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Lisa Jai Yamanaka is a Canadian actress. She is known as the voice of Wanda Li in The Magic School Bus and Yoko in Timothy Goes to School. Yamanaka is also known for her work on Babar and Resident Evil 2. She is also credited as Lisa Boynton and Lisa Jai.

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Lisa Yamanaka
Born	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Lisa Boynton Lisa Jai Lisa Yamanaka
Occupation	Actress

Career

Yamanaka was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she stayed until 2008 when she moved to Los Angeles, California before moving back to Toronto in 2011. Lisa Yamanaka attended Central Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario. Lisa Jai was awarded the Unsung Hero Award by the City of Toronto 2012 for her advocacy work in diversity in the mainstream media. Lisa Jai debuted her first theater production in the city of Watts, California as Isela Sanchez in Lynn Manning's 'The Unrequited: A tale between two Worlds' with Cornerstone Theater and Watts Village Theater. Recently, she has become an advocate for disabled actors, having developed rheumatoid arthritis.[1] As of 2018, Lisa Jai focuses her time on theater, independent films, and advocacy. She is also a published poet and spoken-word artist: performing at the inaugural event Poetic Fashion. She has also performed spoken word in Los Angeles, New York, and Swaziland.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Babar: The Movie	Isabelle (voice)
1992	This Is My Life	Shawn
1994	Mirabelle and Me	Gwendolyn (voice)	Television film
1995	Nilus the Sandman: The First Day	Girl	Television film
1996	Balance of Power	Jasmine Matsumoto
2010	Creed	Asia
2013	Sisters	Crystal	Short film
2014	The Window	News Anchor
2014	Lost Angels	Louise
2014	Runaway Dream	Linn	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	My Secret Identity	Megan	Episode: "You've Got a Friend"
1989–1991	Babar	Flora (1989–1990), Isabelle (1991) (voice)	65 episodes
1989	T. and T.	Kim	Episode: "Family Honour"
1990	Little Rosey	Nonny, Tater (voice)
	The Raccoons	Patty (voice)	Episode: "Endless Summer!"
1991	Rupert	Additional Voices (voice)	13 episodes
1993	Tales from the Cryptkeeper	Becky (voice)	Episode: "Nature"
1994–1996	The Busy World of Richard Scarry	Bridget Murphy & additional Voices (voice)	31 episodes
1994	Monster Force	Additional Voices (voice)	13 episodes
1994–1997	The Magic School Bus	Wanda Li (voice)	52 episodes
1995	Squawk Box	Various
1995	The Neverending Story	The Childlike Empress, Junior Rockbiter (voice)	13 episodes[2]
1995	Mr. Dressup	Herself (guest)	1 episode[3]
1996–1998	Stickin' Around	Ashley (voice)
1999–2002	Tweenies	Fizz (voice)	US version
2000	Twice in a Lifetime	Georgia	Episode: "Pride and Prejudice"
2001-2003	George Shrinks	Ellen	3 episodes
2000–2001	Timothy Goes to School	Yoko (voice)	26 episodes[2]
2001–2002	Medabots	Erika Amazake (voice)
2010–2012	Pillars of Freedom	Spirit (voice)	26 episodes[2]
2013	Trail Mix	Holly	Episode: "The Trail Mix Crew"
2013	Apartment Manager	Lisa	Episode: "Unit 4"
2017	The Magic School Bus Rides Again	Mrs. Li, William Li, Caller (voice)	Episode: "The Magnetic Mambo"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Resident Evil 2	Sherry Birkin
2000	Dino Crisis 2	Paula Morton

References

External links

• Lisa Yamanaka on Twitter
• Lisa Yamanaka at IMDb
• Lisa Yamanaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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