Acting credits
53
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Sonja Ball
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 27Series: 26Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 215969
IMDb ID: nm0050468
Known for: Acting
Born: October 20, 1956
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2020
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.57
Wikidata: Q3551455
Also known as
Sanja Ball
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (2)
Biography
Sonja Ball (born October 20, 1956) is a Canadian voice actress. She is well known for her work as the voice of Arthur's Mother Jane Read in the PBS children's TV series Arthur, Huckle Cat on The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Polly Ester in the English version of Samurai Pizza Cats, Nicole in the Madeline TV specials, and Marina and Hedwig in the English version of Adventures of the Little Mermaid. She was also the puppeteer for 5 year old Wimzie, the boisterous and happy go lucky bird-dragon, in the children's TV series Wimzie's House. She is also known for her lovely singing voice for several theme songs such as Ovide Video, The Adventures of the Little Koala, The Little Flying Bears and The Legend of the North Wind as well as providing narration and vocalist for the National Film Board of Canada's 1998 short Ludovic: The Snow Gift. She has done voices for many cartoons, videogames, commercials, and anime.
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sonja Ball.
The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur
as Jane Read (voice)
2020 Movie
Spookley and the Christmas Kittens
as Spookley / Shoo / Peas (voice)
2019 Movie
Troll: The Tale of a Tail
as Mother Sheriff, Queen Guld (voice)
2018 Movie
Arthur and the Haunted Tree House
as Jane Read
2017 Movie
Arthur: D.W. and the Beastly Birthday
as Jane Read (voice)
2017 Movie
The Legend of Sarila
as Kimi (voice)
2013 Movie
The Yummy Gummy Search for Santa
as Gummibär (voice)
2012 Movie
The Busy World of Richard Scarry: It's a Busy, Busy, Day!
as Huckle Cat (voice)
2010 Movie
Spookley the Square Pumpkin
as Spookley the Square Pumpkin / Other Honeydoos
2004 Movie
Pinocchio 3000
as Pinocchio (voice)
2004 Movie
Penguins Behind Bars
as Oily Doily Valdeez
2003 Movie
Arthur: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
as Jane Read (voice)
2002 Movie
Glasses
as Norbert
2002 Movie
Arthur's Perfect Christmas
as Mom / Quackers (voice)
2000 Movie
Lion of Oz
as (voice)
2000 Movie
Heavy Metal 2000
as Kerrie
2000 Movie
The Girl Next Door
as Radio Announcer
1998 Movie
The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Summer Picnic
as Huckle Cat (voice)
1996 Movie
The Busy World of Richard Scarry: Mr. Frumble's New Cars
as Huckle Cat (voice)
1995 Movie
Simba Junior to the World Cup
as Simba Junior
1995 Movie
Heritage Minutes: Le Réseau
as Additional Cast
1993 Movie
The Real Story of O Christmas Tree
as Mother (voice)
1991 Movie
Madeline and the Gypsies
as Nicole / Gypsy (voice)
1991 Movie
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
as Olivia (voice)
1991 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Sonja Ball.
Ping and Friends
as Pong/Matilda (voice) • 52 eps
2018 Series
Monster Buster Club
53 eps
2008 Series
Dragon Hunters
as Jeanneline (US) • 52 eps
2006 Series
My Goldfish Is Evil
as Beanie/Standford/Nanna (voice) • 26 eps
2006 Series
Kevin Ace
as Kevin Ace (voice) • 66 eps
2005 Series
Zoe Kezako
26 eps
2004 Series
Creepschool
as Elliot Kaufmann (voice) • 26 eps
2004 Series
The Tofus
as Buba (Voice) • 52 eps
2004 Series
Life's a Bitch
13 eps
2003 Series
Toad Patrol
26 eps
2002 Series
Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
1 eps
2002 Series
The Lost World
26 eps
2002 Series
Inuk
as Sedna • 26 eps
2001 Series
The Upstairs Downstairs Bears
as Henrietta Bosworth (voice) • 26 eps
2001 Series
Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat
40 eps
2001 Series
Mega Babies
as Buck (voice) • 52 eps
1999 Series
Mona the Vampire
as Mrs. Bryerson (voice) • 78 eps
1999 Series
Patrol 03
as Carmen (voice) • 26 eps
1997 Series
Arthur
as Mrs. Read (voice) • 493 eps
1996 Series
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
as Huckle Cat (voice) • 195 eps
1994 Series
Gulliver's Travels
26 eps
1992 Series
Young Robin Hood
26 eps
1991 Series
The Little Flying Bears
as Frandisema/Theme Song (voice) • 39 eps
1990 Series
Samurai Pizza Cats
54 eps
1990 Series