Alyson Court
Alyson Court | |
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Born |
Alyson Stephanie Court November 9, 1973 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Alison Court[1] |
Occupation | Actress/Voice actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Known for |
Original voice of Claire Redfield in Resident Evil (1998 - 2012) Original voice of Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series (1992 - 1997) |
Television | The Big Comfy Couch (1992 - 2002) |
Spouse(s) | Erik Suzuki (m. 2000–05) |
Alyson Stephanie Court[2] (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian actress and voice actress. She is best known as Loonette the Clown on The Big Comfy Couch (1992 - 2002);[1] and as the voices of Jubilee from X-Men: The Animated Series (1992 - 1997), and Claire Redfield from the Resident Evil video game series.[3][4]
Television roles
Court first appeared in the 1985 children's film, Sesame Street Presents Follow That Bird. In 1988, She was in the pilot for the Canadian television series, My Secret Identity as Caroline, neighbor to the main character Jerry O'Connell starred. Court played Loonette the Clown, the main character of the Canadian children's television series, The Big Comfy Couch, from 1992 to 2002.
From 2000 to 2003, Court was the host of the morning children's programming block on CBC, Get Set for Life (now Kids' CBC). In addition, she appeared as herself on Mr Dressup from 1984 to 1994.
Voice acting
Court voiced summer camper Dawn in the 1986 animated film Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation and Emily Elizabeth in the Clifford's Fun with... videotape series from 1988 to the early 1990s. Among her animated series voice acting roles are Malani the Ewok in the animated television program Star Wars: Ewoks, Lydia Deetz (originally played by Winona Ryder) in the animated adaptation of the 1988 film Beetlejuice. She voiced Terri Cloth on The Garbage Pail Kids animated series of 1987–1988. In 1992, she voiced Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series and Nora Mouse in the animated series Timothy Goes to School. She also voices Trina Riffin in the Cartoon Network/Teletoon series Grojband, Queen Martha in the Nick Jr. program Mike the Knight and Poodle in the YTV program Almost Naked Animals. During 2006 and 2007, she was the voice of Dahlia in the animated series Skyland. She voices Coco in the animated show Urban Vermin, and was the voice of Pixx in the animated show "Ultraforce".
In video games, she provided the voice of Claire Redfield in Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil Code: Veronica, Resident Evil: Degeneration,[5] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles,[6][7] and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Court did not reprise her role as Claire in the 2015 video game, Resident Evil: Revelations 2. In addition she directed the voice-over and motion capture portions of the spin-off title Resident Evil: Outbreak, which did not feature Claire. In addition to voice acting, Court was also involved in the localization process of several Capcom games in North America. Among the most worthy being Mega Man X5 in 2001, in which she was directly responsible for the decision to rename the initial eight Maverick bosses to reference Guns & Roses members, meant as a tribute for her then husband's love for the band. In 1998, Court reprised her role as Jubilee in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes.
Personal life
Court has a son named Blaede.[8]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird | Ruthie | |
1986 | Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation | Dawn | |
1986 | Madballs: Escape from Orb | Sandy | Direct-to-video |
1987 | Stranger in My Bed | Joan Slater | Television film |
1987 | Care Bears Adventures in Wonderland | Princess | |
1987 | Rolling Vengeance | Allison Rosso | |
1988 | Clifford's Fun with... | Emily Elizabeth | Direct-to-video series |
1988 | Blades of Courage | Kyra Laroche | Television film |
1988 | Drop-Out Mother | Caroline Cromwell | Television film |
1990 | Lantern Hill | Agnes Ripley | Television film |
1991 | South of Wawa | Shannon | |
1996 | The Toy Shop | Katherine | Direct-to-video |
1997 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Direct-to-video | |
1997 | Elvis Meets Nixon | Priscilla Presley | Television film |
1998 | Jerry and Tom | Jacki | |
2001 | Haven | Bernice | Television film |
2008 | Resident Evil: Degeneration | Claire Redfield | CG Film |
2008 | Gotta Catch Santa Claus | Trainee Elf | Television film |
2009 | Angora Napkin | Beatrice | Television film |
2011 | Sunny Skies | Short film | |
2012 | Retreat | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984–1994 | Mr. Dressup | Herself | |
1985 | The Edison Twins | Alison | Episode: "Robbers and Robots" |
