Jessie (Toy Story)
Fictional character in the Toy Story franchise
Jessie is a fictional cowgirl rag doll and one of the three central characters in the Disney–Pixar "Toy Story" franchise. She first appeared in "Toy Story 2," and returned in the sequels, "Toy Story 3" and "Toy Story 4". The idea for introducing a female character was suggested by Nancy Lasseter, while John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, and Andrew Stanton developed and created the character. She is voiced by Joan Cusack in the "Toy Story" filmography, while Sarah McLachlan is her singing voice in "Toy Story 2". Kat Cressida voices the character in the video games, including the "Disney Infinity" series.
In the franchise, Jessie is a brave and excitable rag doll who was abandoned by her first owner after she outgrew her. Years of being in storage leads her to develop claustrophobia and abandonment issues. She is eventually rescued by series protagonist Woody and finds a new owner in Andy Davis. Years later, she and her friends are donated to a new owner in Bonnie Anderson, who claims Jessie as her new favorite toy. With Woody's departure after reuniting with Bo Peep, she is given his sheriff badge as a token of her significance to Bonnie.
Jessie has received a largely positive critical reception since her debut, with praise for her tragic backstory and her overall characterization and role in the franchise, However, many critics criticized Pixar for sidelining her in the fourth film, giving her a minimal role. Cusack's vocal performance of the character was positively received, and she was awarded for voicing Jessie at the 2000 Annie Awards.
Development.
Conception and design.
The story concept for "Toy Story 2" began with director John Lasseter considering what scenario would be most upsetting for a toy. He decided that the idea of a toy collector who seals toys in cases ensuring that they will never to be played with was worse than being replaced by another toy. He took inspiration from a toy collector character that appeared in an early draft of "Toy Story" but was removed. The concept involved series protagonist Woody being part of a collectible set, an idea that originated in a draft story titled "A Tin Toy Christmas". Ralph Guggenheim, a producer on "Toy Story 2", said that the team took inspiration from 1950s children's cowboy television series, including "Howdy Doody" and "Hopalong Cassidy," to define the rest of the characters in Woody's set: "You would find a gruff old prospector. You would find other characters, like an Annie Oakley-Calamity Jane sort of character, a tough frontier girl." Lasseter's wife Nancy also encouraged him to include a female character that would appeal to girls and to make her a more substantial character than Bo Peep. Jessie was originally created as a character named Señorita Cactus, designed as a Mexican sidekick of the prospector character to entice Woody with her feminine charms. By the time she had been redefined as Jessie, her personality was also updated to be tougher.
The Pixar team knew that a key aspect of the plot was to find a reason for Woody to leave Andy's room, so they wanted to create a compelling character to engage with Woody emotionally. Chief creative officer Pete Docter said that the team knew that Woody could not be convinced to leave through logic and reason so they decided that it needed to centre on a relationship: "Jessie brought this sense of responsibility and duty". "Toy Story 4" director Josh Cooley said that Jessie was created to support Woody and show him a new perspective and as she evolved she continued to support him. Production designer Bob Pauley described Jessie as "superfun and energetic and a nice complement to Woody". She was initially designed by Jill Culton, who found her hair particularly difficult, but her design was later upgraded. Lasseter said that the team worked hard on making Jessie a strong female character. He explained that after being abandoned by her owner, Jessie believes that her only opportunity to be loved by children again is in a museum, which requires a Woody doll: "her whole love of children is hinged around the fact that Woody got there". He said that several attempts were made to create the scene in which Jessie tells her backstory but when this failed to work, they found that it was better expressed through the song "When She Loved Me", written by Randy Newman and performed by Sarah McLachlan. Lasseter explained that, "every time she would tell the story, it lost some emotion". Although the Pixar team generally avoided having characters break into song, they decided that the song was the right format for expressing the emotion: "It brought tears to our eyes."
Voices.
Joan Cusack was cast as the voice actor for Jessie in "Toy Story 2" and voiced the role in the third and fourth "Toy Story" feature films. Discussing her voice work, she commented that Jessie's voice is "inherent in that cowboy genre" and that much of her characterisation is "just being a kid". Lasseter was a fan of McLachlan, so she took on the singing part of the role. Newman said that she had the ability to hold long notes, so he wrote Jessie's song with her voice in mind. He was tasked by the Pixar team to write a song that would explain Jessie's relationship with her owner and her sadness when the girl grew up. In the fictional 1950s series "Woody's Roundup", Jessie's yodelling voice is provided by Mary Kay Bergman. On the film soundtrack, which was released after the film, Devon Dawson, a yodeller discovered by Riders in the Sky at a music festival, sings the part of Jessie in two songs. In addition, Kat Cressida has voiced Jessie in various media, including "Disney Infinity". In "Jessie's Wild West Rodeo" and "Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure", Jessie was voiced by Bettina Devin.
Characteristics.
Jessie is a red-haired, energetic, yodeling cowgirl doll. She is a part of a collectible toy set based on a fictional 1950s cowboy puppet television series named "Woody's Roundup", which consists of Sheriff Woody, Jessie, a prospector named Stinky Pete and Woody's steed Bullseye. This valuable toy collection is destined to be sold to a museum in Tokyo by a collector named Al McWhiggin. Despite having a lively spirit, Jessie has a tragic history. The song "When She Loved Me" reveals that she once had an owner who loved her until the girl eventually abandoned her. This loss leaves Jessie in a depressed state with a deep longing to be loved and played with once more. In addition, her experience of being placed in storage as a collectible toy results in her being severely claustrophobic. After making friends with Woody and the other toys, Jessie's outgoing personality returns and she develops a romantic attachment to Buzz Lightyear. Cusack described her as a "can-do girl".
Appearances.
"Toy Story" films.
"Toy Story 2".
When Woody is stolen by Al McWhiggin, he meets Jessie, Bullseye and Stinky Pete at Al's apartment. Woody learns that he is a rare vintage doll based on a character of the same name from a popular 1950s series titled "Woody's Roundup". Upon discovering that he and the others will be sold to a toy museum in Tokyo, Woody tells them that he must get back home to his owner, which causes Jessie to become enraged due to her fear of being kept in storage. After his arm is torn off, Woody has no choice but to stay and get it fixed, while blaming Jessie for waking Al that night. Woody later has a change of heart after hearing of Jessie's traumatic past (by way of her song "When She Loved Me"), when she was loved by a girl named Emily, but was abandoned on the side of the road. As a result, Woody decides to stay with his roundup gang. A group of Andy's toys show up to rescue Woody, but he refuses. He eventually decides to go back to his owner and asks Jessie and Bullseye to come with him, but Stinky Pete will not let them leave and the group is taken to the airport. Woody and Bullseye escape, but Jessie is taken to the airplane. With the help of Bullseye and Buzz Lightyear, Woody rescues her from the airplane. Once Andy arrives home, he accepts them into his collection, dubbing her as "Bazooka Jane."
"Toy Story 3".
