Moira Shannon Quirk (born October 30, 1968 in Rutland, England) is an

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actress and comedian. As an audiobook narrator, she has won four

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Personal life and education

Quirk was born on October 30, 1968 in Rutland, England. She received

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in English and Drama from

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and

Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a ...

. After graduation, she moved to

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. Quirk married comedian Michael Rayner on May 26, 1996. The couple moved to

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in the late 1990s. They have two daughters.

Career

Early in her career, Quirk took voice acting lessons from

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and

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. After graduating from

and

, Quirk moved to

, where she worked at

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and

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. Through this work, she became connected with

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. There, she became co-host and referee for Nickelodeon Guts for four seasons. She was also the hostess of the children's TV series '' Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps''. Quirk is also known as the voice of Brit Crust in the

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animated series ''

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'', as well as the voice of CHIPS in '' The Radio Adventures of Dr. Floyd''. Moira also appeared in the game '' Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction'', as the voice of the news reporter Adriana Livingston. She also voiced Daniella in the video game ''

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'', as well as Susie Smythe and Mei Ling on two episodes of ''

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''. Quirk has additionally voiced several minor characters on popular animated series, such as '' Codename: Kids Next Door'' and ''

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''. She has voiced the character Karliah in the role-playing video game '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'', as well as Elara Dorne in

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's MMORPG, '' Star Wars: The Old Republic'', Elhaym "Elly" van Houten in ''

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'', and Dr. Moira Vahlen in '' XCOM: Enemy Unknown'' and its expansion, ''Enemy Within''. Quirk has also appeared in ''

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'' and provides the voices of The Emissary of the Nine, The Exo Stranger (A.K.A. Elisabeth Bray) in

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, Tidepool in '' Skylanders: Imaginators'', and some female extras in

. She voiced Vipsania and other characters in the 2005

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game, '' Shadow of Rome.'' She also provided additional voices for ''

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'', portrayed

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on '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', Hannahr the blacksmith in '' DreamWorks Dragons: Rescue Riders'', and voiced characters in '' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning'' action role-playing video game.

Awards and honors

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Quirk, Moira Living people Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Audiobook narrators English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English television personalities English video game actresses English voice actresses English women comedians People from Rutland 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses 20th-century English comedians 21st-century English comedians 1968 births