Melissa Altro
Birth Name:
Melissa Altro
Birth Place:
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack, Sound department, Casting department
Fast Facts
- Nominated for a Gemini Award in 2003 for Best Individual or Ensemble․ Performance in an Animated Program or Series for her role in "Grossology․"
- Graduated from McGill University, majoring in English, Drama and Theatre
- Quote: "(On staying focused) "Don't get discouraged with the competition․ Stay focused on what you have to offer even though it's easy to be distracted with those trying to do the same thing around you․""
- Offers studio workshops, one-on-one voice coaching and produces voice demos for aspiring animated voice actors
- Opened the Voice Pro Studio in Toronto to help share lessons on providing voices for animated characters
- Voiced the character of Muffy Crosswire throughout the entire series of "Arthur․"
- Auditioned for her role in the TV series "Arthur" in 1994 as her first role as an animated charcter
Awards
- 2009Gemini - Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Program or Series:Nominated
- 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Children's/Educational:Nominated