From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Mary Cynthia Walsh CM was born on May 13 1952 in St Johns Newfoundland and is an actress and comedian and social activist A sufferer of macular degeneration she has served from time to time as a spokesperson for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind CNIB Walshs son Jesse was born in 1989 She has been married to Memorial University of Newfoundland English professor Don Nichol since 2002 Description above from the Wikipedia article Mary Walsh actress licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia