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John de Lancie was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Kent State University where he won a scholarship to Juilliard. John's father was a professional oboist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. de Lancie is probably best known for his portrayal as Eugene Bradford on Days of Our Lives (1965) and the iconic, all-powerful Q on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).- Actor
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Best known for his role as NBC page Kenneth Parcell on NBC primetime comedy 30 Rock (2006), Jack McBrayer was born on May 27, 1973 in Macon, Georgia. He studied theater administration at the University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana, and went on to work at The Second City and IO Theater from 1995-2002. McBrayer became acquainted with Tina Fey during that time, which helped him ultimately secure the role on 30 Rock (2006).
After his time with those comedy troupes, McBrayer frequently appeared in sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) playing a series of stereotypical Southern characters. That stretch lasted from 2002 to 2004, and soon after McBrayer secured his role as a series regular on 30 Rock (2006), which begins its seventh season in Fall 2012. McBrayer received an Emmy nomination in 2009 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as dim-witted NBC page Kenneth Parcell. He was also the main character in "30 Rock" web series 30 Rock: Kenneth the Webpage (2007) which ran from 2007 to 2009 and earned two Emmy nominations for short-format programming.
Other noteworthy television credits include a small role on Arrested Development (2003) and a recurring voice on Phineas and Ferb (2007), among others. McBrayer has also worked in numerous movies over the past decade, including Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010), and The Campaign (2012), and he is voicing the character Fix-It Felix in November 2012's Wreck-It Ralph (2012).- Writer
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Elizabeth Stamatina Fey was born in 1970 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia, to Xenobia "Jeanne" (Xenakes), a brokerage employee, and Donald Henry Fey, who wrote grant proposals for universities. Her mother is Greek, born in Piraeus, while her father had German, Northern Irish, and English ancestry. Going by the name of Tina, Fey considered herself a "supernerd" during her high school and college years. She studied drama at the University of Virginia, and after graduating in 1992, she headed to Chicago, the ancestral home of American comedy. While working at a YMCA to support herself, she started Second City's first set of courses. After about nine months, a teacher told her to just skip ahead and audition for the more selective Second City Training Center. She failed but about eight weeks later, she re-auditioned and got into the year-long program. She ended up spending many years at The Second City in Chicago where many SNL cast members first started out. Then in 1995, Saturday Night Live (1975) came to The Second City's cast, including Fey's friend, Adam McKay, as a writer, searching for new talent. What they found was Tina Fey. When Adam was made Head writer, he suggested Fey should send a submission packet over the summer with six sketches, 10 pages each. Tina took the advice and sent them. After Lorne Michaels met her and saw her work she was offered a job a week later. She admitted that she was extremely nervous working in the legendary Studio 8H; being a foot shorter than everyone else, younger, and being one of the only female writers at the time. After a few years, Tina made history by becoming the first female head writer in the show's history. Tina also made her screen debut as a featured player during the 25th season by co-anchoring Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon. Since Tina and Jimmy have taken over Weekend Update it has been considered the best ever. This year she made it to full fledged star by becoming a regular cast member, though she is hardly on the show, besides Update. And during the past two summers, Tina and Rachel Dratch performed their two-woman show to critical acclaim in both Chicago (1999) and New York (2000) and made their Aspen Comedy Festival Debut. Tina is married to Jeff Richmond, a Second City director and lives in New York City.- Actress
