Alison Sealy-Smith

Alison Sealy-Smith
Born	1959 (age 65–66) Bridgetown, Barbados
Education	Mount Allison University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1965, 1987–present
Children	2, including Makyla

Alison Sealy-Smith (born 1959) ^[1] is a Barbadian-born Canadian actress best known for her role as Storm in X-Men: The Animated Series (1993-1997), X-Men '97 (2024-present), and What If...? (2024).

Early life and education

Smith was born in Bridgetown, Barbados and raised in Toronto. ^[2] She attended Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, where she studied psychology on a scholarship. ^[3]

Career

She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specializes in African-Canadian drama. ^[1] Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears' Harlem Duet .

Her film and television credits include the series Street Legal , This is Wonderland and The Line , and a recurring role in Kevin Hill . She also had a small role in the 1998 film My Date with the President's Daughter .

Smith also voiced characters in various animated series such as Storm on the 1990s X-Men and Scarlett on the Teletoon series Delilah and Julius . She played Sergeant Rose in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen , Honey (with Jessica Alba), Dark Water , and Talk to Me . Since the mid-2000s, she had a recurring role as Ms. Mann in the children's series Naturally, Sadie . In 2009, she performed as Nurse Lydia in the HBO Canada series Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures .

Smith won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1997 for Best Female Performance for her role in Harlem Duet. ^[4] She also won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2009 for Outstanding Performance By A Female In A Principal Role with her role as Lena in A Raisin In The Sun . ^[5]

Personal life

Her daughter, Makyla Smith, is also an actress. ^[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Death Wish V: The Face of Death	Doctor
1995	Rude	Rude Caller
1998	Down in the Delta	Diner 2
2000	Loser	University Official
2001	The Little Bear Movie	Cub's Mother (voice)
2003	Honey	Marisol
2004	Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen	Sergeant Rose
	The Skulls III	Dr. Franks	Direct-to-video
2005	Dark Water	Supervisor
2006	Take the Lead	Rock's Mom
2007	How She Move	Mrs. Davis
	Talk to Me	Freda
	Hit for Six	Ianthe Nelson
	You Kill Me	Doris Rainford
2015	Vigilante: The Crossing	Myrtle

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987–1994	Street Legal	Mercedes / Reporter #2	56 episodes
1991	E.N.G.	Rose	Episode: "Illuminations"
1993–1997	X-Men: The Animated Series	Ororo Munroe / Storm (voice)
1995	Friends at Last	Woman #1	Television film
	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Theil	Episode: "Citizen Caine"
	Spider-Man: The Animated Series	Storm / Ororo Munroe (voice)	2 episodes
	Sailor Moon	Amphibia / Gemini Warrior (voice, English-language version)
1996	Due South	Mrs. Cameron	Episode: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions"
	Talk to Me	Miriam	Television film
1997	Diabolik	Ranavalona (voice)	Episode: "Panther Uncaged"
	The Newsroom	Globe Reporter #1	Episode: "Unity"
	Ms. Scrooge	Lettie	Television film
1998	The Wonderful World of Disney	Protester Woman	Episode: "My Date with the President's Daughter"
	Silver Surfer	Gamora (voice)	3 episodes
	Labor of Love	Kara	Television film
	Freaky Stories	Narrator	Episode: "Mouse Trap"
	Birdz	Abby Storkowitz (voice)	2 episodes
1999	Dear America: A Picture of Freedom	Aunt Tee	Television film
	Love Songs	Caribbean Woman
	Tales from the Cryptkeeper	Mom (voice)	Episode: "So Very Attractive"
2000	A House Divided	Ruth	Television film
	The Ride	Janet
	Dear America: Color Me Dark	Olive Love
2001	The Associates	Denise Naismith	Episode: "E Pluribus Unum"
2002	Terrorised by Teens: The Jonathan Wamback Story	Maureen	Television film
2002–2003	Blue Murder	Moira Kemmer / Marquerite Kzaner	2 episodes
2003	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Doctor	Episode: "The Leak"
	Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids	Mama Snake (voice)	Television film
	King	Lou (voice)	Episode: "Down to Under"
	Monster by Mistake	Cleon (voice)	Episode: "Monster Wrestling Challenge"
2004	Chasing Freedom	INS officer-in-charge	Television film
	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Dean's Lawyer	Episode: "Ghost in the Machine: Part 1"
	The Wool Cap	Cheryl	Television film
	Kink in My Hair	Ms Patsy
	Kevin Hill	Judge Rebecca Brooks	2 episodes
2004–2006	This Is Wonderland	Judge Vaughn	17 episodes
	Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends	Snake (voice)	5 episodes
2005	Haunting Sarah	Rosie	Television film
2005–2007	Naturally, Sadie	Ms. Mann	14 episodes
2005–2008	Delilah & Julius	Scarlett (voice)	31 episodes
2007	The Jane Show	Candice	Episode: "The Chosen One"
2007–2008	Da Kink in My Hair	Leanne	2 episodes
2008	MVP	Cadde Lawrence	Episode: "Mad Scramble"
	Friends and Heroes	Devorah (voice)	13 episodes
2008–2010	The Latest Buzz	Mrs. Davies	2 episodes
2009	The Line	Cecil	6 episodes
2010	Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures	Nurse Lydia	7 episodes
2021	21 Black Futures	Ancestor	Episode: "Cavities"
2024–present	X-Men '97	Ororo Munroe / Storm / the Adversary (voice)
2024	What If...?	Ororo Munroe / Storm (voice)	2 episodes

References

1. Hannon, Gerald (February 2007). "Close to Home". Toronto Life. Archived from the original on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
2. Hood, Sarah. "Drama for a Diasporic People". Word Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
3. "Nation News". www.nationnews.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
4. "Harlem Duet". Canadian Adaptations of Shakespeare Project. Daniel Fischlin. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
5. "Toronto salutes theatre icon". Nation News. Nation Publishing Company. 2009-07-26. Archived from the original on 2009-12-09. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
6. "Go behind the scenes of Color Me Dark: The Story of Nellie Lee Love, Chicago, 1919". Dear America. Scholastic. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 9 December 2009.

External links

• Alison Sealy-Smith at IMDb

• https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-188/the-voice-of-the-storm-closeup