Alyson Court

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Alyson Court
Born
Alyson Stephanie Court[1]

(1973-11-09) November 9, 1973 (age 50)
Other namesAlison Court[2]
OccupationActress
Years active1984–present
Known forVoice of Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil series (1998–2012)
Voice of Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997)
Voice of Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice (1989–1991)
TelevisionThe Big Comfy Couch (1992–2002)
Mr. Dressup (1984–1991)
Spouse(s)
Erik Suzuki
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(m. 2000; div. 2005)​
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Z.M. Thomas
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(m. 2019)​
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Alyson Court[5] (born November 9, 1973) is a Canadian actress. Beginning her career as a child actress, her first role was on the series Mr. Dressup (1984–1994) and she made her film debut in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985). Court continued to appear in educational productions, landing the lead role of Loonette the Clown on the series The Big Comfy Couch (1992–2002).[2]

As a voice actress, Court has appeared in several animated series, mostly notably as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice (1989–1991) and Jubilee in X-Men (1992–1997). She was also the original voice of Claire Redfield in the Resident Evil franchise, voicing the character for all of her appearances from Resident Evil 2 (1998) to Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City (2012).[6][7]

Television roles[edit]

Court first appeared in the Canadian children's series as herself in Mr. Dressup in 1984 and later in the 1985 film Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird. In 1988, she was in the pilot for the series My Secret Identity as Caroline, neighbor to Jerry O'Connell's character. Court played Loonette the Clown, the main character of the series The Big Comfy Couch, for the first six seasons before leaving the show to focus on raising her child.

From 2000 to 2003, Court was the host of the morning children's programming block on CBC, Get Set for Life (now CBC Kids).

Court appeared in Season 24, Episode 3 of This Hour Has 22 Minutes a Canadian television show where she reprised her role as Loonette the Clown as a comedic sketch on the 2016 clown epidemic.[8]

Voice acting[edit]

Court voiced summer camper Dawn in the 1986 animated film Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation and Emily Elizabeth in the Clifford's Fun with... videotape series from 1988 to the early 1990s. Among her animated series voice acting roles are Malani the Ewok in the animated television program Star Wars: Ewoks, and Lydia Deetz (originally played by Winona Ryder) in the animated adaptation of the 1988 film Beetlejuice. She voiced Terri Cloth on The Garbage Pail Kids animated series of 1987–1988. In 1992, she voiced Jubilee in X-Men: The Animated Series and Nora Mouse in the animated series Timothy Goes to School. She was also voice of Trina Riffin in the Cartoon Network/Teletoon series Grojband, Queen Martha in the Nick Jr. Channel program Mike the Knight and Poodle in the YTV program Almost Naked Animals. During 2006 and 2007, she was the voice of Dahlia in the animated series Skyland. She voices Coco in the animated show Urban Vermin, and was the voice of Pixx in the animated show Ultraforce. Also she voiced of Windy Woo from The Naughty Naughty Pets.

In video games, she provided the voice of Claire Redfield in Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, Resident Evil: Degeneration,[9] Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles,[10][11] and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Court did not reprise her role as Claire in Resident Evil: Revelations 2 or the 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2, as the third-party localization team overseeing voice acting and motion capture chose to go with non-union voice actors.[12] In addition she directed the voice-over and motion-capture portions of the spin-off title Resident Evil Outbreak, which did not feature Claire. In addition to voice acting, Court was also involved in the localization process of several Capcom games in North America. Among the most worthy were Mega Man X5 in 2001, in which she was directly responsible for the decision to rename the initial eight Maverick bosses to reference Guns N' Roses members, meant as a tribute for her then husband's love for the band.[citation needed] In 1998, Court reprised her role as Jubilee in Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes. Court also provided the voice of Arkayna Goodfey/Mysticon Dragon Mage in the Nickelodeon/YTV series Mysticons.

