Eve Karpf

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Eve Karpf
Born
Eve Josef Karpf

(1947-08-02) 2 August 1947 (age 77)
Other namesEve Karp
Education Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Alma mater University of Bristol
Occupations
  • Actress
  • voice actress
  • theatre actress
Years active1973 - present
Children Mark Lowen (son)
Parent Natalia Karp (mother)
RelativesAnne Karpf (sister)

Eve Karpf (born 2 August 1947) is a British actress. Among her roles she was the voice of Weed for the 2001 Bill and Ben reboot. [1]

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Early life

She was born in 1947 in London, England, United Kingdom. Her mother is the Polish concert pianist Natalia Karp née Weissman (1911-2007), a Jewish refugee from the Nazis and Holocaust survivor. [2] She was trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She then attended University of Bristol to study drama and theatre, graduating with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies.

Career

She was also the voice of Dennis's Mum and Matilda in the 1996 Dennis and Gnasher television series, Mrs. Bird in The Adventures of Paddington Bear, The Voice in the first series of Trapped! and Grandma in The Large Family. [3] Karpf also featured in several audiobooks, among them A Creepy Company who was praised as being "a marvelous performer whose storytelling talents keep the listener spellbound". [4] She is known for being the voice of the Ferrero Rocher commercial line, "Monsieur, with these Rocher, you're really spoiling us." [5]

She has voiced numerous roles in video games from various franchises based on other media, including James Bond and Star Wars . Her credits include Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter video games, including Philosopher's Stone (released in the US as Sorcerer's Stone), Chamber of Secrets , Prisoner of Azkaban , Order of the Phoenix , Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 2 . She also did the voice over for the role of Monica, the mother of St. Augustine in the movie Restless Heart (Ignatius Press), Kristina Boaz in the 2003 video game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness , the cat Alvina in 2011 video game Dark Souls and the elf Fiona and Divine Justinia V in the 2014 video game Dragon Age: Inquisition . She is also represented by Hobson's International until 2009. Karpf also did the additional voices in the 2015 film Minions .

Personal life

Eve's son Mark Lowen is the BBC News Southern Europe correspondent and her sister Anne Karpf is a journalist. [6]

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 Horizon WomanEpisode: The Lysenko Affair
Thriller Miss ComptonEpisode: Who Killed Lamb?
1975 Dixon of Dock Green CaraEpisode: It's a Gift
1978 Come Back, Lucy MademoiselleEpisode: 2, 3 & 5
Return of the Saint Desk ClerkEpisode: The Nightmare Man
1981 Codename Icarus Catherine EltonEpisode: 3 & 4
1982On The LineMarion BatemanEpisode: 3 & 5
1988 Executive Stress German OperatorEpisode: One
The Bill DoctorEpisode: Runaround
1991 French Fields Madame DaxEpisode: Darling Daughters
1995 Resort to Murder Mrs. LipinskiEpisode: 2
1998Vincent and Doug Season 5SueEpisode: Meet Sue / The Batman Bulldog
1999Vincent and Doug Season 6SueEpisode: Vincent the Vampire Slayer
Dog and Duck Mother / Teacher / AnimalsVoices
2000Vincent and Doug Season 7SueEpisode: Wild Wild West Showdown
Vincent and Doug: Unseen BitsSueEpisode: Pesky Pets
2001Vincent and Doug Season 8SueEpisode: Doug Goes Missing
Bill and Ben Weed / Pry / ScamperEpisode: Go Fly a Kite
Vincent and Doug: Unseen BitsSueEpisode: Slow Motion
2002Vincent and Doug Season 9SueEpisode: Tarzan's Revenge
2003Vincent and Doug Season 10SueEpisode: We're not Cancelled
2006 Holby City Shirley GoldingEpisode: Sins of the Father
2007 Trapped! The VoiceEpisode: Poplar
War and Peace Countess RostovaMini series
2020 Over Christmas Oma HildeEnglish dub
2021 Anxious People Anna-LenaEnglish verison

Anime series

List of dubbing performances in anime series
YearTitleRoleNotes
1992Fairy DickShopkeeper / Lady / NewscasterEnglish verison

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1995 Oscar's Orchestra Sylvia the FluteEpisode: Bach to the Future [7]
1996 Dennis and Gnasher Dennis's mum / Mabel / MatildaEpisode: Bathnight Club
Budgie the Little Helicopter Civillians / Grans / MadameEpisode: Double Trouble
1997 The Adventures of Paddington Bear Mrs. BirdEpisode: A Visit to the Hospital
1998 The Adventures of Paddington Bear Season 2 Mrs. BirdEpisode: A Day to Remember
Dennis and Gnasher Season 2 Dennis's mum / MatildaEpisode: Summer Holiday
1999 Pablo the Little Red Fox Madame OwlVarious
Calling All ToddlersMrs. BirdPaddington Goes Underground
2000 The Adventures of Paddington Bear Season 3 Mrs. BirdEpisode: Anchors Away
2001 The Lampies Alien GransEpisode: Captain Who?
2002 Animated Tales of the World Mother / Cowherd / BabyEpisode: A Story from Taiwan: Aunt Tiger
Calling All Toddlers 2Weed / Scamper / PryVoice
2003 Sergeant Stripes Season 1 Sergeant ParkerEpisode: The Key Mystery
Bounty Hamster Ship lady / DriverEpisode: Fashion Victim
2005 BB3B Granny / MamaEpisode: Chart Attack
2008 A Fox's Tale Trixie / Madame Renard / DorisVoice

