ELIZA JANE SCHNEIDER

Eliza Jane Schneider plays Beakman’s enthusiastic lab assistant, “Liza.”  She’s an actress, singer, respected oral historian, and playwright.  A gifted voice-over artist, she can be heard worldwide on Comedy Central’s hit animated series, South Park, as Wendy Testaberger, Shelly Marsh, Principal Victoria, The Mayor, Mrs. Cartman, Mrs. Crabtree, Stan’s Mom, and Kenny’s Mom, among others.  She also plays most of the female characters on MTV’s animated series, 3-South, and contributed voice characterizations to NBC’s Spy TV, Pixar’s hit feature, Finding Nemo, Paramount’s What Women Want, and King of the Hill.  Before her stint on Beakman’s World, Eliza was featured on Howie Mandel’s Saturday morning children’s series, AmazingLiveSea Monkeys.

Eliza has traveled the globe collecting more than 3,000 recordings of regional dialects, many of which are used in her CDs and award-winning multiple character solo shows.  Her theatrical presentation, Freedom of Speech, is a 34-character documentary based on these exploits.  It premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2003 and won the Best Solo Show Award.  In 2005, Eliza performed it at New York’s famed Public Theater.