in 1983, she played the grandmother in "little red riding hood" in "faerie tale theatre" for showtime. she appeared in the final episodes of three long-running sitcom series: "happy days", and "who's the boss?" bay played cousin winifred in the fourth to last episode of "road to avonlea", a role for which she won a gemini award. bay's feature film work includes small roles in films like "the karate kid" (1984), "movers & shakers" (1985), "big top pee-wee" (1988), "twins" (1988), "the grifters" (1990), "the pit and the pendulum" (1991).