Corinne Orr (born January 6, 1936) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her work on the English version of the anime series ''

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''.

Biography

Orr became involved in children's theatre beginning at the age of 10 (with her first role being in ''

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'') after she began taking elocution lessons due to her French accent,John Lentini, , Anime on Location. and started to develop her repertoire of voices. By the age of 14,John C. Snider
Go, Go, Go Speed Racer! Interviews with Peter Fernandez & Corinne Orr
, www.scifidimensions.com. she was working at the

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(CBC), as well as acting in stage theaters at the Mountain Playhouse in

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and the Crest Theatre in

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, working for the Montreal Shakespearian Company and alongside such notables as

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. With her solid background on the stage, Orr was hired by

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for roles in their radio dramas such as ''Laura Limited''. She then moved to

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to portray the character of Suzie the Mouse in the children's soap opera ''Chez Helene'', a bilingual program devoted to teaching children English and French. Me With Corinne Orr and Peter Fernandez

Following her move to

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, Orr began working regularly on radio and television, and as a voice artist, having been credited over 200 voice-over roles. One of her first jobs was a continuing role in the daytime soap opera ''The Nurses''; other included voice acting roles in several ''

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'' and ''

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'' programs. She also began her lucrative career as

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for a variety of companies in a wide range of radio and television commercials. In addition to commercials, Orr has narrated children's stories, provided voices for several dolls, and recorded numerous audiobooks. She was the voice of the

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bear for 15 years and narrated

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's ''Mummies Made in Egypt'' for the

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series ''

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'', and participated in a special redubbing of an episode of ''

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''. Orr's work as a voice actress included

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foreign films (including anime films) and series into English. Her television credits include the English versions of several 1960s-1990s Japanese series such as ''

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'', where she voiced both male and female leads. Later, she has also worked on American cartoon series such as ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as direct-to-video animated films. She remains best known for her work on the English dubbed version of the 1960s anime ''

'', where she portrayed Speed's girlfriend Trixie and all of the female characters, as well as the voice of Speed's kid brother Spritle, who had a raspy voice, and which became a hit and a cult title in the United States. Following the release of the compilation film '' Speed Racer: The Movie'', together with a fellow voice actor on the show,

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, she went on Children's Safety Network-sponsored tours around the country with the Mach 5 car in order to promote their campaign for children's safety. Her voice can be also heard in the 2008 ''

'' live-action film. After the death of Fernandez in 2010, she became the last surviving English-language cast member of ''Speed Racer''.'Speed Racer' voice Peter Fernandez dies at 83
msnbc.com, July 16, 2010. Orr judged the

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s for 18 years and served on the

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council for 13 years. She has appeared as a guest of honor at numerous entertainment conventions (often with Fernandez, with whom she has worked together in most of her voice acting roles), including Friends of Old Time Radio,Peter Fernandez & Corinne Orr (BSS #164)
The Bat Segundo Show, December 20, 2007. The Hollywood Show,

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,Corinne Orr
, Anime North official website.

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, and

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.NYCC 2010 GUESTS
New York Comic Con official website. She was featured in Paley Archive's ''Women in Film'' series, Anthony Wynn's book ''Conversations at Warp Speed'', and the documentary film '' Otaku Unite!''. She also participated in many charity activities, such as a ''

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'' play where all the money went to a charity, volunteer work at New York hospital, teaching voiceover courses and reading to the homeless.

Filmography

Films

*''A Car's Life: Sparky's Big Adventure''- Sparky, Norbert *'' Alakazam the Great'' - DeeDee (speaking) *''Bug Bites: An Ant's Life''- Rose, Gigi *''Car's Life 2''- Gracie, Sparky *''Car's Life: The Royal Heist'' - Sparky, Gracie *''Car's Life: Junkyard Blues'' - Sparky, Gracie *'' Enchanted Journey'' - Nono *'' For Those I Loved'' *''

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'' *'' Gamera vs. Jiger'' *''

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'' *''

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'' - Female voices *''

Grave of the Fireflies is a 1988 Japanese animated war tragedy film based on a 1967 short story by Akiyuki Nosaka. It was written and directed by Isao Takahata, and animated by Studio Ghibli for Shinchosha Publishing. The film stars , , and . Set in the city o ...

'' - Setsuko (credited as Rhoda Chrosite) (

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dub) *''

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'' - Princess Margaret *''

Jack and the Witch is a Japanese animated fantasy adventure feature film, the 10th cinema feature produced by Tōei Animation (then Tōei Dōga), released in Japan in 1967. It was developed by Jirō Sekimasa, Seiichi Moro and Takeshi Ariga, written by Shin'ich ...

'' - Allegra *''

Kai Doh Maru is an original video animation (OVA) anime directed by Kanji Wakabayashi and produced by Production I.G. and SME Visual Works. It was released on December 19, 2001 in Japan and on July 29, 2003 in the United States by Manga Entertainment. I ...

'' - Oni-hime *'' The Little Norse Prince'' *'' Noel'' *'' Otaku Unite!'' - Herself *''

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'' - Tiger Lily *''Plan Bee'' - Bing *''

Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter ''Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter'', also known as ''The Man Who Hated Laughter'', is a 1972 American animated one-hour television film that was part of ''The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie''. This film united characters from almost every new ...

'' -

Swee'Pea Swee'Pea (alternatively spelled Swee'pea and Sweapea on some titles and once called Sweep Pea) is a character in E. C. Segar's comic strip ''Thimble Theatre''/''Popeye'' and in the cartoon series derived from it. His name refers to the flower kno ...

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/ Blondie Bumstead / Cookie Bumstead / Lois Flagston / Dot Flagston / Ditto Flagston /

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/ other voices *''

'' (2008) - Grand Prix female announcer *''Spider's Web: A Pig's Tale'' - Walt, Ester, Cynthia, Lucy *'' Twelve Months'' - Anja *''

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'' - Elisa/Adult Elisa *''

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'' - Princess Rose

TV series

*'' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' *''

'' - Queen of the Crown / Ingrid Arroyo / Kiwi Kids / additional voices *''

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'' - Mrs. Turner (1980) *'' The Flying House'' - Salome *''

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'' - Zena / Rhom *''

'' - Marine Boy / Neptina / Clicli / all female characters *''

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'' - Wanda Raccoon / Shirley Duck / Georgina Snooty / Betty Lou Beaver *''

'' - Lady Kale (Queen Kale) / Queen Anya *''

'' - Herself *''

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'' *''

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Workshop until June 2000) a ...

'' - various voices *''

Space Ghost Coast to Coast ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' is an American adult animation, adult animated comedy talk show created by Mike Lazzo for Cartoon Network and hosted by a re-imagined version of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost. In contrast t ...

'' *''

'' - Trixie Fontaine / Spritle Racer / Mom Racer / additional voices *''

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'' - Grandma Griff *''

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'' - Queen Mariposa / Nova (third season) *''Taco & Paco'' *''

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'' *''

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'' *''

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'' -

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/ Kitty Kat / Little Boy / Match Girl

Home videos

*''

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's Best Busy People Video Ever! *''Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever!''

References

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