Nina Keogh ( ) is a Canadian puppet builder, voice actress and

puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, called a puppet, to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from ...

. She is a former member of the

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is a Canadian non-profit organization created in 1979 to recognize the achievements of the over 4,000 Canadian film industry and television industry professionals, most notably through the Canadian Scre ...

Canadian Actors' Equity Association Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA) is an association of performers in English Canada who are engaged in live performances before paying audiences in theatre, opera and dance. It negotiates agreements and working conditions for its members ...

, UDA, and is an

ACTRA The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is a Canadian trade union representing performers in English-language media. It has 25,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media. The org ...

member since 1968. She was on the board of directors for ACTRA and the Children's Broadcast Institute. She has worked for

TVO TVO (stylized as tvo), formerly known as TVOntario, is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It operates flagship station CICA-DT (channel 19) in Toron ...

and

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

. She is best-known for playing the role of Muffy the Mouse in TVO's 1981-87 TV series ''

Today's Special ''Today's Special'' is a Canadian children's television program produced by Clive VanderBurgh at TVOntario, originally broadcasting 120 episodes from 1981 to 1987. Much of the series was set in a department store, based on Simpson's then-flagsh ...

'', which was shown worldwide including on Nickelodeon in the United States. Her father, John Keogh, played Howard the Turtle in ''

Razzle Dazzle ''Razzle Dazzle'' is a Canadian children's television program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between October 2, 1961, and July 1, 1966. The series was initially co-hosted by Alan Hamel and Michele Finney who were later repla ...

''. Keogh retired from the television business in 1999 to become a professional painter. She is a former instructor at Fleming College (Haliburton School of the Arts) in Haliburton.

Works

* '' Drop-In'' 1970 and 1971 host * ''

Polka Dot Door Polka is a dance and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though associated with Czech culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas. History Etymology The term ...

'' 1971 and 1972 host * ''TVO's. Whatever Turns You On'' 1973 host * '' Readalong'' 1976 * ''

'' 1981-87 (Muffy) * ''

The Friendly Giant ''The Friendly Giant'' was a children's television program that aired on CBC Television from September 30, 1958 through to March 1985. It featured three main characters: a giant named Friendly (played by Bob Homme), who lived in a huge castle, alo ...

'' 1982 * ''

Téléfrançais! ''Téléfrançais!'' is a Canadian French language children's television series, produced by TVOntario from 1984 until 1986. The series of 30 ten-minute episodes has become a popular teaching tool, and is used by many educators (especially in Cana ...

'' 1984-1986 * ''

The Magic Library ''Bookmice'' is a children's television series about a public library secretly inhabited by three fun-loving mice. It is a spinoff of ''The Magic Library''. It would often also showcase Eastern European cartoons such as Jak Bzuk a Ťuk putovali ...

'' 1989 * ''

Bookmice ''Bookmice'' is a children's television series about a public library secretly inhabited by three fun-loving mice. It is a spinoff of ''The Magic Library''. It would often also showcase Eastern European cartoons such as Jak Bzuk a Ťuk putovali ...

'' 1991 (Norbert) * ''

Mr. Dressup ''Mr. Dressup'' is a Canadian children's television series, starring Ernie Coombs, a former understudy of Fred Rogers, in the title role. It originally ran on CBC from 1967 to 1996, soon becoming an iconic presence in Canadian media. Producti ...

'' 1992 * ''

The Santa Clause ''The Santa Clause'' is a 1994 American Christmas fantasy comedy film written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick, and directed by John Pasquin. The first installment in ''The Santa Clause'' franchise, it stars Tim Allen as Scott Calvin, an ordi ...

'' 1994 * '' Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle'' 1996 * ''

Groundling Marsh ''Groundling Marsh'' is a Canadian children's television series, produced by Portfolio Film & Television Inc., and J.A. Delmage Productions. It included songs and animated segments, and enjoyed a certain amount of success and popularity during ...

'' 1997 (Crystal) * ''

Sesame Park ''Sesame Park'' is the Canadian version of ''Sesame Street'' co-produced by Sesame Workshop and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The series originally functioned as a re-edited version of the original American series, and was named ''Sesam ...

'' 1998

References

External links

*
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Keogh, Nina Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Canadian puppeteers Year of birth missing (living people)