Tajja Isen

Tajja Isen is a Canadian writer, editor, and actress. Her first book, the essay collection Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in April 2022. As an actress, she is best known for voicing the title character Atomic Betty. She has several other voice credits, including Samantha in Franklin and the Turtle Lake Treasure, Sister Bear in The Berenstain Bears, Pipsqueak in The ZhuZhus, Princess Pea/Presto in the PBS Kids show Super Why!, Jane in Jane and the Dragon, Jodie in Time Warp Trio, Franny's singing voice in Franny's Feet and Jazzi in The Save-Ums!

Biography
Isen was born in Toronto, Ontario. At 10 years old, she began her voice acting career with The Berenstain Bears, where she voiced Sister Bear. In 2004, she portrayed Young Nala in a Toronto stage production of Disney's The Lion King and was nominated for an Equity Emerging Artist Award for that role.

Her first book, Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service, was published in 2022 by Atria/One Signal and Doubleday Canada. She was the editor-in-chief of Catapult magazine.

Personal life and family
Isen is of mixed Trinidadian descent. Her younger sister Nissae Isen is also a voice actress.

Discography

 * Atomic Betty (2005)

Animation
List of voice performances in animation

Awards

 * 2004 – Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Nominated (Berenstain Bears)
 * 2007 – Young Artist Awards- Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role – Won (Jane and the Dragon)
 * 2009 – Gemini Awards- Best Individual or Ensemble Performance in an Animated Television Show or Series – Won (Atomic Betty)