Alisa Walton (born January 15, 1970) is a Canadian actress best known for her work as Marigold on TVOntario's Polka Dot Shorts from 1993 to 2001, and as Socks the Monkey on the series' Elliot Moose on TVOntario and PBS.
Walton is also an accomplished dancer & mime artist. As a youth she trained with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and the Celia Franca School of Dance in Ottawa.
She is a certified Pilates instructor, and a photographer. She is also the artistic director of Crow's Feet Physical Theatre, a Toronto-based company of Dance and Circus Artists over the age of 40.
Selected credits Polka Dot Shorts — Marigold"Polka dot shorts. Tasty tales [videorecording] / TV Ontario; directed by Michael McNamara. -- ", Orangeville Public Library, listing accessed 2008-12-12. Elliot Moose — Soxielle "Socks" Monkey Cirque Sublime Zero-Gravity Circus — Ringmaster/stilt dancer/clown
References
External links Pilates studio website Photography portfolio Crow's Feet Physical Theatre blog