After Andy appears to throw his toys away, Jessie convinces the other toys to find a new home at Sunnyside Daycare, refusing to relive the trauma she felt when she was given away by Emily. She tries to persuade Woody to join the others at the daycare, but he leaves to return to Andy alone. Jessie and the other toys discover that they have been placed in a room with very young children who play with them too roughly. Mrs. Potato Head sees Andy searching for his missing toys through her missing eye, causing Jessie and the others to realize that they were wrong about him. They decide to return home, only for Lotso to order his henchmen to imprison them with the help of a reset Buzz. Following another rough play date with the young children, Andy's toys are reunited with Woody, who has a change of heart and decides to rescue his friends. The toys carry out their plan to break out of Sunnyside but accidentally reset Buzz to a Spanish mode. Spanish Buzz makes his love for Jessie apparent by passionately wooing her. Jessie is initially uncomfortable with this drastic change, but grows to like this romantic side of Buzz. When the toys get stuck in a garbage truck along with Lotso, Jessie is rescued by Spanish Buzz, who appears to be crushed by a broken television set. She despairs over his apparent death, but hugs him in relief after he is returned to normal. After the toys are nearly killed in a trash incinerator, Andy's Alien toys rescue them using a crane. They return home to Andy and prepare to be stored in the attic, but are instead given to a girl named Bonnie after Woody leaves a note for Andy, and Jessie quickly adapts to her new life as one of Bonnie's toys.
"Toy Story 4".
During the prologue, set between the events of "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story 3", Jessie helps Woody, Bo Peep, and the other toys save RC from the storm. Jessie is now Bonnie's favorite toy and she wears Woody's badge as a result. After Bonnie creates Forky, her parents decide to go on a road trip, taking several of her toys with her. Forky escapes and Woody follows him. The following morning, Buzz takes it upon himself to find Woody, resulting in Jessie becoming the temporary leader. Bonnie's parents begin to leave, but Jessie is able to stop them by popping the RV tires. At night, Jessie comes up with an idea to slow down Bonnie's parents and to meet up with Woody, Buzz, and Forky. Once the vehicle is parked in front of the carousel, Jessie and the other toys reunite with Bo Peep. Woody, deciding not to go back home, gives Jessie his badge and they share a heartwarming farewell before he departs. The following year, Jessie introduces Karen Beverly to Bonnie's other toys, which gets the attention of Forky.
"Toy Story 5".
Jessie was confirmed to be appearing in the upcoming film "Toy Story 5" in an image revealed at Disney's D23 Expo.
Other films.
Jessie was featured as a minor character in "Toy Story That Time Forgot", a television special for ABC. In "Toy Story of Terror!", Jessie plays a prominent role in a story where she is forced to confront her claustrophobia after Bonnie and the toys stay over at a motel. She also makes an appearance in "Pixar Popcorn" shorts. Jessie also appears in the short films "Toy Story Toons". She makes several cameo appearances in other Disney films. She makes an appearance in "Monsters, Inc." as one of Boo's toys. She can also be seen in "Meet the Robinsons" on a basketball poster.
Video games.
Jessie has been featured in numerous Disney and Pixar-related video games. She makes an appearance in "." She is a playable character in '. She was introduced as a playable character in "Disney Infinity" as part of a "Toy Story" playset in October 2013. In the "Disney Infinity" series, she is voiced by Kat Cressida. In 2018, Jessie became an unlockable character for the mobile game '. Additionally, a character skin for Jessie, after the release of "Toy Story 4", was made available in a Toy Story Mashup Pack in "Minecraft" in June 2019.
Theme parks and attractions.
Jessie appears as a towering figure above Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World, Orlando. In Toy Story Midway Mania!, Jessie and her friends are featured in the interactive dark ride at Disney California Adventure and Disney's Hollywood Studios. In 2019, Jessie's Critter Carousel opened at Disney California Adventure. In 2022, Jessie's Trading Post Store and Roundup Rodeo Barbecue opened in Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios. Jessie is also a meet and greet character in Toy Story Land alongside Woody and Buzz. She has also made appearances with the other "Toy Story" characters in Disney on Ice.
Merchandise.
Disney heavily promoted Jessie following the release of "Toy Story 2", as she was a character that they could market to girls, something the original film did not really provide. Among the toys released were 10" and 12" fashion-style dolls, plush and rag doll-type dolls, and action figures in the "Toy Story 2" and "Toy Story and Beyond" lines. Other merchandise included wallets, purses and other accessories for girls, nightlights and other bedroom accessories, costumes and dress-up sets, and sculptures and collectibles. Following the film's release, many stores were sold out of Jessie dolls. During the 1999 Christmas season, Jessie dolls were in high demand.
Reception and legacy.
Jessie has received a largely positive reception. "Rolling Stone" ranked Jessie as the fifth best Pixar movie character, highlighting Cusack’s "bubbly, fragile performance" and noting that in her song "When She Loved Me", she epitomises the end of childhood. Psychologists Alan M. Schwitzer and Lawrence C. Rubin described Jessie's arc in "Toy Story 2" as "a poignant story of abandonment, loss, and reconnection." Gwen Ihnat of "The A.V. Club" summarised Jessie's abandonment by her owner as "gut-wrenching" and a "sobfest", commenting that parents would especially feel the emotional impact of the loss of childhood innocence. She felt that the scene "elevated the movie from an adventurous romp...to a meditation on the losses associated with growing up". Peter Bradshaw writing for "The Guardian" opined that Jessie's abandonment story is really about a parent's fear of their child growing up and becoming independent: "a part of you will wind up, like cowgirl Jessie, left under the child's bed, forgotten". Christine Seghers of "IGN" praised "Toy Story of Terror!" for putting Jessie in a position where she must face up to her fears of abandonment and claustrophobia and is empowered to overcome them.
In a review of "Toy Story 2", Roger Ebert described Jessie as "spunky" and "liberated", commenting that "she brings new life to the cast by confronting the others for the first time with a female character who's a little less domestic than Mrs. Potato Head". Tim Luisi cited Jessie as a turning point in the "Toy Story" franchise's gendered representations of support and described her as the franchise's first female character who was as important as the male characters. Jessie has been described as a "strong, independent and assertive female character", though Lilian Munk Rösing described this strength as "boyish" and "manic". Matthew Wilkinson of "Screen Rant," ranking her as the best supporting character in "Toy Story", stated, "Jessie really brought the girl power into the franchise in a big way." Angie Han of "SlashFilm" listed Jessie as one of the best Pixar female characters, praising Pixar for dwelling on her emotional scars. In a "Mic" article looking at female representation in Pixar films, Anna Swartz said that Jessie is possibly, "the most substantive female character Pixar introduced up to this point", noting her traumatic backstory, but highlighted that it is Woody and Buzz that are clearly placed as the stars of "Toy Story 2".
