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Eve Karpf
Eve Karpf
Born	Eve Josef Karpf; 2 August 1947 (age 77); London, England, United Kingdom
Other names	Eve Karp
Education	Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Alma mater	University of Bristol
Occupations	Actress; voice actress; theatre actress;
Years active	1973 - present
Children	Mark Lowen (son)
Parent	Natalia Karp (mother)
Relatives	Anne Karpf (sister)

Eve Karpf (born 2 August 1947) is a British actress. Among her roles she was the voice of Weed for the 2001 Bill and Ben reboot.^[1]

Early life

She was born in 1947 in London, England, United Kingdom. Her mother is the Polish concert pianist Natalia Karp née Weissman (1911-2007), a Jewish refugee from the Nazis and Holocaust survivor.^[2] She was trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She then attended University of Bristol to study drama and theatre, graduating with a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies.

Career

She was also the voice of Dennis's Mum and Matilda in the 1996 Dennis and Gnasher television series, Mrs. Bird in The Adventures of Paddington Bear, The Voice in the first series of Trapped! and Grandma in The Large Family.^[3] Karpf also featured in several audiobooks, among them A Creepy Company who was praised as being "a marvelous performer whose storytelling talents keep the listener spellbound".^[4] She is known for being the voice of the Ferrero Rocher commercial line, "Monsieur, with these Rocher, you're really spoiling us."^[5]

She has voiced numerous roles in video games from various franchises based on other media, including James Bond and Star Wars. Her credits include Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter video games, including Philosopher's Stone (released in the US as Sorcerer's Stone), Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows – Part 2. She also did the voice over for the role of Monica, the mother of St. Augustine in the movie Restless Heart (Ignatius Press), Kristina Boaz in the 2003 video game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness, the cat Alvina in 2011 video game Dark Souls and the elf Fiona and Divine Justinia V in the 2014 video game Dragon Age: Inquisition. She is also represented by Hobson's International until 2009. Karpf also did the additional voices in the 2015 film Minions.

Personal life

Eve's son Mark Lowen is the BBC News Southern Europe correspondent and her sister Anne Karpf is a journalist.^[6]

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Horizon	Woman	Episode: The Lysenko Affair
1974	Thriller	Miss Compton	Episode: Who Killed Lamb?
1975	Dixon of Dock Green	Cara	Episode: It's a Gift
1978	Come Back, Lucy	Mademoiselle	Episode: 2, 3 & 5
1978	Return of the Saint	Desk Clerk	Episode: The Nightmare Man
1981	Codename Icarus	Catherine Elton	Episode: 3 & 4
1982	On The Line	Marion Bateman	Episode: 3 & 5
1988	Executive Stress	German Operator	Episode: One
1988	The Bill	Doctor	Episode: Runaround
1991	French Fields	Madame Dax	Episode: Darling Daughters
1995	Resort to Murder	Mrs. Lipinski	Episode: 2
1998	Vincent and Doug Season 5	Sue	Episode: Meet Sue / The Batman Bulldog
1999	Vincent and Doug Season 6	Sue	Episode: Vincent the Vampire Slayer
1999	Dog and Duck	Mother / Teacher / Animals	Voices
2000	Vincent and Doug Season 7	Sue	Episode: Wild Wild West Showdown
2000	Vincent and Doug: Unseen Bits	Sue	Episode: Pesky Pets
2001	Vincent and Doug Season 8	Sue	Episode: Doug Goes Missing
	Bill and Ben	Weed / Pry / Scamper	Episode: Go Fly a Kite
	Vincent and Doug: Unseen Bits	Sue	Episode: Slow Motion
2002	Vincent and Doug Season 9	Sue	Episode: Tarzan's Revenge
2003	Vincent and Doug Season 10	Sue	Episode: We're not Cancelled
2006	Holby City	Shirley Golding	Episode: Sins of the Father
2007	Trapped!	The Voice	Episode: Poplar
2007	War and Peace	Countess Rostova	Mini series
2020	Over Christmas	Oma Hilde	English dub
2021	Anxious People	Anna-Lena	English version

Anime series

List of dubbing performances in anime series
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	Fairy Dick	Shopkeeper / Lady / Newscaster	English version

