Actress/Writer/Producer Mandy May Cheetham was born in Toronto, ON to Bob Cheetham, a motorcycle drag-racer turned boat-painter turned balloon-tire-bicycle collector turned apprentice junkologist turned hipster carpenter, and Jennie Robertson, an event planner turned boat-hostess turned hot-tub and tanning-bed sales woman turned landscape designer.
Mandy May spent most of her elementary years at the Toronto Island Public School, where she nurtured her talents through an extensive theatre and choir program, acting, writing, and singing in over 16 productions.
After high school, Mandy attended the University of Guelph with her 3-year-old son and became a varsity cheerleader. She later became an international cheerleading choreographer, teaching overachieving young women and men in over 14 countries.
Mandy returned to acting in 2011 after a vivid dream and began studying at The Second City in Toronto, followed by UCB in New York and the Lee Strasberg Institute in NY. She was taught by Jordan Klepper and Gregory Berger-Sobeck, among others.
Mandy also became an underground sensation in the hip hop karaoke community, winning the three-time hip hop karaoke champion of the world (ish) and creating a show about a suburban Mom who moves to Brooklyn to become a rapper.
She was discovered by Fatlip, formerly of the Pharcyde, and has since appeared in over 60 projects as an actress and writer. Mandy has been recognized by Funny or Die as a member of their community and continues to delight fans by making them laugh and upset them by making them cry.