"Body+Souls" writer Courtney Thompson felt that Jessie was not the feminist hero she could have been, commenting that despite being "adventurous, independent and funny", she is restricted to a sexist romance plot: "Jessie was an opportunity for Pixar to give young girls someone to look up to without having her pander to men at all." Conversely, her developing relationship with Buzz Lightyear received positive commentary from Sara Martin Alegre, who said that it could be considered a subversion of the dominant male romance trope due to the "healthy and consensual feelings that Buzz and Jessie bear for one another". Ella Alexander of "Harper's Bazaar" noted that in "Toy Story 3", Jessie is pushed to the background except for her scenes involving her romance with Buzz Lightyear, while in "Toy Story 4", she is again given a minor supporting role in favour of Bo Peep: "It is, for Pixar at least, too much of a stretch to feature two women in key roles." Steve Rose of "The Guardian" also discussed Pixar's treatment of its female characters by listing Jessie as one of several characters alongside Dory and Mrs Incredible that take second billing to the male characters in Pixar films: "at worst they're token love-interests, stay-at-home mums and other stereotypes bent on spoiling the boys' party". Angelica Florio writing for "Bustle" described Jessie as a "feminist icon", despite noting that "Toy Story 2" features no female interactions with other female characters, thereby failing the Bechdel test. "Time" writer Stephanie Zacharek noted the significance of Woody handing over his sheriff badge to Jessie in "Toy Story 4", commenting, "the reign of the white man is coming to an end".
Cusack received praise for her voice work as Jessie. Marc Snetiker of "Entertainment Weekly" remarked on her "fizz-pop-crackle twang" and considered Jessie to be "one of the most fully realized and precisely layered characters on Pixar’s roster". Simon Kinnear of "GamesRadar+" listed Jessie as one of the greatest female characters in film stating, "Cusack nails Jessie's central dichotomy of a personality branded by manufacturers to be bubbly but driven by reality to be desperately sad". "MovieWeb" writer Katey Hicks ranked Jessie as Cusack's best performance commenting that she creates a convincing and heartbreaking portrayal of the character. Cusack also won the category for Female Voice Acting in a Feature Production at the 2000 Annie Awards for her voice work as Jessie in "Toy Story 2". Jessie also received the Patsy Montana Entertainer Award from the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.
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List of Jessie episodes

"Jessie" is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015. The series stars Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, and Kevin Chamberlin.
Series overview.
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Jess Harnell
American voice actor
Jess Harnell (born December 23, 1963) is an American voice actor. His roles include Wakko Warner in "Animaniacs", Captain Hero in "Drawn Together", Jerry in the first two seasons of "Totally Spies!", Ironhide in the first three "Transformers" films directed by Michael Bay, the titular character in the "Crash Bandicoot" franchise, Tosh Gopher in "The Looney Tunes Show", Taxicrab in "Jungle Junction", Chilly the Snowman, The Wicked King and Buddy the Dump Truck in "Doc McStuffins", Cedric the Sorcerer in "Sofia the First", Grim Gloom in "The 7D", and Wooton Bassett in "Adventures in Odyssey". Harnell has also been the announcer for "America's Funniest Home Videos" since 1998.
Early life.
Harnell was born on December 23, 1963, at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Teaneck, the son of Joe Harnell (a jazz composer) and his wife Alice (née Penslar) Harnell.
Career.
In 1989, Harnell provided the voices of Br'er Rabbit and many other critters for the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneyland Park. Harnell also recorded some new character dialogue for the subsequent Walt Disney World version of the attraction. He has continued to reprise the role of Brer Rabbit in new Disney projects when needed, such as in the 2011 video game ".
In 1990, Harnell served as a casting director on ". In 1993, he went on to voice Wakko Warner on "Animaniacs" and Secret Squirrel on "2 Stupid Dogs". That same year, he became the singing voice of father in the current version of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. From 1994 to 1996, he supplied the voices of Sewer Urchin, the Human Bullet and Chief Louder in the animated series "The Tick".
Also, in 1996, Harnell voiced Hunter in "Road Rovers". One of Harnell's next appearances was as the principal stormtrooper in the 1997 Star Wars fan film "Troops", a parody of "Cops" set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe. Harnell voiced Rudy's father, Joe Tabootie and Chalk Dad on the Nickelodeon show "ChalkZone", Crash Bandicoot in "Crash Tag Team Racing", "Crash of the Titans", ', and "Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy", Lo-Lo in ', Rodney Copperbottom in the "Robots" video game, Spyro the Dragon in ' and ', Marlin, Bruce and Crazy Drivers in the "Finding Nemo" video game, Jerry in the first two seasons of "Totally Spies!", Linguni in "Pucca" and Dr. Finkelstein in "The Nightmare Before Christmas video game spin-offs, as well as in the "Kingdom Hearts" series. In 2005, he voiced Buzz Blister in ' and numerous other characters in subsequent "Tom and Jerry" features. He also voiced wild and energetic Cro-Magnon Doubledome from the Longhair and Doubledome cartoon shorts for Cartoon Network's Big Pick (also starring Daniel Davis as Longhair).
In 2001, Harnell was the singing voice of Buster on '. He also voiced Captain Hero on Comedy Central's animated comedy "Drawn Together" and he also does the voices of Wooton Bassett and Bennett Charles on the radio drama "Adventures in Odyssey", as well as playing the lead role of Finnian Jones for the "Lamplighter Theatre" Radio Drama. He also made appearances on "Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad". His voice also made an appearance in "NASCAR Rumble", and is credited for in-game commentary in the follow-up game "Rumble Racing". Jess also replaced Brad Garrett as the voice of Fatso during season 3 of "The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper". He also guest starred in "Samurai Jack" as he voiced Ringo and a waitress in the episode "Jack Under the Sea". He also produced the 2004 film ' along with Billy West, Mark Hamill, Eric Mittleman, Scott Zakarin and Roger Rose as well as playing the character Ricky. In 2006, he worked as a voice director on "Pet Alien". In 2007, he replaced Neil Flynn as the voice of The Plumber in ' and '. He also voiced the Smuggler in that popular series.
In that same year, Harnell voiced the characters of Ironhide and Barricade in the Michael Bay-directed "Transformers", making him the only voice actor to play both an Autobot (Ironhide) and a Decepticon (Barricade) in that film. He returned to voice Ironhide once again in ' and ' as well as Barricade in "".
Harnell voiced a character in "Up" and replaced Brad Garrett as the voice of Professor Buffo in "Special Agent Oso". He also voiced Flip Wreck, Blast Zone and Bucko in the "Skylanders" reboot of the franchise and The Cowardly Lion and Reegull in "Lego Dimensions" (the former role he would reprise in the 2017-2020 Boomerang show "Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz"). Harnell also provided the voice and singing voice of Cedric the Sorcerer from "Sofia the First" from 2013 to 2018.
Music career.
Harnell released his only solo album, "The Sound of Your Voice", in 1995. He is the lead vocalist in the pop/metal mashup rock band, Rock Sugar, which evolved from his previous band, Loud & Clear. With Loud & Clear or Rock Sugar, Harnell released five albums: "Disc-Connected" (2003), self-titled demo album (2007), "Festival of Fire" (2008), "Reimaginator" (2010), and "Reinventinator" (2021).
Personal life.
On November 8, 2019, Harnell proposed to his girlfriend Cara Leanne, and the couple married on November 19.
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Jessie (2011 TV series)
American teen sitcom (2011–2015)
Jessie is an American comedy television series created by Pamela Eells O'Connell that aired on Disney Channel from September 30, 2011 to October 16, 2015. The series stars Debby Ryan, Peyton List, Cameron Boyce, Karan Brar, Skai Jackson, and Kevin Chamberlin.
Plot.
