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Stevie Vallance
Born
Stephanie Louise Vallance

Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Other namesLouise Vallance
Stevie Louise Vallance
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
  • composer
  • director
Years active1971–present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Websitewww.stevievallance.comEdit this at Wikidata

Stephanie Louise Vallance,commonly known asStevie Vallance,also credited asLouise Vallanceduring the 1970s–90s, is aCanadianactress, musician, composer and director who has worked on numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated. Vallance is most recognized as Jenny inThe Ropers,Det. Stevie Brody inNight Heat,and Whazzat Kangaroo inZoobilee Zoo.As a director, she received aDaytime Emmyfor voice-directing the music and dialogue on the children's animated seriesMadeline,in which she also portrayed "Miss Clavel" and "Genevive".

Early life and career

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Montreal-born, Toronto-raised Stephanie Louise Vallance began work as a professional actress at age eleven. At that time she was discovered byAlan Lund,who cast her in the lead role of "Adele" in theCharlottetown Festivalmusical production ofJane Eyre,which performed at Toronto's O'Keefe Centre (now theSony Centre for the Performing Arts).[1]As a teenager, Vallance made numerous television appearances including leading roles on Canadian television networks inKing of Kensington;Police Surgeon;The Tommy Hunter Show;Norman Campbell'sThe Wonder of It All;andA Bird In The House,directed byAllan King.[2][3][4][5][6]

Film and television

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After graduating from theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Artsin New York, she moved to Los Angeles, whereDavid Jacobscast her as "Sylvie" in the first two seasons ofKnots Landing(CBS) before ABC asked her to join the second season ofThe Ropersas "Jenny", the orphaned newspaper ‘boy’ whom Stanley and Helen found living in their attic; withNorman Fell,Audra Lindley,andJeffrey Tambor.[7]

As an LA-based actor, Vallance guest-starred on multiple network television series includingBosom Buddies,Lou Grant,andL.A. Law.She played Ernest's love interest, "Erma Terradiddle" in theJim Varneyfeature filmSlam Dunk Ernest.InThree Men and a Babyshe was "Sally", oppositeSteve Guttenberg.[8]

In the 80s and 90s, Vallance commuted between Los Angeles and Toronto, starring in many Canadian/US co-productions includingPoltergeist: The Legacy,The Outer Limits,F/X: The Series,Cobra,First Wave,Dracula: The Series,Forever Knight,andRoad to Avonlea,[7][9][10][11][12][13][14]where she was whisked away on a horse byChristopher Reeve.[1]During that time she was best known for her role as series regular "Det. Stevie Brody" on the CBS late-night seriesNight Heat';withScott Hylands,Allan Royal,andJeff Wincott.[15]She followed that up with a very different sort of role of a pink marsupial named "Whazzat Kangaroo" on theHallmarkseriesZoobilee Zoo,filmed entirely in California's San Fernando Valley.[16]

Animation

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Vallance has lent her voice to hundreds of characters on animated television series:ReBootas "Mouse" and "Rocky Raccoon";Donkey Kong Countryas "Dixie Kong";Sonic Undergroundas the singing voice of "Sonia Hedgehog" and both singing and speaking voices of "Mindy LaTour";Madelineas "Genevieve", "Miss Clavel" and numerous incidental roles;Gadget Boyas the nemesis "Spydra";InuYashaas "Jinenji's Mother";Totally Spiesas the computer "G.L.A.D.I.S.";Growing Up Creepieas "Gnat";Care Bears DIC original Seriesas "Proud Heart Cat"; andCare Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lotandThe Care Bears' Big Wish Movieas "Share Bear";Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lotas "True Heart Bear";Dennis the Menaceas "Alice Mitchell";Dinosaucersas "Princess Dei" and "Teryx;[17][18][19]Lady Lovely Locksas "Duchess Ravenwaves" and "Maiden Curly Crown";Popplesas "Party Popple", "Puffball", "Prize" and "Punkity";Bakugan Battle Brawlers,as "Tigrerra" and "Rabeeder";Silverwingas "Breeze";Nilus the Sandmanas multiple incidental voices; andCardcaptor Sakura: The Movieas "Yelan Li". Vallance voiced numerous characters on Don Bluth's animated features:ThumbelinaandThe Pebble and the Penguin;music director Barry Manilow.[20][21]

Vallance (alongside Chalk, Tickner, St. Germain and many others) also dubbed voices on several British cartoons, two of those werePenny Crayon(additional voices),Becky and Barnaby Bear(as Barnaby) andNellie the Elephant(as Nellie)

