Toby Tarnow
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Toby Tarnow is a Canadian actress. She was the first actress to portray the popular Anne Shirley
of Anne of Green Gables
in Canadian radio then in Canadian television
in a 1956 television movie
. Her most popular works include the princess on the Canadian Howdy Doody Show, a regular panelist on the Canadian To Tell the Truth
, a regular role in CTV'S forensic police drama The Collaborators (1973-4),a regular on the children's show, Mr. Dressup
, a continuing character on the American soap opera Moment of Truth
, and a continuing role in the miniseries Amerika
and a children's television show, Nursery School Time with Miss Toby and Hoppy. In August 1989, she moved to New Hampshire
.
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Montgomery wrote in her journal that the idea for Anne's story came from relatives who, planning to adopt an orphaned boy, received a girl instead...
of Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
in Canadian radio then in Canadian television
Television in Canada
Television in Canada officially began with the opening of the nation's first television stations in Montreal and Toronto in 1952. As with most media in Canada, the television industry, and the television programming available in that country, are strongly influenced by the American media, perhaps...
in a 1956 television movie
Anne of Green Gables (1956 film)
Anne of Green Gables is a Canadian television film directed by Don Harron. The film was based upon the novel, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery....
. Her most popular works include the princess on the Canadian Howdy Doody Show, a regular panelist on the Canadian To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth (Canada)
To Tell the Truth is a Canadian version of the original American version To Tell the Truth. It was broadcast on CTV between 1962 and 1964. The show was hosted by Don Cameron and the panelists included Toby Tarnow, Robert Hall, Dorothy Cameron and Stan Helleur. It aired at 10 PM on Thursdays.-...
, a regular role in CTV'S forensic police drama The Collaborators (1973-4),a regular on the children's show, Mr. Dressup
Mr. Dressup
Mr. Dressup is a Canadian children's television series produced by CBC Television that ran from 1967 to 1996.The series starred Ernie Coombs as Mr. Dressup. The show aired every weekday morning, and each day Mr...
, a continuing character on the American soap opera Moment of Truth
Moment of Truth (TV series)
Moment of Truth was a Canadian serial drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1964 to 1969.-Premise:The series was set in Ontario where clinical psychologist Dr. Robert Wallace not only operated a private practice but taught his subject field at the local university...
, and a continuing role in the miniseries Amerika
Amerika (TV miniseries)
Amerika – suggesting a Russified name for the United States – is an American television miniseries that was broadcast in 1987 on ABC. It starred Kris Kristofferson, Mariel Hemingway, Sam Neill, Robert Urich, and a 17-year-old Lara Flynn Boyle in her first major role. Amerika was about life in the...
and a children's television show, Nursery School Time with Miss Toby and Hoppy. In August 1989, she moved to New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
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