The series follows Jessie Prescott, a young woman from a small town with big dreams who, rebelling against her strict father, decides to leave the military base in Texas where she grew up and moves to New York City. She accepts a job as a nanny and moves into a multimillion-dollar penthouse on the Upper West Side, Manhattan with the wealthy Ross family.
The family includes jet-setting parents Morgan and Christina Ross and their four rambunctious children: Emma, Luke, Ravi, and Zuri, along with the family pet, Mr. Kipling, a seven-foot Asian water monitor lizard, that is later revealed to be a female. With a whole new world of experiences open to her, Jessie embarks on new adventures in the big city as she grows to rely on the love and support of the children in her care. Assisting her are Bertram, the family's lazy and sarcastic butler, and Tony, the building's 20-year-old doorman.
Production.
Development.
The series was created by Pamela Eells O'Connell, who had previous experience with the "nanny" sitcom formula, starting her career as a writer on the series "Charles in Charge" and serving as co-executive producer on "The Nanny", before working with Debby Ryan on "The Suite Life on Deck". O'Connell is said to have developed "Jessie" specifically to showcase Ryan's talent. In an interview with the "Star-Telegram", Ryan explained how the concept originated: "(O'Connell) and I were throwing ideas back and forth when "The Suite Life" was coming to an end, and she came up with this. I was absolutely captivated. Then Disney looked at the script and the show runner (O'Connell) and myself and they were like: 'Awesome. We like it. You're on in the fall'". In interviews with "Variety", Disney Channel President Gary Marsh spoke of working with Ryan again: "It's been thrilling to watch Debby grow from an unknown actress to one of our top stars. Debby is a talented young actress who connects to a wide fanbase because she's genuine, relatable and aspirational all at once. Our viewers have followed her from "The Suite Life on Deck" to "16 Wishes", and we're pleased to be working with her again." Jessie was the first main character to be engaged on the Disney Channel. There was a four-part episode about the engagement.
Casting.
With Ryan signed on, Disney Channel began the search to cast the Ross family in May 2011. Before casting was finalized, there were numerous differences in the original concept for several of the characters. The role of the mother to the Ross children was originally a photographer named "Pandora", the role of the oldest daughter, Emma, was originally named "Anabel", the role of Luke was originally a boy adopted from Korea named "Hiro", and the role of Ravi was originally a boy adopted from South America named "Javier" who had a pet capybara instead of a water monitor. Some have speculated that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, as a prominent celebrity couple with a multi-cultural adoptive family, may have been one possible inspiration for the series. In an interview with the "Boston Herald", O'Connell described her inspiration, saying: "I thought the celebrity parents and gorgeous penthouse would be glamorous, and a nice contrast to Jessie's more modest Texas roots. That fish out of water element makes for good stories, and I was inspired by many families who have adopted children of different ethnicities." The Ross parents are only shown in a few episodes throughout the series.
Filming.
After casting was finalized and changes were made to several of the characters to suit the actors chosen, the series skipped the pilot phase and was put directly into production. Filming began in June 2011 on Stage 3/8 at Hollywood Center Studios which, prior to start of production, served as the sound stage where the Disney Channel series "Wizards of Waverly Place" was taped. 13 episodes were originally ordered for the first season, but while the show's first season was in production, Disney Channel ordered an additional seven episodes, bringing the total number of episodes for the first season to 20. When asked about the atmosphere on set during an interview with "MSN TV", Ryan described her relationship with the young cast: "I definitely feel like a nanny! They are smart kids, but they're real kids. They like to have fun. My policy is: We can play hard, as long as we work hard, and because we work hard, we need to play hard." Filming on the series wrapped on February 22, 2015.
On March 28, 2013, the series was renewed for a third season, with production resuming in July 2013. Season 3 premiered on October 5, 2013. On April 16, 2014, it was announced that Jessie would get engaged in a four-episode arc that would conclude the season in the fall, marking the first time a Disney Channel lead character has gotten engaged.
The series was renewed for a fourth season on May 20, 2014. Production began in August 2014 for a January 9, 2015 premiere. On October 1, 2014, Peyton List stated that the fourth season would be the last season of Jessie. On January 9, 2015, Debby Ryan said that the fourth season will see the show go past its 100th episode and also see its fifth crossover with another Disney Channel show. She also stated that "Jessie" will end in early 2016.
On February 25, 2015, Disney Channel officially announced the series would end after its fourth season, bringing the series to a total of 101 episodes. On the same day, Disney ordered the first season of a spin-off titled "BUNK'd", which stars Peyton List, Karan Brar, and Skai Jackson in their respective roles. 98 episodes were eventually aired in the series as 6 of the 101 produced episodes were combined into 3 extended length specials for broadcast and video sales.
Episodes.
Crossovers.
Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year.
In November 2012, Disney Channel announced that the show would crossover with "Austin & Ally" as a one-hour special episode titled "Austin & Jessie & Ally All Star New Year". The episode aired December 7, 2012.
Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas.
In October 2013, Disney Channel announced a crossover episode of "Jessie" and "Good Luck Charlie" called "Good Luck Jessie: NYC Christmas". In the episode, PJ (Jason Dolley) and Teddy (Bridgit Mendler) go to New York for Christmas Eve and stay with Jessie for Christmas due to a snowstorm. The episode aired on November 29, 2013.
Ultimate Spider-Man: Web-Warriors.
The series crossed over with the Marvel/Disney XD series "Ultimate Spider-Man: Web Warriors" for a Halloween episode titled "Halloween Night at the Museum" on October 10, 2014.
Jessie's Aloha-Holidays with Parker and Joey.
On November 28, 2014, "Jessie" shared its fourth crossover with the series "Liv and Maddie" in a special episode titled "Jessie's Aloha-Holidays with Parker and Joey", featuring Joey Bragg as Joey Rooney and Tenzing Norgay Trainor as Parker Rooney. This crossover put "Jessie" into a tie with "Hannah Montana" and "" as the Disney Channel shows to have had the most crossovers. This was counted as a single one-hour episode of "Jessie" with "Liv and Maddie" characters, and was not a "Liv and Maddie" episode.
Controversy.
Disney Channel did not broadcast "Quitting Cold Koala" on its originally scheduled date of May 17, 2013, and showed a rerun of "Kids Don't Wanna Be Shunned" instead. The episode did, however, appear on the Disney Channel website, "WATCH Disney Channel", and on "Disney Channel on Demand", the channel's video-on-demand service. On Facebook, Disney Channel announced, "We are removing this particular episode from our regular programming schedule and will re-evaluate its references to gluten restrictions in the character's diet". The edited version of "Quitting Cold Koala" aired on July 5, 2013, as part of a two-episode spectacular, with all gluten jokes having been removed in the revised version.
Spin-off and international adaptation.
On February 25, 2015, Disney Channel announced that a "Jessie" spin-off titled "Bunk'd" would begin production in the spring. The series would star Peyton List, Karan Brar, and Skai Jackson. The show premiered on July 31, right after the Disney Channel Original Movie "Descendants".
In India, a Hindi-language adaptation of the show, titled "Oye Jassie", premiered on Disney Channel on October 13, 2013. Like most adaptations, the episodes and characters are similar to the original.
Release.
