Jill Frappier

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Jill Frappier
Born
Romsey, Hampshire, England
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1969 – present
Spouse
(m. 1968)
Website http://cargocollective.com/jillfrappier/

Jill Frappier is a British-Canadian voice actress.

Frappier was born in Lord Louis Mountbatten's stately home, Broadlands, in Romsey, England. She moved to Canada in 1967 to work as a British hostess at the British pavilion during the 1967 International and Universal Exposition, where she met her first husband, Roger Frappier, who was pursuing a career in directing.

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She was formerly known for voicing Luna in the DiC/Cloverway/Optimum Productions dubs of Sailor Moon , the title character in Keroppi and Friends, Mrs. Prysselius in Pippi Longstocking , Aunty in Pecola , Miss Finch in Birdz , Doucette in Anatole, and Fifi in Hello Kitty and Friends .

She has appeared on camera in television and movies such as Wind at My Back , Friday the 13th: The Series , The Dating Guy , Night Heat , TekWar , Spearfield's Daughter , The Twilight Zone , The Hitchhiker , Beyond Reality, and The Jon Dore Show .

Frappier is also famous for narrating a series of 4 part films called Imperfect Union: Canadian Labour and the Left. She currently runs drama classes called "Dragontrails Drama" [1] in Toronto, Ontario.

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References

  1. "Home". dragontrailsdrama.com.
Preceded by
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Voice of Luna
1995-2000
Succeeded by