Elizabeth Hanna is a Canadian film and television

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

, most notable for her

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work in animated films. She later complemented her voice acting skills by becoming a speech-language pathologist. She is also the voice of Miss Biscuit on '' Corn & Peg''.

History

Early history

Elizabeth Hanna spent her early years in

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, where she graduated from

Glebe Collegiate Institute Glebe Collegiate Institute (GCI) is a high school in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Glebe Collegiate Institute has approximately 1,700 students and is the dis ...

. She attended

Carleton University Carleton University is an English-language public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1942 as Carleton College, the institution originally operated as a private, non-denominational evening college to serve returning Wo ...

, where she graduated with a major in

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

. She was then accepted into the

National Theatre School of Canada The National Theatre School of Canada (NTS, french: École nationale de théâtre du Canada) is a private institution of professional theatre studies in Montreal, Quebec. Established in 1960, the NTS receives its principal funding from grants ...

, based in

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, Quebec, from which she graduated in 1977.

Acting career

Hanna then relocated to

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, where she continues to be based. She initially commenced her professional acting career appearing in various Toronto stage productions. She also began to obtain commercial

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work, contributing to national television and radio advertising campaigns. This led to the development of her career as a

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

in a number of

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associated with such well-known characters as Little Bear, the

Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televis ...

Babar the Elephant Babar the Elephant (, ; ) is an elephant character who first appeared in 1931 in the French children's book ''Histoire de Babar'' by Jean de Brunhoff. The book is based on a tale that Brunhoff's wife, Cécile, had invented for their children. ...

, and Sailor Moon.Profile of Elizabeth Hanna
www.clearspeech.ca. Much of Hanna's voice acting work has been in productions of the Nelvana group.

As a speech-language pathologist

Hanna later complemented her voice acting and voiceover skills by obtaining a Master of Health Science degree, majoring in Speech-Language Pathology, from the

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

. She commenced practising as a Speech-Language Pathologist in 1996 while continuing her voice and other contributions to film and television, as well as voice contributions to

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Filmography

*'' Corn & Peg'' (2019-2020) (TV Series) - Miss Biscuit (voice) *''

Wishenpoof! ''Wishenpoof!'' is an animated streaming television series which aired for two seasons, from February 5, 2014 to May 9, 2019. The series was created by Angela Santomero and stars Addison Holley as Bianca, a young fairy girl who grants children's ...

'' (2018) - Grammie (voice) *''

Mia and Me ''Mia and Me'' is a German children's series created by Gerhard Hahn. In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. channel from May 3, 2014, to December 25, 2016. The show mixes live action with computer animation. ''Mia and Me'' is e ...

'' (2011-2012) - Panthea (voice)
"The Dating Guy"
(2009) (TV Series) *''

Friends and Heroes ''Friends and Heroes'' is a Canadian Christian children's program that airs on TBN, Smile of a Child TV, and was also shown on BBC TV. The show is both traditionally animated (for the adventure story) and computer animated (for the Bible st ...

'' (2008-2009) - Luciana (voice)
"The Future Is Wild"
(2007) (TV Series,

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) *'' Care Bears: Big Wish Movie'' (2005) - Big Wish (voice) *''

Rolie Polie Olie ''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The s ...

'' (2004) - Kindly Lady (voice, in "A Polie Family Frolic," "Has Anybody Seen My Coo?" and "Babies Go Home.") *''

: The Baby Bot Chase'' (2003) - Kindly Lady (voice) *'' Elliot Moose'' (2001) - (Voiceover, only in these sorts of episodes, "The Cat Nap/Elliot Mapleberry/The Magic Pond/Boo!".) *''

The Little Bear Movie ''The Little Bear Movie'' is a 2001 animated adventure film based on the television series '' Little Bear'', which in turn is based on the book series of the same name which was written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Senda ...

'' (2001) - Hen (voice) *'' Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie'' (2000) - Mrs. Fox/Eagle (voice) *''

Mega Man Legends 2 ''Mega Man Legends 2'' is an action-adventure game released by Capcom in 2000, acting as the sequel to '' Mega Man Legends''. It was released for the PlayStation in 2000 for Japan and North America, and 2001 in Europe. Unchanged Japanese ports of ...

'' (2000) (Video Game) - Servbots (voice) *'' Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend'' (2000) (TV Series) - Artemis (voice) *''

The Misadventures of Tron Bonne ''The Misadventures of Tron Bonne'' is an action-adventure game that was developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation. Released in Japan in 1999 and in North America and Europe in 2000, the game is part of the '' Mega Man Legends'' (''Rock ...

