Janis Orenstein
Janis Orenstein (July 1, 1948 – December 30, 2010) was a Canadian singer and voice actress most notably known for being the voice of Clarice in the television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Early Life
Janis Barbara Orenstein was born on July 1, 1948 in Ontario, Canada[1] to Lillian Ruth Orenstein (Wolnstein) and Morris Orenstein[2].
She began studying voice at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto at age 6, and later at the Juilliard School in New York, the Glyndebourne Festival Opera in England, and the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.[3]. She performed as a soloist with the Bishop Strachan School Choir in Toronto, and at the age of fifteen sang at the world's fair in New York[4]. She also played the piano[5]
Career
In 1963 she appeared in one episode of the Canadian television program "The Forest Rangers" as the character Susannah Brannigan[6]. In 1963 she also played the role of Abbie in "The Labyrinth" episode of the CBC television program "Festival"[7].
Her most notable voice role was as the character of Clarice, the doe that is Rudolph's love interest in the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. She also sang the song "There's Always Tomorrow" that appeared in the show as well as the original soundtrack album.[8]. Janis was fifteen when she voiced Clarice, and it is said that the vocal used in the show was her first take.[9]. Despite the popularity of the show, she never received any residuals beyond 1966[10]
After studying at Juilliard and touring Europe as an opera soprano, she stopped performing for a decade to study world religions[11]. In her later years she performed with a band that included her husband Aydin Sencan.[12]. She later performed Sufi music with her husband and also released an album Teardrops from the ocean of love ; Sufi music of Turkey in 1999[13].
Personal Life and Death
Raised Jewish and at the time the only Jewish student in her Christian private school, she later studied other religions including Tibetan Buddhism and Sufism[14]. She was married to Aydin Sencan, a musician originally from Turkey, until her death. She died from cancer on December 30, 2010 in Ontario.[15]
References
- ↑ "Janis Orenstein on Imbd". Imbd. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Globe and Mail Obituary on Legacy". Legacy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Globe and Mail Obituary on Legacy". Legacy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Janis Orenstein singing". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Janis Orenstein playing piano". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Imbd - The Forest Rangers Full Cast & Crew". Imbd. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Festival on Imbd - Full Cast and Crew". Imbd. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ Second Hand Songs https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/500278/all. Retrieved 13 December 2020. Missing or empty
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- ↑ "50 years later, charm of 'Rudolph' Christmas TV special endures Bill Brioux". CTV News. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Toward a Muslim Theology of Interreligious Friendship". The Elijah Interfaith Institute. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "N LIFE SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS STAR INVESTIGATIONS Subscribe Now As low as $1/week person_outline Television Music Books Movies Stage Visual Arts Fun & Games Comics TV Listings ENTERTAINMENT Breath of life for old genre". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "WorldCat Music: https://www.worldcat.org/title/teardrops-from-the-ocean-of-love-sufi-music-of-turkey/oclc/977399672". WorldCat. Retrieved 13 December 2020. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Toward a Muslim Theology of Interreligious Friendship". The Elijah Interfaith Institute. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ "Globe and Mail Obituary on Legacy". Legacy.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
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