Joanna Ruiz

Joanna Ruiz
Born	1970or1971(age 54–55) London, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1992–present
Children	2

Joanna Ruiz (born 1970/1971) is a British voice actress. She has mainly done voice acting for children's television shows. ^[1]

Career

Ruiz was born in London, England in 1970 or 1971. In 1993, she moved to Cardiff, Wales and attended the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, where she sang in a band and performed jingles for radio and television commercials. Ruiz' breakthrough came when she was asked to audition for the role of Casper the Friendly Ghost for a re-dub of the 1995 film, and got the role after practising from the film's soundtrack. She discovered her skills at imitating young children, and shifted from acting to focus more on voice acting, although she decided to stay and finish her course. ^{[2] [1]}

Ruiz has provided voices for various children's television shows and commercials, including Make Way for Noddy , Fireman Sam , LazyTown , Fifi and the Flowertots , Horrid Henry , Poppy Cat , Toby's Travelling Circus, ^{[2] [1]} and Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! . ^[3] She also did voices for audiobooks by David Walliams and David Baddiel. ^{[4] [5]}

List of credits

• Moomin – Mrs. Fillyjonk (episodes 54-66), Fillyjonk Children, The Witch (episodes 62-78), Flip, The Twins' Mother, Orphanage Director, Sleeky, Bob (episode 74) (UK) (1992-1999)
• The Twins of Destiny – Julie Tournier (UK) (1994-1995)
• Casper – Casper the Friendly Ghost (UK) (1995) ^{[1] [4]}
• Loggerheads – Bjorn's Wife, Thora, additional voices (1998)
• Hilltop Hospital – Tiffany, Charlotte, additional voices (1999–2003)
• Make Way for Noddy – Tessie Bear, Martha Monkey, Clockwork Mouse, Mrs Skittle, Cecilia the Beetle (2001-2006) ^{[4] [6]}
• Clifford the Big Red Dog – Emily Elizabeth, Mrs. Bleakman (UK dub) (2002) ^{[4] [6]}
• Andy Pandy – Looby Loo, Orbie (2002)
• The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow – Nick (2003) ^[6]
• Fireman Sam – Sarah, James, Helen Flood (Series 5, 2003) ^[4]
• Little Robots – Sparky 2 (USA) (2003-) ^[4]
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends – Squirt, Bounce (UK) (2004) ^[6]
• Franklin – Mrs. Turtle, Beaver, Rabbit (UK) (2004) – billed as "Jo Ruiz Rodriguez" ^{[4] [6]}
• LazyTown – Pixel, Trixie (UK) (2004–2014) ^{[4] [6]}
• Clifford's Puppy Days – Emily Elizabeth (UK) (2004) ^{[4] [6]}
• Trotro – Trotro (2004-2005)
• Fifi and the Flowertots – Buttercup (UK) (2005) ^[4]
• Lunar Jim – Ripple (UK) (2005–2013)
• Hana's Helpline – Mrs. Turtle, Mrs. Pig, Mums (2006) ^[4]
• ToddWorld – Sophie (UK) (2006) ^{[4] [6]}
• Horrid Henry – Sour Susan, Miss Lovely, Gorgeous Gurinder, ^[a] Singing Soraya, ^[a] Goody-Goody Gordon, Stuck-Up Steve, Bossy Bill, Rabid Rebecca, Mrs Crunch, additional voices (2006–2019) ^{[2] [1] [7] [4] [6]}
• It's a Big Big World – Burdette (UK) (2007) ^[6]
• Wakfu – Amelia (2008–present)
• Zigby – Zara, Laurence, Vicky, Celeen, El, Tink (2009) ^[4]
• The Official BBC Children in Need Medley – Buttercup (2009) ^[4]
• Everything's Rosie – Rosie (2010) ^[4]
• Team Umizoomi – Geo (UK) (2010) ^[4]
• The Bopps – Jo Bopp (2010) ^[4]
• Cloudbabies – Little Star, Moon (2011) ^[4]
• Lulu Zipadoo – Lulu, Hattie (UK & US Version) (2011) ^[4]
• Poppy Cat – Zuzu (UK) (2011) ^{[4] [6]}
• Toby's Travelling Circus – Toby, Delores, Momo, Li (2012) ^{[1] [4]}
• Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Espella Cantabella (2014) ^[6]
• Final Fantasy XIV – Nanamo Ul Namo, Ga Bu, Garuda (2015–present) ^[6]
• Kate & Mim-Mim – Valerie, Boomer (UK) (2014–2019)
• Simon – Patricia, Eva (2017) ^[4]
• Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! – Mrs. Creecher, Anne Finally, Gran (2017) ^{[3] [4] [6]}
• Lilybuds – Rose, Bebe (2018) ^[4]
• Tinpo – Hackpo (2019)
• Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition – Teelan (2020) ^[6]
• Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood – Daniel Tiger (UK) (2022)
• Peppa Pig Tales – George Pig, Miss Rabbit, Mummy Rabbit (2022)
• Piggy Builders – Dana, Fiona, Kitty (2025) ^[8]

References

Notes

1. Credited in Horrid Henry's Most Horrid Album.

Sources

1. Tims, Anna (14 May 2013). "How do I become … a voiceover artist". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 24 June 2019.
2. Wales Online staff (26 March 2013). "My favourite room, by actress Joanna Ruiz". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. BBC Media Centre staff (3 July 2017). "Brand-new Beanotown residents and all-star voice cast revealed for forthcoming CBBC show Dennis And Gnasher: Unleashed". BBC. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
4. "Joanna Ruiz". Sue Terry Voices. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
5. "Gangsta Granny: Unabridged New Edition". The World of David Walliams. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
6. "Joanna Ruiz (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
7. "Behind the Scenes of Horrid Henry - BAFTA Kids". YouTube. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
8. Sue Terry Voices staff (29 July 2025). "Joanna Ruiz voices characters in 'Piggy Builders', with a theme tune sung by Sophie Shad!". Sue Terry Voices. Retrieved 8 September 2025.

External links

• Joanna Ruiz at IMDb
• Joanna Ruiz