The pilot episode of "Jessie" was released as a free download via the iTunes Store one week prior to its Disney Channel premiere. Making its official debut on the Disney Channel on September 30, 2011, the series became the network's most-watched premiere on a Friday since September 2008, when "The Suite Life on Deck" debuted. The premiere of "Jessie" ranked as the number-one telecast at 9:00 PM with a total of 4.6 million total viewers in the target demographics, scoring 2.3 million viewers among kids 6–11, 1.8 million viewers among tweens and teens 9–14, and 887,000 viewers among adults 18–49. The most watched episode of "Jessie" is "Star Wars" with 7.32 million viewers total and the least watched episode is "Basket Case" with 1.38 million viewers total.
Broadcast.
The series airs worldwide on Disney Channel. The series premiered on September 30, 2011, in Canada, on November 25, 2011, in Australia and New Zealand, and on December 17, 2011, in Singapore. It previewed on January 29, 2012, and premiered on February 17, 2012, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It premiered on April 1, 2012 in South Africa. In Canada, the series premiered on Disney Channel on September 1, 2015.
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John Morris (voice actor)
American actor
John Morris is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Andy Davis in the "Toy Story" films.
Early life.
John Morris graduated from the San Francisco University High School in San Francisco, California in 2003.
Career.
In 1991, while auditioning for the role of Andy in "Toy Story", Morris brought some of his X-Men action figures and made voices for them; the Pixar staff loved it and gave him the part. Morris was brought back on to "Toy Story 3" by the request of the director Lee Unkrich. On the "Toy Story 3" Blu-ray/DVD, Unkrich elaborated that they first had to seek out contact information for Morris, then there was a growing concern over whether his voice would sound right - fears that were relieved when Unkrich first called Morris and heard his voicemail greeting.
He also has minor fame for voicing "Pepper Roni" in the 1997 video game "Lego Island".
Personal life.
A 2007 graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film & Television, Morris resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Jess (Misfits)
Jess is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 science fiction comedy-drama "Misfits", portrayed by Karla Crome. Jess was created to replace Antonia Thomas and Iwan Rheon, who played Alisha Daniels and Simon Bellamy, after they departed the show. Jess began appearing from series 4 episode 1, in which she was introduced alongside Finn (Nathan McMullen). Jess has the power of X-ray vision, which is down to her ability to "see through people and their bullshit". Jess is described as "the person who will say the un-sayable, the person who’ll question social norms and etiquette". Neela Debnath of "The Independent" said that "Jess comes across as the more likeable and ‘conventional’ social miscreant" out of the new introductions of the show. Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy felt Crome made "a strong first impression" while Jordan Farley of "SFX" said Jess has her "moments to shine" but that she "fails to make a big impression". Writing for MSN, Simon Cocks said Jess and Finn "fit into the dynamic perfectly".
Casting and character creation.
The character of Jess was announced on 1 March 2012, with Jess created as one of three characters to replace departed cast members Antonia Thomas and Iwan Rheon, who played Alisha Daniels and Simon Bellamy respectively. Actresses being considered for the role were aged between eighteen and twenty-five. On May 22 it was announced that Karla Crome had secured the role of Jess.
Characterisation.
A casting call for Jess described her as: "a kind of female version of Larry David – smart and articulate, She’s the person who will say the un-sayable, the person who’ll question social norms and etiquette. Jess hates people who bullshit and lie to her". Jess has the power of X-ray vision. Crome said that Jess "says what she thinks and can see through people's bullshit. Because she's so straightforward, she gets frustrated when people aren't honest with her. She's a tough cookie, but she's quite vulnerable too". The actress explained that her character's power has a "direct correlation" with her character as "she can see through people and their bullshit like she can see through walls". She added that "in a lot of ways she’s a bit sour as a person. She’s got a good heart but she’s not out to make friends. But the friendships she does develop are very loyal. She can’t be bothered with the joking around, boyish stuff, I suppose". Fellow cast member Joseph Gilgun, who plays Rudy Wade, described Jess as "a clever girl, who's not to be messed with at all". Digital Spy's Morgan Jeffrey described Jess as a "feisty character". Jordan Farley of "SFX" described Jess using the tagline "Tough. Troubled. Tetchy", while Claire Webb of "Radio Times" described her as "doe-eyed, moody Jess".
Storylines.
Jess arrives for her first day of community service where she meets fellow young offender Finn (Nathan McMullen). Rudy Wade (Joseph Gilgun) impersonates their probation worker. Using her X-ray vision, Jess sees that Rudy has Curtis Donovan (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett) locked inside a freezer and the pair help him escape. Rudy believes that Michael (Nathaniel Martello-White) had sent Jess and Finn. Michael had previously arrived at the community centre with a suitcase of money and used his power on Rudy, Curtis and Seth (Matthew McNulty) to make them turn against each other to try to steal the suitcase. Rudy drugs them and locks them in a freezer. Michael is put in the freezer with Jess and Finn and his power makes them want to take the money for themselves. When they are let out of the freezer, Finn steals the money and goes to the roof. Jess threatens Finn with a broken bottle while Rudy, Curtis and Seth also threaten Finn to get the suitcase. Michael arrives and runs to attack Finn. Michael gets the suitcase but falls off the roof, killing himself and ending his power over the group. Jess meets Alex (Matt Stokoe) and flirts with him. Jess convinces Seth to remove the power of Finn's girlfriend, Sadie (Imogen Doel) as she is controlling him. Rudy's third self begins stalking Jess and taunts her about how long it has been since she had sex. Jess has a drink with Alex and when she invites him back to her flat, he makes an excuse as to why he can not come. Jess argues with him—he tells her it is not her fault he does not want to go back to her flat but he has issues of his own that he needs to deal with. Rudy's third self confronts Jess and they have a heartfelt conversation. She reveals that she had an eating disorder and began having sex with her friend and confidant. He later left Jess and began having sex with another vulnerable girl. As a result, Jess tried to kill herself. She tells Rudy's third self that she has since not let herself become intimate with someone. He tells Jess that he is not Rudy but Rudy's third self and that he has the two other Rudy's trapped inside his body. Rudy's third self tells Jess he plans to kill her but she stabs him with a pair of scissors. While he dies, Jess kisses him and in return, he releases the other two Rudys from his body. The next week, as Jess is walking through the estate, she bumps into the mysterious bar man Alex. They agree to a date, but Jess is later put off by Finn who confides in her that he saw Alex exchanging money with another man, possibly 'for sex'. Jess is later made more suspicious upon being invited to his apartment, finding his clothes neatly organised and photos of him close with other men. However, Alex confirms that he isn't gay and will only partake in a relationship if they took it slow. Jess agrees but at a party, she tries to seduce him. After being knocked back, she loses her temper and leaves and breaks down. However, as she cries, she is assaulted by 'The White Rabbit' a manifestation created by Rudy's best friend, Richard Saunders, accidentally through a power. Being knocked unconscious, she is dragged into the elevator and then the basement. Later, the gang go looking for her with Alex even getting the upper hand against the rabbit. However, it is finally killed by Abbey. They go back to the community centre to wash when Alex reveals a transgender man with a power has stolen his penis, replacing it with a vagina. Jess informs him they'll help find it and their relationship should continue. Much later at the bar, Jess admits to Rudy that Alex lacks male genitalia something she threatened him to secrecy. However, upon seeing Finn once again distressed and pining after Jess, Rudy lets him in on the secret and later joins in mocking the bartender. Alex walks in, realises Jess told them and storms off much to Jess' distress. She tried to follow, but is informed he went to a night club where the transgender man who stole his penis has been sighted. She goes there, finding him with a gun to the head of the man. He then threatens suicide, an action that forces the transgender man to give him back his penis. However, rejoicing over their ability to now physically replicate their lust is cut short as it turns out Alex is a narcissistic lover as well as a cheat.
