Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television programs, animated short films, and video games) and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.

Performers are called voice actors/actresses or voice artists, and may also involve singing, although a second voice actor is sometimes cast as the character's singing voice. Voice artists are also used to record the individual sample fragments played back by a computer in an automated announcement em. At its simplest, this is just a short phrase which is played back as necessary, e.g. the Mind the gap announcement introduced by London Underground in 1969. In a more complicated system such as a speaking clock, the voice artist usually doesn't actually record 1440 different announcements, one for each minute of the day, or even 60 (one for each minute of the hour), instead the announcement is re-assembled from fragments such as "minutes past" "eighteen" and "pm". For example, the word "twelve" can be used for both "Twelve O'Clock" and "Six Twelve". So far voice artists have been preferred to speech synthesis because they sound more natural to the listener.

A list of voice acting by one voice actor, one director, or on one subject, is sometimes called a voxography.

In the United States

Broadcast media

For live-action production, voice acting often involves reading the parts of computer programs (Douglas Rain; Majel Barrett), radio dispatchers (Shaaron Claridge), or characters who never actually appear on screen but who give instructions by telephone (John Forsythe in ''Charlie's Angels''), or mailed recording (Bob Johnson in ''Mission: Impossible''). "Stunt double" voice actors are sometimes employed; if a voice actor or actress loses his or her voice, someone who sounds similar can step in. For example, when Jeremy Irons' vocal cords became strained during the recording of ''The Lion King'' song "Be Prepared", Jim Cummings was called in to finish the song.

It is not unusual to find among the ranks of voice actors people who also act in live-action film or television, or on the stage (see e.g., J. Scott Smart, an "old time radio" actor). For those actors, voice acting has the advantage of offering acting work without having to bother with makeup, costuming, lighting, and so on. An occasional advantage is the fact that through voice acting, an actor can reprise a role that he has played in live action but would be otherwise too aged to portray. An example of this is Walter Koenig in ''Star Trek New Voyages'' who reprises his role as Lt. Pavel Chekov.

A common practice in animation is to cast a woman to play the role of a young boy. On ''The Simpsons'', for example, Nancy Cartwright plays Bart Simpson and several other juvenile males. Other voice actresses who would fit this criterion are Tara Strong, who voices Timmy Turner, Poof and, other young boys on ''The Fairly OddParents'', and she voices other young boys on other TV shows, or Regina King as the voice of Huey and Riley Freeman on the Adult Swim show ''The Boondocks''. This casting practice goes back to the early 1930s with actresses such as Mae Questel providing the voices of various male babies and children in Fleischer Studios cartoons, and continues with Elizabeth "E. G." Daily as Tommy Pickles on ''Rugrats'' and ''All Grown Up!'' today. June Foray, even as a senior citizen, can still faithfully voice Rocket J. Squirrel. Casting adult women for these parts can be especially useful if an ad campaign or a developed series is expected to run for several years, for while the vocal characteristics of a male child actor would change over time, the voice of an adult female will not.

Notable exceptions to using women to voice young boys' roles are the ''Peanuts'' animated specials and films, in which boys were actually cast to read the boys' lines (e.g., Charlie Brown, Linus, Schroeder). In ''South Park'', the authors Trey Parker and Matt Stone are also voice actors for most male roles, especially the boys: Parker voices Stan, Cartman and others while Stone is the voice of Kyle, Kenny, Butters and others. ''South Park'' kids' voices are pitched up a little in order to seem more "childish". In addition, kindergarten kids on the show are voiced by actual young children for realism. Jason Marsden is also known for young male roles.

Rise in use of film actors for voice roles

For much of the history of North American animation, voice actors had a predominantly low profile as performers, with Mel Blanc the major exception. Other early exceptions include Cliff Edwards in ''Pinocchio'', Edward Brophy in ''Dumbo'' and Peggy Lee in ''Lady and the Tramp''. Over time, many movie stars began voice acting in movies, with one of the earliest examples being ''The Jungle Book'', which counted among its cast contemporary stars such as Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders and Sterling Holloway. The film which truly brought about this modern perception, however was ''Aladdin'' which was marketed with a noted emphasis on Robin Williams' role, against the actor's own wishes. The success of this film eventually spurred the idea of highlighting the voice actors as stars of a film, this becoming the norm in movie marketing, with a greater focus on hiring Hollywood celebrities for name power, rather than performers with more experience in voice acting. By contrast, using anime voice actors as a box office draw was developed far earlier in Japan.

Some voice actors, such as Billy West, are highly critical of using movie stars for voices in animated features. A particular point of contention is the practice of bringing in veteran voice actors (who are capable of greatly altering their voices and inflections in order to create personalities for characters) to read for a part, and then use the recording of the professional voice actor as a guide for the movie star, even though the actual character creation work is being done by the unpaid voice actor. West struck back at this practice in Comic Book: The Movie, in which the entire main cast comprises voice actors, including Jess Harnell, Lori Alan, Daran Norris, Mark Hamill and Tom Kenny. The practice of hiring singers to "fill in" for voice actors in a singing role has also seen change, as both Jeremy Irons and Mel Gibson have done singing in the respective films The Lion King and Pocahontas, rather than have a singer as substitute.

