Mary Walsh as "Marg Princess Warrior" alongside politician Stephen Harper.

Mary Cynthia Walsh, CM, LL.D (h.c.) (born May 13, 1952, St. John's, Newfoundland) is an actress and comedian. Image File history File links Marg_Princess_Warrior. ... Image File history File links Marg_Princess_Warrior. ... Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Seal of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the Orders Latin motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which means (those) desiring a better country. ... Legum Doctor (English: Doctor of Laws; abbreviated to LL.D.) In the UK the LL.D. is a higher doctorate awarded on the basis of exceptionally insightful and distinctive publications, containing significant and original contributions to the science or study of law. ... Honoris causa (plural: Causae) is a Latin term meaning for the sake of honor, abbreviated as . ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... St. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ...

Walsh had a difficult childhood with alcoholic parents and studied at a strict convent school. She studied theatre in Toronto at Ryerson University, but dropped out to work with the CODCO comedy troupe on a series of comedic stage shows, which eventually evolved into a sketch comedy series. King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Ryerson University is a publicly funded post-secondary education institution located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... CODCO was a Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian troupe that aired on CBC from 1988-1992. ...

The CODCO series ran from 1987 to 1992 on CBC Television. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... CBC Television is the primary English language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

In 1992, she began to work with former co-star Rick Mercer and former CODCO co-stars Cathy Jones and Greg Thomey to create a new television series, called This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The show would be a parody of the nightly news and would poke fun at Canadian and international politics. 22 Minutes received strong ratings during its earlier seasons and Mary's character of Marg Delahunty, became famous for grilling politicians. Usually Marg Delahunty would recite a scripted piece intended to humiliate the politician, often by providing criticism and "grandmotherly" advice. Sometimes Marg appeared as "Marg, Princess Warrior", a parody of Lucy Lawless' fictional "warrior princess" Xena, 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Richard Vincent (Rick) Mercer (born October 17, 1969 in St. ... Cathy Jones as Mrs Enid. ... Greg Thomey was born in May 8, 1961 in St. ... This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. ... Lucy Lawless (born Lucille Frances Ryan on March 29, 1968 in Mount Albert, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actress and singer best known for her role as Xena on the television series Xena: Warrior Princess from 1995 to 2001. ... Xena. ...

In the mid-1990s, Mary openly admitted to being an alcoholic and that her 22 Minutes co-star and now close friend, Cathy Jones, helped her seek treatment. She took several months off from 22 Minutes to take part in Alcoholics Anonymous. Cathy Jones as Mrs Enid. ... Logo for A.A. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an informal society of more than 2,000,000 recovered and recovering alcoholics in the United States, Canada, and other countries. ...

In 2001 Rick Mercer left 22 Minutes, and rumours circulated that it was due to a long-standing feud between he and Walsh. Walsh also allegedly rolled her eyes during an interview about Mercer's show Rick Mercer Report, which some see as further evidence of the feud. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rick Mercer Report (or The Mercer Report; formerly known as Rick Mercers Monday Report or Monday Report) is a Canadian television comedy series which airs on CBC Television. ...

In 2004, Walsh hosted a segment on the CBC documentary series The Greatest Canadian, where she championed the case for Sir Frederick Banting (the Nobel prize-winning inventor of insulin) as the greatest Canadian who ever lived. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Tommy Douglas, #1 Terry Fox, #2 (statue in Ottawa) Pierre Elliott Trudeau, #3 Sir. ... Sir Frederick Banting (1891-1941) Sir Frederick Grant Banting, KBE , MC , MD , FRSC (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, doctor and Nobel laureate noted as one of the co-discovers of insulin. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Insulin (from Latin insula, island, as it is produced in the Islets of Langerhans in the pancreas) is a polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism. ...

She is currently taking a one-year sabbatical from the show to pursue movies and Mary Walsh: Open Book, the CBC program she created in 2003. Mary Walsh: Open Book is a weekly book club on CBC, based on the Oprah book club, where friends and employees of Mary Walsh and other celebrities can gather and discuss books Mary would like people to read. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Besides TV acting, she has worked on movies such as Mambo Italiano, Rain, Drizzle and Fog, Buried on Sunday, The Divine Ryans and Violet. Mambo Italiano is a 2003 Canadian gay comedy movie directed by Émile Gaudreault. ... Buried on Sunday is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1992. ...

Mary created her own show called Hatching, Matching and Dispatching in 2005, which was picked up by CBC for the 2006 season. Hatching, Matching and Dispatching is a Canadian television sitcom pilot, which aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on January 17, 2005. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Walsh has a son, Jesse Cox, born in 1989. She married Donald Nichol in 2002. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Mary suffers from macular degeneration, a disease that has rendered her left eye almost blind. Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2005-07-19, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

Honours

She won Best Supporting Actress at the Atlantic Film Festival in 1992 for her performance in Mike Jones' Secret Nation. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In 1993 Walsh was chosen to deliver the prestigious Graham Spry lecture which was broadcast nationally on CBC Radio. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Graham Spry (February 20, 1900 - November 24, 1983) was a Canadian intellectual, political activist, business executive and socialist. ... CBC Radio is the English language radio division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. ...

In 1994, Walsh addressed the United Nations Global Conference on Development in New York. She has also served as a spokesperson for Oxfam Canada's human rights campaign. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ... Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 independent, non-profit, secular, community-based aid and development organizations who work with local partners in over 100 countries worldwide to reduce poverty, suffering, and injustice. ...

On November 04, 2006 Mary and Ed MacDonald picked up a Gemini Award for the best writing in a comedy or variety program for their work in Hatching, Matching and Dispatching November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony in Canada. ...

External links

• Mary Walsh: Canadian Women in Theatre and dance
• Daily Herald Tribune article
• Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia