Tara Strong
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| Born | Tara Lynn Charendoff February 12, 1973 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Other name(s) | Tara Charendoff |
| Occupation | Actress/Voice Actress/Singer |
| Spouse(s) | Craig Strong (May 14, 2000—Present) |
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Tara Lynn Charendoff Strong (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American actress and singer, perhaps best known for her voice acting in animated films, television, and video games.
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[edit] Biography
Born Tara Lynn Charendoff in Toronto, Ontario, she auditioned for a solo in a school play at the age of four, but as an adult she chose to focus her career on voice acting.
Strong is the voice behind a multitude of North American animated characters, including main roles in The 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; Teen Titans as Raven; Drawn Together as Princess Clara and Toot Braunstein; and many others. She has also lent her voice to Japanese animated films such as Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, as well several video games, including her work as Elisa & Ursula in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops; Seth Balmore in Lost Odyssey; and Rikku in Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2. In addition to her vast amount of work as a vocal actress, she has had a few roles as a live actress, including in National Lampoon's Senior Trip. Strong also appeared in two made-for-tv Sabrina movies, Sabrina Down Under and Sabrina Goes to Rome, yet also appeared (voice only) in the Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV series as a Molly Dolly.
Prior to her marriage, she was originally credited under her maiden name, Tara Charendoff. She is currently married to American actor Craig Strong and they have two sons. They currently reside in Studio City, north of Los Angeles.
[edit] Filmography
All are taken to be voice roles except where stated to be live.
1985
TV:
1986
TV:
1987
TV:
- Maxie's World
- My Pet Monster
- Mosquito Lake (TV series)
- Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater - Hello Kitty
- Garbage Pail Kids (TV series) — Patty Putty
1989
TV:
- Beetlejuice (TV series) - Clare and Bertha
- Babar (TV series) - Celeste
Other:
1990
TV:
- The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 -- Lemmy "Hip" Koopa and Iggy "Hop" Koopa
- Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures
- Piggsburg Pigs!
- Madeline - Chloe
1991
Film:
- Married to It - Student in Pageant (live)
TV:
- ProStars
- The New Super Mario World � Lemmy "Hip" Koopa and Iggy "Hop" Koopa
- Wish Kid
- Here's How!
1992
TV:
1993
TV:
Other:
- Family Pictures
TV:
Other:
Film:
- National Lampoon's Senior Trip as Carla Morgan (live)
TV:
1996
TV:
Film:
- Princess Mononoke — Kaya
TV:
- Healthspells (1997)
- Extreme Ghostbusters - Kylie Griffin
- Channel Umptee-3
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series - Two-Tone and Spot
- Pepper Ann
- The New Batman Adventures — Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
TV:
- Gadget Boy's Adventures In History
- Sonic Underground — additional voices
- The Powerpuff Girls — Bubbles
Film:
- Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
- The Rugrats Movie — Dil Pickles
- Sabrina Goes to Rome as Gwen (live)
TV:
- Family Guy
- The Kids from Room 402
- Mona the Vampire
- Detention — Shareena Wickett
- Mina and the Count - Mina Harper
- Sonic Underground - Sonia the Hedgehog
Film:
- Can of Worms
- Sabrina, Down Under as Gwen (live)
TV:
Film:
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie — Dylan "Dil" Pickles
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker — Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
- The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea — Melody
Video Game:
Other:
TV:
- The Fairly OddParents — Timmy Turner, Tad, Britney Britney, Blonda, ManDie, Poof (see List of The Fairly OddParents characters)
- The Proud Family — Bebe and Cece Proud as well as Puff
- Rugrats: All Growed Up — Dil Pickles
- Lloyd In Space - Cindy's Nice Head
Film:
- Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Sen and Chihiro's Spiriting Away) /"Spirited Away" — Boh
Video Games:
- Batman Vengeance — Batgirl/Barbara Gordon
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Final Fantasy X — Rikku
- The Powerpuff Girls: Chemical X-Traction - Bubbles
- Powerpuff Girls: Mojo's Pet Project - Bubbles
TV:
- Gotham Girls — Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, Elizabeth Styles
- Fillmore! — Ingrid Third
- Kim Possible — Tara, Joss Possible, Britina
- Totally Spies! - minor voice characters
- Codename: Kids Next Door — Mushi Sanban (sister of Numbuh 3 (played by Lauren Tom))
- What's New, Scooby Doo?-Terry/Alexandra Viggi/Trudy
Film:
- Ice Age
