Katie Griffin (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian actress, voice
actress and singer. She has had roles in several television movies and
feature films. In cartoons, her best-known roles include the voices of
Sailor Mars in the original English Canadian dub of Sailor Moon, and
Alex in Totally Spies!. She is also the voice of Laugh-a-Lot Bear in
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot and as a plush toy. She also voiced
Farmer Shire in Corn & PegGriffin grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. Her
mother was a teacher, and her father was an air traffic controller.
When she was 8, she played the role of The Artful Dodger in her school
play, which garnered notice from her mother, who was the school
director, of her talent. Looking back at that period, Griffin said
that she was more inspired by watching movies than theatre, especially
concerning strong women, and cited her mom as a huge influence.Griffin
got her break into acting when she was 15 when she participated in a
play at the Ryerson Theatre and was noticed by an agent. She was
booked for local commercials and television spots in Canada as well as
television movie specials. After graduating high school, she switched
agents and continued with her acting gigs. When she was attending
Ryerson University, she was offered a role in the television film "Up
to Now" but it caused a conflict where she had to choose between
acting or studying.
actress and singer. She has had roles in several television movies and
feature films. In cartoons, her best-known roles include the voices of
Sailor Mars in the original English Canadian dub of Sailor Moon, and
Alex in Totally Spies!. She is also the voice of Laugh-a-Lot Bear in
Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot and as a plush toy. She also voiced
Farmer Shire in Corn & PegGriffin grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. Her
mother was a teacher, and her father was an air traffic controller.
When she was 8, she played the role of The Artful Dodger in her school
play, which garnered notice from her mother, who was the school
director, of her talent. Looking back at that period, Griffin said
that she was more inspired by watching movies than theatre, especially
concerning strong women, and cited her mom as a huge influence.Griffin
got her break into acting when she was 15 when she participated in a
play at the Ryerson Theatre and was noticed by an agent. She was
booked for local commercials and television spots in Canada as well as
television movie specials. After graduating high school, she switched
agents and continued with her acting gigs. When she was attending
Ryerson University, she was offered a role in the television film "Up
to Now" but it caused a conflict where she had to choose between
acting or studying.
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