Reception.
Neela Debnath of "The Independent" said that Jess is "a smart, sarcastic wise-cracker who can see through walls". She felt that of series four new characters, "Jess comes across as the more likeable and ‘conventional’ social miscreant". Debnath felt that Overman "is clearly trying to avoid replicating personalities in order to make sure that Jess and Finn are not seen as replacements but characters in their own right. However, neither of them are as distinct as their predecessors. It is more difficult to pigeonhole them, which in this case is not a good thing because it makes it difficult to get a sense of them". However, Debnath was more complimentary towards the humour of the character, saying that while at times the humour in the show had not been "as pithy as it has been in the past [...] Jess throws out some zingers to offset this". Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy said that Jess is "straight-shooting" and keeps "a level head". He added that "Crome and McMullen make a strong first impression". Jordan Farley of "SFX" said Jess and Finn "have their moments to shine, but we never really get a sense of how they will fit into the new gang or even who they are. Jess more so than Finn. Aside from being a bit prickly she remains a mystery by the end of the episode". He added that the character's introductions "fail to make a big impression". Writing for MSN, Simon Cocks said Jess and Finn "fit into the dynamic perfectly". He added that it would "be exciting" to see them in action as the show progresses. "Metro" journalist Sarah Deen opined that Jess "might be the weakest link, with her style of acting - probably intended as deadpan - coming across instead as just irritating".
Jeffrey felt that Jess begins to "feel a little more real" during her second appearance as "Crome's sarcastic straight-shooter" has "more room to breath". He added that the audience "also get to see the first crack in Jess's icy demeanour when she tries to hit on hot barman Alex and her attempt falls spectacularly flat". Farley commented that although Jess "gets some revealing character moments" they are "very heavy-handed (her reaction upon seeing Alex for the first time is particularly clumsy)". He added that Jess is "proving quite a difficult character to get on with".
Reviewing the third episode of the fourth series, Digital Spy's Catriona Wightman said that "Psycho-Rudy latches onto Jess" leading to them sharing secrets from their pasts in a "wonderfully silly" scene, due to them being interrupted by a wedding DJ setting up next door "who can't help but blare out 'Macarena' at the worst possible moments". She felt that the absurdity is offset by the "really quite devastating revelations coming from Jess". Wightman explained that the situation turns "brilliantly creepy" as Jess can not escape her captor. Wightman felt that the scene is "brilliantly tense" as Rudy reveals that he plans to murder Jess before she manages to kill him with a pair of scissors. Wightman concluded that Crome and Gilgun "were brilliant in this episode, with Crome being both vulnerable and spiky".
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Julie Westwood
English voice actress and puppeteer
Julie Westwood (born 21 October 1952) is an English voice actress and puppeteer, best known for portraying Bessie Busybody in the children's television show "LazyTown", as well as a career of other voices.
She lives in Bolton, United Kingdom. Other television shows she has worked on, include the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4/Jim Henson series "The Hoobs", in which she plays the voice of Tula, "Cartoon Critters" as the voice of Fleur and "Fully Booked", a BBC Sunday morning television show with Zoë Ball, and later Gail Porter, where she played Morag the Cow. Her sons also joined her on "Wolf It." She has also been the voice for Sara, for the manga series "Mirmo!"

Jesse Welles (actress)
American actress
Jesse Welles Nathan (born 16 April 1946) is a former actress, perhaps known best for her voice role as Elinore in the 1977 animated film "Wizards", directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Career.
Welles provided voices for three animated films directed by Ralph Bakshi: "Coonskin" (1975) as Marrigold and Miss America; "Wizards" (1977) as Elinore; and "Hey Good Lookin'" (1982) as Eva.
Welles played a lead role in three episodes of "The Rockford Files": "Roundabout" (season 1, episode 25); "2 Into 5.56 Won't Go" (season 2, episode 10); and "A Different Drummer" (season 5, episode 22). She appeared in season 4 of the sitcom "Soap" as a prostitute who gets romantically involved with Danny, and she was a regular on "Husbands, Wives & Lovers".
After 1988, Welles left acting and became an artist, and her work has been displayed at various galleries across Southern California, including the Schomburg Gallery. Her art style consists of mixed media with old photos drawn with balloons or vibrant colors.
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Oye Jassie
Oye Jassie is an Indian television sitcom that premiered on Disney Channel India on 13 October 2013. It is an Indian adaptation of the American Disney sitcom "Jessie". The show stars Tara Sutaria in the title role of Jassie aka Jaspreet Singh. It premiered with the episode "New Mumbai, New Nanny".
Plot.
The series follows Jassie Singh, a young woman from a small town with big dreams who, rebelling against her strict father, decides to leave the military base in Karnal where she grew up and moves to Mumbai. She accepts a job as a nanny and moves into a multimillion-dollar penthouse with the wealthy Malhotra family which includes jet-setting parents Rahul and Riesha Malhotra and their four rambunctious kids: Ayesha, Rocky, Subbu, and Tia, along with the family pet, Shri Premchand, a seven-foot Asian water monitor lizard, that was later revealed to be a female. With a whole new world of experiences open to her, Jassie embarks on new adventures in the big city as she grows to rely on the love and support of the family in her care. Assisting her are Tony (Kenneth Desai), the family's lazy and sarcastic butler, and Lucky (Devansh Doshi), the building's 20-year-old receptionist.
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Jess Robinson
British actress (born 1982/1983)
Jess Robinson (born 1982/1983) is an English comedy actress, singer, impressionist, voice artist and comedian.
Early life.
Robinson was born in Edgware, London, in a non-religious Jewish family, the daughter of a piano teacher and artist, and granddaughter of the jazz pianist, Jules Ruben. She grew up in Aldbury, Hertfordshire. Her mother is a teacher and her father was an artist. She attended the Tring Park School for the Performing Arts.
Career.
While still at school, Robinson first appeared on stage in the title role of Little Voice in "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice", by Jim Cartwright, at the Courtyard Theatre. Her role included imitating the voices of Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Julie Andrews. Geraldine McNulty appeared as her mother, Marie Hoff.
She then went on to perform in the last two series of "Dead Ringers" on BBC Two. She occasionally appeared as an impressionist but mostly played characters in various sketches to support the stars: Jan Ravens, Jon Culshaw, Mark Perry, Kevin Connelly, and Phil Cornwell.
In the "Dead Ringers" CBBC spin off 'Spoof!' (part of the Gina's Laughing Gear comedy pilot season), Robinson appeared as Supernanny, Charlotte Church, Konnie Huq and Billie Piper among others. Other appearances include the CBBC talent show "The Slammer" as part of an impressions double act and as a special guest on "Blue Peter".