Voice Actors for Commercials and Local Television

Voice actors have a relatively small but dedicated fan base, with appearances at large events like Comic-Con International, various anime conventions, and websites dedicated to profiling their work.

Commercials for television and radio are also cast using voice acting agencies. Ernie Anderson was one of radio's most prominent voices throughout the 1970s and 1980s and was heard on radio stations across the United States. While Don LaFontaine filled the category of "The Voice of God" until his death in 2008, Ashton Smith, Howard Parker and Miguel Ferrer provide most of the narration for movie trailers. David Mark was heard around the world for various radio stations and across the country for Fox TV, UPN TV and ABC TV.

Training and how-to classes

Many VO coaches who have had success in commercial, narration, and animation offer private training, tele-seminars and weekend workshops for both novice and experienced voice actors.

In Japan

Japanese voice actors (''seiyū'') work in radio, television and movies. Their work largely mirrors that of their Western counterparts: performing roles in animated cartoons and video games, performing voice-overs for dubs of non-Japanese movies, and providing narration to documentaries and similar programs.

Because the animation industry in Japan is so prolific, ''seiyū'' are able to achieve fame on a national level and are able to have full-time careers as voice-over artists. Japanese voice actors are able to take greater charge of their careers than in other countries. Japan also has the institutions to support the career path, with around 130 ''seiyū'' schools and troupes of voice actors that work for a specific broadcast company or talent agency. They often attract their own appreciators and fans who watch shows specifically to hear their favorite actor or actress.

''Seiyū'' frequently branch into music, often singing the opening or closing themes of shows in which their character stars, or become involved in non-animated side projects such as audio dramas (involving the same characters in new storylines) or image songs (songs sung in character that are not included in the anime but further develop the character).

See also

List of voice actors

Adventures in Voice Acting

The Magic Behind the Voices

National Audio Theatre Festival

Voice-over

References

Category:Acting

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name	Tara Strong
birth name	Tara Lyn Charendoff
birth date	February 12, 1973
birth place	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
occupation	Actress, voice actress, singer
alias	Tara Charendoff
spouse	Craig Strong (May 14, 2000-present)
children	2 sons
website	http://www.tarastrong.com/
Years active	1986–present
signature	TaraStrong.png }}

Tara Lyn Charendoff-Strong (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress, voice-over artist, comedian, musician, singer, and businesswoman, who is best known for her roles as Timmy Turner and Poof Cosma in ''The Fairly OddParents'', Bubbles in ''The Powerpuff Girls'', Omi in Xiaolin Showdown, Princess Clara and Toot Braunstein in ''Drawn Together'', Ben Tennyson in ''Ben 10'' and ''Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'', Dil Pickles in ''Rugrats'' and ''All Grown Up'', Rikku in ''Final Fantasy X'' and ''Final Fantasy X-2'', Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and her recurring role as Miss Collins in ''Big Time Rush''.

Early life and career

Tara Lyn Charendoff was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, to Jewish Canadian parents Syd (1935–present) and Lucy Charendoff (1936–2004), who ran a convenience/toy/candy store called The Wiz. Strong's acting career began when she volunteered to be a soloist in the school production at age four. Soon, she began acting in the Yiddish Theater; though she did not know Yiddish, she memorized her lines phonetically. During this time, she also performed at the Toronto Jewish Theater, where she acted in ''A Night of Stars'', and was featured in an audiotape for "Lay Down Your Arms" with the Habonim Youth Choir, where she sang the lyrics in both English and Hebrew, a feat she repeated on February 10, 2005, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel during the March of the Living dinner in honor of Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.

At age thirteen, Strong was accepted into a performing arts school, where she landed her first professional role: the role of Gracie in the Limelight Theater's production of ''The Music Man''. That same year, she booked a guest starring role in Mr. T's ''T. and T.'' Afterwards, she landed the title role in ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' and starred in the short-lived CBC Television sitcom ''Mosquito Lake'' before moving to Los Angeles in the midst of the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

Strong is the voice behind a multitude of North American animated characters, including main roles in ''The New Batman Adventures'' as Batgirl; ''Fillmore!'' as Ingrid Third; ''Rugrats'' and ''All Grown Up!'' as Dil Pickles; ''The Powerpuff Girls'' as Bubbles; ''Ben 10'' as Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Benwolf, and Buzzshock; ''The Fairly OddParents'' as Timmy Turner and Poof; ''Xiaolin Showdown'' as Omi; ''Teen Titans'' as Raven; ''Drawn Together'' as Princess Clara and Toot Braunstein; ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' and ''Super Mario World'' as Hip/Lemmy and Hop/Iggy Koopa; ''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends'' as Terrence; ''Transformers Animated'' as Sari Sumdac, Slipstream, Slo-Mo, Strika, Red Alert, Mayor Edsel's press secretary, and additional voices; ''Sym-Bionic Titan'' as Ilana Lunas; ''Chowder'' as Truffles, the singing voice of Meg Griffin and additional voices on ''Family Guy''; ''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' as Twilight Sparkle; and currently voices Betty Boop in commercials with Tress MacNeille. She has also lent her voice to English-language localizations of Japanese anime such as ''Spirited Away'', ''Sailor Moon'', ''Shaman King'', and ''Princess Mononoke'', as well as several video games, including her work as Elisa and Ursula in ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops''; Paz Ortega Andrade in ''Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker''; Seth Balmore in ''Lost Odyssey''; Rikku in ''Final Fantasy X'', its sequel ''Final Fantasy X-2'', and ''Kingdom Hearts II''; Norma Beatty in ''Tales of Legendia''; and Talwyn Apogee in ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction'' and its sequel, ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty'' (both of which reunite her with her ''Final Fantasy X''/''Drawn Together'' co-star James Arnold Taylor). Numerous sources have stated that she also voiced Bowser Jr. in ''Super Mario Sunshine'' and went uncredited for the role. She is currently known for having voice acted in the most cartoons, surpassing voice actor Tom Kenny.

