Nancy Robertson Biography: Age, Husband, Height, Net Worth, Corner Gas, Awards

Nancy Robertson is a Canadian actress and comedian best known for her portrayal of Wanda Dollard on the beloved Canadian sitcom Corner Gas.

That role endeared her to Canadian audiences and became a signature character in her career. She later took on the lead in Hiccups as Millie Upton, showing her comedic versatility.

Profile

• Full name: Nancy Lee Robertson
• Date of birth: October 21, 1971
• Age: 54 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• State of origin: British Columbia
• Nationality: Canadian
• Profession: Actress, comedian
• Height: 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
• Parents: N/A
• Siblings: N/A
• Spouse: Brent Butt (married November 19, 2005)
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Married
• Net worth: USD 2.3 million

Early Life and education

Nancy Robertson (54 years old) was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia on October 21, 1971. She studied drama during high school, graduating in 1990, and went on to attend the Breck Academy and the Vancouver Arts Club Theatre Program. She is an alumna of the Vancouver TheatreSports League improvisational comedy troupe.

Personal Life

On November 19, 2005, she married fellow Canadian comedian and actor Brent Butt, who was also co-star in Corner Gas. The couple live in Vancouver.

Career

Robertson’s on-screen career began in sketch comedy, film, and television. Early on, she appeared in the CBC sketch series The 11th Hour. She played the temperamental parking attendant Harriet Sharpe in the mockumentary The Delicate Art of Parking. From 2004 through 2009, Robertson starred as Wanda Dollard on Corner Gas, a sitcom created by and starring her husband Brent Butt. Her character was well known for her sarcastic wit and no-nonsense attitude. In 2010, she took on the lead role of Millie Upton in Hiccups, a show created by Butt, in which her character is a children’s author struggling with anger management.

She also made a guest appearance in Dead Like Me (2003) and small roles in films such as Are We There Yet? and the television movie Radio Rebel. In more recent years, she returned to the role of Wanda in Corner Gas: The Movie and voiced Wanda Dollard in Corner Gas Animated.

Awards

• Gemini Award — Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series (for Corner Gas, winner 2007)
• Leo Awards – multiple nominations for performance in comedy programs (for Corner Gas and Hiccups)
• Canadian Comedy Award — Nominee for Pretty Funny Female Performance (Television) 2005 (for Corner Gas)

Net worth

Nancy Robertson’s net worth is about USD 2.3 million. Her income sources include television acting roles, residuals from Corner Gas, voice work in animation, and other media appearances.

Social Media

• Instagram: @nantastico

Filmography

• Beggars and Choosers
• The New Addams Family
• The 11th Hour
• Big Sound
• Los Luchadores
• The Delicate Art of Parking
• Dead Like Me
• Air Bud Spikes Back
• Out of Order
• The Mall Man (short)
• Corner Gas
• The Life
• No One Ever Suspects the Chinese Guy (short)
• Robson Arms
• Are We There Yet?
• Christmas Cottage
• Alice
• Hiccups
• Ramona and Beezus
• Radio Rebel
• No Clue
• Corner Gas: The Movie
• Corner Gas Animated
• The Willoughbys
• Flora & Ulysses
• Lucky Hank