Mary Vingoe is a theatre actor and director, based out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. She wrote for Sesame Park, Canada's co-production of Sesame Street. Vingoe co-founded both Ship's Company Theatre and Eastern Front Theatre. She has written the plays Holy Ghosters and Herring Gull's Egg. For her contributions to the community as a director and actor, she received the Order of Canada in 2011, the country's highest civilian honour. Born in Halifax, NS, she is a Canadian citizen.