Deborah Theaker

Deborah Theaker is an actress and writer who came up through Second City and became a character player in film and television. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, she grew up in Esterhazy and moved to Toronto after university, joining Second City's resident company there. A Dora came her way for writing and performing the stage piece Not Based on Anything by Stephen King. She starred opposite Joe Flaherty in the Lucasfilm series Maniac Mansion (1990), helped write it, and drew a Cable Ace nomination as best actress in a series. Christopher Guest saw her with the Second City Los Angeles cast in 1990, and she appeared in four of his features. Her credits include Dirty Girl (2010), Rat Race (2001) and Mangus (2011), the last earning her a best supporting actor prize at QFest in Asheville in 2011. She also worked often with The Kids in the Hall and helped write Scott Thompson's Comedy Central special.