BABSCon - Guests of Honor

Ashleigh Ball

Ashleigh Ball started her voice career in 2005 playing Oopsy Bear in the animated feature Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! And reprising that role in the CBS Saturday-morning series Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot.

Since then, Ashleigh has added over 100 credits to her resume including Blythe in Littlest Pet Shop, Skya in Dinotrux, Jet in Ready Jet Go! Jay in Beat Bugs, Mira in The Hollow and fan favourites, Applejack and Rainbow Dash in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

Ashleigh is also the lead vocalist and flute player in the Vancouver-based JUNO nominated indie pop band Hey Ocean!. X Instagram YouTube

Andrea Libman

Andrea Libman has worked as a voice actor for the past 30 years, bringing to life the animated characters we all know and love. A staple in the voice industry, Andrea may best be known for the voices of fast-talking Pinkie Pie and reserved Fluttershy for the wildly popular My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, which aired for 10 seasons. Her long-running career highlights include voicing classic characters such as: Madeline in the Emmy-award-winning series The New Adventures of Madeline; Emmy in Dragon Tales and AndrAIa in Reboot.

Andrea has recently starred in a variety of new series that are sure to be added to the TV treasure-trove of childhood favourites, including: Autumn in Lego Friends, Potato in Chip and Potato, and Lemon Meringue in Strawberry Shortcake. She is proud of her recent work as the voice of Lili on 16 Hudson, a show which promotes diversity and inclusion and has received numerous accolades and awards for its quality content and valuable lessons. Andrea also voiced Cheryl the Mantis for the 2018 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Film Animal Behavior.

In her spare time, Andrea enjoys spending time with her family, reading, playing piano, skiing and hiking. Twitter

Tabitha St. Germain

Tabitha St. Germain is a blindingly glamorous award-winning Canadian former stage actress. She began working in animation during the mesozoic era, providing the voices for Kootie Pie Koopa in Super Mario Brothers, Spryte in The Legend OF Zelda, and Prudence in Beetlejuice to name a few of the early talkies. She's a veteran of many anime shows, including Dragon Ball Z , Gundam Seed, Death Note, Ghost in Shell and Black Lagoon.

A perennial leading actress, some notable roles are Dudley Squat and Becky Hooger in Nerds and Monsters, Pickle in Endangered Species, Everything female in League of Super Evil, Martha in Martha Speaks, Heloise in Jimmy Two-Shoes. Nightmare Moon, Luna, Granny Smith, Rarity, and a host of other in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.

A list of 702 roles she has played can be found here: Behind the voice actors

Elley Ray Hennessy

Elley Ray Hennessy is an avant-garde, international, award-winning bon vivant who has dazzled audiences for 45 years across film, television, radio, and stage. A true powerhouse in the entertainment industry, Elley has excelled in acting, writing, directing, producing, and casting. Her significant contributions to the arts and humanities have earned her a Doctorate of Laws.

Elley published her first children's book, My Shaky World, a story about epilepsy, and is currently working on her second book under the same theme, with plans to create an animated series based on the concept. She also voices an array of animated characters, ranging from a 55-year-old man with Asperger's to a magical unicorn, a helmeted duck, and a singing designer witch.

Elley-Ray is known for her role as Mistmane in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.