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Tara Strong began her acting career at the age of 13 in Toronto, Canada. She landed several TV, film, and musical theater roles as well as her first lead in an animated series as the title role of "Hello Kitty." After a short run at Toronto's Second City theater company, she moved to Los Angeles with an extensive resume that included her own sit-com and well over 20 animated series. Upon arriving in Hollywood, she quickly made her mark in several TV and Film projects, such as "Party of Five," "National Lampoon's Senior Trip," "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," and more. She has an iconic voice-over career, including roles such as Bubbles in "The Powerpuff Girls," Timmy Turner in "The Fairly OddParents," Dil Pickles in "Rugrats," Raven in "Teen Titans," "Batgirl," "Family Guy," "Drawn Together," "Ben 10," Melody in "The Little Mermaid 2," "Spirited Away," etc. She is Miss Collins on Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush" and the current voice of "Harley Quinn." She is Emmy nominated, a Shorty Award winner, Twilight Sparkle in "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" and currently playing "Unikitty" in the new hit series. She appeared in the Hallmark Christmas movie, "A Very Merry Toy Store." She has 350,000 Twitter followers (@tarastrong) and has used her social media to raise several hundred thousand dollars for kids with cancer and animal rescue groups, as well as using her commanding voices for her anti-bullying platform. She lives in Los Angeles. From between 2000 and 2019 she was married to former actor and real estate agent Craig Strong. However, the couple went their separate ways in July 2019 and, eventually, they formally divorced in January 2022. They have two sons together.- Actor
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Judah Friedlander was born on 16 March 1969 in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Feast (2005), 30 Rock (2006) and American Splendor (2003).- Actress
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Ashleigh Ball is a Canadian voice actress and musician from Vancouver. As a musician, she is primarily known as a singer and flutist for the alternative rock band "Hey Ocean!" (2004-). As a voice actress she is primarily known for voicing two of the main characters of the long-running fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019). She voiced the stubborn apple farmer Applejack and the overconfident speedster Rainbow Dash, both of them being tomboy characters. Ball voiced alternate reality versions of the two characters in four "Equestria Girls" films (2013-2016) and several television specials. These versions were depicted as adolescent musicians, with emerging magical powers.
Ball's first significant voice role was that of adolescent inventor Mary Test in the science fantasy series "Johhny Test". She voiced the character from 2006 to 2014, while the character was previously voiced by Brittney Wilson. For the same series, Ball voiced the character of Sissy Blakley, who served as both a rival and a love interest to the protagonist.
Ball voiced the accident-prone Oopsy Bear in the short-lived series "Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot" (2007-2008). It was the third television series based on the "Care Bares" franchise. Oopsy had been introduced in the computer-animated film "Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!" (2007), with Ball as his voice actress.
In 2008, Ball voiced recurring antagonist Kirstee in the second and last season of the series "Bratz" (2005-2008). Ball replaced Kaley Cuoco, who had voiced the character in the first season. Kirstee worked as an intern for fashion magazine "Your Thing", while the protagonists worked for a rival magazine. They antagonized each other for both personal and professional reasons.
Ball had the recurring role of Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff in the second season of the superhero series "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" (2009-2012). This version of the character was initially depicted as a professional thief. After being captured by the covert organization SHIELD, she was recruited into their ranks. She had been given the option of either working for them, or serving a long prison sentence.
Ball voiced regular character Plum Pudding in "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures" (2010-2015). Her character was depicted as a professional dancer and the owner of her own dance studio. Plum had a competitive streak, and a quick temper. Ball also voiced Princess Allura in "Voltron Force" (2011-2012). This version of the character struggled between her duties as a pilot and as a head of state for the planet Arus. She eventually chose her niece Larmina as a replacement pilot.
Ball voiced co-protagonist Princess Talia in the English version of the magical girl series "LoliRock" (2014-2017). Talia was depicted as the most serious, disciplined, intelligent, and goal-oriented member of a team of magical girls. She blamed herself because her older sister Izira was defeated and captured by a foe, while Talia was attending a festival. She figured that she had to train hard in order to avenge her sister.
By 2022, Ball was 39-years-old. She has gained a cult following for her relatively high-profile voice roles. Fans of her voice acting have at times become interested in her music releases, and she has performed music at fan conventions. She has never stopped working regularly, and she seems to have no plans to retire yet.- Actress
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Andrea Libman is a Canadian actress from Toronto. She has often worked as a voice actress in animated works. Her best known roles were the regular characters Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie in the long-running fantasy series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019) and most of its spin-offs.
