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'''Eve Karpf''' (born 2 August 1947) is a British actress and voice-over actress. Among her roles was the voice of Weed for the 2001 [[Flower Pot Men#2001 reboot|''Bill and Ben'']] reboot.<ref>"BACK ON THE FLOBAJOB; Cold Feet star John lands role voicing return of Bill &amp;amp;amp; Ben.(News)." Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2000. [https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68432622]{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> She was a voice of Dennis' mum, Matilda in the 1996 ''[[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' television series, Mrs. Bird in ''[[The Adventures of Paddington Bear]]'' and The Voice in [[Trapped! (TV series)|Trapped!]]. Karpf also featured in several [[audiobook]]s, among them ''A Creepy Company'' who was praised as being "a marvelous performer whose storytelling talents keep the listener spellbound."<ref>"BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review)." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Primary Source Media. 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67670017.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233410/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67670017.html |date=5 November 2013 }}</ref> She is known for being the voice of the [[Ferrero Rocher]] commercial line, "Monsieur, with these Rocher, you're really spoiling us."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8133890.stm | title=Paradise lost | publisher=BBC | accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>
'''Eve Karpf''' (born 2 August 1947) is a British actress and voice-over actress. Among her roles was the voice of Weed for the 2001 [[Flower Pot Men#2001 reboot|''Bill and Ben'']] reboot.<ref>"BACK ON THE FLOBAJOB; Cold Feet star John lands role voicing return of Bill &amp;amp;amp; Ben.(News)." Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2000. [https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-68432622]{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> She was a voice of Dennis' mum, Matilda in the 1996 ''[[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' television series, Mrs. Bird in ''[[The Adventures of Paddington Bear]]'' and The Voice in [[Trapped! (TV series)|Trapped!]]. Karpf also featured in several [[audiobook]]s, among them ''A Creepy Company'' who was praised as being "a marvelous performer whose storytelling talents keep the listener spellbound."<ref>"BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review)." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Primary Source Media. 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67670017.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233410/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67670017.html |date=5 November 2013 }}</ref> She is known for being the voice of the [[Ferrero Rocher]] commercial line, "Monsieur, with these Rocher, you're really spoiling us."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8133890.stm | title=Paradise lost | publisher=BBC | accessdate=12 July 2013}}</ref>


She has numerous minor roles in video games from various franchises based on other media, including ''[[James Bond]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''. Her credits include [[Minerva McGonagall]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' video games, including ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (video game)|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (video game)|2]]''. She also did the voice over for the role of [[Saint Monica|Monica]] the mother of [[Augustine of Hippo|St. Augustine]] in the movie ''[[Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire|Restless Heart]]'' ([[Ignatius Press]]), Kristina Boaz in the 2003 video game ''[[Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]]'', the cat Alvina in 2011 video game ''[[Dark Souls]]'' and the elf Fiona in the 2014 video game ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]''.
She has numerous minor roles in video games from various franchises based on other media, including ''[[James Bond]]'' and ''[[Star Wars]]''. Her credits include [[Minerva McGonagall]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' video games, including ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game)|Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)|Order of the Phoenix]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (video game)|Half-Blood Prince]]'' and ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (video game)]]''. She also did the voice over for the role of [[Saint Monica|Monica]] the mother of [[Augustine of Hippo|St. Augustine]] in the movie ''[[Augustine: The Decline of the Roman Empire|Restless Heart]]'' ([[Ignatius Press]]), Kristina Boaz in the 2003 video game ''[[Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness]]'', the cat Alvina in 2011 video game ''[[Dark Souls]]'' and the elf Fiona in the 2014 video game ''[[Dragon Age: Inquisition]]''.


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Revision as of 20:46, 21 February 2022

Eve Karpf
Born (1947-08-02) 2 August 1947 (age 77)
OccupationActress

Eve Karpf (born 2 August 1947) is a British actress and voice-over actress. Among her roles was the voice of Weed for the 2001 Bill and Ben reboot.[1] She was a voice of Dennis' mum, Matilda in the 1996 Dennis the Menace television series, Mrs. Bird in The Adventures of Paddington Bear and The Voice in Trapped!. Karpf also featured in several audiobooks, among them A Creepy Company who was praised as being "a marvelous performer whose storytelling talents keep the listener spellbound."[2] She is known for being the voice of the Ferrero Rocher commercial line, "Monsieur, with these Rocher, you're really spoiling us."[3]

She has numerous minor roles in video games from various franchises based on other media, including James Bond and Star Wars. Her credits include Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter video games, including Prisoner of Azkaban, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (video game). She also did the voice over for the role of Monica the mother of St. Augustine in the movie Restless Heart (Ignatius Press), Kristina Boaz in the 2003 video game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the cat Alvina in 2011 video game Dark Souls and the elf Fiona in the 2014 video game Dragon Age: Inquisition.

References

  1. ^ "BACK ON THE FLOBAJOB; Cold Feet star John lands role voicing return of Bill &amp;amp; Ben.(News)." Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2000. [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review)." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Primary Source Media. 1997. Retrieved 12 July 2013 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-67670017.html Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Paradise lost". BBC. Retrieved 12 July 2013.