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Tajja Isen (born June 29, 1991) is a Canadian writer, editor, and voice actress. Her first book, the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in April 2022.[1] As an actor, she is best known for voicing the title character in the television series Atomic Betty. She has several other voice credits, including the voice of Samantha in Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, Jane in Jane and the Dragon, Jodie in Time Warp Trio, Sister Bear in The Berenstain Bears, Franny's singing voice in Franny's Feet, Jazzi in The Save-Ums!, and Princess Pea/Presto in the PBS Kids show Super Why!.

Tajja Isen
Isen at the 2022 Texas Book Festival.
Born	(1991-06-29) June 29, 1991 (age 31) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Writer editor singer voice actor
Years active	1997–present
Relatives	Nissae Isen (sister)

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.'[2] In 2004, she portrayed Young Nala in a Toronto production of Disney's The Lion King[2] and was nominated for an Equity Emerging Artist Award for that role.[3]

Her first book, Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was released in 2022 from Atria/One Signal Publishers in the US, and from Doubleday Canada north of the border.[4] She is the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine.[5]

Her younger sister Nissae Isen is also a voice actress.[6]

Discography

• Atomic Betty (2005)^{[citation needed]}

Selected filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003–04	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	Princess Tia/Franny (singing voice)	2 episodes/singing voice in 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
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
2010–2012	Pirates, Adventures in Art	Cleo	Main role
2011–present	Mia and Me	Yuko	26 episodes
2011–12	My Big Big Friend	Nessa	recurring
2016–17	The ZhuZhus	Pipsqueak	26 episodes
2017–present	Top Wing	Betty McBat	Additional Voices
2019–present	Norman Picklestripes	Juniper	Main voice role
2021–present	Go, Dog. Go!	Cheddar Biscuit	Voice role

Live-action roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Doc	Mindy	Episode: "Complicated"
2009–2010	The Latest Buzz	Zuzu Moon	3 Episodes

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure	Samantha

Awards

• 2004 – Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Nominated (Berenstain Bears)[7]
• 2007 – Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Won (Jane and the Dragon)[8]
• 2009 – Gemini Awards- Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Television Show or Series – Won (Atomic Betty)[9]

References

External links

• Tajja Isen at IMDb

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