Founded the award-winning CODCO comedy troupe of Newfoundland. Walsh's This Hour Has 22 Minutes characters include Dakey Dunn, Genoa Hellerstein and Marg Delahuntey. In 1993 Mary Walsh was chosen to deliver the prestigious Graham Spry lecture which was broadcast nationally on CBC Radio. In 1994, Walsh addressed the United Nations Global Conference on Development in New York. Won Best Supporting Actress at the Atlantic Film Festival in 1992 for her performance in Mike Jones' Secret Nation. Won several Gemini awards for writing and performing during the CODCO years on CBC Television. She had a tough childhood with alcoholic parents. Studied theatre in Toronto, but dropped out to appear with CBC and the group that became Codco. She has a son, Jesse. She was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on April 27, 2000 for her services to broadcasting and performing arts in Canada.
