Corinne Orr

Canadian actress

Corinne Orr (born January 6, 1936) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her work on the English version of the anime series Speed Racer.

Orr became involved in children's theatre beginning at the age of 10 (with her first role being in Alice in Wonderland) after she began taking elocution lessons due to her French accent, and started to develop her repertoire of voices. By the age of 14, she was working at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), as well as acting in stage theaters at the Mountain Playhouse in Montreal and the Crest Theatre in Toronto, a bilingual program devoted to teaching children English and French. Following her move to New York City, Orr began working regularly on radio and television, and as a voice artist, having been credited over 200 voice over roles. Orr's work as a voice actress included dubbing foreign films (including anime films) and series into English. Her television credits include the English versions of several 1960s 1990s Japanese series such as Marine Boy, where she voiced both male and female leads. She has also worked on American cartoon series such as The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers and Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders, and all of the female characters, Her voice can be also heard in the 2008 Speed Racer live action film. After the death of Fernandez in 2010, she became the last surviving English language cast member of Speed Racer. Orr judged the Daytime Emmy Awards for 18 years and served on the Screen Actors Guild council for 13 years. She has appeared as a guest of honor at numerous entertainment conventions (often with Fernandez, including Friends of Old Time Radio, The Hollywood Show, Anime Weekend Atlanta, Zenkaikon, Anime North, New York Anime Festival, and New York Comic Con. She was featured in Paley Archive's Women in Film series, Anthony Wynn's book Conversations at Warp Speed, and the documentary film Otaku Unite!. She also participated in many charity activities, such as a Pygmalion play where all the money went to a charity, volunteer work at New York hospital, teaching voiceover courses and reading to the homeless.