Anik Matern
Anik Matern (born April 30, 1963) is a Canadian actress and founder of the award winning Dynamic Theater Factory. Community Builder award discerned to D.T.F and Anik Matern by the Actra Montreal union branch for her outstanding contribution to the industry.
She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and graduated from John Abbott College Professional Theatre Program.
Personal life
Anik has served as an acting consultant, a coach for television/film projects, a director, a writer, an actress, a voice actress and is founder and president of the Dynamic Theater Factory.
A graduate of the John Abbott College Professional Theatre Program, and an accomplished actor, Anik has served as acting consultant and coach for television and film projects including The Jackie Onassis Project for Muse Entertainment, The Growing Pains Movie for Atomic Films, The Sleep Room for Cinar Productions, The Hunger for Telescene, including over a dozen more to date. Anik has directed and written over 6 successful creative works in Montreal, one for Toronto and 3 in France. Her acting credits include: Underdogs for the Just for Laughs Festival, Secret Window opposite Johnny Depp, NBC's The Reagans opposite James Brolin, Chasing Holden and many more. Anik had fun playing 'Thelma the android' in seasons I and II of Space Cases for Cinar/Nickelodeon TV, and as series regular 'Brenan the witch' in Back to Sherwood, for CBC and YTV. She has played in Are You Afraid of the Dark II?, Lassie, All Souls, and Fries With That? as well as in English dubbed versions of several anime series distributed by Saban Entertainment. Recently in Baby for Sale and as lead coach and motivator in CBC's docu-drama Battle of The Sexes. Anik continues to lend her voice to many wonderful characters in animation series such as Robert Munsch's The Snow Suit, as 'Chloe' in Madeline, 'Maid Marian' in Hanna-Barbera's Young Robin Hood, and as 'Violet' in The Bellflower Bunnies.
Filmography
Television series and voice work includes:
- The Littl' Bits (1990)
- Saban's Adventures of Peter Pan (1990)
- Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio (1990)
- The Little Flying Bears (1990)
- Sharky and George (1990)
- The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot (1990)
- Madeline (1990)
- Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid (1991)
- Bob in a Bottle (1991)
- Samurai Pizza Cats (1991)
- Young Robin Hood (1991)
- C.L.Y.D.E. (1991)
- Charlie Strapp and Froggy Ball Flying High (1991)
- A Bunch of Munsch (1992)
- The Legend of White Fang (1992)
- Favorite Songs (1992)
- Chip and Charlie (1992)
- Gulliver's Travels (1992)
- Around the World in 80 Dreams (1992)
- Spirou (1992)
- Sandokan (1992)
- Christopher Columbus (1992)
- The Bush Baby (1992)
- The Adventures of Grady Greenspace (1992)
- Zoe and Charlie (1993)
- Papa Beaver's Storytime (1993)
- Cat Tales (1994)
- Three Little Ghosts (1994)
- The Little Lulu Show (1995)
- The Babaloos (1995)
- Jungle Tales (1995)
- Night Hood (1996)
- The Magical Adventures of Quasimodo (1996)
- Sea Dogs (1996)
- Space Cases (1996)
- Arthur (1996)
- The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996)
- Lassie (1997)
- Fennec (1997)
- Princess Sissi (1997)
- Patrol 03 (1997)
- The Triplets (1997)
- The Secret World of Santa Claus (1997)
- Animal Crackers (1997)
- The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures (1997)
- Jim Button (1998)
- Team S.O.S. (1998)
- Dog's World (1998)
- Gnou (1998)
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1998)
- Back to Sherwood, TV series, 13 episodes (1999)
- Rotten Ralph (1999)
- A Miss Mallard Mystery (1999)
- Mona the Vampire (1999)
- Flight Squad (1999)
- Turtle Island (1999)
- Tommy and Oscar (1999)
- The Kids from Room 402 (1999)
- Mega Babies (1999)
- Marsupilami (2000)
- Wunschpunsch (2000)
- Kid Paddle (2000)
- The Twins (2000)
- Iron Nose (2001)
- Belphegor (2001)
- Lucky Luke (2001)
- X-DuckX (2001)
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings (2001)
- Upstairs, Downstairs Bears (2001)
- Pet Pals (2002)
- Pig City (2002)
- Malo Korrigan (2002)
- The Lost World (2002)
- Creepschool (2003)
- Flat! (2003)
- What's With Andy? (2003)
- Mica (2003)
- Ratz (2003)
- Ocean Tales (2003)
- Potatoes and Dragons (2003)
- Fries with That? (2004)
- Billy and Buddy (2004)
- 3 Gold Coins (2004)
- Prudence Gumshoe (2004)
- Gino the Chicken (2004)
- The Boy (2004)
- The Bellflower Bunnies (2004)
- Tripping the Rift (2004)
- Winx Club - Stormy and Musa (Episode 3 of season 3-4) (Cinelume)
- The Tofus (2004)
- Shaolin Kids (2005)
- My Goldfish is Evil (2006)
- Zoé Kezako (2006)
- Moot Moot (2007)
- Bad Karma (2010)
- Anpanman (19??)
- Calimero (19??)
- Kathy's Kid Sing Along (????)
She has also been a guest star on Are You Afraid of the Dark? and All Souls.
Movie work includes:
- Voodoo Dolls (1990)
- Shadows of the Past (1991)
- Map of the Human Heart (1993)
- Frankenstein and Me (1996)
- The Minion (1998)
- The Last Breath (1999)
- Chasing Holden (2001)
- Moving Sands (2003)
- Baby for Sale (2004)
- (High Cost of Living) (2010)
- (French Immersion) (2010)