Karin Annica Smedius (born 15 April 1964, in Uddevalla) is a Swedish actress and singer.
Karin Annica Smedius (born 15 April 1964, in Uddevalla) is a Swedish actress and singer.
Smedius is the Swedish voice for many cartoon characters such as Catwoman in Batman: The Animated Series and The New Batman Adventures , Princess Kale in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders , Magma and Shadowcat in X-Men: Evolution , Misty in Pokémon , Sadira in Aladdin , Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon , [1] Sam in Totally Spies , Tommy Pickles and Angelica Pickles in Rugrats , Velma Dinkley in Scooby-Doo and Pam-I-Am in Green Eggs and Ham , . She was also the voice of Bart Simpson when the series was dubbed for a brief period during the 1990s and returned to the role in the official Swedish dubbing of The Simpsons Movie . [2] [3]
Smedius sang in the bands Oddjob [4] and Glenns Orkester [5] and for many Swedish versions of Disney animated films.
Between 1991 and 1992, she worked as a radio presenter on Sveriges Radio P3. She can be also heard in many documentaries on TV4 and TV4 Fakta, and narrated Mission: Save Life (Uppdrag: Rädda Liv) organized by MSF. For several years she was also Axess TV's channel voice for announcements and trailers.
Smedius previously also worked as a translator between 1992 and 2002, for shows like Aladdin, Bear in the Big Blue House , The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh , Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders, Higglytown Heroes (as Mrs. Whiskers) and more.
As a voice actress, Smedius has been interviewed for numerous Swedish podcasts, most notably Röstskådespelarna [6] and Art is Alive with Zeventine in collaboration with Paramount+ for the reboot of Rugrats for which she voiced Tommy and Angelica Pickles for the Swedish dub. [7]
Smedius is the mother of voice actors Emil Smedius and Matilda Smedius.