Ellen Kennedy (born January 2, 1958, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, singer, and stage actress based in Vancouver. She has been active since 1986 and is a member of Vancouver TheatreSports, where she has appeared in X-Mas Files, TheatreSports Interactive, the touring version of See BC, and Star Trick, the Musical. On stage she has performed in Nunsense (as Sister Mary Amnesia, at the Citadel) and Something's Afoot (as Lettie, at Persephone Theatre), and co-wrote, performed in, and won a Jessie Award for All Grown Up, which first ran at the Arts Club Theatre. In addition to theatre, she sings jazz and swing around Vancouver and works regularly as an animation voice-over artist. Her voice work spans hundreds of episodes and films across animation and anime dubbing. She is best known for voicing Mrs. Pteranodon in Dinosaur Train (2009–2021, 158 episodes), multiple ponies in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2013–2019, including Mane-iac, Dusty Pages, Ma Hooffield, and the Chimera), 75 episodes of Krypto the Superdog (2005), and Queen Genevieve in Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004). Other notable voice credits include Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010), Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011), Planet Hulk (2010), Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure (2005), X-Men: Evolution (2000–2003), Transformers: Armada (2003), Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2012, as the Empress), and Tom and Jerry Tales (2006). In anime dubbing she voiced Lebia Maverick in Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture (2008), Shirin Bakhtiar in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007–2008), and Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku. In live-action film and television, Kennedy appeared as a Woman in The Final Cut (2004, starring Robin Williams), Mother Agnes in Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004, with Abigail Breslin), a Concession Lady in Air Buddies (2006), and Ruth in Magic Stocking (2015, Hallmark). More recent live-action credits include The Last Bridesmaid (2019), Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022), This Time Each Year (2024), and Accused: The Karen Read Story (2026). On television she has also appeared in iZombie (2015), Prison Break (2005), Being Ian (2004), and Loudermilk (2017).
Ellen Kennedy (born January 2, 1958, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, singer, and stage actress based in Vancouver. She has been active since 1986 and is a member of Vancouver TheatreSports, where she has appeared in X-Mas Files, TheatreSports Interactive, the touring version of See BC, and Star Trick, the Musical. On stage she has performed in Nunsense (as Sister Mary Amnesia, at the Citadel) and Something's Afoot (as Lettie, at Persephone Theatre), and co-wrote, performed in, and won a Jessie Award for All Grown Up, which first ran at the Arts Club Theatre. In addition to theatre, she sings jazz and swing around Vancouver and works regularly as an animation voice-over artist. Her voice work spans hundreds of episodes and films across animation and anime dubbing. She is best known for voicing Mrs. Pteranodon in Dinosaur Train (2009–2021, 158 episodes), multiple ponies in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2013–2019, including Mane-iac, Dusty Pages, Ma Hooffield, and the Chimera), 75 episodes of Krypto the Superdog (2005), and Queen Genevieve in Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004). Other notable voice credits include Barbie in A Mermaid Tale (2010), Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011), Planet Hulk (2010), Candy Land: The Great Lollipop Adventure (2005), X-Men: Evolution (2000–2003), Transformers: Armada (2003), Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2012, as the Empress), and Tom and Jerry Tales (2006). In anime dubbing she voiced Lebia Maverick in Silent Möbius: The Motion Picture (2008), Shirin Bakhtiar in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007–2008), and Kyoko Otonashi in Maison Ikkoku. In live-action film and television, Kennedy appeared as a Woman in The Final Cut (2004, starring Robin Williams), Mother Agnes in Chestnut: Hero of Central Park (2004, with Abigail Breslin), a Concession Lady in Air Buddies (2006), and Ruth in Magic Stocking (2015, Hallmark). More recent live-action credits include The Last Bridesmaid (2019), Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022), This Time Each Year (2024), and Accused: The Karen Read Story (2026). On television she has also appeared in iZombie (2015), Prison Break (2005), Being Ian (2004), and Loudermilk (2017).