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
1995	Oscar's Orchestra	Sylvia the Flute	Episode: Bach to the Future^[7]
1996	Dennis and Gnasher	Dennis's mum / Mabel / Matilda	Episode: Bathnight Club
1996	Budgie the Little Helicopter	Civillians / Grans / Madame	Episode: Double Trouble
1997	The Adventures of Paddington Bear	Mrs. Bird	Episode: A Visit to the Hospital
1998	The Adventures of Paddington Bear Season 2	Mrs. Bird	Episode: A Day to Remember
1998	Dennis and Gnasher Season 2	Dennis's mum / Matilda	Episode: Summer Holiday
1999	Pablo the Little Red Fox	Madame Owl	Various
1999	Calling All Toddlers	Mrs. Bird	Paddington Goes Underground
2000	The Adventures of Paddington Bear Season 3	Mrs. Bird	Episode: Anchors Away
2001	The Lampies	Alien Grans	Episode: Captain Who?
2002	Animated Tales of the World	Mother / Cowherd / Baby	Episode: A Story from Taiwan: Aunt Tiger
2002	Calling All Toddlers 2	Weed / Scamper / Pry	Voice
2003	Sergeant Stripes Season 1	Sergeant Parker	Episode: The Key Mystery
2003	Bounty Hamster	Ship lady / Driver	Episode: Fashion Victim
2005	BB3B	Granny / Mama	Episode: Chart Attack
2008	A Fox's Tale	Trixie / Madame Renard / Doris	Voice

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1973	A Touch of Class	Miss Ramos
1974	Who Killed Lamb?	Miss Compton
1975	Drive Carefully, Darling	Wife	Short
1989	The Star Child	Eva
1990	Peter in Magicland	Mother Cloud^[8]	English dub
1999	Vincent and Doug: The Movie	Sue	Voice
2002	Vincent and Doug 2	Sue	Voice
2002	The Princess and the Pea	Queen Helsa	Voice
2003	Mother Teresa of Calcutta	Virginia
2005	Beneath Still Waters	Sophie	Spanish and English film
2010	Restless Heart: The Confessions of Saint Augustine	Monica	English version
2015	Minions	Town lady / Old woman	Additional voices

Podcast series

List of voice performances in podcast
Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2012	Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures	Talbar	Episode: The Shadow Heart
2013	Sherlock Holmes	The Gracious Adelina / Mrs. Chaunt Maclise / Mrs. Hope	Voice
2014	Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures	Virna	Episode: Tomb Ship
2016	Gallifrey	The Watchmaker	Episode: Enemy Lines
2018	Bernice Summerfield	Shekkina	Episode: Empress of the Drahvins