Robinson provided female impressions on "Headcases", an animated satirical show similar to "Spitting Image", which appeared on ITV from April to June 2008 on Sunday evenings.
In 2009, she appeared as a number of characters in several Big Finish Productions "Doctor Who" audio plays.
Robinson's TV appearances include "Scoop" and "Comedy Cuts" for ITV2 and Gigglebiz.
She appeared in various sketches in the first two series of "The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson". In 2010, director Angie De Chastelai Smith collaborated with producer Charlie Hanson at ITV to make "It's Paul Burling!" in which Robinson co-starred as the main female impressionist. Her impressions included Cheryl Cole, Stacey Solomon and Kerry Katona. The show, which aired in December 2010 to a television audience of 3.7 million viewers, was a one-hour Christmas special on ITV following Burling's success on talent show BGT.
On radio, Robinson was part of Newsjack for BBC Radio 7, and has also recorded numerous episodes of "15 Minute Musical", "The Castle", "The Secret World", and radio sitcom, "The Music Teacher".
In late 2012, she reprised the role of Little Voice in the UK touring production of "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice", alongside a cast including Beverley Callard, Joe McGann and Ray Quinn.
She participated in the eleventh series of "Britain's Got Talent" and made her way through to the live semi-finals, where she finished in fifth place.
As a voice-over artist, Robinson is the lead voice on "Horrible Histories" along with Jon Culshaw. She has completed 52 episodes of new animation Bat Pat, playing one of the lead roles; Leo as well as many other characters. She has voiced many promotions on Disney Channel and Disney Junior.
Robinson has worked on many video games including "Anno 1404", "Venetica", ' and ' in which she played the role of Pirate, Patty Steelbeard. Jess plays popular character of Ivo in "Book of Unwritten Tales". In 2016, Robinson appeared as a panellist on "The Dog Ate My Homework".
In 2017, Robinson became a voice artist on the CBBC mockumentary "The Zoo" and on animated Noddy series "Noddy, Toyland Detective".
In 2018, she made several higher profile television appearances on "The Imitation Game", "Don't Hate The Playaz" for ITV, and "The Last Leg".
In 2020, she became a voice artist on the new series of "Spitting Image" for BritBox, voicing most of the female characters including: Adele, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Angela Merkel, Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Jacinda Ardern, Greta Thunberg and Gwyneth Paltrow.
In 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis Robinson joined the supergroup known as The Celebs which now included Frank Bruno and X Factor winner Sam Bailey to raise money for both Alzheimer's Society and Action for Children. They recorded a new rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020, on independent record label Saga Entertainment. The music video debuted exclusively on Good Morning Britain the day before release. The song peaked at number two on the iTunes pop chart.
In 2021, Robinson's podcast 'Stars in Your Ears' won gold at The British Podcast Awards in The Best Entertainment category, with 'James Acaster's Perfect Sounds' and 'A Gay and a Non Gay' placed in second and third place. Of Robinson's winning podcast, the said "in a very strange year and in a field that is brimming with a lot of entertaining podcasts, this one stood out as bold and totally unique. It's clear that the host spends every second on this podcast having fun with a total commitment of creativity, energy and ambition to the podcast from all involved, that was topped off with outstanding production values. It kept a smile on the judges faces throughout." In each episode of the first two series, made during the COVID-19 lockdown, Jess and her band – Jessington World Of Adventures impersonate the styles of famous singers, interview a celebrity guest and teach them how to do an impression. Guests have included: Stephen K Amos, Ellie Taylor, Rachel Parris, Deborah Frances-White, Romesh Ranganathan, Gareth Malone, Al Murray, Alex Horne and Rosie Jones.
In November 2021, Robinson appeared on Channel 4's The Last Leg, ostensibly in character as Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, performing karaoke versions of famous songs with lyrics modified satirically.
Podcast.
Robinson has a podcast called "Stars in Your Ears" (2020) In 2021 the podcast won gold for 'Best Entertainment Podcast' at the British Podcast Awards.
Live shows.
All shows were part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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Kayzie Rogers
American voice actress
Kayzie Rogers (also credited as Jamie Peacock) is a retired American voice actress. She is known for her work in anime, commercials, and video games and is known in voicing the characters in the "Pokémon" universe.
Career.
Rogers has worked extensively for the "Pokémon" anime franchise. She has also voiced many characters, including Jessie's Wobbuffet, a role that she had voiced for 16 years, from 2001 to 2017.
Rogers retired from acting in 2017. Her role of Wobbuffet is subsequently replaced by Erica Schroeder.
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Jerry Jewell
American voice actor
Jerry Dean Jewell is an American voice actor and voice director. He has performed the voices for several anime roles and is noted for his roles as: Kyo Sohma in the "Fruits Basket" series, ace detective Jimmy Kudo in "Case Closed", Caesar Clown in "One Piece", Barry the Chopper in the "Fullmetal Alchemist" series, in "Hetalia", Lyon Vastia in "Fairy Tail", Viktor Nikiforov in "Yuri!! on Ice", Yuma Isogai in Assassination Classroom, Kusuo Saiki in "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K." and Natsuno Yuki in "Shiki".
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Jesse Moss (actor)
Canadian actor
Jesse Moss (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series "Whistler" (2006–2008) as well as the films "Final Destination 3" (2006), "The Uninvited" (2009) and "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" (2010). He has won a Leo Award from four nominations.
Life and career.
Moss is best known for his roles of Jason Wise in "Final Destination 3" and Quinn McKaye on "Whistler", for which Moss won a Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series in 2007. Moss also starred in "Dear Mr. Gacy", the 2010 film adaptation of "The Last Victim", the memoirs of Jason Moss (no relation). The film focuses on Jason (played by Jesse Moss), a college student who corresponded with notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy (played by William Forsythe).
He has also been involved as a voice actor in animation including "Reboot", "Billy the Cat", "Trollz", "Firehouse Tales", "Captain Zed and the Zee Zone", "Troll Tales", "My Little Pony Tales", "Pocket Dragon Adventures", "Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action!" and "Mummies Alive!".
Moss has one brother, Rory Moss, and one sister, actress Tegan Moss.
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Tracey Moore (actress)
Canadian voice actress
Tracey Moore (born January 17, 1960) is a Canadian voice actress and director. She is most noted as the voice of Princess Toadstool in "The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3" and "Super Mario World", and the singing voice of Strawberry Shortcake in "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures".
She began her career primarily in musical theatre roles, most notably playing Anne Shirley in productions of "" in the 1980s. She has also had occasional live-action film roles, most notably in the 1990 film "Defy Gravity"; she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992.
Moore was also briefly the voice of Serena/Sailor Moon in the North American version of the anime "Sailor Moon" for 13 consistent episodes (before Terri Hawkes was the established voice for the titular character) as well as the voices of Marvel characters in ', the Dryad in ', the titular character in "George Shrinks", and Ned Flemkin in "Ned's Newt".
Moore toured in the United States playing Dorothy opposite Phyllis Diller's Wicked Witch of the West in "The Wizard of Oz". She resides in Victoria, British Columbia, with her daughter.
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Cissy Jones
American voice actress
Cissy Jones is an American voice actress.
Jones's voice has appeared in games such as "Firewatch", "The Walking Dead", "Life Is Strange", "Grand Theft Auto V" and "Darksiders III". She voiced the part of Lois Lane in the 2018 game "Lego DC Super-Villains".