Her major characters were noted for their contradictory traits. Fluttershy was typically depicted as soft-spoken, gentle and caring towards nearly all animals, and extremely loyal towards her relatively few friends. But when acting sternly and assertively, she could intimidate fellow ponies, cockatrices, and giant dragons. Several episodes also explored Fluttershy's anger-management issues, as she had several instances of explosive rage. Pinkie Pie was typically depicted as an excitable and fun-loving baker, party organizer, and entertainer. She considered it her life's goal to bring joy to nearly everyone she met. But several episodes explored Pinkie's insecurities, her fears that her friends did not respect her or that they would eventually abandon her, and her self-doubt when confronted with skilled rivals.
Libman has had several other notable roles in animation. She voiced Ikuko Otonashi in the English dub of "Maison Ikkoku" (1986-1988). The character was depicted as the young niece of the series' female lead, Kyoko Otonashi. Libman voiced the rebellious girl Penny in the animated film "Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies" (1986). Her character sought help to overthrow the tyrannical regime of King Gurumes. Libman also voiced the child version of the regular character Chi-Chi in the Ocean dub of "Dragon Ball" (1986-1989). The character was initially depicted as a tough and temperamental girl, who grew up to become the wife of protagonist Goku. The adult Chi-Chi's main goal was to remind her superhuman husband and son to not neglect the challenges and obligations of normal life while pursuing adventures.
Libman voiced the sentient gynoid (female android) Roll in the OVA series "Mega Man: Upon a Star" (1993-1994). Roll is typically depicted as the sister of the protagonist Mega Man, though her age and personality vary wildly in adaptations of the Mega Man video game series. Libman voiced the Parisian boarding school girl Madeline in the second and third seasons of "The New Adventures of Madeline" (1993-2001). The series was based on a series of children's books by Ludwig Bemelmans. Libman also voiced the female dinosaur LaBrea in "Dino Babies" (1994-1996). Her character was the only female character among the series' 6 co-protagonists.
Libman voiced the younger version of the regular character AndrAIa in "ReBoot" (1994-2001), while Sharon Alexander voiced the adult version of the character. The character was depicted as a sentient Game Sprite from an Atlantis-themed game. AndrAIa's design was mermaid-like and she used a trident in combat. She was initially depicted as the new partner and best friend of Enzo Matrix, while she later became Enzo's long-term romantic partner.
Libman voiced Anita in the OVA series "Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge" (1997-1998), an adaptation of the video game series "Darkstalkers". In this media franchise, Anita was typically depicted as an emotionally detached orphan girl with unexplained psychic powers. She was the young ward and surrogate daughter of the vampire hunter Donovan Baine, who had rescued her life in their first encounter and then decided to become her self-appointed protector.
Libman voiced the co-protagonist Emmy in "Dragon Tales" (1999-2005). Her character was depicted as a 6-year-old human girl who used magic to travel to the fantasy world of Dragon Land, and befriended several young dragons. Her best friend was the female dragon Cassie. Emmy was depicted as athletic and intelligent, but impulsive. Libman voiced the human girl Lemony in "Yakkity Yak" (2002-2003). Her character was the love interest of the anthropomorphic pineapple Keo, and the best friend of the sentient robot Penelope (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain).
Libman was the first voice actress to voice the original character X-23 in a 2003 episode of "X-Men: Evolution". Her character was depicted in the series as a female clone of Wolverine, created by the espionage organization HYDRA. X-23 was depicted as a living weapon, who was "trying to become a real little girl". A new version of the character was soon introduced in Marvel's comic books, and eventually became a popular character in her own right. The comic book version of X-23/Laura Kinney was also initially depicted as a female clone of Wolverine, but she was later revealed to be his biological daughter.
Libman voiced Zipzee, a female Breezie (insect-like pony), in several direct-to video films of the Generation 3 incarnation of "My Little Pony". Libman started depicting the character in 2006. Zipzee was depicted as mainly interested in tending to her flowers, though she was allergic to pollen. Libman voiced the recurring character of Toodles Galore in a few episodes of "Tom and Jerry Tales" (2006-2008). Her character was depicted as an attractive white female cat, and the main love interest for co-protagonist Tom Cat.