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	The City of Lost Children	Kathy	Additional voices
1998	Vincent and Doug: the Video Game	Sue	PC
1998	Lego Loco	Citizens	PC
1999	Vincent and Doug: The Movie Game	Sue	PC
1999	Tomorrow Never Dies	Paris Carver / Wai Lin	PlayStation 2^[9]
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Professor Minerva McGonagall / Professor Sprout / Madame Hooch	PlayStation
2001	James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire	Adrian Malprave	PlayStation 2
2002	Vincent and Doug 2	Sue	PC
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Professor Minerva McGonagall / Professor Sprout / Madame Roland Hooch / The Fat Lady	PlayStation 2^[10]
2003	Primal	Queen Devena / Captain Valeera	PC
2003	Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness	Kristina Boaz	PlayStation 2
2004	Dragon Quest VIII	Warrior / Old wizard	Nintendo 3DS
	Vincent and Doug 3: James Monroe Returns!	Sue	PC
	Fable	Scarlet Robe / Balverine Hunter's Wife / Madame Minzche	PC
	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Minerva McGonagall / The Fat Lady	PlayStation 2
2005	Vincent and Doug Sports!	Sue	PC
	MediEvil: Resurrection	Forrest Witch	PlayStation Portable
	Fable: The Lost Chapters	Scarlet Robe / Balverine Hunter's Wife / Madame Minzche	Xbox 360
	The Curse of the Were-Rabbit	Mrs. Hedges / Betty Blight	PlayStation 2
2006	Vincent and Doug Sports! 2	Sue	PC
2006	Tomb Raider: Legend	Lady Croft	PlayStation 2^[11]
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Professor Minerva McGonagall	PlayStation 2 / PlayStation 3
2008	Fable II	Jewelery Lady / Noble Lady / Bloodstone Bar Lady	Xbox 360
2008	Age of Conan	Villager / The Wizard / Old women	Xbox 360
2009	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	Minerva McGonagall	PlayStation 3
	Cursed Mountain	Jomo Menmo	Wii
	Dragon Age: Origins	Miriam	Xbox 360
2010	Dante's Inferno	Clodia	Xbox 360
2010	Castlevania: Lords of Shadow	Baba Yaga	PlayStation 3
2011	Deathly Hallows – Part 2	Minerva McGonagall	Xbox 360
	Dark Souls	Alvina of the Darkroot Wood	Xbox One^[12]
	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Inquisitor Urinth / Overseer Ragate	PC
2013	Crysis 3	NAX	PC
2014	Fable Anniversary	Scarlet Robe / Balverine Hunter's Wife / Madame Minzche	Xbox 360
	Tropico 5	El Presidente	PlayStation 4
	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Fiona / Divine Justinia V	PlayStation 4
2016	Star Ocean: Anamnesis	Wizards / Magicians	Additional voices
2017	Horizon Zero Dawn	Lansra	PlayStation 4
	Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age	The Seer / Cetacea / Yggdragon	PC
	Divinity: Original Sin II	Villagers / Ladies	PlayStation 4
2019	Anno 1800	Lady Margaret Hunt	PlayStation 5
	Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince	Aunt Gretchen	Xbox One
	Terminator: Resistance	Erin	PlayStation 5^[13]
	Tropico 6	Construction Lady	Nintendo Switch
2020	Bleeding Edge	Maeve	Xbox One
	Serious Sam 4	Nonna	PlayStation 5
	Sackboy: A Big Adventure	Mama Monkey	PlayStation 5
	Demon's Souls	Filthy Woman / Narrator	PlayStation 5
2021	Yaga	Grandma	PlayStation 4
2022	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Other	English version
2022	A Plague Tale: Requiem	People / Older woman / Grandmother	PlayStation 5
2023	Atomic Heart	Granny Zia	PlayStation 5
	Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew	Old Gertrude	PlayStation 5
	Alan Wake 2	Mandy May	PlayStation 5
	The Talos Principle 2	Neith	PlayStation 5
	Warcraft Rumble	Warriors / Wizards	IOS / Android
2024	Lego Loco	Ladies / Civillians	Additional voices

References

^ "BACK ON THE FLOBAJOB; Cold Feet star John lands role voicing return of Bill & Ben.(News)." Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2000. [1]^{[dead link‍]}
^ Heslop, Caroline (11 July 2007). "Natalia Karp". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Voice of Dennis's Mum - Dennis the Menace and Gnasher | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 8 June 2021. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review)." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Primary Source Media. 1997. "BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review) - Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | HighBeam Research". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Paradise lost". BBC. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ "Last survivors of the Holocaust keep memories alive". BBC News. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
^ "Voice of Sylvia the Flute - Oscar's Orchestra | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Voice of The Cloud Woman - Peter in Magicland | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Voice of Wai Lin - Tomorrow Never Dies | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 February 2024. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Voice of Minerva McGonagall - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Voice of Lady Croft - Tomb Raider: Legend | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 7 October 2020. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Voice of Alvina of the Darkroot Wood - Dark Souls | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 January 2012. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
^ "Voice of Erin - Terminator: Resistance | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 16 December 2020. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

Official website
Ève Karpf at IMDb

[1] "BACK ON THE FLOBAJOB; Cold Feet star John lands role voicing return of Bill & Ben.(News)." Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland). MGN Ltd. 2000. [1]^{[dead link‍]}

[2] Heslop, Caroline (11 July 2007). "Natalia Karp". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[3] "Voice of Dennis's Mum - Dennis the Menace and Gnasher | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 8 June 2021. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[4] "BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review)." Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO). Primary Source Media. 1997. "BOOKS ON TAPE.(Books)(Review) - Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) | HighBeam Research". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[5] "Paradise lost". BBC. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

[6] "Last survivors of the Holocaust keep memories alive". BBC News. 27 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012.

[7] "Voice of Sylvia the Flute - Oscar's Orchestra | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[8] "Voice of The Cloud Woman - Peter in Magicland | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 April 2023. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[9] "Voice of Wai Lin - Tomorrow Never Dies | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 22 February 2024. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[10] "Voice of Minerva McGonagall - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[11] "Voice of Lady Croft - Tomb Raider: Legend | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 7 October 2020. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[12] "Voice of Alvina of the Darkroot Wood - Dark Souls | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 January 2012. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

[13] "Voice of Erin - Terminator: Resistance | Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 16 December 2020. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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