Alison Sealy-Smith (born 1959) is a Barbadian-born Canadian actress best known for her role as Storm in X-Men: The Animated Series (1993-1997), X-Men '97 (2024-present), and What If...? (2024).
Early life and education
Smith was born in Bridgetown, Barbados and raised in Toronto. She attended Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada, where she studied psychology on a scholarship.
Career
She is the founding director of Obsidian Theatre, a company that specializes in African-Canadian drama. She also won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2009 for Outstanding Performance By A Female In A Principal Role with her role as Lena in A Raisin In The Sun.
Personal life
Her daughter, Makyla Smith, is also an actress.
Filmography
Film
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1994
|Death Wish V: The Face of Death
|Doctor
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|1995
|Rude
|Rude Caller
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|1998
|Down in the Delta
|Diner 2
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|2000
|Loser
|University Official
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|2001
|data-sort-value="Little Bear Movie, The" | The Little Bear Movie
|Cub's Mother (voice)
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|2003
|Honey
|Marisol
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|-
|rowspan=2| 2004
|Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
|Sergeant Rose
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|-
|data-sort-value="Skulls III, The" | The Skulls III
|Dr. Franks
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2005
|Dark Water
|Supervisor
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|-
|2006
|Take the Lead
|Rock's Mom
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|-
|rowspan=4| 2007
|How She Move
|Mrs. Davis
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|Talk to Me
|Freda
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|Hit for Six
|Ianthe Nelson
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|-
|You Kill Me
|Doris Rainford
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|2015
|Vigilante: The Crossing
|Myrtle
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|}
Television
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1987–1994
| Street Legal
| Mercedes / Reporter #2
| 56 episodes
|-
| 1991
| E.N.G.
| Rose
| Episode: "Illuminations"
|-
| 1993–1997
| X-Men: The Animated Series
| Ororo Munroe / Storm (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan=4| 1995
| Friends at Last
| Woman #1
| Television film
|-
| Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
| Theil
| Episode: "Citizen Caine"
|-
| Spider-Man: The Animated Series
| Storm / Ororo Munroe (voice)
| rowspan="2" |2 episodes
|-
| Sailor Moon
| Amphibia / Gemini Warrior (voice, English-language version)
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| Due South
| Mrs. Cameron
| Episode: "White Men Can't Jump to Conclusions"
|-
| Talk to Me
| Miriam
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=3| 1997
| Diabolik
| Ranavalona (voice)
| Episode: "Panther Uncaged"
|-
| data-sort-value="Newsroom, The" | The Newsroom
| Globe Reporter #1
| Episode: "Unity"
|-
| Ms. Scrooge
| Lettie
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=5| 1998
| data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | The Wonderful World of Disney
| Protester Woman
| Episode: "My Date with the President's Daughter"
|-
| Silver Surfer
| Gamora (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| Labor of Love
| Kara
| Television film
|-
| Freaky Stories
| Narrator
| Episode: "Mouse Trap"
|-
| Birdz
| Abby Storkowitz (voice)
| 2 episodes