Helen King (born 1 March 1972) is a Scottish-born Canadian actress and puppeteer.

Biography

King graduated from

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Department of Drama in 1994, moving to

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in 1995. As well as acting for independent local companies, King worked for

Centaur Theatre The Centaur Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Montreal, Quebec. It was co-founded in 1969 by Maurice Podbrey along with The Centaur Foundation for the Performing Arts. It currently has Eda Holmes as the Artistic and Executive Director, ...

, Geordie Productions, Just for Laughs Theatre and Theatre Lac Brome. For a-year-and-a-half, King played the cotton ball-like lead role in '' Me Too!'' on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

. She starred as the voices of Fumiko & Lisa in Discovery Kids' ''Jacques Cousteau's Ocean Tales'', was narrator for the acclaimed documentary "Black Coffee" and the travel series ''Rails of Adventure'' and was a guest voice on several other voice series including '' Totally Spies'', '' Arthur'', ''

Creepschool ''Creepschool'' is an animated series by Alphanim, the CINAR Corporation, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which was then substantially re-w ...

'', '' Mona the Vampire'', and '' Potatoes & Dragons''. She relocated to Toronto in early 2006, continuing her voice-over career in various animation and commercial projects. She has received widespread attention for taking over the role of Farah in '' The Two Thrones'', an installment in Ubisoft's popular ''

Prince of Persia ''Prince of Persia'' is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner. It is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous Prince, set in ancient and medieval Persia. The first two games i ...

'' video game series. She has acted in the movies ''Still Life'', ''

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'', and ''The Ghosts of Dickens' Past''.

Filmography

Film

*''The Ghosts of Dickens' Past'' (1998, as Servant Rebecca) *''Nuit de noces'' (2001, as Petite femme de chambre) *''Amnesia: The James Brighton Enigma'' (2005, as Journalist) *''Still Life'' (2007, as Tax Clerk) *''Angora Napkin'' (2009, as Molly)

Television

*''Misguided Angels'' (1999, one episode, as Clare) *'' Arthur'' (2000, 1 episode, as Suzette) *'' Mona the Vampire'' (2003, 1 episode, as Roberta Gotto / Robot) *'' Kaput and Zösky: The Ultimate Obliterators'' (2002 – 2003, 6 episodes, as various) *''

Potatoes and Dragons ''Potatoes and Dragons'' is an animated series produced by Alphanim, Cinar, Canal J, France 3 and Europool. It was formerly broadcast in the United States until late September 2010 on This TV. Characters King Hugo III - King Hugo III is the ki ...

'' (2004, 78 episodes, as Big Mama / Miss Leafy) *''

'' (2004, 2 episodes, as Enchanted Mirror / Video Game) *'' Canadian Case Files'' (2005, 1 episode, as Kittye Schmidt) *''

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'' (2006, 1 episode, as Family Member) *''

Odd Job Jack ''Odd Job Jack'' is a Canadian adult animated sitcom starring Don McKellar, about one man's misadventures in temporary employment. Seen on and produced for The Comedy Network, a cable specialty channel, Adult Swim and MuchMusic in Latin America, ...

'' (2007, 2 episodes, as Lawyer / Trish) *'' Magi-Nation'' (2007 – 2008, 6 episodes, as Shimmer / Baby Orathan / Swip/ Weave hyren) *'' Toot & Puddle'' (2008, 1 episode, as Arara) *'' Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist'' (2009, 1 episode, as Black Widow) *'' The Amazing Spiez!'' (2009, 2 episodes, as Melinda / Boss) *'' Cyberchase'' (2009, 1 episode, as Razzle; 2022, 1 episode, as Crustacea) *'' Being Erica'' (2009, 2 episodes, as Woman #1 / Co-worker #2) *'' Pearlie'' (2009, 1 episode, as Astrid / Lady Person) *'' Caillou'' (2010, 1 episode, as Eye Doctor) *''

The Dating Guy ''The Dating Guy'' is a Canadian adult animated series that originally aired on Teletoon at Night starting on September 17, 2008 and ending on May 8, 2010. The show was created by Matt Hornburg and Mark Bishop, with executive producers being Joh ...

'' (2010, 2 episodes, as Fiona / Jeanie) *'' Redakai: Conquer the Kairu'' (2012, 1 episode, as Slanva) *''

Murdoch Mysteries ''Murdoch Mysteries'' is a Canadian television drama series that premiered on Citytv on January 20, 2008, and currently airs on CBC. The series is based on characters from the ''Detective Murdoch'' novels by Maureen Jennings and stars Yannick B ...

'' (2012, 1 episode, as Mrs. Wilson) *'' Fugget About It'' (2012, 7 episodes, as Dancer / Field Girls Leader / Rita) *'' Ella the Elephant'' (2012, 1 episode, as Ms. Everheart) *'' Hemlock Grove'' (2013, 1 episode, as Librarian) *''

Reign A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Andorra), of a people (e.g., the Franks, the Zulus) or of a spiritual community (e.g., Catholicism, Tibetan Buddhism, N ...

'' (2015, 1 episode, as Deputy's Wife) *''

The ZhuZhus ''The ZhuZhus'' (formerly known as ''Polly and the ZhuZhu Pets'') is an animated children's television series developed by Hugh Duffy for Disney Channel and YTV. The series is based on the American toy franchise ''ZhuZhu Pets''. It is the second ...

'' (2016, 1 episode, as Teacher) *''

Ranger Rob ''Ranger Rob'' is an animated children's television series created by Alexander Bar. The series debuted on Treehouse TV in Canada on September 5, 2016. It is produced by Nelvana in Canada, and Studio Liddell in the United Kingdom. In the US, it a ...

'' (as Rob's Mom) *''

Dot. ''Dot.'' is an animated children's television series based on the book by Randi Zuckerberg. The series debuted on CBC Kids in Canada on September 6, 2016. The series later premiered on Universal Kids (then known as Sprout) in the United States o ...

'' (2016, as Rangeroo Leader) *''

Rusty Rivets ''Rusty Rivets'' is a Canadian 3D CGI animated television series, and is produced by Arc Productions and Spin Master Entertainment. ''Rusty Rivets'' aired for three seasons, simultaneously on Treehouse TV in Canada and on Nickelodeon in the U.S., ...

'' Ranger Anna, recurring role *''

Corn & Peg ''Corn & Peg'' is a Canadian animated children's television series produced by Nelvana for Nick Jr. and Treehouse TV. The series revolves around the titular best friends, a unicorn and pegasus named Corn and Peg respectively, who are dynamic do-g ...

'' *''Glowbies'' (2021, 26 episodes, as Alby)

Video games

*'' Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' (2005, as Farah)

References

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1972 births Living people Actresses from Montreal Anglophone Quebec people Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Canadian puppeteers People from Dunfermline Scottish emigrants to Canada Singers from Montreal Queen's University at Kingston alumni 21st-century Canadian women singers {{canada-voice-actor-stub