She has appeared in live roles in ''National Lampoon's Senior Trip'', ''Sabrina Goes to Rome'', ''Sabrina, Down Under'', ''Mosquito Lake'', and ''The Last White Dishwasher''. She also made guest appearances on such shows as ''Forever Knight'', ''Street Legal'', ''Touched by an Angel'', ''Take Home Chef'', ''Party of Five'', ''Comic Book: The Movie'', ''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', and ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. She has the role of the character Miss Collins in Nickelodeon's live action series ''Big Time Rush''. Strong has been nominated four times for an Annie Award, and once for a Daytime Emmy.

In 2004, she won an Interactive Achievement Award for her role as Rikku in ''Final Fantasy X-2''. She also served as the announcer for the 2000 Kids' Choice Awards, appeared as a guest at several fan conventions (including BotCon, Jacon, Comic-Con International, and Anime Overdose), and was featured on the front cover of the July/August 2004 issue of ''Working Mother'' magazine, saying, "My son is now old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it's all about."

Personal life

Strong was raised Jewish in a kosher household. She is a vegetarian. Prior to her marriage, she was originally credited under her maiden name, Tara Charendoff. She has one sister, Marla Charendoff (born October 18, 1971). Strong's parents ran a candy/toy store business in the Toronto area. (Her mother Lucy died in 2004.) Tara attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, class of 1991. After leaving high school she studied at The Second City in Toronto for two years before moving to Los Angeles in January 1994. Strong and actress Neve Campbell lived together when they both moved to Los Angeles at the same time. They have known each other since high school in Canada. They both auditioned for the same role, Julia, in the '90s TV series ''Party of Five'' which would prove to be Campbell's big break. Strong appeared in a few episodes as Lorna.

Among her favorite voicework roles are: Melody in ''The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea'' (the original ''The Little Mermaid'' is her favorite Disney film), Toot Braunstein in ''Drawn Together'', and Raven in ''Teen Titans''.

Tara met American actor Craig Strong in early 1999 at a party hosted by Sharon Stone's sister. Tara and Craig married on May 14, 2000. They have two sons. The family resides in Toluca Lake, California with their two dogs, Abbey and Baci. She and Craig are the founders of VoiceStarz, Inc., an Internet-based company which teaches people how to get into the voiceover business. Craig is the CEO.

Filmography

Films

''Princess Mononoke'' ''The Rugrats Movie'' ''Can of Worms (film) ''Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker'' ''Spirited Away'' ''Final Flight of the Osiris ''The Toy Warrior'' ''The Batman vs. Dracula'' ''Bah, Humduck ''Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix'' ''Bolt (2008 film) ''Wonder Woman (film) ''Bratz Genie Magic 2: Desert Jewelz'' ''A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!'' ''Ben 10: Destroy all Aliens''

colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"	Films
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1995	''National Lampoon's Senior Trip''	Carla Morgan
rowspan=2	1997	|	Kaya
''3rd Rock from the Sun''
rowspan=2	1998	|	Dil Pickles
''Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island''	Lena
rowspan=2	1999	Can of Worms'' ||	Lula
''The Iron Giant''	Additional Voices (uncredited)
rowspan=3	2000	|	Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
''The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea''	Princess Melody>Melody
''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie''	Dil Pickles
2001	|	Boh
rowspan=6	2002	''The Hunchback of Notre Dame II''
''Ice Age (film)	Ice Age''	Baby Moeritherium
''The Powerpuff Girls Movie''	Bubbles, Female Child 1, Female Citizen 1
''Tarzan & Jane''	Hazel
''Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring''	Nibbles
''The Wild Thornberrys Movie''	Schoolgirl
rowspan=4	2003	The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris'' ||
''101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure''	Two-Tone, additional voices
''Rugrats Go Wild''	Dil Pickles
''Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman''	Barbara Gordon
2004	|
rowspan=3	2005	|	Vicki Vale
''Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone''	Mara
''The Proud Family Movie''	Bebe, Cece, Cashew
rowspan=5	2006	A Looney Tunes Christmas''	Priscilla Pig
''Bratz Genie Magic''	Katia
''Leroy & Stitch''	Angel
''Superman: Brainiac Attacks''	Mercy Graves
''Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo''	Raven (comics)>Raven
rowspan=5	2007	|	Ben Tennyson
''Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams''	Sharma
''Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme''	April Strange
''TMNT (film)	TMNT''	Additional Voices
''Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale''	Le Petite Ballerina
rowspan=5	2008	Bolt'' ||	Additional Voices
''The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning''	Adella and Andrina (various voices)
''Secrets of the Furious Five''	Young Tigress
''The Last White Dishwasher''	Tamara Swanson
''Bratz Girlz Really Rock''	Cloe's Singing Voice
2009	Wonder Woman'' ||	Alexa
rowspan=3	2010	|	Katia
''The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!''	Princess Clara, Toot Braunstein, Betty Rubble, The "Real" Princess, Blonde Woman, Jew Producer's Wife
''Scooby-Doo	Camp Scare''	Trudy
2011	|	Poof
2012	|	Ben Tennyson	Voice

