Katie Griffin

Katie Griffin
Griffin at the 2012 Fan Expo Canada
Born	(1973-01-14) January 14, 1973 (age 44) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Ryerson University
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, singer
Home town	Scarborough, Ontario
Spouse(s)	Michael Kulas
Children	2
Musical career
Genres	Pop, rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1987–present

Katie Griffin (born January 14, 1973) is a Canadian actress, voice actress and singer. She was involved in a bunch of television movies and feature films. In cartoons, her best-known roles include the voices of Sailor Mars in the original English dub of Sailor Moon, and Alex in Totally Spies!. She is also the voice of Laugh-a-Lot Bear in Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot and as a plush toy.

Griffin grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was an air traffic controller. When she was 8, she played the role of The Artful Dodger in her school play, which garnered notice from her mother, who was the school director, of her talent. Looking back at that period, Griffin said that she was more inspired by watching movies than theatre, especially concerning strong women, and cited her mom as a huge influence.

Griffin got her break into acting when she was 15 when she participated in a play at the Ryerson Theatre and was noticed by an agent. She was booked for local commercials and television spots in Canada as well as television movie specials. After graduating high school, she switched agents and continued with her acting gigs. When she was attending Ryerson University, she was offered a role in the television film "Up to Now" but it caused a conflict where she had to choose between acting or studying.

Griffin's first major role in an animated series was Sailor Mars in Sailor Moon, which at the time she had not realized it was going to be popular. She was recommended to audition by Rino Romano, who voiced Tuxedo Mask. She described the role with Serena as best friends who sometimes fight, but not really the bully persona that was shown. She would record about two to three episodes a week, and it was not difficult on her voice. She likes that Mars is "fiercely loyal, strong, loves martial arts, sings... and the fact that she can summon fire and destroy evil, lol, Rei and I are very similar in character."