Ramona Gilmour-Darling
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Ramona Gilmour-Darling is a Canadian actor, singer, and dancer. In 2006, she began portraying Loonette the Clown (taking over for Alyson Court
, who played the original Loonette) on the Canadian children's television series
The Big Comfy Couch
, which airs in Canada on Treehouse and on various PBS stations in the United States
. She has also appeared on stage in leading roles in many plays and musicals in Canada, most notably as Mary in The Secret Garden
(Young People's Theatre, 2001) in Toronto
, Anne in Anne of Green Gables (2005) and Polly Peachum in The Beggar's Opera
(2006), Eponine in Les Misérables
and Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone
at the Thousand Islands Playhouse
. She lives in Toronto with her husband Sandy Thorburn
.
Alyson Court
Alyson Stephanie Court is a Canadian actress who first appeared in the 1985 children's film Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird, and played summer camper Dawn in the animated film Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation the following year...
, who played the original Loonette) on the Canadian children's television series
Children's television series
Children's television series, are commercial television programs designed for, and marketed to children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run in the early evening, for the children that go to school...
The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch
The Big Comfy Couch is a Canadian children's television series about Loonette the Clown and her doll Molly, who solve everyday problems on their "Big Comfy Couch". It aired from 1992 until early 2006. Re-runs of the show are still being aired on Treehouse TV. It was produced by Cheryl Wagner and...
, which airs in Canada on Treehouse and on various PBS stations in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She has also appeared on stage in leading roles in many plays and musicals in Canada, most notably as Mary in The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden (musical)
The Secret Garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's book and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon...
(Young People's Theatre, 2001) in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Anne in Anne of Green Gables (2005) and Polly Peachum in The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera
The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay with music arranged by Johann Christoph Pepusch. It is one of the watershed plays in Augustan drama and is the only example of the once thriving genre of satirical ballad opera to remain popular today...
(2006), Eponine in Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
and Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone
The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical with book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar and music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison. It debuted in 1998 at The Rivoli in Toronto and opened on Broadway on 1 May 2006. The show won the Tony Award for Best Book and Best Score. It started as a spoof of old...
at the Thousand Islands Playhouse
The Thousand Islands Playhouse
The Thousand Islands Playhouse is a highly successful summer theatre company located in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.The Thousand Islands Playhouse was founded in 1981 by Greg Wanless and a collection of local actors and graduates from Queen's University including Timm Hughes, Joan Gardiner, Mo Bock,...
. She lives in Toronto with her husband Sandy Thorburn
Sandy Thorburn
Sandy Thorburn is a noted Canadian composer, arranger, theatre director, musical director, and academic, specializing in Canadian musical theatre...
.