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Tajja Isen
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Isen at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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| Years active | 1997–present |
| Relatives | Nissae Isen (sister) |
Tajja Isen is a Canadian writer, editor, and actress. Her first book, the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in April 2022. As an actress, she is best known for voicing the title character Atomic Betty. She has several other voice credits, including Samantha in Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, Sister Bear in The Berenstain Bears, Pipsqueak in The ZhuZhus, Princess Pea/Presto in the PBS Kids show Super Why!, Jane in Jane and the Dragon, Jodie in Time Warp Trio, Franny's singing voice in Franny's Feet and Jazzi in The Save-Ums!
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Biography
Isen was born in Toronto, Ontario. At 10 years old, she began her voice acting career with The Berenstain Bears, where she voiced Sister Bear. In 2004, she portrayed Young Nala in a Toronto stage production of Disney's The Lion King and was nominated for an Equity Emerging Artist Award for that role.
Her first book, Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in 2022 by Atria/One Signal and Doubleday Canada. She was the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine.
Personal life and family
Isen is of mixed Trinidadian descent. Her younger sister Nissae Isen is also a voice actress.
She currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, where she is a fellow at the Black Mountain Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Discography
- Atomic Betty (2005)
Selected filmography
Animation
List of voice performances in animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002–03 | The Berenstain Bears | Sister Bear | |
| 2003–06 | The Save-Ums! | Jazzi | |
| 2003–07 | JoJo's Circus | Trina Tightrope/Princess Josephina | Main role (Trina) |
| 2005–08 | Franny's Feet | Lacey/Franny (singing voice) | 2 episodes/singing voice in the theme song |
| 2004–08 | Atomic Betty | Betty Barrett/Atomic Betty (title role) | 78 episodes |
| 2005–06 | Time Warp Trio | Jodie | episodes 20–26, voiced by Sarah Gadon from 1–14 (earlier) |
| 2005–06 | Jane and the Dragon | Jane (title role) | 26 episodes |
| 2005–07 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Lil Sis | 4 episodes |
| 2005–08 | Miss BG | BG (singing voice) | Opening and closing songs |
| 2006 | Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks | Pony | 52 episodes |
| 2007–16 | Super Why! | Princess Pea/Presto | |
| 2010–2011 | Pirates: Adventures in Art | Princess Cleo | Main role |
| 2011–2023 | Mia and Me | Yuko | 26 episodes |
| 2011–12 | My Big Big Friend | Nessa | Recurring |
| 2016–17 | The ZhuZhus | Pipsqueak | 26 episodes |
| 2017–20 | Top Wing | Betty McBat | Additional voices |
| 2019–21 | Norman Picklestripes | Juniper | Main voice role |
| 2021–present | Go, Dog. Go! | Cheddar Biscuit | Voice role |
Live-action roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Doc | Mindy | Episode: "Complicated" |
| 2009–2010 | The Latest Buzz | Zuzu Moon | 3 episodes |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure | Samantha | Voice |
Awards
- 2004 – Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Nominated (Berenstain Bears)
- 2007 – Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Won (Jane and the Dragon)
- 2009 – Gemini Awards- Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Television Show or Series – Won (Atomic Betty)
