Melissa Femling (born November 20, 1970), known professionally as Melissa Disney, is an American voice actress and writer. Her best known role to date was as the voice of the titular character in the

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animated series '' As Told by Ginger''.

Background

She is the daughter of writer Carl Femling and occasional actress Louise (née Gallagher), and granddaughter of silent film actress Toy Gallagher. She has often claimed to be a very distant relative of American film producer and businessman

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Career

Disney is one of a small number of women who do

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work for movie trailers. The trailer for '' Gone in 60 Seconds'', which she voiced in 2000, was one of the first by a

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to use a female voice. She voiced the title character Ginger Foutley in the animated cartoon '' As Told by Ginger''. She is also known for her role as Elora the Faun in '' Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'' and Courtney Gears (a parody of both

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and

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) in '' Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal''. She appeared as the character Melinda Chisney in

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's directorial debut '' In a World...'', a movie about voice artists.

Personal life

Disney is married to actor and writer Ryan Paul James. They were married on October 15, 2010, in San Diego, California.

Filmography

Film

* '' Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' – Bobbi "Blade" Sommer * ''

Foodfight! ''Foodfight!'' is a 2012 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Threshold Entertainment and directed by Lawrence Kasanoff. The film features the voices of Charlie Sheen, Wayne Brady, Hilary Duff, Eva Longoria, Larry Mill ...

'' – Additional voices * '' In a World...'' – Melinda Chisney * ''Reasons of the Heart'' – Crystal * '' Rusty: A Dog's Tale'' – Boo the Cat * '' Superman Unbound'' - Thara (Video) * '' Superman vs. The Elite'' - Menagerie (Video) * '' The Croods: A New Age'' - Guy's Mother * '' The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus'' – Gardenia, Village Girl * ''

The Trumpet of the Swan ''The Trumpet of the Swan'' is a children's novel by E. B. White published in 1970. It tells the story of Louis (pronounced "LOO-ee" by the author in the audiobook, a reference to trumpeter Louis Armstrong, a point that is made explicit in the ...

'' – Billie * '' Top Cat: The Movie'' – Trixie

Television

* ''35th Annual Key Art Awards'' – Announcer * ''

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'' – Announcer * '' As Told by Ginger'' – Ginger Foutley * ''

Batman Beyond ''Batman Beyond'' (known as ''Batman of the Future'' outside the United States) is an American superhero animated television series developed by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, and Alan Burnett. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation in collaboration ...

'' – Bobbi "Blade" Sommer, Curaré * '' Detention'' – Brittney * ''

I Am Weasel ''I Am Weasel'' is an American animated television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network and produced at Hanna-Barbera. It is the fourth of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series centers on I. M. Weasel (voiced by Michael Dorn), a ...

'' – Mike, Judge * ''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' – Debbie * ''

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' (or simply ''Jakers'' in Europe) is a computer-animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was a ...

'' – Meggie * ''

Justice League Action ''Justice League Action'' is an American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics superhero team Justice League. The series is produced by Jim Krieg, Butch Lukic, and Alan Burnett. The show debuted on Cartoon Network UK on Nov ...

'' - Mom / Brat * ''

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'' – Nurse * '' Superman: The Animated Series'' - College Girl * ''The Christmas Lamb'' – Jacob, Talia, Little Boy * ''

92nd Academy Awards The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 ...

'' - Announcer * ''

The Garfield Show ''The Garfield Show'' is a CGI animated television series produced by Dargaud Media and Paws, Inc.. It is based on the American ''Garfield'' comic strip created by Jim Davis. The animated series focuses on a new series of adventures for the ...

'' - Nathan (Season 1)

Video games

* '' 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue'' - Fidget, Priscilla * '' Animorphs: Know the Secret'' – Rachel * ''

Baldur's Gate ''Baldur's Gate'' is a series of role-playing video games set in the Forgotten Realms ''Dungeons & Dragons'' campaign setting. The game has spawned two series, known as the ''Bhaalspawn Saga'' and the ''Dark Alliance'', both taking place mostly ...

