Elizabeth Hanna

Elizabeth Hanna (born April 2, 1953) is a Canadian film and television actress, most notable for her voice acting work in animated films. She later complemented her voice acting skills by becoming a speech-language pathologist.

Early history

Elizabeth Hanna spent her early years in Ottawa, where she graduated from Glebe Collegiate Institute. She attended Carleton University, where she graduated with a major in philosophy. She was then accepted into the National Theatre School of Canada, based in Montreal, Quebec, from which she graduated in 1977.

Acting career

Hanna then relocated to Toronto, where she continues to be based. She initially commenced her professional acting career appearing in various Toronto stage productions. She also began to obtain commercial voice-over work, contributing to national television and radio advertising campaigns. This led to the development of her career as a voice actor in a number of animated films associated with such well-known characters as Little Bear, the Care Bears, Babar the Elephant, and Sailor Moon. Much of Hanna's voice acting work has been in productions of the Nelvana group.

As a speech-language pathologist

Hanna later complemented her voice acting and voiceover skills by obtaining a Master of Health Science degree, majoring in Speech-Language Pathology, from the University of Toronto. She commenced practising as a Speech-Language Pathologist in 1996 while continuing her voice and other contributions to film and television, as well as voice contributions to video games.

• "The Dating Guy" (2009) (TV Series)
• "The Future Is Wild" (2007) (TV Series, Discovery Kids)
• Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005)
• Rolie Polie Olie: The Baby Bot Chase (2003)
• The Little Bear Movie (2001)
• Franklin and the Green Knight: The Movie (2000)
• Mega Man Legends 2 (2000) (Video Game)
• Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (2000) (TV Series)
• The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (1999) (Video Game)
• Babar: King of the Elephants (1999)
• Silver Surfer(1998) (TV Series)
• Mega Man Legends (1997) (Video Game)
• Sailor Moon (1995) (TV Series)
• The Magic School Bus (1995) (TV Series)
• Little Bear (1995) (TV Series)
• Wild C.A.T.s (1994–1995) (TV Series)
• Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993–1994) (TV Series)
• "Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story" (1993) (Television Movie)
• Dog City (1992–1995) (TV Series)
• Beetlejuice (1989–1991) (TV Series)
• The Legend of Zelda (1989) (TV Series)
• The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
• The Raccoons (1990) (TV Series)
• Piggsburg Pigs! (1990) (TV Series)
• The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! (1989) (TV Series)
• Babar: The Movie (1989)
• Street Legal (1989) (TV Series)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1989) (TV Series)
• Babar (1989) (TV Series)
• C.O.P.S. (1988–1989) (TV Series)
• Double Standard (1988) (Television Movie)
• The Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988)
• Police Academy (1988) (TV Series)
• "Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater" (1987) (TV Series)
• The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland (1987)
• The Believers (1987)
• Killer Party (1986)
• The Centurions (1986–87)
• Check It Out! (1985) (TV Series)
• The Wizard of Oz (1982)
• Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (1981) (TV Series)
• Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave (1981)