Internet star Grumpy Cat is getting its own Christmas movie, and Aubrey Plaza will voice it

THE ACTRESS who will voice Grumpy Cat in the web star feline’s first movie has been named — and it’s a perfect match.

Famous internet animals - Grumpy Cat.

MASTER of the deadpan Aubrey Plaza has been announced as the voice of internet meme star Grumpy Cat in a new movie about the pouting puss.

The 30-year-old actress is famous for portraying apathetic and sullen government department intern April in hit TV series Parks and Recreation.

Plaza has been signed as the voice star in Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, which will be released on American TV network Lifetime in late November.

Famous feline ... Grumpy Cat, whose real name is Tardar Sauce, has her distinct frown face due to feline dwarfism, her owners say.

Grumpy Cat’s TV movie debut will be a holiday themed drama set in a shopping centre pet shop and featuring a 12-year-old girl who can hear Tardar talk and befriends the lonely animal.

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For all of the many, many cats on the internet, Grumpy Cat is without doubt the most famous of them all.

Known to her owners as Tardar Sauce, she rose to web fame after a picture of the cranky looking feline was posted on the website Reddit in September 2012.

That distinct sour face is apparently due to feline dwarfism, her owners have said.

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Fast forward two years and the cat has its own merchandise range, a book, Facebook page with millions of fans and even featured on the cover of New York magazine.

Christmas movie ... Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever will be released in time for the holiday season on American TV network Lifetime. Picture: Getty Images

TV Guide reports the role was initially offered to Jane Lynch, star of Glee, but she declined the offer.

Fans of both Grumpy Cat and Plaza have praised the casting news, with the majority agreeing the actress is a good fit.