Tracy Ryan (actress)

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Tracy Ryan
Born
Tracy Leah Ryan

(1971-02-08) February 8, 1971 (age 53)
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada [1]
Alma mater University of Toronto (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Known for
Spouse
(m. 2003)
Children2

Tracy Ryan (born February 8, 1971) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actress, [1] [2] best known to television audiences for her roles as Calla McDeere in Family Passions , Nancy Drew in the 1995 television series adaptation and Helen McKay in Young Drunk Punk . [2] She also voiced Duck in Little Bear and was the English voice actress of Roll Caskett in the Mega Man Legends series. [3]

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She graduated from Cameron Heights in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. She attended the University of Toronto and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree combined major in Drama and Irish Studies in 1992. [2] [4]

She has been married to actor and comedian Bruce McCulloch of The Kids in the Hall since 2003, and they have two children together. [2]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
1999Cocktailed ConfusionGirl / Sister
2001 The Little Bear Movie DuckVoice role
2002 Stealing Harvard Toy Store Salesperson
2006 Comeback Season Lawyer
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Family Passions Calla McDeereMain role
1995–2001 Little Bear Duck [5] Main voice role
1995 Nancy Drew Nancy DrewLead role
1995 The Hardy Boys Nancy DrewEpisodes "The Last Laugh" and "No Dice"
1997–1999 Ned's Newt Linda BlissMain voice role
1998–2000 Flying Rhino Junior High Ruby SnarkisMain voice role
1998 Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend Nymph #2Voice role; episode "Andromeda: The Warrior Princess"
1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper SharonVoice role; episode: "Sharon Sharalike"
2001 Twice in a Lifetime Rachel StoreyEpisode "The Choice"
2001 Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series BelleEpisode "Butterflies!"
2000–2001 Timothy Goes to School DorisMain voice role; as Tracy Leah Ryan
2002 Dark Angel MiaEpisode "Fuhgeddaboudit"; as Tracy Leah Ryan
2003 Firefly PetalineEpisode "Heart of Gold"; as Tracy Leah Ryan
2010 The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town Pretty WifeEpisode "Death Checks In"
2015 Young Drunk Punk Helen McKayMain role
2018 This Blows Scarlett MayberryWeb series; main role
2019 TallBoyz Roxanne
Producer Thea
Episodes "Hoop hoop hooray!" and "You Always Pick Scissors"
2022 The Kids in the Hall Bruce's GirlfriendEpisode #1.8

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 The Record (January 18, 2015). "Art imitates life for Kitchener-bred actress". Archived from the original on January 28, 2024.
  3. "Tracy Ryan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 27 June 2021. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. "Tracy Ryan - CBC.ca - Program Guide - Personalities". CBC , May 22, 2022.
  5. Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman and Littlefield. pp.  363.