Corinne Orr

Corinne Orr (b. 1936) is a voice actress best known for her work on Speed Racer and other early anime dubs. She was occasionally heard in Sesame Street animated inserts, as the daughter in Cathryn Aison's "Tuna Lunch" segment and in "Hare and Tortoise (1-40)" as the narrator and the hare. 
Orr began acting in her native Canada, heard on the 1950s radio serial Laura Limited and voicing the puppet mouse Suzie on the TV series Chez Hélène. She relocated to New York City and became active in dubbing, heard on Speed Racer as little brother Spritle, girlfriend Trixie, Mom Racer, and all other female and child roles. She did similar work on Marine Boy and Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero (produced in America but outsourced to Japan), and in anime features including The Enchanted Journey, in live-action dubbing including Godzilla and Gamera movies and the TV series Ultraman. She acted in the radio revival anthologies Theatre Five, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, and General Mills Adventure Theater.
Beginning in the 1960s, Orr was a frequent narrator for Scholastic records and audiobooks of children's stories, including titles in the Clifford the Big Red Dog, Berenstain Bears, and Corduroy series. Outside of dubbing, she voiced the Snuggle bear in fabric softener commercials and was heard on Reading Rainbow, PB&J Otter, the second season of the animated Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and Richard Scarry videos. She made a cameo appearance in the 2008 live-action film of Speed Racer, as a Grand Prix announcer.
 
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Category:Animated Voice Actors