Dee Shipley, CDC
Voice and Casting Director

As an Emmy- nominated Voice Director and Casting Director, Dee has worked on over 45 animated series which have aired on the Disney Channel, CBC, MTV, Teletoon, Nickelodeon, Discovery Kids, PBS, the WB, YTV, and Treehouse. Her recent animated television credits include the Emmy nominated It's a Big Big World, the critically acclaimed Toot & Puddle, and the wildly popular, MAGI NATION.

In addition to being a judge for the Daytime Emmy's in the Children's Entertainment categories, Dee has also worked as a dialect coach, voice director, and casting director on a wide range of theatre productions, commercials, and video games.

After earning her B.A. in Performance at the University of Toronto, Dee went on to continue her studies in New York, focusing on Voice, Speech and Dialect training at Circle in the Square Theatre School and New York University. Dee is also a trained singer. After college, Dee continued to work in theatre in New York for many years, and also discovered her love of the recording studio by producing Broadway musical cast recordings and producing a jazz cabaret. She then made the switch to television, by returning to Canada to be the Director of Casting for Nelvana Ltd., a Corus Entertainment Company, and uncovered the wonderful world of animation voiceover.

In 2003, Dee founded Dee & Company, a creative consortium located in downtown Toronto, providing services for Canadian and international productions.

Dee is a member of the Casting Directors of Canada.