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Stephanie Morgenstern
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Morgenstern in 2021
Born (1965-12-10) December 10, 1965 (age 59)
Canada
Occupation Actress, filmmaker, screenwriter, director
Years active 1978–present
Known for Original English voice actress of Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon
Regina in Dino Crisis
Co-creator of Flashpoint
Spouse(s) Mark Ellis

Stephanie Morgenstern was born on December 10, 1965, in Canada. She is a talented Canadian actress, filmmaker, and writer for TV shows and movies. Stephanie has worked a lot in plays, films, and television, performing in both English and French.

Many people know her from her voice acting roles. She was the original English voice of Sailor Venus in the popular Sailor Moon cartoon. She also voiced Regina in the Dino Crisis video game series and Yin in the cartoon Yin Yang Yo!. Some of her well-known movies include The Sweet Hereafter and Maelström.

Life and Creative Work

Stephanie Morgenstern is also a successful writer and creator of TV shows. With her husband and writing partner, Mark Ellis, she created Flashpoint. This Canadian police drama started in July 2008 and was very popular. It ran for five years and won many awards, including for Best Dramatic Series. Flashpoint was shown in over 50 countries around the world.

After Flashpoint, Stephanie and Mark also created and managed another TV show called X Company. This show was an exciting spy thriller set during WWII (World War II). It was filmed in Budapest and also became popular internationally, selling to many countries like France, the UK, and Japan. X Company was also nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Dramatic Series.

Stephanie has been nominated for important Canadian film awards, called Genie Awards, two times. One nomination was for directing the short film Remembrance. She also helped write and acted in this film with her husband. The other nomination was for co-directing Curtains with her brother, Mark Morgenstern. She wrote Curtains and played the main character in it.

Stephanie has a unique way of experiencing the world called synesthesia. This means her senses mix, so she might see colors when she hears music, for example. She also practices Krav Maga, which is a type of martial arts.

Creative Projects: Director and Writer

Stephanie Morgenstern has worked as a director and screenwriter on many projects. Here are some of them:

Year Title Role
1995 Curtains Writer, Actor, Co-Director
2001 Remembrance Director, Co-Writer, Actor
2008-2012 Flashpoint Co-Creator, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Co-Showrunner
2015-2017 X Company Co-Creator, Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Co-Showrunner, Director
2018 Killjoys Episode 408: It Takes a Pillage Director
2019 Burden of Truth Episode 203: Guilt by Association, Episode 204: The Milk of Human Kindness Director
2020 Hudson & Rex Episode 211: "In Pod We Trust" Director
2020 Nurses Episode 109: Mirror Box Director

Acting Roles: Movies

Stephanie Morgenstern has acted in many movies. Here are some of her film roles:

Year Title Role Notes
1978 Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang Narrator
1985 Blue Line Ilena
1986 Toby McTeague Sara
1989 The Mountain and the Valley Effie
1989 Justine's Film (Le film de Justine)
1990 Moody Beach Waitress
1990 Ding et Dong le film Cheftaine
1990 The Nutcracker Prince Louise (voice)
1993 Taking Liberty Sarah
1995 Butterbox Babies Dorothy / Daisy
1995 Curtains Claire Short film
1997 The Sweet Hereafter Allison
1998 2 Seconds Sugrun
1998 Julie and Me (Revoir Julie) Juliet
1999 The Rememberer Annie Short film
2000 Sailor Moon R the Movie: Promise of the Rose Mina - Sailor Venus (voice)
2000 Shooter Chris Short film
2000 Believe Mary Alice Stiles
2000 Sailor Moon S the Movie: Hearts in Ice Mina - Sailor Venus (voice)
2000 Sailor Moon Super S the Movie: Black Dream Hole Mina - Sailor Venus (voice)
2000 Maelström Claire Gunderson
2000 Café Olé Sharon
2000 Passengers Rachel Short film
2001 Remembrance Aurora Isaacs Short film
2002 Blue Skies Dresser Short film
2003 Blizzard Miss Ward
2003 Cold Creek Manor Local
2007 Bonded Pairs Rosemary Short film

Acting Roles: Television Shows

Stephanie Morgenstern has also appeared in many television series and TV movies.

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Hangin' In Nicole Episode: "She Strips to Conquer"
1986 Spearfield's Daughter Trudi TV miniseries
1989 Friday the 13th: The Series Rachel Horn Episode: "Crippled Inside"
1989–1990 The Smoggies Princess Lila / Emma (voice) TV series
1991 Sweating Bullets Desnee Paige Episode: "Runaway"
1991 Rupert Tiger Lily (voice) Recurring role (4 episodes)
1992 Partners 'n Love Angela TV film
1992 Midnight Cob Jiggs TV series
1993 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Laura Episode: "Disciple"
1994 Forever Knight Young Katherine Barrington Episode: "Forward Into the Past"
1994 Tales from the Crypt June (voice) Episodes: "Cold Blood, Warm Heart/The Spider and the Flies", "The Haunted Mine"
1995, 1998 Sailor Moon Mina - Sailor Venus (voice) Main role (54 episodes), DIC dub
1996 Blazing Dragons Princess Flame (voice) TV series
1997 Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science Maria Talbert Episode: "Schemes and Dreams"
1997 Rupert Tiger Lily (voice) Episode: "Rupert and the Crystal Ball"
1998 Mind Games Anna TV film
1998 Mythic Warriors Speaking Oak (voice) Episode: "Jason and the Argonauts"
1998 Birdz Steffy Storkowitz (voice) TV series
1999 Our Guys: Outrage at Glen Ridge Professor TV film
1999 P.T. Barnum Nancy (Fish) TV film
1999 Power Stone Ayame (voice) TV series
2000 Wind at My Back Lillian Day Episode: "Faith Healer"
2001 La vie, la vie Jennifer Episode: "La dernière tentation"
2001 All Souls Emily McKaye Episode: "Pilot"
2003 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids Ladybug (voice) TV film
2003 Missing Victoria Feldon Episode: "Victoria"
2004 Bliss Penelope Episode: "Penelope and Her Suitors"
2004–2006 Atomic Betty Megan Recurring role (7 episodes)
2005 Riding the Bus with My Sister Olivia TV film
2005 Miss BG Aunt Alice (voice) TV series
2006 At the Hotel Gerta Episodes: "Welcome to the Rousseau", "Modern Solutions to Modern Problems", "Doesn't Anyone Want to Ask Me About My Dress?"
2006–2009 Yin Yang Yo! Yin, Chung Pow Kitties (voice) Main role, recurring role
2008 Degrassi: The Next Generation Doc Rota Episode: "Death or Glory: Part 1"
2008–2009 Flashpoint Hostage, Female Officer Episodes: "Scorpio" and "Haunting the Barn"

Acting Roles: Video Games

Stephanie Morgenstern has also lent her voice to video games.

Year Title Role
1999 Dino Crisis Regina (voice)
2000 Dino Crisis 2
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