Janet-Laine Green (born December 31, 1951) is a Canadian

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and

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, active for over 25 years. Best known for her roles in ''

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'', '' Seeing Things'' and '' This is Wonderland'', this

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-based film and television personality has also been a

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for animated series such as ''

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'' (as Florence), ''

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'', '' Little Bear'' (as Mother Bear) and ''

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'' (for which she voiced Wish Bear). She also provided the voice of the arch villain Xayide in the animated version of '' The Neverending Story'' and also

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in ''

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''. She has also worked as an associate producer on the film ''The Circle Game'' in which she also played as Anna. Green has been nominated for three

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and two Genie Awards. She is also active on the Canadian stage. In fact, Theatre Saskatchewan has given the province's best stage actors, since 1992, a Lifetime Achievement Award named after her; Green even sponsors it. Green is the mother of '' Goosebumps'' and ''

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'' actor

Tyrone Savage Tyrone Savage is a Canadian theatre, film and television actor and theater director. He is the son of actor Booth Savage and Janet-Laine Green. He is currently living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He provided the voices of Matthias in ''Redwall'' ...

. Her husband,

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, wrote the play version of ''

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'', which Green is now starring in and producing. She has a production company of her own, Briefcase Productions.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Janet-Laine Green at Northern Stars
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Janet-Laine 1951 births Actresses from Toronto Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people