Nancy Robertson (actress)

Nancy Lee Robertson is a Canadian actress, best known for her roles as Wanda Dollard in the television series Corner Gas<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Millie Upton in the series Hiccups, both of which were created by and starred her husband, Brent Butt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Early life

Robertson was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.<ref name=heart /> She studied drama during high school and graduated in 1990. She went on to attend the Breck Academy and The Vancouver Arts Club Theatre Program.<ref name=heart>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Robertson's television career beganTemplate:Citation needed with the CBC sketch comedy series The 11th Hour.<ref name=tce>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> She later played temperamental parking attendant Harriet Sharpe in the mockumentary film The Delicate Art of Parking;<ref name=tce /> her fellow parking attendant, Grant Parker, is played by Fred Ewanuick,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> who later co-starred with Robertson in Corner Gas.

From 2004 to 2009, Robertson played Wanda Dollard, an intelligent and sarcastic gas station attendant, on the hit Canadian television series Corner Gas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2010, Robertson's husband and Corner Gas co-star, Brent Butt created a new television series, Hiccups. The show's lead role, a children's author with anger-management issues, was not initially written with Robertson in mind, but she decided to take on the role upon reading the script.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The second and final season of Hiccups ended on 28 August 2011. Robertson played the role of Principal Moreno in the television movie Radio Rebel.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Robertson is an alumna of the Vancouver TheatreSports League improvisational comedy troupe.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personal life

On 19 November 2005, Robertson married her Corner Gas and Hiccups co-star Brent Butt.<ref name=lovetripper>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> They live in Vancouver.<ref name=heart />

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Beggars and Choosers	Dolores
1999	The New Addams Family	Samantha
1999	11th Hour	Nancy Lee
2000	Big Sound	Woman at House
2000	Hollywood Off-Ramp	Audience Member #2
2000–2001	Los Luchadores	Gertrude
2001	Till Debt Do Us Part (TV movie)	Jessica
2001	Cold Squad	Patti
2002	My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star
2003	The Delicate Art of Parking	Harriet Sharpe	Nominated – Leo award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Feature Length Drama or Series (2004)
2003	Dead Like Me	Monroco Secretary
2003	Air Bud Spikes Back	Principal Pickle
2003	Out of Order	Juror with New York accent
2003	The Mall Man (short)	Cashier
2004–2009	Corner Gas	Wanda Dollard	Nominated – Gemini award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2004) Nominated – Canadian Comedy Award for Pretty Funny Female Performance (Television) (2005) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2005) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2006) Nominated – Gemini award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2006) Won – Gemini award for Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (2007) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2007) Nominated – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2008) Won – Leo award for Best Performance or Host(s) in a Music, Comedy or Variety Program or Series (2009)
2004	The Life	Tiny
2004	No One Ever Suspects the Chinese Guy (short)
2005–2007	Robson Arms	Cindy
2005	Oh, Baby (TV movie)	Cop #2
2005	Are We There Yet?	Lady Airport Cop
2008	Christmas Cottage	Deputy Hornbuckle
2009	Alice	Dormouse
2010–2011	Hiccups	Millie Upton	Nominated – Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Female (Television) (2011)
2010	Ramona and Beezus	Casting Associate
2012	Radio Rebel	Principal Moreno	Disney Channel Original Movie
2013	No Clue	Phyllis	Guest Star
2014	Corner Gas: The Movie	Wanda Dollard	Reprise of role from 2004–2009 TV series
2018–2021	Corner Gas Animated	Wanda Dollard	Reprise of role from 2004–2009 TV series
2020	The Willoughbys	Irene Holmes
2021	Flora & Ulysses	Tootie Tickham	Disney+ Original
2023	Lucky Hank	Billie	AMC

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