Melissa Altro is a Canadian voice actress and voiceover coach from

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Early life

Altro was born in

to Irene Altro (née Stern), who died in 2019. She is an alumna of St. George's School of Montreal and

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, where she majored in English, Drama and Theatre, both located in her hometown.

Career

Prior to having a career to voice acting, Altro guest-starred on a 1994 episode of the YTV/

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''. She also starred as Heather in the 1995 film ''

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'' and as Barb in '' The Woods''. Altro is perhaps best known as the voice actor of Muffy Crosswire in the hit television series ''

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'', a role she began when she was 14 years old and has continued into adulthood — the only child voice actress on the show to do so. She has also voiced her ''Arthur'' character in the series ''

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'', and the specials ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas'' and ''Arthur's Halloween''. She also has voiced other characters in ''Arthur'', Altro also provides the voice for Gretchen in the

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animated series '' Camp Lakebottom''. She has also provides the voice for

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in the 1997 film and the series of the same name. In 2019, Altro became the announcer of Subway across Canada.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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Voice Pro Studio with Melissa Altro
on

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Melissa Altro's Tips for Voicing Cartoons
on

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