Ailsa Berk | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Ailsa Berk is a British dancer, actress, and puppeteer.
She is well known for performing the puppetry for Aslan on British television with William Todd-Jones in The Chronicles of Narnia television serial which was aired by the BBC from 1988 to 1990.
Berk has been a choreographer in a number of episodes of Doctor Who from 2005 to 2009. She has appeared on six episodes of Doctor Who Confidential and two episodes of Totally Doctor Who as herself.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Amanaman (Jabba's Bounty Hunter) | Uncredited |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Kala, Primate Mother | |
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Wheeler | |
| 1986 | Max mon amour | Max | Uncredited |
| 1988 | The Storyteller | Grovelhog | Television, one episode |
| 1988–1990 | The Chronicles of Narnia | Aslan (puppet, front legs and head) | Television |
| 1993 | Little Buddha | Elephant Performer | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Yahoo Consultant | Television |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Panda Performer | |
| 2000 | The 10th Kingdom | Evil Stepmother's Skeleton | Television, two episodes |
| 2005 - 2009 | Doctor Who (various episodes) | Choreographer/monster movement | Television, twenty episodes |
| 2007 | Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken |