Lenore Zann
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Lenore Zann is a politician as well as a screen, television, stage, and voice actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films. As an actress, Zann is perhaps best known for providing the voice of Rogue
on the 1992 animated television
adaptation of the X-Men
comic book series.
Zann migrated with her parents to Nova Scotia, Canada in 1968, and later attended Cobequid Educational Centre
, a high in Truro
, Nova Scotia which was then notable for its student musical productions. Zann attended York University
in Toronto for her post-secondary education, studying Drama, Fine Arts, and Political Science. Zann moved back to her hometown of Truro in 2008 while still retaining apartments in New York City, Vancouver
, and Toronto
.
In September 2008, Zann announced her commitment to restore a former academic building in downtown Truro, the Provincial Normal College
, into a cultural centre.
On April 8, 2009 the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
announced that Zann would be the party's candidate in the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill
. On the same day, an employee of the Liberal Party leaked a topless photo of her to the media from her appearance in The L Word
. On June 9, 2009, she won the seat in the general election.
Zann is the Ministerial Assistant for the Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage.
Rogue (comics)
Rogue was first slated to appear in Ms. Marvel #25 , but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade, before seeing print in Marvel Super Heroes #11 in 1992. Rogue's first published appearance was in Avengers Annual #10...
on the 1992 animated television
X-Men (TV series)
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992, in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup...
adaptation of the X-Men
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
comic book series.
Zann migrated with her parents to Nova Scotia, Canada in 1968, and later attended Cobequid Educational Centre
Cobequid Educational Centre
Cobequid Educational Centre is a high school located in Truro, Nova Scotia.CEC serves not only the town of Truro, but rural areas in Central and West Colchester County...
, a high in Truro
Truro, Nova Scotia
-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...
, Nova Scotia which was then notable for its student musical productions. Zann attended York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto for her post-secondary education, studying Drama, Fine Arts, and Political Science. Zann moved back to her hometown of Truro in 2008 while still retaining apartments in New York City, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, and Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
.
In September 2008, Zann announced her commitment to restore a former academic building in downtown Truro, the Provincial Normal College
Nova scotia teachers college
The Nova Scotia Teachers College is a former university that was located in the town of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada.Founded as the Provincial Normal School the college was established by an act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, which received Royal Assent on March 31, 1854...
, into a cultural centre.
On April 8, 2009 the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...
announced that Zann would be the party's candidate in the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill
Truro-Bible Hill
Truro—Bible Hill is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Members of the Legislative Assembly:This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:...
. On the same day, an employee of the Liberal Party leaked a topless photo of her to the media from her appearance in The L Word
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
. On June 9, 2009, she won the seat in the general election.
Zann is the Ministerial Assistant for the Department of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage.
Film roles
- American NightmareAmerican Nightmare (film)American Nightmare is a 1983 horror film shot in Canada. It is directed by Don McBrearty.-Plot:Wealthy pianist Eric Blade tries to locate his missing runaway sister in an unnamed city. His journey takes him to seedy sex shops and strip joints...
- Baby FaceBaby Face (film)Baby Face is a 1933 American dramatic film directed by Alfred E. Green, and starring Barbara Stanwyck and George Brent. Based on a story by Darryl F. Zanuck , this sexually-charged, Pre-Code Hollywood film is about an attractive young woman who uses sex to advance her social and financial status...
- Black Mirror
- Change of Heart
- Cold SweatCold Sweat"Cold Sweat" is a song performed by James Brown and written by his bandleader Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis. Brown recorded it in May 1967. An edited version of "Cold Sweat" released as a two-part single on King Records was a #1 R&B hit, and reached number seven on the Pop Singles chart...
- Def-Con 4Def-Con 4Def-Con 4 is a 1985 post-apocalyptic film, portraying three astronauts who survive World War III aboard a space station and return to earth to find greatly changed circumstances.-Synopsis:...
- Favorite SonFavorite Son (film)Favorite Son is an independent film that was shot entirely on location in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It stars American actors Louis Herthum, Brad Hunt and Grand L. Bush....
- Happy Birthday to Me
- Johnston… Johnston
- Murder By Phone
- Natural Enemy
- One Night Only
- Prettykill
- Shooter (Uncredited)
- Something About Love
- Street of DreamsStreet of Dreams (film)Street of Dreams is a 1988 American action/thriller film directed by William A. Graham and starring Ben Masters and Morgan Fairchild. Made as a television film, Street of Dreams was originally aired on October 7, 1988, on CBS and was subsequently released on DVD on January 10, 2005...
- TriggerTrigger (film)Trigger is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 2010. Directed by Bruce McDonald, the film stars Molly Parker and Tracy Wright as Kat and Vic, former rock stars reuniting their band Trigger for the first time since their retirement....
- Visiting HoursVisiting HoursVisiting Hours is a 1982 horror film starring Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda Purl, William Shatner and Lenore Zann...
Television roles
- AndromedaAndromeda (TV series)Andromeda is a Canadian-American science fiction television series, based on unused material by the late Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, developed by Robert Hewitt Wolfe, and produced by Roddenberry's widow, Majel Barrett Roddenberry. It starred Kevin Sorbo as High Guard Captain Dylan Hunt...
– as Bayliss in the Season 3 episode – The Risk-All Point - Cold SquadCold SquadCold Squad is a Canadian police procedural television series first broadcast in 1998 that followed the investigations of a part of the Vancouver Police Department Homicide Division tasked with solving cold cases, the titular Cold Squad, as led by Sergeant Ali McCormick .The cast of Cold Squad was...
- Forever KnightForever KnightForever Knight was a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern day Toronto. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a...
– as Amber in the Season 2 episode – Capital Offense - Katts and DogKatts and DogKatts and Dog is a French and Canadian-produced television series which ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and Rintintin Junior in France...
- Law & OrderLaw & OrderLaw & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
- LexxLexxLexx is a science fantasy television series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the organic space craft Lexx. They travel through two universes and encounter planets including a parody of the Earth....
- Mysterious Ways
- Police AcademyPolice Academy (TV series)Police Academy, also known as Police Academy: The Animated Series, is a 1988 American animated television series based on the Police Academy series of films. The show was produced by Ruby-Spears Productions for Warner Bros. Television. It aired on Saturday mornings and lasted two seasons for a...
- RoboCop: The SeriesRoboCop: The SeriesRoboCop: The Series is a 1994 television series based on the film of the same name. It stars Richard Eden as the title character. Made to appeal primarily to children and young teenagers, it lacks the graphic violence that was the hallmark of RoboCop and RoboCop 2...
– Episode 16 – Willa - Round the TwistRound the TwistRound the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....
- Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital
- Street LegalStreet Legal (TV series)Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
- The Chris Isaak ShowThe Chris Isaak ShowThe Chris Isaak Show is a television sitcom which follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems...
- The L WordThe L WordThe L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
- Til Death Do Us Part: The Nancy Seaman Story
Cartoon roles
- Animal MechanicalsAnimal MechanicalsAnimal Mechanicals is a Canadian children’s television show produced by Halifax Film, a DHX Media Company, in association with CBC.Animal Mechanicals Rex, Unicorn, Komodo, Mouse, and Sasquatch, live and play in a place unlike any other: a colorful "snap-together-take-apart" world which can also...
– Island Owl - Cadillacs and DinosaursCadillacs and Dinosaurs (TV series)Cadillacs and Dinosaurs is an American Saturday morning animated television series which aired on CBS Kids in the United States from 1993 to 1994. Based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Schultz, the show was created by screenwriter Steven E...
– Mikla - Dragon BoosterDragon BoosterDragon Booster is a Canadian animated series first broadcast in 2004. It follows the story of young Artha Penn, a stable boy who rides Beaucephalis , the dragon of legend...
– Kitt Wonn, Spynn - Dragon TalesDragon TalesDragon Tales is an American animated pre-school children's television series chronicling the adventures of two siblings, Max and Emmy and their dragon friends Cassie, Ord, Zak, Wheezie, and Quetzal...
– Lorca - Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! – Renee La Rouge
- My Little PonyMy Little PonyMy Little Pony is a brand of toy ponies marketed primarily to girls produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro. These ponies can be identified by their colorful bodies and manes and a unique symbol on one or both sides of their flanks...
– Star catcher pegasus - My Little Pony: A Very Minty ChristmasMy Little Pony: A Very Minty ChristmasMy Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas is a direct-to-DVD computer animated film produced by SD Entertainment released on October 25, 2005 by Paramount Pictures. It marks the first film appearance of the titular toy franchise since their big-screen debut in 1986...
– Star catcher pegasus - Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend – PersephonePersephoneIn Greek mythology, Persephone , also called Kore , is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest-goddess Demeter, and queen of the underworld; she was abducted by Hades, the god-king of the underworld....
- Rescue HeroesRescue HeroesRescue Heroes is a line of toys from Fisher-Price that was introduced in 1997. Rescue Heroes depicts various rescue personnel and their equipment. In 1999, an animated television series titled Rescue Heroes was released and was based on the figurines...
– Wendy Waters - Rescue Heroes: The MovieRescue Heroes: The MovieRescue Heroes: The Movie is a Canadian 2003 CGI family film from Artisan Entertainment, based on the Rescue Heroes TV series.-Plot:A series of mysterious lightning storms are wreaking havoc worldwide as they spiral through the atmosphere toward Greenland. Once they collide, they will create one...
– Wendy Waters - Salty's LighthouseSalty's LighthouseSalty's Lighthouse was a series for young children, produced by Sunbow Entertainment in 1997 in association with the Bank Street College of Education in New York. The show centred around a young boy named Salty, as he plays and learns with his friends in a magical lighthouse...
– Little Ditcher, Captain Star - Spider-ManSpider-Man (1994 TV series)Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated series starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor was John Semper, Jr. and production company was Marvel Films...
