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Luba Goy

ルバ・ゴイ

Ruba Goi

Aliases: Люба Ґой

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1945-11-08 (Haltern, Germany)
Nationality
Canada
Languages
English, Ukrainian
Residence History
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Career

Occupations
actress, comedian, voice actress
Active Years
1970-2024
Affiliations
Royal Canadian Air Farce

Education

Glebe Collegiate Institute
Country: Canada
National Theatre School of Canada
Acting
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: Canada

Awards

Governor General's Performing Arts Award
1998
Work: Lifetime Artistic Achievement
Organization: Governor General of Canada
Result: Won
Outstanding Achievement Award
1996
Organization: Women in Film and Television
Result: Won
Honorary Doctor of Law
1993
Organization: Brock University
Result: Received
ACTRA Award
Organization: ACTRA
Result: Won (15 times)
Juno Award
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Royal Canadian Air Farce

1973 Comedy Sketch Show

Long-running Canadian comedy sketch TV series starring Luba Goy in various roles.

SatirePolitics

Vid'ma (Witch)

1990 Film

Ukrainian film where she played an 18th-century innkeeper.

Legacy

Renowned Canadian comedian and actress, star of Royal Canadian Air Farce, recipient of numerous comedy awards, active in Ukrainian Canadian community.

Trivia

  • Born in Germany to Ukrainian parents.
  • Raised in Ottawa.
  • Fluent in Ukrainian.
  • Voiced characters in Care Bears.