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Alison Sealy-Smith Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1958-11-30

Birthplace:
Barbados

Credits:
42 Total Roles

Alison Sealy-Smith

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Biography

Alison Sealy-Smith (born 1959) is a Barbadian-born, Canadian actress who is best known for her role as Storm in various Marvel animated TV series.

Smith was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, and raised in Toronto. She attended Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, where she studied psychology on a scholarship.

She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specialises in African-Canadian drama. Smith was awarded a Dora Mavor Moore Award for her 1997 star turn in Djanet Sears' Harlem Duet.

Her film and television credits have included the series Street Legal, This is Wonderland, and The Line, and a recurring role in Kevin Hill. She also had a small role in the 1998 film My Date with the President's Daughter.

Smith also voiced characters in various animated series, such as Storm on the 1990s X-Men and Scarlett on the Teletoon series Delilah and Julius. She played Sergeant Rose in the film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Honey (with Jessica Alba), Dark Water, and Talk to Me. Since the mid-2000s, she had a recurring role as Ms. Mann in the children's series Naturally, Sadie. In 2009, she performed as Nurse Lydia in the HBO Canada series Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures.

Smith won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1997 for Best Female Performance for her role in Harlem Duet. She also won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2009 for Outstanding Performance By A Female In A Principal Role with her role as Lena in A Raisin In The Sun.

Her daughter, Makyla Smith, is also an actress.

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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2024 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of X-Men '97 MOVIE Self - Storm
2024 X-Men '97 TV Storm / Adversary
2022 Meris Kanispol MOVIE Self
2021 What If...? TV Storm (voice)
2015 Vigilante: The Crossing MOVIE Myrtle
2010 Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures TV Nurse Lydia
2009 The Line TV Self
2007 Hit for Six MOVIE Ianthe Nelson
2007 Talk to Me MOVIE Freda
2007 You Kill Me MOVIE Doris Rainford

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