Melissa Altro (born May 16, 1982) is a Canadian voice actress and voiceover coach from

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Biography

Prior to having a career to voice acting, Altro guest-starred on a 1994 episode of the YTV/

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horror

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Are You Afraid of the Dark? ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' is a horror anthology television series. The original series aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 to 1996; the pilot episode aired respectively on YTV and Nickelodeon in 1990 and 1991. It led to two revival series, wi ...

''. She also starred as Heather in the 1995 film '' Kids of the Round Table'' and as Barb in '' The Woods''. Altro is perhaps best known as the voice actor of Muffy Crosswire in the hit television series ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

'' and she has been voicing her ever since she was a little kid at 12 years of age, which makes her the only child voice actress of the show to continue voicing her character while being an adult. She has also voiced her ''Arthur'' character in the series ''

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'', and the specials ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'' and ''Arthur's Halloween''. She also has voiced other characters in ''Arthur'', Altro also provides the voice for Gretchen in the

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animated series '' Camp Lakebottom''. She has also provides the voice for

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in the 1997 film and the series of the same name. Altro is an alumna of

St. George's School of Montreal St. George's School of Montreal is an independent school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada founded in 1930. It consists of two campuses: the elementary school campus in Westmount, Quebec, and the high school campus in Montreal just 15 minutes' walk fro ...

and

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous ...

, where she majored in English, Drama and Theatre, both located in her hometown. In 2019, Altro became the announcer of Subway across Canada.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

References

External links

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Voice Pro Studio with Melissa Altro
on

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Melissa Altro's Tips for Voicing Cartoons
on

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1982 births Actresses from Montreal Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Living people Canadian child actresses McGill University alumni Anglophone Quebec people Canadian people of Italian descent 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses Arthur (TV series) {{Canada-tv-actor-stub