Libman voiced the young technician Mileina Vashti in the second and last season of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" (2007-2009). Mileina was depicted as an expert in electronics, robotics, physics, and mechanical engineering, but was frustrated at having to deal with repetitive tasks. She was romantically interested in the enigmatic Tieria Erde, despite the fact that his disembodied consciousness survived only within a computer.
Libman voiced the candy-maker Harmony Bear in "Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot" (2007-2010). Her character was part of the series' supporting cast. Harmony was also depicted in this series as the lead vocalist of the music group "Care Bear Honeys". Libman voiced the unicorn Sweetie Belle in the animated short films "My Little Pony: Meet the Ponies" (2008), which were created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the "My Little Pony" franchise. Sweetie Belle was depicted as the only unicorn in Ponyville.
Libman voiced the co-protagonist Cathy Smith in "Monster Buster Club" (2008-2009). Cathy was a humanoid alien who had settled on Earth and had taken a human form. She appeared to be a normal 12-year-old girl, but she was actually 250 years and belonged to a species with long lifespans. She was still an adolescent by the standards of her species. Her superhuman powers included the ability to stretch her limbs and to communicate through telepathy.
Libman voiced the hairstylist and inventor Lemon Meringue in "Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures" (2010-2015). Lemon was depicted as creative and quick-thinking, but single-minded in the pursuit of her goals and overly competitive . In the 4th season of the series, Libman also voiced the new character of Sweet Grapes. The character was rather optimistic in trying to improve the mood and behavior of her twin sister Sour Grapes, who was perpetually in a foul mood and rarely demonstrated affection for others (including Sweet).
Libman voiced the anthropomorphic bee Maya in "Maya the Bee" (2012-2017). The series was an adaptation of the children's book "The Adventures of Maya the Bee" (1912) by Waldemar Bonsels, which has received several adaptations in the century following its original publication. In the original novel, Maya was exiled from her hive due to her interest in exploration. She remained loyal to her hive, and warned them in advance of a hornet attack on the bees.
Libman voiced the regular character of Cylindria in "Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures" (2013-2015). Cylindria was the bespectacled best friend of the heroic Pac-Man, and the brains behind some of his operations. A subplot of the series was that people assumed that Pac and Cylindria were romantically involved, despite Cylindria's seeming lack of interest in romance. The female ghost Pinky viewed Cylindria as her main rival in winning Pac's affection.
Libman voiced Bramble the Kelpie in a 2018 episode of "DuckTales". Kelpies are shape-shifting water spirits in Scottish folklore, often in horse form. They supposedly carried many riders into the depths of the waters in order to drown them. In the episode, Bramble and her ally Briar tried repeatedly to win the trust of the Duck family and their companions in order to lure them to their death. Since the Ducks were aware of the nature of kelpies, the plan never worked. The design of Bramble was based on the form of Twilight Sparkle, the protagonist of "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic".
By 2022, Libman was 38-years-old. She has had an active career since the 1990s, and seems to have no interest in retiring yet. She has gained a fan following due to her many memorable characters in animated series, and her connection to several long-running franchises. She seems likely to gain further key roles in animated works.- Actress
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Tabitha St. Germain (also known by the alias of Paulina Gillis) is a Canadian actress. She has made the transition from stage work to voice work, and has since become one of the core voice actresses working in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As Paulina Gillis, she won a Dora Award in 1995 for her performance in Assassins, the Stephen Sondheim musical.- Actress
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Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian of Russian descent. She has worked frequently as a voice actress for Ocean Productions, a Canadian media production and voice acting company based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Weseluck has provided voice acting for both original animated series and for English adaptations of animated works from several countries. In addition, Weseluck has worked as a voice director and instructor, a singing director, and a casting coordinator.
Early in her career, Weseluck worked as an associate producer at CBC Radio, the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A co-worker encouraged her to attempt to work in voice acting. She initially voiced advertisements for the Vancouver Centre Mall, before starting to work in animation.
In "Mobile Suit Gundam" (1979-1980), Weseluck voiced the regular character Mirai Yashima. Mirai was a member of an upper-class family and the helmsman of the mobile suit carrier White Base. In the same series, Weseluck voiced the young orphan Katz Kobayashi, who joined the crew of the White Base.
