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EVER wonder who the voices in the popular animated series Kampung Boy are? Not many know that some of them are familiar showbiz names - Sharifah Shahirah, Mano Maniam, Norina Yahya, Zahim Albakri, Huzir Sulaiman and Natasya Yusoff.
For Natasya, a regular on TV2's sitcom Life's A Pitch, being the voice of Ana (in Kampung Boy - Malay version) is quite an experience.
"It is not easy to play a six-year-old girl, you really have to maintain your voice," she said.
"You have to get into the mood and the right voice - whether crying or laughing it has to be consistent. When you are not six years old anymore, it takes a lot of effort."
"She's the type who wants to be everyone's friend. She is sweet and quite smart."
Ana - the youngest in Mat's family - is an irresistible combination of pure innocence and dynamo, with a knack of making dad or Mat her fall guy, without fluttering an eyelash!
Natasya said her experience as an actress helps a lot in getting the right characterisation for Ana.
"Ana is not as prominent as her brother Mat, but there is one episode where...