Iona Morris facts for kids

Iona Morris is an American actress known for her work in movies, television, and especially as a voice actress for many popular animated shows. She has brought many famous characters to life with her voice.

Early Life and Family

Iona Morris was born in Columbus, Ohio. She grew up in a family of actors. Her father was the famous actor Greg Morris, and her brother is Phil Morris, who is also an actor.

Acting has been a part of her life since she was a child. She even appeared in an episode of the original Star Trek series called "Miri" alongside her brother, Phil.

Career in Acting and Voice Work

Iona Morris has had a long and successful career. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies, but she is most famous for her voice work in cartoons and video games. Her voice has given personality to some of the most iconic animated characters.

Famous Voice Roles

Many fans of superhero cartoons will recognize Iona's voice. She was the original voice for Storm in the popular 1990s cartoon X-Men. She also voiced Storm in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

Her other major voice roles include:

• Medusa in the Fantastic Four animated series.
• Claudia Grant in the classic anime series Robotech.
• Luba on the show W.I.T.C.H..
• Principal Stringent on the Nickelodeon cartoon Chalkzone.

Television and Film Appearances

Besides voice acting, Iona has appeared on screen in many well-known television shows. She had a role in two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and also appeared in an episode of The Twilight Zone.

Some of the other shows she has guest-starred on include:

• The Cosby Show
• The Wayans Bros.
• Martin
• Cold Case
• Law & Order: LA

In 2010, she played Colonel Louise James in the video game Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight.

Selected Roles

Here are some of Iona Morris's most well-known roles in animation, television, and video games.

Animation

• X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1994) as Storm
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1996–1997) as Storm and Martha Robertson
• Fantastic Four (1994–1995) as Medusa
• Robotech (1985) as Claudia Grant
• Phantom 2040 (1994–1995) as Betty and Nia
• W.I.T.C.H. (2006) as Luba
• ChalkZone (2003–2004) as Principal Stringent
• The Real Ghostbusters (1987) as various characters

Live-Action Television

• Star Trek: The Original Series (1966) as a child in the episode "Miri"
• The Cosby Show (1988) as a veterinarian
• Hill Street Blues (1987) as Jacqueline
• Murder, She Wrote (1995) as Lt. Estelle Karr
• Moesha (1999–2001) as Sandy
• Star Trek: Voyager (2001) as Umali
• The Shield (2002) as Ida
• Cold Case (2009) as Alice Watson

Video Games

• EverQuest II (2004) as various characters
• Spider-Man 3 (2007) as Dr. Andrews
• Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (2010) as Colonel James
• Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013) as Cat Guard
• Grand Theft Auto V (2013) as part of the local population voices
• Fallout 4 (2015) as Daisy and other characters
• Dustborn (2024) as Annie