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Carmen Twillie | |
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Born | Carmen Beth Twillie April 8, 1950 Playa del Rey, California, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1981–present |
Carmen Beth Twillie (born April 8, 1950) is an American actress and singer. She is a longtime friend of Tommy Morgan and has appeared as guest contralto soloist with Morgan's choir. She is best known for singing the Elton John and Tim Rice song "Circle of Life" in the beginning of the 1994 Disney animated feature film The Lion King . [1] She provided the singing voice of Stormella in the 1998 Christmas animated film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie [2] and she was a singer in the 1997 animated film Cats Don't Dance . She did a few small voice roles in the 1993 stop-motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas as the Undersea Gal and the Creature under the bed. [2] She also appeared on the Chowder episode "Sing Beans" doing one of the voices for the sing beans alongside voice actors Jess Harnell, John DiMaggio, and Tara Strong. [2]
She also is a backup singer, having appeared on several albums released by artists such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick and Pink Floyd for their 1987 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason .
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | The Young Landlords | — | Voice |
1989 | Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland | Singer (uncredited) | |
1990 | Solar Crisis | Arm Band Singer | |
1991 | Mobsters | Blues Singer | |
1993 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | Man Under the Bed Undersea Gal | Voice [2] |
1994 | The Swan Princess | Chorus | Voice |
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Circle of Life | Circle of Life Performer | Short Voice | |
1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Singer | |
1997 | A Walton Easter | Choir Leader | |
Disney Sing-Along Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites - The Modern Classics | — | Voice | |
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | Chorus (singing voice) | Direct-to-video Voice [2] | |
1998 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie | Stormella (singing voice) | Voice [3] |
An All Dogs Christmas Carol | Additional Voices | Direct-to-video Voice | |
2001 | The Flintstones: On the Rocks | Tenor Singer | TV movie Voice |
2002 | Dark Blue | Church Choir Singer | |
2003 | Gold Diggers | Gospel Singer | |
2006 | Rugrats Tales from the Crib: Three Jacks and a Beanstalk | Chorus | Voice [2] |
2007 | Norbit | Choir Member | |
License to Wed | St. Augustine's Choir | ||
2010 | Queen Victoria's Wedding | Mona | Short |
2011 | The Lion King Read-Along | — | Voice |
2014 | Carmen Twillie Feat. Lebo M: Circle of Life | Herself | Music video |
2017 | Warped | Mrs. Washington | Short |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991-1992 | Hammerman | Additional voices | 11 episodes |
1994 | My So-Called Life | Church Choir | 1 episode |
1998 | Nothing Sacred | Singing Nun #3 | 1 episode |
2004 | Johnny Bravo | Hot Babe #2 | 1 episode Voice [2] |
2004 | Six Feet Under | "O Happy Day" Singer | 1 episode |
2006 | VeggieTales | Choir (voice) | 1 episode |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Singer | TV special | |
2007 | Chowder | Singing Bean #2 | 1 episode Voice [2] |
2015 | Marry Me | Female Patient Singer | 1 episode |