- The Powerpuff Girls Movie — Bubbles, Female Child 1, Female Citizen 1
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie
- Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame II
- Tarzan & Jane - Hazel
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure - Two-Tone
Video Game:
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (video game)
- Whacked! (video game) - Lucy, Charity
- The Powerpuff Girls: Relish Rampage - Bubbles, Female Child 1, Female Citizen 1
Video game:
- Final Fantasy X-2 — Rikku
TV:
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series — Angel
- Teen Titans — Raven, Kitten, Kole
- The Animatrix: Beyond
- All Grown Up! — Dil Pickles
- Xiaolin Showdown — Omi
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks — Dannan 'O Mallard / Molly Winks
- Justice League - Sera, Queen
Film:
- Rugrats Go Wild — Dil Pickles
- The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman — Barbara Gordon (Her last performance as Barbara Gordon as well as Batgirl)
TV:
- Infinite Darcy, The
- Drawn Together — Princess Clara / Toot Braunstein
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends — Terrence
- Danny Phantom — Ember McLain, Star, and Penelope Spectra
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi - Little Girl (1 episode)
Film:
Video Game:
- Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Emma
- Ninja Gaiden — Rachel
- Jak 3 (video game) — Keira, Seem
- La Pucelle: Tactics — Goddess Poitreene, Chocolat
- Shrek 2 (video game) - Li'l Red
- Spyro: A Hero's Tail — Ember, Flame
- Tales of Symphonia — Presea Combatir, Corrine
TV:
- American Dragon: Jake Long — Kara & Sara the Oracle Twins, Veronica, Stacey
- The Life and Times of Juniper Lee — Roger, Lila the Sasquatch
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - Mai's mother, Actress portraying Azula
- The Batman vs. Dracula — Vicki Vale
- Ben 10 — Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Gwendolyn, Buzzshock, Benwolf, Lucy, Ken Tennyson and Additional voices
- Brandy and Mr. Whiskers- Gabriella/Mom Howler (2 episodes)
- Camp Lazlo - Amber, Toodie, & Honey, additional voices
- The Buzz on Maggie — Dawn Swatworthy
Video Game:
- Xenosaga II — Sakura Mizrahi
- Killer7 — Kaede Smith
- Jak X: Combat Racing — Keira
- Psychonauts — Sheegor
- Shrek Super Slam - Red Riding Hood
- Tales of Legendia- Norma Beatty
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse — Blink
- Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble — Captain Blue Jr.
Film:
- The Proud Family Movie — Bebe and Cece Proud as well as Cashew
- Dinotopia: Quest for the Ruby Sunstone
TV:
- Take Home Chef - Herself (live)
- The Replacements - Sierra, additional voices
- Legion of Super-Heroes - Alexis Luthor/Esper/Emerald Empress
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! - Daizy
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi-Julie(episode Julie AmiYumi- Unaried in USA)
- Justice League Unlimited - Johnny
Film:
- Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo — Raven
- Leroy & Stitch — Angel [1]
- Bratz Genie Magic - Katia
- Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas - Priscilla Pig
- Superman: Brainiac Attacks - Mercy Graves
Video game:
- Xiaolin Showdown - Omi
- Blue Dragon — Kluke
- Family Guy Video Game! - additional voices
- Justice League Heroes — Supergirl
- Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops — Elisa & Ursula
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma - Rachel
- Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — Arin
- Kingdom Hearts II — Rikku
Film:
- TMNT - Various Voices
- Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme- April Strange
- Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams - Sharma
- Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix - Ben Tennyson
TV:
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh - Porcupine
- American Dad! - Various voices
- The Boondocks- Cindy McPhearson
- Chowder- Truffles
- Sushi Pack - Maguro [2]
- Wayside - Shari and Fluffy the Porcupine
- Transformers: Animated - Sari Sumdac[3], Reception-Bot, Teletraan 1, Daniel Witwicky, Carlee Witwicky, Slo-Mo, Starscream's Female clone
Video Game:
- Lost Odyssey — Seth
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction - Talwyn
- Ben 10: Protector of Earth - Ben Tennyson
- Gurumin - Cream, Mosby and Baby Tokaron
Film:
- Bolt - Additional Voices
- Fairly OddBaby - Timmy Turner and Baby Poof
- The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning - Adella and Andrina(various voices)
- Secrets of the Furious Five - Young Tigress
Video Game:
- Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest For Booty - Talwyn
- Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Presea Combatir
[edit] Quotes
- "My son is old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about" (in an interview in Working Mother magazine, July/August 2004).
