Corrine Koslo is thrilled to join the cast of Corner Gas Animated as Emma Leroy, in honour of her late, great friend Janet Wright.

A versatile television and stage actor born in France, Corrine grew up in Halifax, Manitoba and Edmonton. She is now based in the Niagara Region, just outside Toronto.

On television, she is known for her memorable voice work as Lady Rataxes in the popular children’s series, “Babar.” Most recently, she joined the cast of “Anne,” a series based on the book Anne of Green Gables, and plays the indomitable Rachel Lynde.

She is a graduate of the Vancouver Playhouse Acting School and has performed on stages across Canada for the past three decades. She is a 12-year member of the Shaw Festival acting ensemble and most recently portrayed Mrs. Lovett in the Festival’s production of Sweeney Todd. Other Festival credits include the Duchess of Berwick in Lady Windermere’s Fan, Grace in Faith Healer and Lola Delaney in Come Back, Little Sheba. Corrine’s other recent theatrical work includes Kindertransport (Harold Green Jewish Theatre), Funny Girl and Bedroom Farce (Soulpepper Theatre Company), as well as a theatrical adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad (Royal Shakespeare Company/National Arts Centre).

Corrine has garnered a number of theatrical awards, including: two Dora Mavor Moore Awards for her roles in the Young People’s Theatre (Toronto) productions Seussical The Musical and Bunnicula; Jessie Richardson Awards for her performances in Love and Angels (Vancouver Playhouse) and Sweeney Todd (Arts Club); and a Sterling Award for her portrayal of Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.