'' (1999) (Video Game) - Servbot #1 (voice) *'' Babar: King of the Elephants'' (1999) - Madame (voice) *''

Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...

'' (1998) (TV Series) - Kill the Troll (voice) *''

Mega Man Legends ''Mega Man Legends'' is a series in the ''Mega Man'' franchise. While the classic series is known for its 2D side-scrolling platformer gameplay with very little story, this series instead features 3D action-adventure gameplay and a robust story ...

'' (1997) (Video Game) - Servbots (voice) *''

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'' (1997) - Duck (voice, in "Franklin in the Dark")/Mrs. Fox (voice) *'' Sailor Moon'' (1995) (TV Series) - Doom Tree/Tree of Life (voice) *''

The Magic School Bus ''The Magic School Bus'' is an American edutainment media franchise that includes a book series, a TV series, a streaming series, and video games. Each of the stories within the franchise centers on the antics of a fictional elementary sch ...

'' (1995) (TV Series) - Judge (voice, only in "Taking Flight".) *'' Little Bear'' (1995-2003) (TV Series) - Hen (voice) *'' Wild C.A.T.s'' (1994–1995) (TV Series) *''

Tales from the Cryptkeeper ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an animated horror children's television series made by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It was based on ...

'' (1993–1994) (TV Series) - The Old Witch (voice)
Woman on the Run:
The

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Story" (1993) (Television Movie) *''

Dog City ''Dog City'' is an animated television series that was produced by Nelvana Limited and Jim Henson Productions in association with Channel 4, Global Television Network, FORTA and Canal+ Spain and aired on Fox Kids from September 26, 1992, to Nov ...

'' (1992–1995) (TV Series) - Rosie O'Gravy (voice) *''

Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American fantasy horror comedy film directed by Tim Burton, written by Michael McDowell, Larry Wilson, and Warren Skaaren, produced by The Geffen Company, distributed by Warner Bros., and starring Alec Baldwin, ...

'' (1989–1991) (TV Series) - Delia Deetz/Miss Shannon (voice) *''

The Nutcracker Prince ''The Nutcracker Prince'' is a 1990 Canadian animated Romance film, romance fantasy film directed by Paul Schibli based on the screenplay by Patricia Watson. It is a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse ...

'' (1990) - Marie/Miss Schaeffer/Doll (voice) *''

The Raccoons ''The Raccoons'' is a Canadian animated television series that ran on CBC from November 11, 1985 to March 19, 1991 in Canada and on Disney Channel from July 4, 1985 to August 28, 1992 in the U.S., with three preceding television specials from ...

'' (1990) (TV Series) - Nicole Raccoon (voice) *''

Piggsburg Pigs! ''Piggsburg Pigs!'' is a Fox Kids animated comedy series from Ruby-Spears Productions, which originally aired in 1990. Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide. The series is not available on Disney ...

'' (1990) (TV Series) *''

The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' is an American live-action/animated television series airing from September 4 to November 30, 1989, on syndication. The series is based on the video games ''Super Mario Bros.'' and '' Super Mario Bros. 2'' by ...

'' (1989) (TV Series) - Triforce of Wisdom (voice) *'' Babar: The Movie'' (1989) - Queen Celeste/Lady (voice) *'' Street Legal'' (1989) (TV Series) *''

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'' (1989) (TV Series) *''

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'' (1989) (TV Series) - Madame (voice) *''

C.O.P.S. ''COPS'' (''Central Organization of Police Specialists'') is a 1988 animated television series released by DIC Animation City, and distributed by Claster Television. The series focuses on a team of highly trained police officers tasked with pro ...

'' (1988–1989) (TV Series) - Suzy "Mirage" Young (voice)
''Double Standard''
(1988) (Television Movie) *''

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'' (1988) (TV Series) - Mademoiselle Diva (voice) *''

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an animated series based on the Japanese character Hello Kitty, produced by DIC Enterprises and animated by Toei Animation. The series involves Hello Kitty and her friends (and occasionally family) doing t ...

'' (1987) (TV Series) - Grandma Kitty/Mama Kitty (voice) *''

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'' (1987) - Queen of Wonderland (voice) *'' The Centurions'' (1986–87) *'' Check It Out!'' (1985) (TV Series) *'' The Wizard of Oz'' (1982)Credited as The

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, but also voicing The Good Witch of the North and

Jellia Jamb Jellia Jamb is a fictional character from the classic children's series of Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. She is first introduced in ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900), as the head maid who works in the royal palace of the Emerald ...

. *'' Hank Williams
The Show He Never Gave
' (1981)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hanna, Elizabeth Actresses from Ottawa Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people National Theatre School of Canada alumni Speech and language pathologists Year of birth missing (living people)