The next time Suzy Sheep calls Peppa Pig to brag about her whistling skills, she’s going to hear a very different (but still very annoyed) voice on the other line. After 13 years, actress Harley Bird is stepping down as the animated series’ titular swine, CNN reports.
Bird, who won a BAFTA in 2011 for her work on the British children’s program, is passing the torch to nine-year-old actress Amelie Bea Smith.
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- 1/31/2020
- TVLine.com
Entertainment One and animation studio Astley Baker Davies have cast a new voice artist for the role of Peppa Pig.
Nine-year-old Amelie Bea Smith makes her debut voicing the title character of the animated hit in new episodes that launch next month in the U.K., U.S., Australia and international territories that air episodes in English.
Smith is the fourth British voice artist to take on the role in English-speaking territories. Her voice will first appear in the “Peppa Pig” episode Valentine’s Day.
Before voicing “Peppa Pig,” she appeared in several episodes of long-running British soap opera “EastEnders” in 2018 and 2019.
Smith takes over from Harley Bird, now 18, who has been the voice of Peppa Pig from the age of five and won a BAFTA for the role in 2011. Bird is in her final year of school, and her acting credits also include feature film “How I Live Now,” alongside Saorise Ronan,...
Nine-year-old Amelie Bea Smith makes her debut voicing the title character of the animated hit in new episodes that launch next month in the U.K., U.S., Australia and international territories that air episodes in English.
Smith is the fourth British voice artist to take on the role in English-speaking territories. Her voice will first appear in the “Peppa Pig” episode Valentine’s Day.
Before voicing “Peppa Pig,” she appeared in several episodes of long-running British soap opera “EastEnders” in 2018 and 2019.
Smith takes over from Harley Bird, now 18, who has been the voice of Peppa Pig from the age of five and won a BAFTA for the role in 2011. Bird is in her final year of school, and her acting credits also include feature film “How I Live Now,” alongside Saorise Ronan,...
- 1/31/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
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