Television (live action)

''T. and T.'' ''Mosquito Lake (TV series) ''Married to It'' ''A Town Torn Apart'' ''Family Pictures'' ''Reform School Girl'' ''Skin Deep (1995 film) ''Sabrina Goes to Rome'' ''Sabrina, Down Under'' ''Comic Book: The Movie'' ''Take Home Chef'' ''The Bad Girls Club'' ''According to Jim'' ''Big Time Rush''

colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"	Television (Live Action)
Year	Film	Role	Notes
rowspan=2	1986	''Street Legal''	Angela
''Desiree's Wish''	Waitress
1988	|	Sydney
1989	Mosquito Lake'' ||	Tara Harrison
1991	|	Student in Pageant
rowspan=3	1992	|
''The Judge (TV series)	The Judge''	Millie Waters
''Forever Knight''
rowspan=3	1993	|
''Kung Fu: The Legend Continues''	Elizabeth
''Ready or Not (TV series)	Ready or Not''
rowspan=2	1994	|
''Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story''	Terra (age 16)
rowspan=3	1995	Skin Deep'' ||	Tina
''Party of Five''	Lorna
''The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)	The Outer Limits''	Judy Walsh
1998	|	Gwen
rowspan=7	1999	|	Gwen
''Touched by an Angel''
''Black Mask''	Additional Voices
''Candid Camera''
''1997 Kids' Choice Awards''	Herself
''1998 Kids' Choice Awards''	Herself
''1999 Kids' Choice Awards''	Herself
2004	|
2006	|	Herself
2007	|	Season 2 Narrator
2008	|
2010–2011	|	Miss Collins	5 episodes

Television (animation)

''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' ''Babar (TV series) ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' ''Here's How!'' ''X-Men (TV series) ''The Incredible Dennis the Menace'' ''Tekkaman Blade II'' ''Gadget Boy & Heather'' ''Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (TV series) ''101 Dalmatians: The Series'' ''Rugrats'' ''Detention (TV series) ''Clerks: The Animated Series'' ''The Proud Family'' List of characters in The Fairly OddParents#Main characters ''Scruff (TV series) ''The Animatrix'' Raven (comics) ''Mack & Vanessa'' List of villains and ghosts in Danny Phantom#Ember McLain ''American Dragon: Jake Long'' ''Justice League Unlimited'' ''My Friends Tigger & Pooh'' ''Wow List of characters in WowMarrow (comics) ''The Powerpuff Girls Rule!'' Huntress (Helena Bertinelli) ''Castaway Cats (TV series) ''Young Justice''

colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"	Television (Animation)
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	The Care Bears (TV series)>The Care Bears''
rowspan=5	1987	|	Hello Kitty
''Garbage Pail Kids (TV series)	Garbage Pail Kids''	Patty Putty
''Maxie's World''
''My Pet Monster''
''The Wild Puffalumps''	Holly
rowspan=2	1989	Babar'' ||	Young Celeste
''Beetlejuice (TV series)	Beetlejuice''	Clare, Bertha
rowspan=5	1990	|	Lemmy "Hip" Koopa and Iggy "Hop" Koopa
''Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990 TV series)	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures''
''Madeline''	Chloe
''Piggsburg Pigs!''
''Tiny Toon Adventures''	Mizzy Devil
rowspan=4	1991	|
''ProStars''
''Super Mario World (TV series)	Super Mario World''	Lemmy "Hip" Koopa and Iggy "Hop" Koopa
''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin	Wish Kid''
1992	X-Men'' ||	Magik (comics)>Magik
rowspan=2	1993	|
''Tales from the Cryptkeeper''
1994	|	Yumi Francois/Tekkaman Hiver
rowspan=2	1995	|	Heather
''Little Bear (TV series)	Little Bear''	Tutu
rowspan=3	1996	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' ||	Additional voices
''Adventures from the Book of Virtues''	Girl
''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest''	Kazrina
rowspan=8	1997	|	Spot, Two-Tone
''Channel Umptee-3''
''Extreme Ghostbusters''	Extreme Ghostbusters#Characters and cast>Kylie Griffin
''Healthspells''
''The New Batman Adventures''	Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
''Pepper Ann''	Brenda
''King of the Hill''
''Jay Jay & Jayime:3D Movie''	Jay Jay
rowspan=5	1998	|	Dil Pickles, Timmy McNulty
''Gadget Boy & Heather	Gadget Boy's Adventures In History''	Heather
''The Powerpuff Girls''	List of characters in The Powerpuff Girls#Bubbles>Bubbles
''Histeria!''	Big Fat Baby GirlAdditional voices
''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)	Sabrina the Teenage Witch''	Molly Dolly
rowspan=4	1999	Detention'' ||	Detention (TV series)#Characters>Shareena Wickett
''The Kids from Room 402''	Penny
''Recess (TV series)	Recess''	Becky Benson
''Sonic Underground''	Additional Voices
rowspan=2	2000	|	Giggling Girl
''Sailor Moon S''	Additional voices
rowspan=3	2001	| Bebe and Cece Proud, Puff ||
''The Fairly OddParents''	Timmy Turner, Poof, Britney Britney, Additional voices ||
''Lloyd in Space''	Cindy's Nice Head
rowspan=9	2002	Scruff'' ||	Scruff, Princess
''Codename: Kids Next Door''	Mushi Sanban
''Fillmore!''	Fillmore!#Ingrid Third>Ingrid Third
''Gotham Girls''	Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, Elizabeth Styles
''¡Mucha Lucha!''	Penny PlutoniumAdditional voices
''The Paz Show''	Additional voices
''Kim Possible''	Tara (Kim Possible)>Tara, Joss Possible, Britina
''Totally Spies!''	Various characters
''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''	Terry/Alexandra Viggi/Trudy
rowspan=8	2003	|	Crew Woman ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond")
''Jakers	The Adventures of Piggley Winks''	Dannan 'O Mallard / Molly Winks
''Justice League (TV series)	Justice League''	Royal Flush Gang>Queen
''Lilo & Stitch: The Series''	List of experiments from Lilo & Stitch#6-Series
''[[Shaman King''	Yoh Asakura>Young Yoh
''Teen Titans (TV series)	Teen Titans''	Raven, Kitten, Kole, Jinx ("Titan Together"), Gizmo ("Titans Together") ||
''Xiaolin Showdown''	List of Xiaolin Showdown characters#Omi>Omi
''All Grown Up!''	Dil Pickles
rowspan=7	2004	|	Princess Melody>Melody
''Danny Phantom''	Ember McLain, Star, and Penelope Spectra ||
''Drawn Together''	Princess Clara, Toot Braunstein, Wilma Flintstone, Unusually Flexible Girl, Paper Baby
''Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends''	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends#Recurring characters>Terrence, Various Characters
''The Infinite Darcy''
''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi''	Little Girl
''Megas XLR''	Pulsar, Comet
rowspan=9	2005	|	Kara & Sara, Veronica, Stacey
''Avatar: The Last Airbender''	Mai's mother
''Ben 10 (TV series)	Ben 10''	Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Adult Gwendolyn Tennyson ("Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10"), Benwolf ("Benwolf"), Ken Tennyson, Buzzshock, ("Ken 10"), Cousin Lucy ("Big Fat Alien Wedding"), Sandra Tennyson ("Goodbye and Good Riddance"), Additional voices
''Brandy & Mr. Whiskers''	Gabriella/Mom Howler
''The Buzz on Maggie''	Dawn Swatworthy
''Camp Lazlo''	List of characters in Camp Lazlo#Squirrel Scouts>Amber, Tootie, & Honey
''Celebrity Deathmatch''	Paris Hilton
''Family Guy''	Meg Griffin's singing voice
''The Life and Times of Juniper Lee''	Roger, Lila the Sasquatch
rowspan=4	2006	|	Johnny
''Family Guy''	additional voices
''Legion of Super Heroes (TV series)	Legion of Super-Heroes''	Esper Lass>Esper/Emerald Empress
''The Replacements (TV series)	The Replacements''	Sierra, additional voices
rowspan=6	2007	|	List of Winnie-the-Pooh characters#Porcupine>Porcupine
''The Boondocks (TV series)	The Boondocks''	Cindy McPhearson
''Chowder (TV series)	Chowder''	Truffles
''Phineas and Ferb''	Additional Voices
''Sushi Pack''	Maguro
''Transformers Animated''	Sari Sumdac, Slipstream (Transformers)>Slipstream, Slo-Mo, Strika, Red Alert, Mayor Edsel's press secretary, Carly, Teletran-1
rowspan=3	2008	Wow! Wubbzy!''	Wow! Wubbzy!#Daizy	Daizy
''Ben 10: Alien Force''	Princess Attea
''Wolverine and the X-Men''	Marrow, Dust, X-23, Firestar, Stepford Cuckoos, Magik/Illyana ||
rowspan=7	2009	|	Bubbles
''Batman: The Brave and the Bold''	Professor Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, Billy Batson, Mary Batson ||
''The Goode Family''
''The Penguins of Madagascar''	Eggy the duckling, Mother Duck, Know-it-all Kid, Additional Voices
''The Super Hero Squad Show''	H.E.R.B.I.E., Invisible Woman, Scarlet Witch, Brynnie Bratton,
''Random	Cartoons''	Beth, New Alien
''El Chavo (animated series)	El Chavo''	Doña Florinda, La Popis
rowspan=5	2010	Castaway Cats'' ||	Seven Kittens
''Sym-Bionic Titan''	Ilana
''Fish Hooks''	Piranhica Courtney
''My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''	Twilight Sparkle
''Ben 10: Ultimate Alien''	Ben Tennyson (age 10), Serena
rowspan=3	2011	|	Dr. Serling Roquette, Lunchlady
''Dan Vs.''	The Lemonade Stand Gang
''The Looney Tunes Show''	Sniffles, Penelope Pussycat

