Alison Sealy-Smith facts for kids

Alison Sealy-Smith was born in 1959 in Bridgetown, Barbados. She is a talented Canadian actress, famous for her voice work. Many people know her as the voice of Storm in different Marvel animated TV shows.

About Her Early Life

Alison Sealy-Smith grew up in Toronto, Canada, after moving from Barbados. She went to Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada. There, she studied psychology, which is the study of the mind and how people behave. She was able to go to university because she received a scholarship.

Her Acting Career

Alison Sealy-Smith is a very important person in Canadian theater. She helped start a theater company called Obsidian Theatre. This company focuses on plays and stories about African-Canadian experiences.

She has won awards for her acting. In 1997, she won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her amazing performance in a play called Harlem Duet. She won another Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2009 for her role as Lena in the play A Raisin In The Sun. These awards celebrate great achievements in Canadian theater.

Voice Acting and TV Shows

Alison Sealy-Smith has lent her voice to many popular animated characters. She is well-known for voicing Storm in the 1990s X-Men cartoon. She also voiced Scarlett in the show Delilah and Julius.

You might have seen her in live-action TV shows too. She had roles in series like Street Legal, This is Wonderland, and The Line. She also played Ms. Mann in the children's series Naturally, Sadie for several years. In 2009, she appeared as Nurse Lydia in the HBO Canada series Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures.

Movies She's Been In

Alison Sealy-Smith has acted in many movies. Some of her film roles include playing Sergeant Rose in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. She was also in Honey with Jessica Alba, Dark Water, and Talk to Me. She often plays strong and memorable characters.

Her Family Life

Alison Sealy-Smith has two children. Her daughter, Makyla Smith, is also an actress, following in her mother's footsteps.

Selected Film and TV Roles

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Alison Sealy-Smith has been a part of:

Movies

• 1995: Rude as Rude Caller
• 2001: The Little Bear Movie as Cub's Mother (voice)
• 2003: Honey as Marisol
• 2004: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Sergeant Rose
• 2005: Dark Water as Supervisor
• 2007: Talk to Me as Freda
• 2007: How She Move as Mrs. Davis

Television Shows

• 1993–1997: X-Men: The Animated Series as Ororo Munroe / Storm (voice)
• 1995: Spider-Man: The Animated Series as Storm / Ororo Munroe (voice)
• 1998: Silver Surfer as Gamora (voice)
• 2004–2006: This Is Wonderland as Judge Vaughn
• 2005–2007: Naturally, Sadie as Ms. Mann
• 2005–2008: Delilah & Julius as Scarlett (voice)
• 2009: The Line as Cecil
• 2010: Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures as Nurse Lydia
• 2024–present: X-Men '97 as Ororo Munroe / Storm / the Adversary (voice)
• 2024: What If...? as Ororo Munroe / Storm (voice)