Orr, Corinne

Birthplace: Montreal, Québec, Canada

Corinne Orr became involved in the theatre at ten years old. By fourteen, she had worked with the Montreal Repertory Theatre and Montreal's Mountain Playhouse alongside William Shatner and Christopher Plummer. With her stage background, Corinne quickly landed work in radio, animation, and TV in Canada -- including "Chez Hélène" (1959), a live TV show broadcast daily -- and then in New York City.

Corinne has given her voice to characters in over 1,000 commercials, including Snuggle Fabric Softener's Snuggle Bear, and worked in more than 200 animated movies and series, including "Grave of the Fireflies" (1988), "Star Blazers" (1979), "Ultraman" (1966), "Marine Boy" (1968), "The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers" (1986) and Disney's "Stanley" (2001) and "PB&J Otter" (1998).

Beyond Trixie, Orr voiced Speed's little brother, Spritle, and all the female voices in the original "Speed Racer" (1967) series, and she was an announcer in the live-action film version ("Speed Racer" (2008)).

Corinne was a judge of the Emmy's for 18 years, served on the Actors Guild council for 13 years, and has appeared as a guest at numerous entertainment conventions, including The Hollywood Show, Anime North, Anime Atlanta, and New York Comic Con. She is included in the Paley Archive's "Women in Film" series and appears on many benefits.

(Source: IMDb, edited)