1985 | ABC Weekend Special | Annika Settergen | Episode: "Pippi Longstocking" |
1985–1986 | Star Wars: Ewoks | Malani the Ewok | |
1986 | My Pet Monster | ||
1986 | The Care Bears | Various bears | 13 episodes |
1987 | My Pet Monster | Jill Smith | |
1987 | The New Archies | Veronica Lodge | |
1987 | Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing it Safe When On Your Own | Alyson | Direct-to-video special |
1987 | Garbage Pail Kids | Terri Cloth Belle Button Lois Lamebrain Fay Hooray | |
1988, 1991 | My Secret Identity | Caroline | 2 episodes |
1989 | The Twilight Zone | Beverly | Episode: "The Mind of Simon Foster" |
1989–1991 | Beetlejuice | Lydia Deetz | 94 episodes |
1990 | Avonlea | Margie Purdie | Episode: "Malcolm and the Baby" |
1991 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures | Additional Voices | 8 episodes |
1992–2002 | The Big Comfy Couch | Loonette the Clown | |
1992–1997 | X-Men | Jubilation Lee / Jubilee | 48 episodes |
1994 | Free Willy | Lucille | |
1994 | Tales from the Cryptkeeper | Kirsten | Episode: "The Avenging Phantom/Myth Conceptions" |
1995 | Spider-Man | Jubilation Lee / Jubilee | 2 episodes |
1995 | Ultraforce | Pixx | |
1996 | Monster by Mistake | Miranda | |
1998 | Silver Surfer | Amber | Episode: "The Origin of the Silver Surfer: Part 2" |
1998 | Once a Thief | Cleo Redford | Episode: "Politics of Love" |
1998 | The Last Don II | Fumigator Actress | |
1998–2000 | Noddy | Island Princess | |
1998 | Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend | Delona | |
1999–2003 | Redwall | Myrtle | |
1999–2002 | Tweenies | Bella | (US version) |
2000–2001 | Timothy Goes to School | Nora Mouse | |
2000–2003 | Get Set for Life | Herself | |
2001, 2003 | Braceface | 3 episodes | |
2003 | Monster by Mistake | Miranda | Episode: "Warren's Nightmare" |
2006–2007 | Spider Riders | Aqune | |
2006–2007 | Skyland | Dahlia | |
2007 | Friends and Heroes | Diana | |
2007 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers | Dan's Mom Tayghen | |
2007–2008 | Urban Vermin | Coco | |
2009–2010 | Bakugan: New Vestroia | Dan's Mom Mira | |
2009–2010 | The Dating Guy | Brie | 2 episodes |
2009 | Franny's Feet | Meena the Butterfly | |
2009–2012 | The Amazing Spiez! | Megan Clark | |
2010–2011 | Turbo Dogs | Additional Voices | 2 episodes |
2011 | The Being Frank Show | Episode: "Episode #1.21 | |
2010–2011 | Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders | Dan's Mom | |
2011–2012 | Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge | Dan's Mom Mira Soon | |
2011–2012 | Mia and Me | Elf Girl | |
2011–2013 | Almost Naked Animals | Poodle | |
2011–present | Mike the Knight | Queen Martha | |
2013–2015 | Grojband | Trina Riffin | |
2014 | Gracepoint | Group Member | uncredited Episode: "Episode #1.5" |
2014 | Wishenpoof! | Mom | Episode: "Pilot" |
2015 | Inspector Gadget | Corsetta Camisole Detective Data Malicious | 3 episodes |
2016 | Murdoch Mysteries | Mrs. Candace Riley | Episode: "House of Industry" |
2016 | This Hour Has 22 Minutes | Loonette The Clown | Episode for October 18, 2016[9] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes | Jubilee | Voice |
1998 | Resident Evil 2 | Claire Redfield | Voice |
2000 | Resident Evil Code: Veronica | Claire Redfield | Voice |
2000 | Spawn: In the Demon's Hand | Tiffany | Voice |
2009 | Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles | Claire Redfield | Voice |
2011 | Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | Claire Redfield | Voice |
2012 | Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Claire Redfield | Voice |
Other works
Year | Title | Genre | Role |
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2003 | Resident Evil Outbreak | Video game | Voice-over director and Motion capture director |
2004 | Resident Evil Outbreak: File 2 | Video game | Motion capture director |
2007 | Look Both Ways | Short film | Associate producer |
2012 | Him Indoors | Short film | Executive producer |
References
- 1 2 Alyson Court at Voice Chasers Database. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
- ↑ "Twitter: Alyson Court". October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Guns 'n' Roses/Mega Man X5 mystery solved by... Claire Redfield". GamesRadar. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ↑ Official Canadia 2056 Cast. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
- ↑ SDCC 08: Resident Evil: Degeneration Unveiled. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
- ↑ GameSpot – Darkside Chronicles Impressions.
- ↑ Talking Evil – Claire's Presence
- ↑ Grant, Stacey (26 January 2016). "HERE'S WHAT LOONETTE THE CLOWN FROM 'THE BIG COMFY COUCH' IS UP TO NOW". MTV News. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG6KKnc1lKs
External links
- Alyson Court at the Internet Movie Database
- Alyson Court at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Alyson Court on Twitter