Personal life[edit]

Court married Erik Suzuki, a former Capcom voice and video game localization director, in 2000.[3] They divorced in 2005.[citation needed] Court has a son named Blaede.[13] In March 2018, Court became engaged to comic book creator Z.M. Thomas.[14][15] On July 1, 2019, Court announced her marriage to Thomas.[16]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird Ruthie
1986 Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Dawn (voice)
Madballs: Escape from Orb Sandy Direct-to-video
My Pet Monster Melanie
1987 Care Bears Adventures in Wonderland Princess (voice)
Rolling Vengeance Allison Rosso
1988 Clifford's Fun With... Emily Elizabeth Direct-to-video series
1991 South of Wawa Shannon
1996 The Toy Shop Katherine Direct-to-video
1997 The Count of Monte Cristo
1998 Jerry and Tom Jacki
2007 Look Both Ways Associate producer Short film
2008 Resident Evil: Degeneration Claire Redfield CG Film
2011 Sunny Skies Short film
2012 Retreat
Him Indoors Executive producer
2018 The Joke Thief Margaret Fellows

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1984–94 Mr. Dressup Herself
1985 The Edison Twins Alison Episode: "Robbers and Robots"
ABC Weekend Special Annika Settergen Episode: "Pippi Longstocking"
1985–86 Star Wars: Ewoks Malani the Ewok
1986 Rockit Records Put Pilot (CBC)
My Pet Monster Melanie
The Care Bears Family Various voices 13 episodes
Rosie Sarah Dawson 2 Episodes: "The Big Chill Party" and "The Lousy Bunch"
1987 My Pet Monster Jill Smith
The New Archies Veronica Lodge
Home Alone: A Kid's Guide to Playing it Safe When On Your Own Alyson Direct-to-video special
Garbage Pail Kids Terri Cloth, Belle Button, Lois Lamebrain, Fay Hooray
Stranger in My Bed Joan Slater Television film
1988 Blades of Courage Kyra Laroche
Drop-Out Mother Caroline Cromwell
1988, 1991 My Secret Identity Caroline 2 episodes
1989 The Twilight Zone Beverly Episode: "The Mind of Simon Foster"
1989–91 Beetlejuice Lydia Deetz 94 episodes
1990 Avonlea Margie Purdie Episode: "Malcolm and the Baby"
Lantern Hill Agnes Ripley Television film
Basil Hears a Noise Additional characters
1991 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures Additional Voices 8 episodes
1992–2002 The Big Comfy Couch Loonette the Clown (Host)
1992–97 X-Men Jubilation Lee/Jubilee 48 episodes
1994 Free Willy Lucille
Tales from the Cryptkeeper Kirsten Episode: "The Avenging Phantom/Myth Conceptions"
1995 Spider-Man Jubilation Lee/Jubilee 2 episodes
Ultraforce Pixx
1997 Elvis Meets Nixon Priscilla Presley Television film
Groundling Marsh The Ice Wind Episode: "Crystal and the Ice Wind"
1998 Silver Surfer Amber Episode: "The Origin of the Silver Surfer: Part 2"
Once a Thief Cleo Redford Episode: "Politics of Love"
The Last Don II Fumigator Actress
1998–2000 Noddy Island Princess
1998–2000 The Powerpuff Girls Additional Voices 16 episodes
1998 Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend Delona
1999–2002 Tweenies Bella US version
1999–2003 Redwall Myrtle
2000–01 Timothy Goes to School Nora Mouse
2000–03 Get Set for Life Herself
2000, 2003 Monster by Mistake Miranda Bell Season 2 (23 October 2000 "Jungleland") and season 3 (26 February 2003 "Warren's Nightmare")
2001–03 Braceface Additional Voices 3 episodes
2001 Haven Bernice Television film
2002–03 Moville Mysteries Alyssa Dryden, Donna Episodes: "Curse of the Mommies" and "Follow That Mo"
2006 The Naughty Naughty Pets Windy Woo
2006–07 Spider Riders Aqune, Portia
Skyland Dahlia Recurring role
2007 Friends and Heroes Diana
Bakugan Battle Brawlers Miyoko Kuso, Tayghen
2007–08 Urban Vermin Coco
2008 Gotta Catch Santa Claus Trainee Elf Television film
Z-Squad Chaney, Zora TV series
2008–09 Willa's Wild Life Lara, Tiffy Tootie
2009 Angora Napkin Beatrice Television film
Franny's Feet Meena the Butterfly
2009–10 Bakugan: New Vestroia Miyoko Kuso, Mira
2009, 2010 The Dating Guy Brie 2 episodes
2009-2011 Producing Parker Penelope guest appearance
2009–12 The Amazing Spiez! Megan Clark
2010–11 Turbo Dogs Additional Voices 2 episodes
2011 The Being Frank Show Episode: #1.21
2010–11 Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders Miyoko Kuso
2011–12 Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge Miyoko Kuso, Mira, Soon
Mia and Me Elf Girl
2011–13 Almost Naked Animals Poodle
2011–17 Mike the Knight Queen Martha
2013–15 Grojband Trina Riffin
2013 Ella the Elephant E.L. Weathers Episode: "Tiki's Quest"
2014 Gracepoint Group Member Uncredited; episode: #1.5
Wishenpoof! Bianca's Mom Episode: Pilot
2015–18 Inspector Gadget Wendy Wyndlee, Tourist #2, Corsetta Camisole, Detective Data, Malicious 5 episodes
2016 Murdoch Mysteries Mrs. Candace Riley Episode: "House of Industry"
Looped Sarah Doover
This Hour Has 22 Minutes Loonette the Clown Episode for October 18, 2016[17]
2017–2018 Mysticons Princess Arkayna Goodfey/Mysticon Dragon Mage, Elven Daughter, Binky, The Mask Main role
The Magic School Bus Rides Again — Voice Director
2018 Cupcake & Dino: General Services — Voice Director
2020 Parallel Parker Parker, Science Parker Main role on Toonavision
Powerbirds Bella Episode: "No One Like You"
2022 Transformers: BotBots — Voice Director
2024 X-Men '97 Abcissa[18] Episode: "Motendo / Lifedeath – Part 1"

