Deborah Theaker (born April 6, 1964) is a
Canadian actress.
She is best known as Casey Edison on the
Lucasfilm
Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, which is a business segment of The Walt Disney Company. The studio is best known for creating and producing the ''Star Wars'' and ' ...
science fiction satire ''
Maniac Mansion'' which ran from 1990 until 1993.
Early life and education
Theaker was born in
Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan, Canada. In 1985, she graduated from the
University of Saskatchewan and later moved to Toronto, where she became a member of
The Second City's resident company.
Career
Since 1987, she has played roles in various television shows and movies, including ''
The Kids in the Hall'', ''
Joey'', ''
Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies
''Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies'' is a sketch comedy television series, which aired in 1995."Howie hurt by his critics". ''Toronto Star'', July 13, 1995. Produced by Atlantis Communications for Showtime in the United States and CBC Television in Cana ...
'', ''
Desperate Housewives
''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Marc Cherry, Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from Octobe ...
'', ''
Rat Race'', ''
Entourage'', ''
Bones'', and ''
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events'' as well as the ''
Stargate SG-1'' season-eight episode entitled "
Citizen Joe." She is a member of
Christopher Guest's cinematic repertory company and has appeared in four films and multiple commercials for Guest. Theaker guest-starred as The Caterer in an episode of the first season of ''
Curb Your Enthusiasm
''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televisio ...
''. Theaker then guest-starred in the third season of the acclaimed sitcom ''
Husbands''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
Deborah Theaker profile on Northern StarsSecond City Toronto - Alumni list
- The official film web site
1964 births
Canadian film actresses
Canadian television actresses
Living people
University of Saskatchewan alumni
Actresses from Saskatchewan
People from Moose Jaw
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