Video games

''Batman: Vengeance'' ''Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat'' ''Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu'' ''Everybody's Golf (video game)Sparx (Spyro) ''Jak X: Combat Racing'' ''Blue Dragon'' ''Ben 10: Protector of Earth'' ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty'' ''Fat Princess'' ''Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' ''Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds''

colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"	Video games
! Year !! Game !! Role !! Notes
rowspan=4	2000	''Icewind Dale''	Yxunomei
''Orphen: Scion of Sorcery''	Mar
''Sacrifice (video game)	Sacrifice''
''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (video game)	Rugrats in Paris: The Movie''	Dil Pickles
rowspan=4	2001	|	Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
''Final Fantasy X''	Rikku
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3''
''Rugrats: All Growed Up – Older and Bolder	Dil Pickles
rowspan=3	2002	|	Mara
''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4''
''Whacked!''	Lucy, Charity
rowspan=4	2003	|	Batgirl / Barbara Gordon
''Final Fantasy X-2''	Rikku
''Tony Hawk's Underground''
''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic''	Ada
rowspan=9	2004	Hot Shots Golf Fore!'' ||	Emma
''Jak 3''	Keira (Jak and Daxter)>Keira, Seem
''La Pucelle: Tactics''	Goddess Poitreene, Chocolat
''Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)	Ninja Gaiden''	Rachel
''Robotech: Invasion''	Guppy
''Shrek 2 (video game)	Shrek 2''	Lil' Red
''Spyro: A Hero's Tail''	Ember, Flame, Blink ||
''Tales of Symphonia''	List of characters in Tales of Symphonia#Presea Combatir>Presea Combatir, Corrine
''Tony Hawk's Underground 2''
rowspan=9	2005	|	Keira
''Killer7''	Kaede Smith
''Psychonauts''	Sheegor
''Shrek SuperSlam''	Red Riding Hood, Dronkey, Luna (Witch), Anthrax (Unicorn)
''Tales of Legendia''	Norma Beatty
''Tony Hawk's American Wasteland''
''Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble''	List of characters in the Viewtiful Joe series#Captain Blue Jr.>Captain Blue Jr.
''Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse	Xenosaga II''	Sakura Mizrahi
''X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse''	Blink (comics)>Blink
rowspan=10	2006	|	Kluke
''Cartoon Network Racing''	Bubbles
''Family Guy Video Game!''	additional voices
''Justice League Heroes''	Supergirl
''Kingdom Hearts II''	Rikku
''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops''	Elisa & Ursula
''Ninja Gaiden Σ PS3	Ninja Gaiden Sigma''	Rachel
''Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams''	Arin
''Xiaolin Showdown (video game)	Xiaolin Showdown''	List of Xiaolin Showdown characters#Omi>Omi
''Teen Titans (console game)''	Raven
rowspan=4	2007	|	Ben Tennyson
''Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure''	Cream, Mosby, and Baby Tokaron
''Lost Odyssey''	Seth
''Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction''	Talwyn
rowspan=5	2008	|	Talwyn
''Line rider 2 unbound	Line Rider 2: Unbound''	Bailey
''Eternal Sonata''	Salsa, March
''Wii Music''	Melody Tute
''Crash: Mind over Mutant''	Additional Voices
rowspan=7	2009	|	Princess, Female Army Member
''Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall''	Bubbles
''Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier''	Keira
''Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs#Video game	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs''
''Watchmen: The End Is Nigh''
''Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2''	Rachel, Sanji
''Marvel Super Hero Squad (video game)	Marvel Super Hero Squad''	Invisible Woman
rowspan=4	2010	|	Paz
''No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle''	Cloe Walsh, Margaret
''Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions''	Doctor Octopus>Doctor Octopus 2099
''Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet''	Scarlet Witch, H.E.R.B.I.E., Invisible Woman
rowspan=6	2011	|	X-23
''Rango the Videogame''	Priscilla
''Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion''	Bubbles, Buttercup, Chowder, Dexter, Cheese
''Shadows of the Damned''	Justine
''Batman: Arkham City''	Harley Quinn
''Kid Icarus: Uprising''	Palutena
2012	''Lollipop Chainsaw''

References

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name	Ali Hillis
birth name	Alecia Deann Hillis
birth date	December 29, 1978
birth place	Huntington Beach, California, United States
occupation	Actress, Voice actress
years active	1999–present
homepage	http://alihillis.com/
spouse	Matt Swartz }}

Alecia Deann "Ali" Hillis (born December 29, 1978) is an American film, television and voice actress.

Early life

At the age of six months, Hillis' moved with her family to Normal, Illinois and at age 3, to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin and then to Charlotte, North Carolina when she was thirteen years old.

Hillis performed in the The Childrens Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Career

While living in New York City she auditioned for Broadway plays.

Hillis' appeared in two episodes of ''Felicity'' in 1999. The following year, she had a role in an episodes of "FreakyLinks" and "Undressed". Hillis then appeared in ''Baywatch'', ''JAG'', ''Boomtown'' and ''Less Than Perfect''.

Hillis' has performed in ''All the Wrong Places'', ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' (2005), ''Must Love Dogs'' (2005), Open Water 2 (2006), ''The Ultimate Gift'' (2007), and ''The Heartbreak Kid'' (2007).

Hillis had a role in the Los Angeles play, ''A Good Soldier''.

