Leigh, Katie 1958–

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LEIGH, Katie 1958

PERSONAL


Born December 16, 1958; married Mark Pavlakovich; children: three. Education: San Francisco State University, B.A., broadcast communication arts; studied with Sue Walden at Spontaneous Theatre Workshops and with Michael Bell at Cartoon Acting Workshop; studied improvisation with Barry Pearl and commercial acting with Beth Launer.


Addresses: Agent Cunningham, Escott & Dipene, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 130, Los Angeles, CA 90025.


Career: Actress and voice artist. Teacher of classes in voice acting and sound effects.


Member: Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of the Little Prince, The Adventures of the Little Prince (anime; also known as The Little Prince and Abenteuer eines kleinen Prinzen ), syndicated, 1982.

Voice of Baby Rowlf, Muppet Babies (also known as Jim Henson's Muppet Babies ), CBS, 19841992.

Voice of Dumbo, Dumbo's Circus (animated), 1985.

Voices of Fizzy, Baby Sundance, and Lickety Split, My Little Pony and Friends (animated), syndicated, 1986.

Voices of Richie Rich and Irona, Richie Rich (animated), syndicated, 1996.

Voice of Connie Kendall, Adventures in Odyssey, 1998.

Voice of Alex, Totally Spies, ABC Family Channel, 2001.


Voice of Ashley for the animated series Ashley, Cartoon Network; also voice of Sunny Bunny, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy (animated), CBS; voice of Iggy, Camp Candy (animated); voice of Honker Muddle-foot, Darkwing Duck (animated), ABC and syndicated; voice of Sheila the thief, Dungeons & Dragons (animated), CBS; voices of Sunni Gummi and mobile tree, The Gummi Bears (animated; also known as Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears and Disney's Gummi Bears/Winnie the Pooh Hour ); voice of Peggy, Panda-monium, CBS; and voice of Jason (Junior Ghostbuster), Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters (animated), syndicated.


Television Appearances; Animated Specials:

Voice, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin, ABC, 1985.

Voice, Liberty and the Littles, ABC, 1986.

Voice of Cousin Mouse, Runaway Ralph, ABC, 1988.

Voice of Buzz Beaver, P. J. Funnybunny, ABC, 1989.

Voice, The Monster Bed, ABC, 1989.

Voice of Gwendolyn, "The Magic Flute," ABC Weekend Special, ABC, 1994.

Voice, P. J. Funnybunny: A Very Cool Easter, ABC, 1996.


Also voices of Honeybunny and Funnybunny for P. J. Unfunnybunny Christmas; voices of Babette, Marcella, first and second pirate girls, and pirate girl leader, Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees; voices of Albert, boy in the bakery, and girl in the street, "What Happened in Hamelin," CBS Storybreak, CBS.


Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of Jiffie, "Snakes and Laddies," Mighty Max (animated), 1993.

Voice of bell, "Miracle at the 34th Precinct," Bonkers, syndicated, 1993.

Voice, "The Amazing Colossal Duckman," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1996.

Voices of Junior Harris and Junior Harris, Jr., "Mrs. Foutley's Boys," As Told by Ginger, Nickelodeon, 2002.


Voices of Gina, Joey, and Ruff for episodes of The AllNew Dennis the Menace (animated), CBS; voice of little girl, "Let's Get Respectable," and voice of Bunny Rabbit, "Negaduck," both episodes of Darkwing Duck (animated), ABC and syndicated; voice of Gretchen, Recess (animated); voice of Katie, "Island of the Not So Nice," Quack Pack (animated); also voice performer for Aladdin (animated), Chipmunks Go to the Movies (animated), The Karate Kid (animated), Little Wizards (animated), ABC, The Mork and Mindy/Laverne and Shirley/Fonz Hour (animated), Oh Yeah! Cartoons, Nickelodeon, Pound Puppies (animated), Prostars (animated), NBC, Punky Brewster, NBC, and Rugrats (animated).


Television Appearances; Movies:

McCarthy girl, Reform School Girl, Showtime, 1994.


Television Work; Series:

Additional voices for the animated series Bobby's World, Fox; and Sonic the Hedgehog, ABC.


Radio Appearances; Series:

Multiple voices, including voice of Connie Kendall, Adventures in Odyssey, 1987.


Film Appearances:

Voices of Fizzy and Baby Sundance, My Little Pony: The Movie (animated), De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1986.

Voices, The GLO Friends Save Christmas (animated), 1986.

Voice of kitten, Babe: Pig in the City, MCA/Universal, 1998.


Voices of Richie Rich and Irona for Richie Rich: The Animated Movie.


Film Work:

Voice performer for liveaction films, including The Color Purple, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Lorenzo's Oil, North and South, and Surviving.


RECORDINGS

Animated Videos:

Voice, Muppet Babies: Explore with Us, Jim Henson Video, 1993.

Voice, Muppet Babies: Time to Play, Jim Henson Video, 1993.

Voice, Comic Book Capers, Disney Studios, 1994.

Voice, Sonic the HedgehogSuper Sonic, Disney Studios, 1994.

Voice, Sonic the HedgehogSonic Racer, Disney Studios, 1994.

Voice, The BabySitters Club: Dawn and the Haunted House, A Vision, 1994.

Voice, Dawn and the Dream Boy, A Vision, 1994.

Voice, Kristy & the Great Campaign, A Vision, 1994.

Voice, Grounder the Genius, Disney Studios, 1994.

Voice, Slowwww Going, Disney Studios, 1994.

Voice, Robotnik Express, Disney Studios, 1994.

Voice, Bobby's World: Fish Tales, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1995.

Voice, Happy Holidays with Darkwing Duck & Goofy, Disney Studios, 1996.

Voices of Bibi and makeup woman, Grim Fandango (video game), LucasArts Entertainment, 1998.

Voice, Bobby's World: Roger 'n Me, Buena Vista Home Video, 1998.

Voice, Bobby's World: Me and Roger, Twentieth CenturyFox, 1998.

Voice, The BabySitters Club, Columbia/TriStar Studios, 1999.


Audio Books; Narrator:

(And coeditor) The Big Picture, Edited by Paul Herlinger, Walker Edmiston, and Katie Leigh, Thomas Nelson, 2001.

Battle Lines, Thomas Nelson, 2002.

(And coeditor) Countermoves, Edited by Paul Herlinger, Walker Edmiston, and Katie Leigh, Thomas Nelson, 2002.


ADAPTATIONS


Some of Leigh's television series have been rebroadcast within other series, such as Baby Toon Jam, Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue: Stop Digimon!, Cartoon Babe Survivor, The Cartoon Characters Babies, Cartoon Madness, Mickey's Toontown USA, and Toon Jam.

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