'' – Imoen, Ithmeera * '' Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear'' - Imoen * '' Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' – Imoen, Surayah Farrahd * '' Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal'' – Imoen * ''

Bee Movie Game ''Bee Movie Game'' is a video game based on the DreamWorks-animated movie ''Bee Movie''. The game was released on October 30, 2007. Beenox developed the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and Microsoft Windows versions of the game, Smart Bomb Interactive ...

'' – Vanessa Bloome * ''

Deadpool Deadpool is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Fabian Nicieza and artist/writer Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''New Mutants'' #98 (cover-dated Feb. 1991). Initially, Deadp ...

'' – Rogue,

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, Spirit * '' Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey'' – The Narrator/Zara * '' Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two'' - Additional Voices * ''

EverQuest II ''EverQuest II'' is a 3D fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) originally developed and published by Sony Online Entertainment for Microsoft Windows PCs and released in November 2004. It is the sequel to the original ...

'' – Various Voices * '' Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel'' – Evita Eastwood * ''

Jade Empire ''Jade Empire'' is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare, originally published by Microsoft Game Studios in 2005 as an Xbox exclusive. It was later ported to Microsoft Windows personal computers (PC) and published by 2K Games in 2007. ...

'' – Doctor An, Scholar Cai, Attendant Kitan, additional voices * ''

Interstate '82 ''Interstate '82'' is a Vehicular combat game, vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows in November 1999. Setting The game is set in the Southwestern United States in an alternate version of the yea ...

'' – Skye Champion * ''

Kingdom Hearts II is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), King ...

'' –

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* '' Marvel Heroes 2016'' – American Dream * ''

Prototype 2 ''Prototype 2'' (stylized as '' ROTOTYPE2') is a 2012 open world action-adventure video game. Developed by Canadian studio Radical Entertainment and published by Activision, it is the sequel to 2009's '' Prototype''. The game was announced at th ...

'' – Sabrina Galloway * ''

Prey Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill the ...

'' – Science Operator AI * ''

Ratchet & Clank ''Ratchet & Clank'' is a series of action platformer and third-person shooter video games. The franchise was created and developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation consoles, such as PlayStation 2 ...

'' – Starlene * '' Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal'' – Courtney Gears, Soap Actress Janice * ''

Secret Agent Clank ''Secret Agent Clank'' is a platform game developed by High Impact Games for the PlayStation Portable and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released in North America on June 17, 2008. A PlayStation 2 version was ported by Sanzaru ...

'' – Courtney Gears * ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial debut) ...

'' – Angie * '' Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!'' – Elora the Faun, Handel, Greta * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground ''Tony Hawk's Underground'' is a skateboarding video game and the fifth entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2003 for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, ...

'' - Female Custom Skater * ''

Tony Hawk's Underground 2 ''Tony Hawk's Underground 2'' is a skateboarding video game, the sixth entry in the '' Tony Hawk's'' series after ''Tony Hawk's Underground''. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision on October 4, 2004 in the U.S. for the PlaySta ...

'' - Female Custom Skater (voice 1)

Videos

* '' Hermie & Friends: Hermie: A Common Caterpillar'' – Lucy Ladybug * ''Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas'' – Lucy Ladybug * ''Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee'' – Lucy Ladybug, Hailey, Bailey * ''Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly'' – Lucy Ladybug * ''Hermie & Friends: Hermie and the High Seas'' – Hailey * ''Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray'' – Lucy Ladybug, Hailey, Bailey * ''Hermie & Friends: Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure'' – Hailey * ''Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz'' – Hailey * ''Hermie & Friends: To Share or Nut to Share'' – Lucy Ladybug * ''Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider'' – Lucy Ladybug

Awards

Disney won a Key Art Award for voicing the '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' movie trailer.

Notes and references

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Disney, Melissa 1970 births Living people American video game actresses American voice actresses American women writers Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses