertson

b. 1971

Canadian actress

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Born 1971. Nancy Robertson is a Canadian television actor and film actor.

Nancy Lee Robertson is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Wanda Dollard in the television series Corner Gas and Millie Upton in the series Hiccups, both of which were created by and starred her husband, Brent Butt.

Early life Robertson was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Career Robertson's television career began with the CBC sketch comedy series The 11th Hour. She later played temperamental parking attendant Harriet Sharpe in the mockumentary film The Delicate Art of Parking; who later co-starred with Robertson in Corner Gas.

From 2004 to 2009, Robertson played Wanda Dollard, an intelligent and sarcastic gas station attendant, on the hit Canadian television series Corner Gas. In 2010, Robertson's husband and Corner Gas co-star, Brent Butt created a new television series, Hiccups. The show's lead role, a children's author with anger-management issues, was not initially written with Robertson in mind, but she decided to take on the role upon reading the script. The second and final season of Hiccups ended on 28 August 2011. Robertson played the role of Principal Moreno in the television movie Radio Rebel.

Robertson is an alumna of the Vancouver TheatreSports League improvisational comedy troupe.

Personal life On 19 November 2005, Robertson married her Corner Gas and Hiccups co-star Brent Butt. They live in Vancouver.

Filmography Nominated – Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Female Performance (Television) (2005) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2005) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2006) Nominated – Gemini award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2006) Won – Gemini award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2007) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2007) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2008)

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1971, Vancouver
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Spouse
Brent Butt

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Nancy Robertson?

Canadian actress (1971-)

When was Nancy Robertson born?

Nancy Robertson was born in 1971 in Vancouver.

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Nancy Robertson is a television actor and film actor.

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Nancy Robertson is Canadian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Nancy Robertson

· Wikidata: Q6962945

· DBpedia: Nancy Robertson (actress)

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