In the international localization of ''Final Fantasy XIII'', Hillis voiced the main character of the game, Lightning. A role which she reprised in both ''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'' as well as ''Final Fantasy XIII-2''. She has also voiced Doctor Liara T'Soni in the ''Mass Effect'' series, Doctor Ariel Hanson in ''Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty'' and Karin in the anime series ''Naruto: Shippuden.''

Filmography

Film

''All the Wrong Places'' (2000) ... Marisa Baron

''The Month Of August'' (2002) ... August

''American Gun'' (2005) ... Gun Shop Patron

''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang'' (2005) ... Marleah

''Must Love Dogs'' (2005) ... Christine Nolan

''Open Water 2: Adrift'' (2006) ... Lauren

''The Heartbreak Kid'' (2007) ... Jodi

''The Ultimate Gift'' (2007) ... Alexia

''Throwing Stars'' (2007)

''Beverly Hills Chihuahua'' (2008) ... Angela

''Over Her Dead Body'' (2008) ... Karen

''Space Buddies'' (2009) ... Astro Spalding

''Nesting'' (2011) ... Sara

''The Last Best Place'' (2011) ... Erin

Video games

''Castlevania Judgment'' (2008) (voice) ... Sypha Belnades (uncredited)

''Dead or Alive Paradise'' (2010) (voice) ... Rio

''Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy'' (2011) (voice)... Lightning

''Final Fantasy XIII'' (2010) (voice) ... Lightning

''Final Fantasy XIII-2'' (2012) (voice) ... Lightning

''Mass Effect'' (2007) (voice) ... Dr. Liara T'Soni

''Mass Effect 2'' (2010) (voice) ... Dr. Liara T'Soni

''Mass Effect 3'' (2012) ... Dr. Liara T'Soni

''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3'' (2010) (voice) ... Karin

''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2'' (2010) (voice) ... Karin

''Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble'' (2010) (voice) ... Karin

''Naruto Shippūden: Dragon Blade Chronicles'' (2010) (voice) ... Karin

''Saints Row 2'' (2008) (voice) ... Additional voices

''StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'' (2010) ... Dr. Ariel Hanson

''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' (2011) ... TBA

''Valkyria Chronicles II'' (2010) ... Audrey Gassenarl

''Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse'' (2004) (voice) ... Shelley Godwin, Mary Godwin

''Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra'' (2006) (voice) ... Shelley Godwin, Mary Godwin

Television

''Felicity'' ... Chloe (2 Episodes, 1999)

''Undressed'' ... Kim (3 Episodes, 2000)

''FreakyLinks'' ... Crystal (1 Episode, 2000)

''Baywatch'' ... Ivy Latham (1 Episodes, 2001)

''Boomtown'' ... Melanie Stone (1 Episodes, 2002)

''Less Than Perfect'' ... Tiffany (1 Episode, 2002)

''JAG'' ... Rachel Hanna (1 Episode, 2004)

''Life on a Stick'' ... Jenny (1 Episode, 2005)

''Heartland'' ... Heather Hartog (1 Episode, 2007)

''My Boys'' ... Rachel (1 Episode, 2007)

''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' ... Denise (1 Episode, 2008)

''Miami Medical'' ... Hedi Pelton (1 Episode, 2010)

''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' ... Olivia Fowler (1 Episode, 2011)

''Memphis Beat'' ... Stacey Eckler (1 Episode, 2011)

Anime

''Bleach'' ... Additional Voices (2011)

''Naruto Shippuden'' ... Karin (2010)

References

External links

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name	Troy Baker
birthname	Troy Baker
birth date	April 01, 1976
birth place	Dallas, Texas
occupation	Actor / Voice Actor
gender	Male
status	Single
agent	}}

Troy Baker (born April 1, 1976, Dallas Texas) is a voice actor working in anime and video games.

Before pursuing acting, Baker was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the indie-rock band Tripp Fontaine, which released the radio single "Burning Out" from their debut album "Random Thoughts On A Paper Napkin" in 2003.

His voice can also be heard in video game titles including Tales of Vesperia, ''Brothers in Arms'', ''Red Faction: Guerrilla'', ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'', ''Final Fantasy XIII'', ''Transformers: War for Cybertron'', ''Call of Duty: Black Ops'', ''Catherine'', ''Batman: Arkham City'', and most recently ''Saints Row: The Third''. Animation lovers will recognize him in shows such as Cartoon Network's ''Generator Rex'' and Disney XD's ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', as well as several popular anime series such as ''Naruto Shippuden'' and ''Trinity Blood''. He is currently the new voice of Espio the Chameleon.