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1973 A Touch of Class Miss Ramos
1974 Who Killed Lamb? Miss Compton
1975Drive Carefully, DarlingWifeShort
1989The Star ChildEva
1990 Peter in Magicland Mother Cloud [8] English dub
1999Vincent and Doug: The MovieSueVoice
2002Vincent and Doug 2SueVoice
The Princess and the Pea Queen HelsaVoice
2003 Mother Teresa of Calcutta Virginia
2005 Beneath Still Waters SophieSpanish and English film
2010 Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine MonicaEnglish verison
2015 Minions Town lady / Old womanAdditional voices

Podcast series

List of voice performances in podcast
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
2012Doctor Who: The Monthly AdventuresTalbarEpisode: The Shadow Heart
2013Sherlock HolmesThe Gracious Adelina / Mrs. Chaunt Maclise / Mrs. HopeVoice
2014Doctor Who: The Monthly AdventuresVirnaEpisode: Tomb Ship
2016GallifreyThe WatchmakerEpisode: Enemy Lines
2018Bernice SummerfieldShekkinaEpisode: Empress of the Drahvins

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 The City of Lost Children KathyAdditional voices
1998Vincent and Doug: the Video GameSuePC
Lego Loco CitizensPC
1999Vincent and Doug: The Movie GameSuePC
Tomorrow Never Dies Paris Carver / Wai LinPlayStation 2 [9]
2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Professor Minerva McGonagall / Professor Sprout / Madame HoochPlayStation
James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire Adrian MalpravePlayStation 2
2002Vincent and Doug 2SuePC
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Professor Minerva McGonagall / Professor Sprout / Madame Roland Hooch / The Fat LadyPlayStation 2 [10]
2003 Primal Queen Devena / Captain ValeeraPC
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness Kristina BoazPlayStation 2
2004 Dragon Quest VIII Warrior / Old wizardNintendo 3DS
Vincent and Doug 3: James Monroe Returns!SuePC
Fable Scarlet Robe / Balverine Hunter's Wife / Madame MinzchePC
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Minerva McGonagall / The Fat LadyPlayStation 2
2005Vincent and Doug Sports!SuePC
MediEvil: Resurrection Forrest WitchPlayStation Portable
Fable: The Lost Chapters Scarlet Robe / Balverine Hunter's Wife / Madame MinzcheXbox 360
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Mrs. Hedges / Betty BlightPlayStation 2
2006Vincent and Doug Sports! 2SuePC
Tomb Raider: Legend Lady CroftPlayStation 2 [11]
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Professor Minerva McGonagallPlayStation 2 / PlayStation 3
2008 Fable II Jewelery Lady / Noble Lady / Bloodstone Bar LadyXbox 360
Age of Conan Villager / The Wizard / Old womenXbox 360
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Minerva McGonagallPlayStation 3
Cursed Mountain Jomo MenmoWii
Dragon Age: Origins MiriamXbox 360
2010 Dante's Inferno ClodiaXbox 360
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Baba YagaPlayStation 3
2011 Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Minerva McGonagallXbox 360
Dark Souls Alvina of the Darkroot WoodXbox One [12]
Star Wars: The Old Republic Inquisitor Urinth / Overseer RagatePC
2013 Crysis 3 NAXPC
2014 Fable Anniversary Scarlet Robe / Balverine Hunter's Wife / Madame MinzcheXbox 360
Tropico 5 El PresidentePlayStation 4
Dragon Age: Inquisition Fiona / Divine Justinia VPlayStation 4
2016 Star Ocean: Anamnesis Wizards / MagiciansAdditional voices
2017 Horizon Zero Dawn LansraPlayStation 4
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age The Seer / Cetacea / YggdragonPC
Divinity: Original Sin II Villagers / LadiesPlayStation 4
2019 Anno 1800 Lady Margaret HuntPlayStation 5
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Aunt GretchenXbox One
Terminator: Resistance ErinPlayStation 5 [13]
Tropico 6 Construction LadyNintendo Switch
2020 Bleeding Edge MaeveXbox One
Serious Sam 4 NonnaPlayStation 5
Sackboy: A Big Adventure Mama MonkeyPlayStation 5
Demon's Souls Filthy Woman / NarratorPlayStation 5
2021YagaGrandmaPlayStation 4
2022 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 OtherEnglish verison
A Plague Tale: Requiem People / Older woman / GrandmotherPlayStation 5
2023 Atomic Heart Granny ZiaPlayStation 5
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Old GertrudePlayStation 5
Alan Wake 2 Mandy MayPlayStation 5
The Talos Principle 2 NeithPlayStation 5
Warcraft Rumble Warriors / WizardsIOS / Android
2024Lego LocoLadies / CivilliansAdditional voices

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