Canadian TV persona and youngsters’s entertainer Nerene Virgin has died at age 77.
A web-based obituary says she died Monday in Burlington, Ont., not removed from her hometown of Hamilton.
Virgin was finest recognized for her function on the TVOntario kids’s collection “At present’s Particular,” portraying Jodie, the affable show designer on the division retailer the place the present was set.
The tutorial collection ran from 1981 to 1987.
Virgin additionally made appearances on “Polka Dot Door” and “The Littlest Hobo.”
An announcement from TVO notes Virgin began her profession at a time when few Black girls had been on Canadian tv.
She was additionally an educator, championing variety and educating about Black historical past.
Virgin is survived by her husband Alan Smith, her daughters Yvette and Nicole Virgin, her son Thomas Toliver Smith and her grandson Jackson Virgin.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed July 19, 2024.
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