Valri Bromfield
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Born | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | February 10, 1949
Years active | 1978–2001 |
Valri Bromfield (born February 10, 1949) is a Canadian comedian, actress, writer, and television producer who started her career as one half of a comedy team with Dan Aykroyd. Together, they joined the first Toronto company of The Second City where she was one of the original players.[1]
Career
She formed a comedy team with Dan Aykroyd.[2] Bromfield was a regular performer on the 1974 The Bobbie Gentry Show.[3] She performed comedy on the first episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975.[4] Between dress rehearsal and the live airing, Lorne Michaels told her she had to cut her monologue from five minutes to two.[5]
She also appeared on another SNL episode in 1978. In 1979 she played "Mary Mary" on the ABC series Angie. In 1980, she appeared as the character "Debbie Smith" on The David Letterman Show. She played "Laney Gibbs" in Best of the West in 1981 and appeared on six episodes of SCTV between 1983 and 1984. In 1984, she appeared on nine episodes of The New Show, another NBC sketch comedy show produced by Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels.
In 1993, she appeared as herself on
Bromfield appeared on the
Film appearances
Her film credits include the role of "Doris" in the 1983 movie
Voice acting
As a voice actor, she made her animation debut in the 1974 television movie The Gift of Winter. A Halloween-themed sequel four years later that was titled Witch's Night Out. Bromfield was the voice of "Honey Bunny Funnybunny" on an ABC Weekend Special in 1994 based on the works of Marilyn Sadler. She voiced "Nurse Leanne" on Camp Candy and has provided voices for Popples, Animaniacs, Tiny Toon Adventures, Superman: The Animated Series and other animated shows.
Other credits
Bromfield has worked behind the scenes in a creative capacity on numerous TV series. From 1986 to 1990, she was a creative consultant on
Personal life
Her sister Lois Bromfield is also a comedic actor, writer, and producer.[1] Her brother Rex Bromfield is a writer and retired film director.[7]
References
- ^ "Retro Junk - Your Memory Machine". www.retrojunk.com.
- ^ McCrohan 1987, p. 191.
- ^ Terrace 1981, p. 30.
- Saturday Night Live. Season 1. Episode 1. October 11, 1975. NBC.
- ISBN 978-1-61187-218-7. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "Valri Bromfield". Cinemorgue. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
- ^ Nash & Ross 1997, p. 120.
Works cited
- McCrohan, Donna (1987). The Second City: A Backstage History of Comedy's Hottest Troupe. Perigee Books. ISBN 978-0-399-51339-8.
- Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph (1997). The Motion Picture Guide: 1988 Annual (The Films of 1987). Cinebooks. ISBN 978-0-933997-16-5. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- Terrace, Vincent (1981). Television, 1970-1980. A.S. Barnes. ISBN 978-0-498-02539-6.
External links
- Valri Bromfield at IMDb