Biography
Ellen Kennedy (born January 2, 1958, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, singer, and stage actress based in Vancouver. She has been active since 1986 and is a member of Vancouver TheatreSports, where she has appeared in X-Mas Files, TheatreSports Interactive, the touring version of See BC, and Star Trick, the Musical. On stage she has performed in Nunsense (as Sister Mary Amnesia, at the Citadel) and Something's Afoot (as Lettie, at Persephone Theatre), and co-wrote, performed in, and won a Jessie Award for All Grown Up, which first ran at the Arts Club Theatre. In addition to theatre, she sings jazz and swing around Vancouver and works regularly as an animation voice-over artist. Her voice work spans hundreds of episodes and films across animation and anime dubbing. She is best known for voicing Mrs. Pteranodon in Dinosaur Train (2009–2021, 158 episodes), multiple ponies in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2013–2019, including Mane-iac, Dusty Pages, Ma Hooffield, and the Chimera), 75 episodes of Krypto the Superdog (2005), and Queen Genevieve in Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004). Other notable voice credits include Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010), Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011), Planet Hulk (2010), Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure (2005), X-Men: Evolution (2000–2003), Transformers: Armada (2003), Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2012, as the Empress), and Tom and Jerry Tales (2006). In anime dubbing she voiced Lebia Maverick in Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture (2008), Shirin Bakhtiar in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007–2008), and Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku. In live-action film and television, Kennedy appeared as a Woman in The Final Cut (2004, starring Robin Williams), Mother Agnes in Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004, with Abigail Breslin), a Concession Lady in Air Buddies (2006), and Ruth in Magic Stocking (2015, Hallmark). More recent live-action credits include The Last Bridesmaid (2019), Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022), This Time Each Year (2024), and Accused: The Karen Read Story (2026). On television she has also appeared in iZombie (2015), Prison Break (2005), Being Ian (2004), and Loudermilk (2017).
Filmography (52)
Accused: The Karen Read Story
2026
This Time Each Year
2024
Polly Pocket Sparkle Cove Adventure
2023
Three Wise Men and a Baby
2022
Dinosaur Train: Adventure Island
2021
The Last Bridesmaid
2019
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen
2019
Molly of Denali
2019
Fruit Ninja Frenzy Force
2017
Dive Olly Dive and the Octopus Rescue
2016
Magic Stocking
2015
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
2012
Barbie: Princess Charm School
2011
Dinosaur Train: Dinosaur Big City
2011
Superbook
2011
Planet Hulk
2010
Bratz: Pampered Petz
2010
Barbie in A Mermaid Tale
2010
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
2010
Dinosaur Train
2009
Air Buddies
2006
My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade
2006
Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure
2005
Krypto the Superdog
2005
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park
2004
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper
2004
My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds
2004
The Final Cut
2004
The Cramp Twins: Volume 1 - Mr Winkles Monkey and Other Stories
2003
The Cramp Twins
2003
Transformers: Armada
2003
The Christmas Orange
2002
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
2002
Gadget & the Gadgetinis
2002
Santa Mouse and the Ratdeer
2000
Timothy Tweedle the First Christmas Elf
2000
Rainbow Fish
2000
3-2-1 Penguins!
2000
X-Men: Evolution
2000
Wrongfully Accused
1998
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1996
Magic Gift of the Snowman
1995
Pocahontas
1995
Sleeping Beauty
1995
Snow White
1995
Jungle Book
1995
Little Red Riding Hood
1995
Black Beauty
1995
The Nutcracker
1994
A Christmas Carol
1994
Cinderella
1994
Dinosaur Train: Day of the Robots
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