Voice direction

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Vallance has voice-directed more than 500 episodes of children's TV, working with children, actors, sports stars and celebrities. She was a recipient of a Daytime Emmy Award in 2002 for casting and voice-directing her first series, the dialogue and music-vocals on 70 episodes of the children's animated seriesMadelinefor theDisney Channel,wherein she also portrayed the voices of "Miss Clavel" and "Genevieve".[22]She then went on to voice-directSilverwingfor Bardel Animation Studios,[23]andTotally Spiesfor Teletoon Network, on which she also voiced "G.L.A.D.I.S.".[24][20]In 2007, she was nominated for her third Emmy for casting and voice-producing theDiscovery Kidsand Mike Young Productions animated series,Growing Up Creepie.[22]On the 9Story seriesBest Ed,Vallance served as Voice Director on 52 episodes.[24]She then cast and voice-directed the Teletoon Detour pilotCelebutard Nation,which premiered at the 2009 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[25]From 2011 to 2013, Stevie headed back to Los Angeles to cast and voice-direct two animation series for executive producerBill Schultz:Guess How Much I Love You(Disney Junior);[26]and Seasons 1 and 2 ofWild Grinders(Nicktoons),[27]starring skateboard guruRob Dyrdek.[28]From 2014 to 2017, Stevie was based in Toronto as the Voice Director on Season 1-2 ofCorus/Nelvana'saction-adventure seriesThe Mysticons.[29]

Teaching

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Vallance teaches actors how to infuse personality into cartoon characters with her brand name Tooned In! Animation Voice-over Workshops.[30][31]The first workshop took place in North Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1995.[31]Since then Vallance has taught children and adults how to do cartoon voice-over in Chicago, New York, Ottawa, Orlando, Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.[27][32][33][34][35]In 2009 and 2010, Stevie taught 400 Animators at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.[36]In the fall of 2010, 400 Animation fans participated in her high-energy ‘one-person panel’ seminar atNew York Comic Con.[37]

Music

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In 1995, Vallance moved toBowen Island,British Columbia where she met Michael Creber (piano;k.d. lang). Together in 1998, they recorded Vallance's debut jazz CDPractically Naked.[38]In Vancouver, she sang jazz regularly at The Jazz Cellar and Rossini's, where she performed alongside some of the city's well-known jazz musicians at the time.

For her second CD,Always (A Salute to Patsy Cline),Vallance derived inspiration from her portrayal ofPatsy Cline(with whom she shares a birthdate)[38]in Dean Regan's staged production ofA Closer Walk with Patsy Cline.[39]Vallance toured western Canada with this production for six years, performing at numerous venues including two runs at the Granville Arts Club in Vancouver and theAlberta Theatre Projectsin Calgary.[40][41]Vallance opened for theCalgary Stampedeas "Patsy", in 1999.[42]

Motivated by the loss of a close personal friend, Vallance conceived theDivas for Lifejazz benefit concerts held in Vancouver, B.C.[43]In addition to producing the first concert at the Vogue Theater, in 2001, she negotiated a national distribution deal for the CDDivas for Life: Live At The Vogue!,which was released and performed as part of the 2001 Vancouver International Jazz Festival line-up.[43][44]On Valentine's Day 2002, she producedDivas for Love.[45]The proceeds of all concerts raised C$70,000 for people living with a life-threatening illness. As a result, Vallance was presented with Vancouver's "Friend in Deed" philanthropy award.[46][47][48]

In 2004, Vallance debuted as a 'Jazz vocalist' in her hometown, Toronto, where she was accompanied by pianistDon Thompson,bassistNeil Swainson,and drummer Ted Warren. She also performed for the first time in her birth town Montréal, at The Upstairs, with jazz pianist Steve Amirault, bassist Zack Lober, and drummer Jim Doxas.[49][50]

Vallance's fourth CD,Make My Night,was released in February 2008. Arranged by guitarist Pat Coleman, it features many other Canadian jazz musicians: pianist Ross Taggart, trumpeter Mike Herriot, saxophonistTom Colclough,drummer Buff Allen and bassist Miles Hill.[51]

In 2009, Vallance performed in the Medicine Hat Jazz Festival for the second year in a row and was the featured vocalist alongside Ernie Duff and the Stardust Big Band, in and aroundSaugeen Shores,ON.[38][52]She also sang with the Charlie Bell Trio in the Thornbury and Kincardine Jazz Festivals.[53][54]

In 2010, Vallance organized a 10-concert series, Stevie Vallance & the Masters of Jazz, at the Bruce County Museum inSouthampton, ON,presenting a line-up of world-class players who accompanied her as the vocalist for the series: Richard Whiteman (piano), Mike Grace (bass), Kevin Barrett (guitar), Kieran Overs (bass), Ted Warren (drums), Bobby Brough (sax), Rob Clutton (bass), Nancy Walker (piano), Ted Quinlan (guitar), Tim Posgate (guitar) andGeorge Koller(bass).[55][56][57][58][59]

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