Linda Ballantyne | |
|---|---|
 Ballantyne in 2015 | |
| Born | Linda Anne Ballantyne Canada |
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Agent | AMI - Artist Management Inc. [1] |
Linda Anne Ballantyne is a Canadian voice actress, who is best known for voicing the title role of Serena Tsukino/Sailor Moon in the second half of the original English version of Sailor Moon . [2] [3]
Ballantyne began her voice acting career in 1999 for the animated series, The Avengers: United They Stand as the voice of Wasp/Janet Van Dyne.
In 2000, she voiced Percy in the 2000 fantasy film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad , replacing Michael Angelis in the final cut. [4] [1]
Ballantyne would later provide the voice of Champ Bear in the Care Bears films, Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot and The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie , [1] as well as the voice of Wicked in the PBS Kids long running children's television series, Cyberchase . [1]
She also had recurring voice roles in Yin Yang Yo! and briefly voiced Violet Vanderfleet in the animated series, Totally Spies! . Since 2021, she currently voices Lady Lydia and Officer Pooch in Go, Dog. Go!
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Percy the Small Engine [5] | Voice |
| 2004 | Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot | Champ Bear [5] | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Care Bears: Big Wish Movie | Champ Bear [5] | Direct-to-video |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sailor Moon | Sailor Moon (Serena Tsukino)/Princess Serenity | main role; 77 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | The Avengers: United They Stand | Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) | main role; 13 episodes |
| 2002–09; 2013; 2018 | Cyberchase | Wicked [5] | recurring role; 21 episodes |
| 2002 | Moville Mysteries | Veronica's mother | Episode: "Curse of the Mommies" |
| 2003 | Air Master | Kaori Sakiyama | main role; 22 episodes |
| 2003–2015 | Totally Spies! | Violet Vanderfleet | Episodes: "Bouquets are So Passe", "Baddies on a Blimp" |
| 2005 | Mischief City | Mrs. Dawn Adams | |
| Gerald McBoing Boing | Gerald's mother [5] | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2006 | Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks | Sinker, Hook's Mom [5] | Episode: "Race Relations" |
| 2006–08 | Yin Yang Yo! | Floating Head Spirit #3/Mrs. Roger/Tillman/Saranoia/Miss Melly Millipede/Female Monster/Girl Lobster in Audience/Smoke/Ella Mental | 7 episodes |
| 2007–08 | Will & Dewitt | Shelley | recurring role; 12 episodes |
| 2008 | Teddy Bear | Newscaster | TV movie |
| Super Why! | Episode: "The Foolish Wishes" | ||
| Toot & Puddle | Tulip | main role; 13 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Mysteries of Alfred Hedgehog | Mrs. Payne | |
| Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders | Child 1/Girl A/Hypno-Girl D/Hypno-Girl E/Kazarina/Ventus Girl #2/Zombie Girl #1/Zombie Girl #2 | Episode: "Forgiveness" | |
| Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show | Super Fly/Woman/Cat #1 | Episodes: "Super Doodles/One Up", "Harris Gets Embarrassed/Memory Lane" | |
| 2011 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Polly/Mort/Katie/Llama | 3 episodes |
| 2011–12 | Mia and Me | Queen Mayla | main role; 33 episodes |
| 2012 | BeyWheelz | Lucy/Leader B | Episode: "Race: The BeyWheelz Grand Prix" |
| 2014 | Lucky Duck | Reporter [5] | TV short |
| 2015 | George of the Jungle | Magnolia | 52 episodes |
| Arthur | Rattles' mom | Episode: "Whip. Mix. Blend/Staycation" | |
| 2016 | Fangbone! | Wargrunt [5] | 26 episodes |
| 2018 | Inspector Gadget | Ms. Harriet Bouffantington [5] | Episode: "The Heir Affhair/Parched Nemesis" |
| 2019 | Let's Go Luna! | Pippa Chockers | Episode: "Didgeridoo and Carmen Too/Not Home on the Range" |
| Max & Ruby | Candi | Episode: "One of a Kind Ruby/Ruby's To Do List" | |
| 2021–present | Go, Dog. Go! | Lady Lydia/Officer Pooch | recurring role; 9 episodes |
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