Filmography

Anime roles

''Basilisk (manga)'' - Gennosuke Kouga

''BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'' - Ran

''Black Cat'' - Jenos Hazard

''Bleach'' - Jin Kariya, Charlotte Chuulhorne

''Bleach: Memories of Nobody'' - Ganryu

''Case Closed'' - Gin

''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' - Schneizel el Britannia

''Darker than Black'' - November 11

''Desert Punk'' - Makoto

''Eden of the East'' - Ryosuke Morimi

''Ergo Proxy'' - Kazkis Hauer

''Fullmetal Alchemist'' - Frank Archer

''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' - Greed (2nd)

''The Galaxy Railways'' - Wataru Yuuki

''Glass Fleet'' - Eckardo (Young, Ep. 17)

''Gunslinger Girl'' - Alfonso

''Kekkaishi'' - Kaguro, Madarao

''Kodocha'' - Hiroshi

''Megaman Star Force'' - Damien

''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'' - Alec, Syam Vist, Gilboa Sant (Ep. 1), Additional Voices

''Monster'' - Heinz (Ep. 13), Jaormir Lipsky

''Moon Phase'' - Count Heinrich Von Kinkel

''Mushishi'' - Yasuke (Ep. 21)

''Naruto'' - Hokushin, Renga

''Naruto Shippuden'' - Pain, Yamato, Yahiko

''One Piece'' - Helmeppo, Ohm

''Peach Girl'' - Honda, Toru

''Shin-chan'' - Action Bastard

''Sengoku Basara II'' - Ishida Mitsunari

''The Sky Crawlers'' - Naofumi Tokino

''Slayers Evolution-R'' - Radock Lanzard, Zuuma

''Slayers Revolution'' - Zuuma

''Soul Eater'' - Excalibur

''Speed Grapher'' - David, President of the United States (Ep. 23-24)

''The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye'' - Leon (Ep. 13, 15)

''Trinity Blood'' - Abel Nightroad

''Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle'' - Kyle Rondart, Shiyuu Kusanagi

''Vampire Knight'' - Akatsuki Kain

''Vampire Knight: Guilty'' - Akatsuki Kain

''YuYu Hakusho'' - Shujin

Animated Roles

''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' - Clay Quartermain, Whirlwind, Grey Gargoyle, Blizzard, Ulik, Faradei

''Batman: The Brave and the Bold'' - Swamp Thing

''Generator Rex'' - Van Kleiss, Biowulf

''G.I. Joe: Renegades'' - Airtight

''Mr. Meaty'' - Mr. Wink

''Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'' - Red Humungonaut, Willard (episode 10)

Thundercats - Driller

Live Action Roles

''Comanche Moon'' - Pea Eye Parker

''The Imposter (film)'' - Jerome

Video Game roles

''Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures'' - Conan

''Army of Two: The 40th Day'' - US Elite Soldiers

''Batman: Arkham City'' - Two-Face

''BioShock Infinite'' - Booker DeWitt

''BloodRayne 2'' - Severin, Kagan

''Brothers in Arms (series)'' - Sergeant Matt Baker

''Call of Duty: Black Ops'' - Terrance Brooks

''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' - Additional Voices

''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' - Grunt

''Catherine'' - Vincent Brooks

''Crimson Gem Saga'' - Killian (uncredited)

''Cross Edge'' - Troy (uncredited)

''Darksiders'' - Abaddon, Straga, Tormented Gate

''Dead or Alive: Dimensions'' - Ryu Hayabusa

''Final Fantasy XIII'' - Snow Villiers

''Final Fantasy XIII-2'' - Snow Villiers

''Ghostbusters: The Video Game'' - Slimer and Additional Voices

''Golden Axe: Beast Rider'' - Axe

''Guild Wars 2'' - Logan Thackeray

''Guilty Gear 2: Overture'' - Sol Badguy (uncredited)

''Guitar Hero: World Tour'' - The Guitarist

''Hexyz Force'' - Axel Faulken von Rosenbaum

''Knights Contract'' - Johann Faust

''Lunar: Silver Star Harmony'' - Ghaleon

''Mafia II'' - Additional Voices

''Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy'' - Yun

''Marvel Super Hero Squad'' - SHIELD Agents, A.I.M. Soldiers

''Mega Man X: Command Mission'' - Spider (uncredited)

''Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' - Soldiers / Extras

''Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3'' - Yamato

''Naruto Shippuden: Ninja Destiny 2'' - Yamato

''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3'' - Yamato, Pain

''Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2'' - Yamato, Pain

''Ninja Gaiden 3'' - Ryu Hayabusa

''Prototype'' - Additional Voices

''Quantum of Solace (video game)'' - Additional Voices

''Quantum Theory'' - Shiro, Zolf

''Red Faction: Armageddon'' - Additional Voices

''Red Faction: Guerrilla'' - Alec Mason

''Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles'' - Additional Voices

''Resistance 2'' - Maj. William Blake

''Saints Row: The Third'' - Male Protagonist

''Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes'' - Mitsunari Ishida

''Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4'' - Kanji Tatsumi (uncredited)

''Singularity'' - Captain Renko, Additional Voices

''Sonic the Hedgehog (series)'' - Espio the Chameleon (2010–present)

''Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes'' - Kul Teska

''Space Siege'' - Seth Walker

''Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World'' - Regal Bryant

''Tales of Vesperia'' - Yuri Lowell (uncredited)

''The Last Remnant'' - Additional Voices

''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Jetfire, Zeta Prime, Additional Voices

''Trauma Center: New Blood'' - Dr. Markus Vaughn (uncredited)

''Trinity Universe'' - Suzaku (uncredited)

''Valkyria Chronicles II'' - Dirk Gassenarl

''White Knight Chronicles'' - Additional Voices

''White Knight Chronicles II'' - Scardigne

''World of Warcraft'' Tirion Fordring

Film Roles

''Resident Evil: Degeneration'' - Additional Voices

References

External links

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