Eliza Thornberry

Elizabeth "Eliza" Thornberry (voiced by Lacey Chabert) is the 11-year-old protagonist of The Wild Thornberrys, unknown to most (with the exception of her older sister Debbie as of The Wild Thornberrys Movie), gained the ability to speak with animals after an encounter with an African shaman, known as Shaman Mnyambo, two years prior to the start of the series at age 9. Eliza is portrayed as a geek by her extensive zoological knowledge and her glasses, braces and by occasionally standing pigeon-toed. She has freckles and shoulder-length red-orange hair that is usually worn in braided pigtails with two red elastic bands and occasionally a ponytail. She almost always wears a yellow dress, though later in the series she sports other clothes. 12 years later, Eliza grows up to host her a wildlife show of her own at age 23. It is the world's second most-watched nature show, right behind her father, Nigel Thornberry's.