Elissa Knight
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Elissa Knight is an American
employee at Pixar Animation Studios and voice actress. As a voice actress, her first major role was in the 2008 film
WALL-E
as a robot named EVE.
, Ratatouille
, 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).
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 claims that she had never read the script for WALL-E and made few preparations. Sound engineer Ben Burtt
modified her recorded voice and director Andrew Stanton
decided to keep her voice with the result.
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employee at Pixar Animation Studios and voice actress. As a voice actress, her first major role was in the 2008 film
2008 in film
This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
WALL-E
WALL-E
WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...
as a robot named EVE.
Biography
Knight has been working as an assistant at Pixar for its recent films, including CarsCars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
, Ratatouille
Ratatouille (film)
Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005...
, and WALL-E
WALL-E
WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...
. 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
Cars (film)
Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney...
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).
Knight continued to do voice acting in WALL-E
WALL-E
WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future...
. 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 claims that she had never read the script for WALL-E and made few preparations. Sound engineer Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt
Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. is an American sound designer who has worked on various films including: the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, Invasion of the Body Snatchers , E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , and WALL-E...
modified her recorded voice and director Andrew Stanton
Andrew Stanton
Andrew Stanton is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and occasional voice actor based at Pixar Animation Studios. His film work includes writing and directing Finding Nemo and WALL-E; both films earned him the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.-Life and career:Stanton was...
decided to keep her voice with the result.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Cars Cars (film) Cars is a 2006 American animated family film produced by Pixar and directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Joe Ranft. It is the seventh Disney·Pixar feature film, and Pixar's final, independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney... |
Tia | Served as assistant |
| 2007 | Ratatouille Ratatouille (film) Ratatouille is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005... |
Woman in restaurant | Other - Pixar Productions |
| 2008 | WALL-E WALL-E WALL-E, promoted with an interpunct as WALL•E, is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Andrew Stanton. The story follows a robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up a waste-covered Earth far in the future... |
EVE (Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) | First major role |
| BURN-E BURN-E BURN-E is a short film by Pixar Animation Studios. It is a parallel spin-off from the feature-length movie WALL-E. Its protagonist, a repair robot named BURN-E, is a minor character from the first movie, and the film is intercut with scenes from WALL-E, which takes place concurrently.BURN-E was... |
uncredited | ||
| Cars Toons | Tia | ||
| 2009 | TRACY Tracy Tracy is originally a British personal name, that refers to the family de Tracy or de Trasci from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France... |
Ellen Canzini (Junior) | First live action role |
| 2010 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game Toy Story 3: The Video Game Toy Story 3: The Video Game is a platform video game loosely based on the film Toy Story 3. It was published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Avalanche Software , Asobo Studio and n-Space... |
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