Lisa Dawn Lougheed (/ˈlaÊŠhiË d/; low-heed; born September 9,[1]
1968)[2] is a Canadian former singer, dancer, voice actress, and
songwriter. She is likely best known for her role in the animated
television series The Raccoons, where she performed for the soundtrack
and voiced Lisa Raccoon.Lougheed was born to mixed race parents; her
father is a Scottish-Irish mix from Northern Ontario and her mother is
a Black Nova Scotian with ties to North Preston and Guysborough.[3]
Lougheed's peers often mistook her mother for a maid.Lougheed started
tap dancing at three years old.[4] She was a dance major[5] at the
Etobicoke School of the Arts as a teenager, where she learned ballet,
modern dance, and highland dancing.[4] Lougheed spent three summers
performing in shows such as The Wizard of Oz and All That Jazz at
Canada's Wonderland,[6] where she also began singing.[5]
1968)[2] is a Canadian former singer, dancer, voice actress, and
songwriter. She is likely best known for her role in the animated
television series The Raccoons, where she performed for the soundtrack
and voiced Lisa Raccoon.Lougheed was born to mixed race parents; her
father is a Scottish-Irish mix from Northern Ontario and her mother is
a Black Nova Scotian with ties to North Preston and Guysborough.[3]
Lougheed's peers often mistook her mother for a maid.Lougheed started
tap dancing at three years old.[4] She was a dance major[5] at the
Etobicoke School of the Arts as a teenager, where she learned ballet,
modern dance, and highland dancing.[4] Lougheed spent three summers
performing in shows such as The Wizard of Oz and All That Jazz at
Canada's Wonderland,[6] where she also began singing.[5]
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