Tara Sands is an American voice actress, television host and actress. Well known as the voice of Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in the English adaptation of the second series Yu-Gi-Oh! anime, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in Slayers.
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, and raised in New Jersey, Sands studied theater at Hofstra University, and has had a steady stream of voice acting work since high school. Much of her work is in anime dubbing, with multiple roles in such franchises as Slayers and Pokémon. She also voiced Tiara in Shamanic Princess, and Hikaru Shidou in the OVA 'remake' of Magic Knight Rayearth, among others.
Sands has also narrated numerous audio books, including Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes seriesand Ellen Potter's Olivia Kidney series.
In addition to providing voiceovers for numerous commercials, Sands has appeared on-camera in commercials, including as the 'Office Cheerleader' in a series for Lipton's Cup-a-Soup and television series including "Everybody Hates Chris"
Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo (born March 25, 1964) is an American author of children's fiction. Her 2003 novel The Tale of Despereaux won the annual Newbery Medal as the "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children", three years after Because of Winn-Dixie was a runner up (Newbery Honor Book). DiCamillo is also known for the Mercy Watson series of picture books, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen.
Born in Philadelphia, DiCamillo suffered from chronic pneumonia. At age five, she moved to Clermont, Florida for her health (warmer climate) with her mother and her older brother Curt DiCamillo, who would become a noted architectural historian. Her mother was a teacher. Her father remained in Pennsylvania to sell his orthodontic practice and never rejoined the family in Florida.
DiCamillo earned her college degree in English at the University of Florida in 1987 and worked in Florida after graduation. At age 30 she moved to Minneapolis and began working at a book warehouse. That job inspired her to write for children and allowed her to meet a sales representative for Candlewick Press, resulting in submission of a draft that would become Because of Winn-Dixie.
Dr. Cristina Yang is a fictional character on the ABC television series Grey's Anatomy. The character is portrayed by actress Sandra Oh, who won a Golden Globe and a SAG Award in 2006 for the role. Sandra Oh has since been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series at the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Emmy Awards.
Cristina Yang is a doctor of Korean descent and a native of Beverly Hills, California. Raised Jewish (her mother converted upon re-marriage to oral surgeon Saul Rubenstein), she has at times referred to herself as Jewish, although she believes only in science and is a strong atheist, implying that she is likely a Humanistic Jew. Her biological father died when she was nine years old in a car accident, where she watched him bleed out and die before help arrived. She has a B.A. from Smith College where she lived in Tyler House, a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley, and a M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine, graduating first in her class. She is dyslexic, as discovered by Lexie Grey at the end of season 4.
Reid Ewing (born November 7, 1988) is an American actor best known for his recurring guest role as Dylan on the ABC comedy Modern Family.
Ewing appeared in theater productions in the South Florida area. He studied at the Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach and the School for Film and Television in New York before moving to Los Angeles. In April 2010, he was cast for the MTV film The Truth Below.
In addition to acting, Ewing plays the piano, guitar, and banjo. He wrote the song "In the Moonlight (Do Me)," which his character performs on Modern Family.
In 2011, he appeared in Wendy's "Where's the beef?" commercials.
Shelby Young (born April 8, 1992) is an American actress best known for her roles in The Social Network and Wild Child. She also voices all of the Lucky Charms, Trix and Coco Puffs commercials, and plays the role of Kinsey on Days of our Lives.
Young works in both film and television, with notable guest appearances in the shows Everybody Hates Chris and Ghost Whisperer, as well as a role in the film Waltzing Anna. Young was the first to play the role of Stephanie in the pilot of LazyTown but had to turn the role down due to union regulations. Young also does voice work for films, and is a teen singer. She also played Ruby in the 2008 film Wild Child. She played the role of Kinsey on Days of our Lives. On July 27, 2011, it was reported that Young had been let go from Days of our Lives, where she had portrayed Kinsey since 2009. Young is slated to appear on an episode of new MTV comedy Awkward as well as landing a role in upcoming TV movie, American Horror Story.