Mindy Dawber

Madelaine "Mindy" Dawber (born July 19, 1976) is an American-born Canadian actress and professional clown. She is best known for being the second performer of Mindy Taylor in It's the Paul Taylor Program! from 1987-1991 and in It's the Paul Taylor Movie!.

Biography
Mindy was born in, , United States, the daughter of native Edward A. Dawber. She and her parents moved to, , in 1980. She was raised a.

She got the role of Mindy Taylor in 1987 at the age of 12 while attending an acting school for children at the, replacing previous performer Cynthia Jo Budinger, who had left to focus on her schoolwork. Mindy performed the role until she was 16 years old, when she left the show due to puberty. She was replaced in the role by Tessie Voss for the final years of the show's original run (1992-95).

Mindy attended in, graduating with honors. She then studied at and the  in, and performed with the  for 5 years.

Personal Life
Mindy resides in. In a interview, Dawber, raised a Christian Scientist, stated "I've tried de-converting, and I've tried following atheism, science and reason. It hasn't worked, because I keep coming back to Jesus and God every time." In 2008, her essay A Christian Clown? won first prize in a Ottawa Citizen writing contest.