After some years in white-collar work, Jones began her voice acting career in 2011 after meeting writer Sean Vanaman and starring as Katjaa in "The Walking Dead". Vanaman kept in touch with Jones and offered her work when Campo Santo needed voices for characters. Her dialogue for the part of Delilah in "Firewatch" took two years to record. At the 13th British Academy Games Awards in 2017, she received a BAFTA Games Award in the Performer category for her work on the game.
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Michaela Jill Murphy
American voice actress
Michaela Jill Murphy (born August 18, 1994), also known by her stage name Jessie Flower, is an American voice actress. She is best known for voicing Toph Beifong in "" and Chaca in "Kronk's New Groove" and "The Emperor's New School".
Early life.
Murphy was born in Southern Indiana and is of Irish descent. She became interested in acting at the age of four, and her mother, Evette, moved them to Los Angeles to begin her career, where she appeared in commercials for Barbie and Mitsubishi. She starred as an orphan in "Oliver!" when she was five.
Career.
At the age of 7, Murphy began auditioning for voice over roles and parts where she provided automated dialogue replacement (ADR) and additional voices. Her first voice role was in the Pixar animated film "Finding Nemo", where she played one of the school fishes and baby turtles. Murphy played the role of Chaca in "Kronk's New Groove", and reprised the role in the spin-off series "The Emperor's New School". She later called it the "most fun" voice acting she has ever done.
In 2005, Murphy voiced Meng in an episode of the Nickelodeon animated series "". Her performance convinced creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino to cast her as main cast member Toph Beifong because of the "energy" she brought to the role. Murphy later told The Tab that she continued voicing Toph until her first year in high school and called the role her favorite voice acting experience and said she felt "pretty connected" to Toph's character, although she was only eleven years old when she was cast. She would also describe the second-season episode "The Library" as one of her favorite episodes in the series.
Murphy later admitted that she is rarely recognized in public, even when cosplaying as Toph at San Diego Comic-Con without any recognizing her as the voice actor of Toph. She later appeared as a guest on the official companion podcast for the series, "Avatar: Braving the Elements", hosted by Dante Basco and Janet Varney, where she would talk about Toph and what the character "meant to her," with Basco describing Murphy as a "dear friend" and praising Toph's character. In a 2023, Murphy said that while she would "love to come back and do stuff" for the franchise, she supported the vision of the show's creators, including possible recasting.
She would voice other characters in animated films and series after "Avatar: The Last Airbender". This included the character Peggy in "Random! Cartoons" (2008-2009), young Franny in the film "Meet the Robinsons" (2007), and other characters in the film "Curious George" (2006), along with Chaca in "The Emperor's New School" (2006) and "" (2005).
In 2014, Murphy guest-starred in "The Legend of Korra" as Toph's daughter Suyin Beifong. It was later described as helping lay the groundwork of Suyin's "personality while also paying tribute to her original role."
Murphy became an assistant theater manager at Yale University in fall 2014, but did not perform until the next year, joining the university's theater scene, working on a production of "Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play" and performing in the musical "Hello Again", among other productions. She graduated from Yale University in 2017, where she majored in a dual B.A. in Theater and Film Studies with concentrations in Playwrighting and Screenwriting. Before that, she voiced the English dubbed voice of Eiko Carol in the "World of Final Fantasy" video game.
In 2021, Murphy provided the voice of Nasse in the English dub of "Platinum End". The next year, she provided the voice of a minor character in the English dubbed version of "Super Cub".
Personal life.
Murphy resides in Los Angeles. Murphy is openly bisexual. In June 2021, she celebrated Pride Month in an Instagram post, writing, "Pride is forever...Be kind to those around you, love is love is love!...There have been many who don’t swing my way, on multiple gender fronts, and that’s okay!" She broke up with her boyfriend before she began attending Yale University in 2014, and dyed her hair purple.
In September 2020, Murphy founded Bandit Basics, an e-commerce platform that sells merchandise inspired by Toph Beifong and the "Avatar: The Last Airbender" .
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Robie Lester
American voice actress and singer (1925–2005)
Robie Lester (March 23, 1925 – June 14, 2005) was an American voice artist, actress, and singer, best known as the voice of "Miss Jessica" in the Rankin/Bass animated special "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", the singing voice of Eva Gabor in Disney's "The Aristocats" and "The Rescuers", and the original "Disneyland Story Reader" for Walt Disney Records read-alongs.
Early life.
Lester was born in Megargel, Texas, and raised in Northern Ontario, Canada. After a few years in Detroit, she joined the US Army Air Corps before attending UCLA with a major in music. In Hollywood, she worked with Henry Mancini and Herb Alpert, recorded for Liberty, Warner Brothers and A&M, and sang demos for songwriters. At A&M Records Lester recorded one of her most frequently heard, though uncredited, contributions—singing in Spanish behind the narrated portion of the Sandpipers' 1966 hit "Guantanamera".
Career.
Work in commercials.
Lester was one of the busiest voice-over artists in early 1960s commercials, working in many commercials for Kellogg's breakfast cereal. She was first heard as both of Toucan Sam's infant nephews, with Sam played by Mel Blanc. She also voiced one of the two battling Smackin' Brothers for Sugar Smacks, and sang the commercial's jingle.
Story reader for Disney.
In the early 1960s, Disney songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman brought Lester to the attention of Disney's in-house record label. Lester's voice was heard as narrator and singer on dozens of Disney's children's records. One such record was "The Story and Song of the Haunted Mansion" which also featured the voices of Thurl Ravenscroft and Ron Howard. Her singing voice was heard on the song "Hippity Hop" from the Disney album "Peter Cottontail and Other Funny Bunnies". Beginning in 1965, Lester was the "Disneyland Story Reader" on records where she read the stories, acted out all the parts and reminded children to "turn the page" in their accompanying booklet. Her famous phrase "...when Tinker Bell rings her little bells like this (wind chimes)...turn the page" was heard by countless children of a generation. She also provided the voice of Piglet on some of the early Winnie the Pooh records. In "Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records", authors Tim Hollis and Greg Ehrbar state, "It is impossible to calculate how many lives Robie Lester touched by singing, acting, and narrating on more individual Disneyland records than any other performer."
Television and films.
One of her most famous roles was as "Miss Jessica", the schoolteacher who becomes Mrs. Kris Kringle (Santa Claus) in the 1970 Rankin/Bass TV special "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town." In the Christmas special, Lester sang a powerful ballad entitled "My World Is Beginning Today" in which her character literally lets her hair down and comes to the aid of her future husband, Kris Kringle.
Robie Lester provided the singing voice for Vera Ralston in "Accused of Murder" and for Eva Gabor's animated characters in Disney's "The Aristocats" (Duchess) and "The Rescuers" (Miss Bianca). Other credits included vocal performances in "House of Bamboo" and "Lisbon" (both as Roby Charmandy), "The Three Lives of Thomasina", "The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo", "The City That Forgot About Christmas", "Devlin", and "The Funny Company" (as Polly Plum). She also contributed uncredited vocals to other films and television shows, and had small roles in "The Sword of Ali Baba", "The