Anik Matern

Anik Matern
Anik Matern in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Studio Bizz
Born	April 30, 1963 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Occupation	Actress and founder of the Dynamic Theater Factory

Anik Matern 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.

Early life

Anik Matern was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and graduated from John Abbott College Professional Theatre Program.

Career

Matern 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, and The Hunger for Telescene.

Matern has directed and written several creative works in Montreal, one in Toronto and three in France.

Matern's acting credits include: Underdogs for the Just for Laughs Festival, Secret Window opposite Johnny Depp, NBC's The Reagans and Chasing Holden.

Matern played 'Thelma the android' in Space Cases, a children's science fiction show that ran for two seasons on Nickelodeon. She appeared as series regular 'Brenan the Witch' in Back to Sherwood, for CBC and YTV. She has appeared in Are You Afraid of the Dark II?, Lassie, All Souls, and Fries With That?.

She has done voice work for English-dubbed versions of several anime series distributed by Saban Entertainment, in 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.

Matern is founder and president of the Dynamic Theater Factory.^[1]

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)
• Kid Kidettes (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)
• A Miss Mallard Mystery (1999)
• Mona the Vampire (1999)
• Flight Squad (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)
• 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)
• The High Cost of Living (2010)
• French Immersion (2011)

References

External links

• Anik Matern at IMDb
• Dynamic Theater Factory