Video games[edit]

Year Title Voice role Notes
1998 Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes Jubilee
Resident Evil 2 Claire Redfield
2000 Resident Evil – Code: Veronica
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand Tiffany [19]
2003 Resident Evil Outbreak — Voice-over director and Motion capture director
2004 Resident Evil Outbreak: File #2 Motion capture director
2009 Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles Claire Redfield
2012 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alyson Court (1973-11-09) - ZapTV". www.zaptv.com.
  2. ^ a b Alyson Court at Voice Chasers Database. Archived September 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Mega Man X Legacy Collection Changes One of the Series' Oddest Localization Choices". Game Informer.
  4. ^ Tweet concerning recent marriage Court, Alyson [@alysontheother] (July 1, 2019). "Getting married. Happy Canada Day! 😊🇨🇦❤" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @acourtroom (October 6, 2011). "@Elizium23 Stephanie is correct. Dont know where the other one came from" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 9, 2016 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Guns 'n' Roses/Mega Man X5 mystery solved by... Claire Redfield". GamesRadar. May 3, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  7. ^ Official Canadia 2056 Cast. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
  8. ^ "Loonette on Creepy Clowns - 22 Minutes". youtube.com.
  9. ^ SDCC 08: Resident Evil: Degeneration Unveiled. Retrieved on September 23, 2008.
  10. ^ GameSpot – Darkside Chronicles Impressions.
  11. ^ Talking Evil – Claire's Presence Archived May 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Harradence, Michael (June 12, 2017). "Resident Evil 2 Remake update ahead of rumored E3 2017 debut". PlayStation Universe. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  13. ^ Grant, Stacey (January 26, 2016). "HERE'S WHAT LOONETTE THE CLOWN FROM 'THE BIG COMFY COUCH' IS UP TO NOW". MTV News. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
  14. ^ Z.M. Thomas [@ZMThomas] (March 21, 2018). "The face you make when you get busted by both the bartender and your (now) fiancé by trying to take a ☘️ from the bar to use it as an engagement ring for @acourtroom. At least she said yes. Love you. pbs.twimg.com/media/DY2aYz3UMAEFcYb.jpg" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ Alyson Court [@alysontheother] (March 19, 2018). "So... I may have said that any ring would do, even made out of that tinsel clover leaf by the bar. Next thing you know... #engaged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Alyson Court [@alysontheother] (July 1, 2019). "Getting married. Happy Canada Day! 😊🇨🇦" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Loonette on Creepy Clowns | 22 Minutes". YouTube.
  18. ^ "'X-Men '97' exclusive look reveals legacy costumes, Theo James casting". Entertainment Weekly.
  19. ^ "Alyson Court (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.). Retrieved August 25, 2021.

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