– Rogue - Storm HawksStorm HawksStorm Hawks is an animated television series created by Asaph "Ace" Fipke and made by Nerd Corps Entertainment in conjunction with Cartoon Network and YTV. It premiered on Cartoon Network on May 25, 2007. It started to air on YTV in September 2007. It started to air on Cartoon Network in the UK on...
– Master Cyclonis - Stunt DawgsStunt DawgsStunt Dawgs is an animated comedic adventure series about a team of stunt performers and their bulldog named Human who also solve problems heroically...
– Sizzle, Bambi - Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on November 21, 2009...
– Chikara Shisho - The Avengers: United They StandThe Avengers: United They StandThe Avengers: United They Stand is an animated series based on the Marvel Comics superhero team The Avengers. It consists of 13 episodes, which originally premiered on October 30, 1999, and was produced by Avi Arad and distributed by 20th Century Fox Television...
– TigraTigraTigra is a fictional American comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe. Introduced as the non-superpowered crime fighter The Cat in Claws of the Cat #1 , she was co-created by writer-editor Roy Thomas, writer Linda Fite, and penciller Marie Severin...
, Greer Grant Nelson - The Mummy: The Animated SeriesThe Mummy: The Animated SeriesThe Mummy: The Animated Series is an animated television series produced by Universal Animation Studios to capitalize on the success of The Mummy....
– Anck Su Namun - Tooth Fairy, Where Are You?Tooth Fairy, Where Are You?Tooth Fairy, Where Are You? is a 25-minute made for TV animated short produced by Lacewood Productions and directed by Paul Schibli. It was originally broadcast on Canada's CTV Television Network in the year 1991.- Story :...
– Dottie - Turtle Island – Ingrid, Wormy
- Word World – Kangaroo
- X-Men – RogueRogue (comics)Rogue was first slated to appear in Ms. Marvel #25 , but the book's abrupt cancellation left her original introduction story unpublished for over a decade, before seeing print in Marvel Super Heroes #11 in 1992. Rogue's first published appearance was in Avengers Annual #10...
Anime roles
- Arc the Lad – Announcer
- DinozaursDinozaursDinoZaurs: The Series, also known as Prehistoric Warriors and in Japan, is the name of a Japanese anime which is a combination of traditional animation and computer animation.-OVA:...
– Dino Ptera - Fushigi YugiFushigi Yugi, also known as Curious Play, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Watase. Shogakukan published Fushigi Yûgi in Shōjo Comic in its original serialized form from May 1992 through June 1996. Viz Media released the manga series in English in North America starting in 1999...
– Chiriko - Gate KeepersGate Keepersis primarily a role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and an anime series produced by Gonzo, and first aired on April 3, 2000.....
– Satoko Takanashi - Magic Knight RayearthMagic Knight Rayearthis a Japanese manga series created by Clamp, a manga artist team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy....
– Caldina - MegaMan NT WarriorMegaMan NT WarriorMega Man NT Warrior or Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as , is an anime and manga series based on the Mega Man Battle Network video game series...
– Roll.EXE - Mobile Suit GundamMobile Suit Gundamis a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
– Crowley Hamon - Outlaw StarOutlaw Staris a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō and his affiliated Morning Star Studio. The series is a space opera/Space Western that takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe in which spacecraft are capable of traveling faster than the speed of light...
– Aisha Clan Clan - Serial Experiments LainSerial Experiments LainSerial Experiments Lain is an anime series directed by Ryutaro Nakamura, original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe, screenplay written by Chiaki J. Konaka, and produced by Yasuyuki Ueda for Triangle Staff. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1998...
– Reika - VandreadVandreadis a Japanese anime series directed by Takeshi Mori and created by Gonzo and Media Factory animation studios. It also utilizes well-animated characters and cleanly rendered CG action sequences....
– Liz
Videogame roles
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super HeroesMarvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroesis the fifth Marvel Comics-licensed fighting game by Capcom and the third game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. In contrast to X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter, the game features characters from numerous Capcom franchises such as Mega Man and Strider, rather than...
– Rogue - Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroesis a fighting game, developed and published by Capcom. It is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series. With the fourth installment of this series, Capcom simplified the controls to make the gameplay more accessible for casual players. The button configuration was trimmed down to 4 main...
– Rogue - The Fairly OddParents: Shadow ShowdownThe Fairly OddParents: Shadow ShowdownThe Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown is a platforming video game released in 2004 by ImaginEngine for the PC, Blitz Games for the Nintendo GameCube and THQ. The game is based on the animated television series The Fairly OddParents...
– Titania - The Misadventures of Tron BonneThe Misadventures of Tron BonneThe Misadventures of Tron Bonne, known in Japan as , is a video game that was developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation. Released in Japan in 1999 and in North America and Europe in 2000, the game is part of the Mega Man Legends series and the prequel of the first Legends game...
– Digger - X-Men vs. Street FighterX-Men vs. Street FighterX-Men vs. Street Fighter is a fighting game originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in . It is Capcom's third fighting game to feature Marvel Comics characters and the first game to match them against their own, with characters from Marvel's X-Men franchise being matched against the cast...
– Rogue