Abby Hagyard

Abby Hagyard is a Canadian actress, comedian and writer best known in sketch comedy for You Can’t Do That on Television. Alongside Les Lye, she played the adults surrounding the young cast, including Valerie Prevort and a range of mothers, teachers and other authority figures.

Hagyard’s career also includes theatre, comedy writing and animation voice work. Her credits include The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, The Care Bears and For Better or for Worse. Her work on children’s television combines comic character acting with the vocal range needed to create distinct personalities in animated stories.