{{short description|British voice actress}} {{Multiple issues| {{BLP primary sources|date=July 2016}} {{notability|biographies|date=July 2016}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use British English|date=July 2012}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | name = Joanna Ruiz | birth_date = | birth_place = [[London]], England | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | occupation = Voice actress | alma_mater = [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]] | years_active = 1992–present | alias = | family = | spouse = | children = 2 | relatives = | website = | agent = }} '''Joanna Ruiz''' is a British voice actress. She has mainly done voice acting for children's television shows.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/money/2013/may/14/how-become-voiceover-artist|title=How do I become … a voiceover artist|last=Tims|first=Anna|date=2013-05-14|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=24 June 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
==Career== In 1993, she moved to [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]] and attended the [[Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama]], where she sang in a band and performed jingles for radio and television commercials. Ruiz' breakthrough came when she was asked to audition for the role of [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]] for a re-dub of the [[Casper (film)|1995 film]], and got the role after practising from the film's soundtrack. She discovered her skills at imitating young children, and shifted from acting to focus more on voice acting, although she decided to stay and finish her course.<ref name="WalesOn">{{cite news|author=Wales Online staff|title=My favourite room, by actress Joanna Ruiz|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/favourite-room-actress-joanna-ruiz-2016772|date=26 March 2013|publisher=Wales Online|access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="Guardian"/>
Ruiz has provided voices for various children's television shows and commercials, including ''[[Make Way for Noddy]]'', ''[[Fireman Sam]]'', ''[[LazyTown]]'', ''[[Fifi and the Flowertots]]'', ''[[Horrid Henry (TV series)|Horrid Henry]]'', ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]'', ''Toby's Travelling Circus'',<ref name="WalesOn"/><ref name="Guardian"/> and ''[[Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!]]''.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news|author=BBC Media Centre staff|title=Brand-new Beanotown residents and all-star voice cast revealed for forthcoming CBBC show Dennis And Gnasher: Unleashed|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/cast-revealed-dennis-and-gnasher-unleashed|date=3 July 2017|publisher=BBC|access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref> She also did voices for audiobooks by [[David Walliams]] and [[David Baddiel]].<ref name="SueTerry">{{cite web|title=Joanna Ruiz|url=https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/joanna-ruiz|publisher=Sue Terry Voices|access-date=27 September 2024|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625135405/https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/joanna-ruiz|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gangsta Granny: Unabridged New Edition|url=https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/products/gangsta-granny-david-walliamsjoanna-ruiz-9780008524111/|publisher=The World of David Walliams|access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref>
==List of credits== * ''[[Moomin (1990 TV series)|Moomin]]'' – Mrs. Fillyjonk (episodes 54-66), Fillyjonk Children, The Witch (episodes 62-78), Flip, The Twins' Mother, Orphanage Director, Sleeky, Bob (episode 74) (UK) (1992-1999) * ''[[The Twins of Destiny]]'' – Julie Tournier (UK) (1994-1995) * ''[[Casper (film)|Casper]]'' – [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]] (UK) (1995)<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''Loggerheads'' – Bjorn's Wife, Thora, additional voices (1998) * ''[[Hilltop Hospital]]'' – Tiffany, Charlotte, additional voices (1999–2003) * ''[[Make Way for Noddy]]'' – Tessie Bear, Martha Monkey, Clockwork Mouse, Mrs Skittle, Cecilia the Beetle (2001-2006)<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva">{{cite web|title=Joanna Ruiz (visual voices guide)|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Joanna-Ruiz/|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=26 September 2021|type= A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information}}</ref> * ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)|Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'' – Emily Elizabeth, Mrs. Bleakman (UK dub) (2002)<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Andy Pandy]]'' – Looby Loo, Orbie (2002) * ''The Haunted Pumpkin of Sleepy Hollow'' – Nick (2003)<ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Fireman Sam]]'' – Sarah, James, Helen Flood (Series 5, 2003)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Little Robots]]'' – Sparky 2 (USA) (2003-)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends]]'' – Squirt, Bounce (UK) (2004)<ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Franklin (TV series)|Franklin]]'' – Mrs. Turtle, Beaver, Rabbit (UK) (2004) – billed as "Jo Ruiz Rodriguez"<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[LazyTown]]'' – Pixel, Trixie (UK) (2004–2014)<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Clifford's Puppy Days]]'' – Emily Elizabeth (UK) (2004)<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Trotro]]'' – Trotro (2004-2005) * ''[[Fifi and the Flowertots]]'' – Buttercup (UK) (2005)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Lunar Jim]]'' – Ripple (UK) (2005–2013) * ''Hana's Helpline'' – Mrs. Turtle, Mrs. Pig, Mums (2006)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[ToddWorld]]'' – Sophie (UK) (2006)<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Horrid Henry (TV series)|Horrid Henry]]'' – Sour Susan, Miss Lovely, Gorgeous Gurinder,{{Efn|name=MostHorridAlbumCredits|Credited in ''Horrid Henry's Most Horrid Album''.}} Singing Soraya,{{Efn|name=MostHorridAlbumCredits}} Goody-Goody Gordon, Stuck-Up Steve, Bossy Bill, Rabid Rebecca, Mrs Crunch, additional voices (2006–2019)<ref name="WalesOn"/><ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-VcPsYRU0|title=Behind the Scenes of Horrid Henry - BAFTA Kids|date=7 March 2017|publisher=YouTube|access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[It's a Big Big World]]'' – Burdette (UK) (2007)<ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Wakfu (TV series)|Wakfu]]'' – Amelia (2008–present) * ''[[Zigby]]'' – Zara, Laurence, Vicky, Celeen, El, Tink (2009)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]'' – Buttercup (2009)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Everything's Rosie (TV series)|Everything's Rosie]]'' – Rosie (2010)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Team Umizoomi]]'' – Geo (UK) (2010)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[The Bopps]]'' – Jo Bopp (2010)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''Cloudbabies'' – Little Star, Moon (2011)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Lulu Zipadoo]]'' – Lulu, Hattie (UK & US Version) (2011)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Poppy Cat (TV series)|Poppy Cat]]'' – Zuzu (UK) (2011)<ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''Toby's Travelling Circus'' – Toby, Delores, Momo, Li (2012)<ref name="Guardian"/><ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' – Espella Cantabella (2014)<ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]'' – Nanamo Ul Namo, Ga Bu, Garuda (2015–present)<ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Kate & Mim-Mim]]'' – Valerie, Boomer (UK) (2014–2019) * ''[[Simon (French TV series)|Simon]]'' – Patricia, Eva (2017)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!]]'' – Mrs. Creecher, Anne Finally, Gran (2017)<ref name="BBC"/><ref name="SueTerry"/><ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Lilybuds]]'' – Rose, Bebe (2018)<ref name="SueTerry"/> * ''[[Tinpo]]'' – Hackpo (2019) * ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles (video game)#Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition|Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition]]'' – Teelan (2020)<ref name="btva"/> * ''[[Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood]]'' – Daniel Tiger (UK) (2022) * ''[[List of Peppa Pig episodes#Peppa Pig Tales (2022-2025)|Peppa Pig Tales]]'' – George Pig, Miss Rabbit, Mummy Rabbit (2022) * ''Piggy Builders'' – Dana, Fiona, Kitty (2025)<ref name="Piggy">{{cite news|author=Sue Terry Voices staff|title=Joanna Ruiz voices characters in 'Piggy Builders', with a theme tune sung by Sophie Shad!|url=https://www.sueterryvoices.com/news/joanna-ruiz-voices-characters-in-piggy-builders-with-a-theme-tune-sung-by-sophie-shad|date=29 July 2025|publisher=Sue Terry Voices|access-date=8 September 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=2676923}} * [https://www.sueterryvoices.com/artist/joanna-ruiz Joanna Ruiz]
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