Melissa Disney
| Melissa Disney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Melissa Femling |
| Occupation | Voice actor, actress, singer-songwriter, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ryan Paul James (2010–present) |
| Website | |
|
melissadisney | |
Melissa Disney is a voiceover artist, actress, singer-songwriter, writer, and film producer.
Biography
Disney is the daughter of actress Louise Gallagher and writer Carl Femling, the granddaughter of silent actress Tara Gallagher, and is a distant relative of Walt Disney.[1]
Career
Disney is one of a small community of women who do voice over work for movie trailers. In 2000, Disney narrated her first trailer, the action movie Gone in 60 Seconds, which is widely credited as one of the first major movies to employ a female trailer voice.[2]
She voices the title character Ginger Foutley in the animated cartoon As Told by Ginger. She is also known for her role as Elora the Faun in Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, Spyro: Year of the Dragon and as Courtney Gears (a parody of Britney Spears) in Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal and Ratchet: Deadlocked.
She appeared in actress Lake Bell's directorial debut,[3] In a World..., a movie that is about the world of voice artists.[4] Disney appears in the film as the character, Melinda Chisney.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Whisper of the Heart | English version, voice | |
| 1998 | Reasons of the Heart | Crystal | |
| 1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Boo the Cat | Voice |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond: The Movie | Blade | TV Movie |
| 1999 | My Neighbors the Yamadas | English version, voice | |
| 2000 | Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, TheThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | Gardenia / Village Girl | Voice |
| 2000 | Christmas Lamb, TheThe Christmas Lamb | Jacob / Talia / LIttle Boy (voice) | TV Movie |
| 2000 | Trumpet of the Swan, TheThe Trumpet of the Swan | Billie | Voice |
| 2003 | Hermie: A Common Caterpillar | LadyBug | TV Movie |
| 2004 | Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly | Lucy Ladybug | VIdeo short, voice |
| 2004 | Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider | Lucy Ladybug | Video short, voice |
| 2004 | Hermie & Friends | Lucy Ladybug | TV Movie, voice |
| 2005 | Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee | Lucy Ladybug | Video short, voice |
| 2005 | Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas | Lucy Ladybug | Video |
| 2006 | Hermie & Friends: To Share or Nut to Share | Lucy Ladybug | Video short |
| 2006 | 35th Annual Key Art Awards | Announcer | TV Movie |
| 2007 | Hermie & Friends: Milo the Mantis Who Wouldn't Pray | Lucy / Hailey / Bailey | Video short |
| 2007 | Snare | Annie | Short |
| 2008 | Lucid | Secretary | Short |
| 2008 | Hermie and Friends: Hermie and the High Seas | Hailey | Video short |
| 2008 | Stained | Simone | Short |
| 2008 | iCarly: iGo to Japan | TV Movie | |
| 2008 | Reunion | Brandon's Girlfriend | Short |
| 2009 | Skeeter and the Mystery of the Lost Mosquito Treasure | Hailey | Video short |
| 2009 | Liv | Police Officer | Short |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Geri | Short |
| 2009 | Hermie & Friends: The Flo Show Creates a Buzz | Hailey | Video short |
| 2009 | Butterfly Circus, TheThe Butterfly Circus | Shanty Town Mother | Short |
| 2009 | Behold Your God, Israel | Narrator (voice) | Video short |
| 2010 | Curly Johnson | Sandee | Short |
| 2010 | Sudden Death! | Model | Short |
| 2011 | Top Cat: The Movie | Trixie | English version, voice |
| 2012 | Foodfight! | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | In a World… | Melinda Chisney | |
Video games
- 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
- Animorphs: Know the Secret as Rachel
- The Baldur's Gate series as Imoen
- Bee Movie Game as Vanessa Bloome
- Deadpool as Rogue, Psylocke, Spirit
- Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey as the Heroine
- EverQuest II
- Interstate '82 as Skye Champion
- Jade Empire
- Kingdom Hearts II as Vivi Ornitier
- Prototype 2 as Sabrina Galloway
- Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal as Courtney Gears (a parody of Britney Spears)
- Ratchet: Deadlocked (In Europe known as Ratchet: Gladiator) as Courtney Gears
- Sacrifice
- Secret Agent Clank as Courtney Gears
- Shark Tale as Angie
- Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage as Elora the Faun
Movies / cartoons /TV shows
- 84th Academy Awards as the announcer
- Dog City
- As Told by Ginger as Ginger
- Dexter's Laboratory
- The Care Bears
- Cow and Chicken
- Make Way for Noddy
- Extreme Ghostbusters
- I Am Weasel
- What's With Andy?
- Tots TV
- Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
- iCarly
- Batman Beyond as Blade and Curaré
- Static Shock
- Dot Comedy
- Bob the Builder
- Bear in the Big Blue House
- Bananas in Pajamas
- Sesame Street
- Gerald McBoing-Boing
- Detention
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Pinky Dinky Doo
- Kratts' Creatures
- ChalkZone
- The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Superman: The Animated Series
- Redwall
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
- Zoboomafoo
- Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
- Playhouse Disney
- Foodfight!
- The Garfield Show
- Top Cat: The Movie as Trixie
Awards
Disney won a Key Art Award for voicing the Gone in 60 Seconds movie trailer.
Personal life
Disney is married to actor/writer Ryan Paul James. They were married on October 15, 2010, in San Diego, CA.
Notes and references
- ↑ Isaacson, Andy (January 27, 2012). "Why Men Always Tell You to See Movies". New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ Smith, C. Molly (August 9, 2013). "Lake Bell's New Movie Asks Why More Women Aren't Used to Narrate Movie Trailers". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ Scott, A.O. (August 8, 2013). "All Those Voices: Can You Hear Her Now?". New York Times. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ Jacobs, Matthew (August 7, 2013). "Lake Bell Talks 'In A World,' Mastering Accents, Voice-Over Sexism And William Shatner's Uniqueness". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 February 2014.