Maria Darling
British actress
Maria Darling is a British voice actress who has provided many character voices for children's television programmes in the United Kingdom and the United States. She is known for voicing Dizzy and Roley in the US version of Bob the Builder.
Television and film
Dr Otter – Some of the Rabbit Children, Mrs. Canny Body, and additional voices
Fifi and the Flowertots – Violet, Pip, Poppy, and Webby
The Magic Key – Chip, additional voices
Rubbadubbers – Amelia, Sploshy, and Winona
Boj – Bibi
Driver Dan's Story Train – Select female characters
Roary the Racing Car – Roary, Marsha, Cici/Zizzy, Breeze, Mamma Mia
Franny's Feet – Franny (UK dub)
Bob the Builder – Dizzy, Roley (US dub)
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends – Miss Spider, Dragon, Snowdrop, Pansy, Shimmer, Betty, Eunice (UK dub)
The Backyardigans – Tyrone, Tasha (Series 1–2) (UK dub)
Pitt and Kantrop – Pitt
Watership Down – Pipkin, Hannah, Clover, additional voices (Series 3 only)
Boblins – Pinny, Gully and Onny
Odd Jobbers – Mia and Menic the goat
Mole Sisters – All character voices in the programme
Zoo Troop – Anxious the Elephant and Polly
The Koala Brothers (audiobooks) – Narrator
Wide-Eye – Little Hoot, Hetty Hornet, The Natterjack Toads, Conchita, and Batwing
Muffin The Mule (2005 version) – All of the female characters except for Louise the Lamb
PB Bear and Friends – Millie the Monkey
Guess with Jess – Billie
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva – Luke Triton, Annie Dretche
Chuggington – Vee, Lori (Series 1–5)
Jelly Jamm – Goomo
Cartoonito – Cuba, Lolly, Ringo (2006–2018)
Bimble's Bucket – Narrator, additional voices (1997–1998)
Bitz & Bob – voices of Purl and Pop
Gordon the Garden Gnome – Rosie
Tad, The Lost Explorer – Young Tad Stones
Rudi and Trudi – Additional voices
The King's Beard – Sophie
Little Robots – Rusty and Noisy (US dub)
Video games
Ape Escape 3 – Aki, Sayaka (UK version)
Everybody's Golf: World Tour – Bonnie
Everybody's Golf Portable 2 – Gloria, Mia Cara, Frau Ada
Everybody's Tennis Portable – Gloria, Natasha
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Kingdom o' Magic
Medieval II: Total War
PC Play & Learn – All voices
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – Charu
Professor Layton Series – Luke Triton (UK dub)
Overlord 2
Inazuma Eleven – Mark Evans
Inazuma Eleven 2 – Mark Evans
Inazuma Eleven 3 – Mark Evans
Inazuma Eleven Strikers – Mark Evans
The Secret World – Lilith
Other
In 2002, she guest starred in the Bernice Summerfield audio drama The Green-Eyed Monsters.
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