
Sonja Ball
Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sonja Ball, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: October 20, 1956
Known For

Simba Junior to the World Cup
Winner becomes the coach of a soccer team set to participate in the first ever “Animal Soccer World Cup”. This is sure to be the most extraordinary and unforgettable tournament ever played in the whole wide world! On each team are animals typical of the nations they represent.

Creepschool
Creepschool is a Swedish, French and Canadian animated series by Alphanim, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Happy Life and France 3 about four kids who find themselves at a spooky boarding school. The basic concept was created by Torbjörn Jansson, which was then substantially re-worked and developed by the co-head-writers Kristina Mansfeld and Per Carlsson into the series it is today. They also wrote all the storylines. Creepschool has been compared to Gravedale High.

Gulliver's Travels
Follows the fortunes of sailor Dr. Lemuel Gulliver who decided to explore the whole world. During his travel Gulliver meets the world, and he's accompanied by a Dr. Flim, his wife Fosla, her daughter Folia and best friend Raphael.

Wimzie's House
Wimzie's House is a Canadian children's television program which ran on YTV from 1995 to 1996, and in the United States on Public Broadcasting Service from October 1, 1997 to September 28, 2001. The show has also aired at least as early as 1995 and through the late-1990s on CBC Television, and on Radio-Canada. The show also aired on Nickelodeon's preschool programming block Nick Jr. from January 21, 2000 – April 26, 2002, and on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS from September 16, 2000 – September 7, 2002, then returned after a four-year hiatus from September 17, 2005 and was seen through September 9, 2006. Reruns of the show currently air in the United States on qubo on January 7, 2008, and in Canada on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV and in syndication as part of the Cookie Jar Network block. The series was produced by Cinar, with the PBS telecasts presented by Maryland Public Television, and Children's Television Workshop from 1997 – 2000, then Sesame Workshop from 2000 – 2002. The show's puppetry is in the style of Sesame Street, which led to some legal troubles with The Jim Henson Company, in 1999.

Monster Buster Club
This action-comedy follows the adventures of four 10 year-olds protecting their town against alien invasion. Juggling school and top-secret monster busting can be tough, especially when your science teacher turns out to be an alien! Monster Buster Club, or 'MBC' as it is known, follows the exploits of Cathy and her friends on their mission to protect Singletown from troublesome aliens.

Arthur: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
When the prospect of an Elwood City concert by the Backstreet Boys drives everyone else into a frenzy, a disgusted Francine decides to counter with an "anti-cute" band of her own called U Stink. But things don't go quite the way she had planned.

Samurai Pizza Cats
The setting is a Japanese looking village named "Little Tokyo" where the Pizza Cats run a pizza fast food business. Little Tokyo is populated by all kinds of animals. The official governor of the town is the Emperor, but since he has gone bananas a council takes care of the well-being of the village. One of the members of this council is called Seymour "Big" Cheese, who secretly wishes to take over control of the village. The pizza take away restaurant is merely a cover for their true job... Whenever evil is afoot, the Pizza Cats are launched towards the danger from the gun-lookalike clock tower that emerges from the top of their restaurant.

The Busy World of Richard Scarry: It's a Busy, Busy, Day!
Busytown is an enchanting place that's abuzz with energy and life. Young audiences love to sing and laugh along, as Huckle Cat and Lowly Worm make their way through the day. Always concerned for each other, the residents of Busytown make time for a song and a smile.

Woofy
In a household where no pets are allowed, a dog, in cahoots with his little boy master, passes himself off as a stuffed animal. Woofy and Anthony have forged a special bond which has led to Anthony taking the dog home and claiming to have won a stuffed animal at school. From that day on, the dog has been living a secret life. But for both, it's a dangerous game in a household where Anthony's mother, as fussy a housekeeper as there has ever been, has laid down the law: no animals allowed!

The Busy World of Richard Scarry
Busytown is an enchanting place that's abuzz with energy and life. Young audiences are invited to sing and laugh along as Huckle Cat, Lowly Worm, and other beloved characters from acclaimed author Richard Scarry make their way through the day exploring their happy and lively world.
Filmography
as Jane Read (voice)
as Spookley / Shoo / Peas (voice)
as Mother Sheriff, Queen Guld (voice)
as Jane Read
as Jane Read (voice)
as Kimi (voice)
as Gummibär (voice)
as Huckle Cat (voice)
as Lucas / Suki (Voice)
as Jeanneline (US)
as Marina (English version)
as Spookley the Square Pumpkin / Other Honeydoos
as Pinocchio (voice)
as Elliot Kaufmann (voice)
as Buba (Voice)
as Oily Doily Valdeez
as Jane Read (voice)
as Mom / Quackers (voice)
as (voice)
as Kerrie
as Buck (voice)
as Mrs. Bryerson (voice)
as Radio Announcer
as Carmen (voice)
as Mrs. Read (voice)
as Dr. Iris (voice)
as Miss Sweetwater (voice)
as Lucy (voice)
as Ms. McWord (voice)
as Huckle Cat (voice)
as Huckle Cat (voice)
as Simba Junior
as Huckle Cat (voice)
as Additional Cast
as Mother (voice)
as Nicole / Gypsy (voice)
as Olivia (voice)
as Nicole / Marie (voice)
as Frandisema/Theme Song (voice)
as Dormouse (voice)
as (voice)
as Nicole (voice)
as Wimzie (voice)