Elissa Knight
{{short description|American actress}}
{{notability|Biography|date=March 2023}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|4|15}}
| birth_place = Santa Cruz, California{{cite web |title=ELISSA KNIGHT |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Elissa-Knight/ |website=behindthevoiceactors.com}}{{cite web |title=filmibeat.com |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/elissa-knight.html |website=filmibeat.com}}
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| alma_mater = University of California, Santa Cruz{{cite web |title=elissabknight |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/elissabknight |website=linkedin.com}}
| nationality = American
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| children = 1
| occupation = Voice actress
| years_active = 1998–present
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| notable_works = WALL-E
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{{external media|image1=[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2264184/mediaviewer/rm1046910720 Knight at the event for WALL-E in 2008]}}
Elissa Knight (born April 15, 1975) is an American employee at Pixar and voice actress. As a voice actress, her first major role was in the 2006 film Cars as one of the twins known as Tia and as EVE in WALL-E in 2008.
Biography
Knight was born in Santa Cruz, California. As a Pixar employee, she worked on numerous films, including Cars, Ratatouille,{{cite web|title=Elissa Knight profile|url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Elissa_Knight/3504957|accessdate=2008-07-05|work=hollywood.com}} and WALL-E. Knight voices animated characters as necessary, occasionally recording scratch tracks for use until a big-name actor can record their dialogue. She had her first voice role in the 2006 film Cars as Tia, one of two identical twin Mazda Miata "sisters" who become fans of several of the race cars (the other is played by Lindsey Collins; both actors work at Pixar as assistants).{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Jackson |date=February 7, 2022 |title=INTERVIEW: “Turning Red” Duo Preview Pixar’s 25th Feature – Animation Scoop |url=https://www.animationscoop.com/interview-turning-red-duo-preview-pixars-25th-feature/ |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=www.animationscoop.com}}
Knight continued to do voice acting in WALL-E. In WALL-E, she plays EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator), a futuristic robot who descends to Earth in search of any life, specifically plants, that still exist in the 29th century. Knight stated that she had never read the script for WALL-E and made few preparations. Her recorded dialogue was originally meant to be a placeholder while the casting department looked for an actress that would voice the part, but the producers liked her performance enough to use it in the finished film.{{cite web |last1=Sherlock |first1=Ben |title=Eva!: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About WALL-E |url=https://screenrant.com/wall-e-pixar-disney-unknown-trivia/ |website=screenrant.com |accessdate=15 September 2020 |date=17 February 2020}}
Personal life
Filmography
=Film=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2006 | Cars | Tia | Also served as assistant |
| rowspan=2|2008 | WALL-E | rowspan=2|EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) | First major role{{cite web |title=I was the voice of EVE in WALL•E. My favorite part of working on this film was being able to play around in the recording studio with Ben Burtt. If you don't know who he is, look it up – he is a legend! |url=https://twitter.com/pixar/status/1241031678686105600?lang=en |website=twitter.com}} |
| BURN-E | Short film Uncredited | ||
| 2009 | Tracy | Ellen Canzini (Junior) | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | rowspan=3|Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Party Central | Short | |
| 2015 | Inside Out |
=Television=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2008–11 | Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales | Tia | 7 Episodes |
=Video games=
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
| 2006 | Cars | Tia | |
| 2008 | WALL-E | EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) | |
| 2009 | Cars Race-O-Rama | Tia | |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Lil | |
| 2023 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) | A Rift in Time expansion |
| 2024 | Disney Speedstorm | EVE | Uncredited; archive audio; character added in a 2024 update |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2264184|name=Elissa Knight}}
- [http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/3504957/Elissa_Knight Elissa Knight hollywood.com]
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American film actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:Actresses from Santa Cruz, California
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