In "Maison Ikkoku" (1986-1988), Weseluck voiced Koizumi, a female member of the Puppet Club. She and her teammates were puppeteers and friends of the male protagonist, Yusaku Godai. In the anime OVA "Project A-ko 2: Plot of the Daitokuji Financial Group" (1987), Weseluck voiced Shiko "C-ko" Kotobuki. The character was a humanoid alien from the Alpha Cygnan race. Her female friends Eiko "A-ko" Magami and Biko "B-ko" Daitokuji had an intense rivalry over who gets to spend time with C-Ko. Weseluck also voiced C-Ko in the sequels "Project A-ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody" (1988) and "Project A-ko 4: FINAL" (1989).
In the English adaptation of "Ranma ½" (1989-1992), Weseluck primarily voiced Shampoo. Her character was a Chinese Amazon and one of the four fiancees of Ranma Saotome. She was betrothed to Ranma by the ritual laws of her village after he twice managed to defeat her in combat. Shampoo could shape-shift into a cat, which further complicated her relationship with Ranma. Ranma suffered from ailurophobia, a persistent fear of cats. Weseluck also voiced the recurring antagonist Azusa Shiratori, a martial artist and ice skater with kleptomaniac tendencies. Azusa was one of Ranma's opponents. In addition to these two major characters, Weseluck voiced the minor recurring character of Yuka. Yuka was a classmate of the regular character Akane Tendo and apparently one of Akane's closest friends.
In the Ocean Group dub of "Dragon Ball Z" (1989-1996), Weseluck voiced the child version of Trunks. The character was a human-alien hybrid, son of the reformed alien villain Prince Vegeta and the human scientist Bulma. She also voiced Maron, the beautiful but air-headed and fickle girlfriend of Krillin.
In a 1991 episode of "The New Adventures of He-Man", Weseluck voiced Teela. The character was a friend of He-Man from his original time period, though this series was instead set in the distant future. Teela was briefly sent into the future by the Sorceress of Grayskull, in order to cure He-Man's homesickness. Teela was one of the few Eternian characters to appear in this series, though Weseluck's version of the character had been redesigned to resemble She-Ra.
In the television series "Double Dragon" (1993-1994), Weseluck voiced the police officer Marian Martin, a major supporting character during the series' first season. The series was based on the then-popular video game series "Double Dragon" (1987-), where Marian was the main love interest for the twin brothers William "Billy" Lee and James "Jimmy" Lee.
In "Mobile Suit Gundam Wing" (1995-1996), Weseluck voiced the recurring character of Dorothy Catalonia. The character was introduced as a spy for the Romefeller Foundation, though she was eventually established to have her own agenda. Dorothy was trying to ensure an end to the current wars through arranging that the combatants were too traumatized to continue fighting. In the same series, Weseluck voiced the circus knife-thrower Catherine Bloom. Catherine was the estranged sister of the mobile suit pilot Trowa Barton.
In the short-lived series "Cybersix" (1999), Weseluck voiced the protagonist Cybersix. The character was a leather-clad gynoid (female android) who was trying to thwart the plans of the mad scientist who had created her. Cybersix maintained the regular job of a high school literature teacher, cross-dressing as a male to maintain a secret identity. The series was based on the Italian and Argentinian comic book series "Cybersix" (1991-1999) by Carlos Trillo and Carlos Meglia.
In "Inuyasha" (2000-2004), Weseluck voiced Mrs. Higurashi, the widowed mother of co-protagonist Kagome Higurashi. The character was aware that the daughter was regularly time-traveling to the feudal era, and her main concern was to provide her with food supplies. When the half-demon Inuyasha (Kagome's companion) time traveled into the future, Mrs. Hiugurashi provided him with a place to stay.
In the Generation 3 "My Little Pony" direct-to-video films, Weseluck voiced the young unicorn Rarity. Rarity was the main character in the animated film "My Little Pony Crystal Princess: The Runaway Rainbow" (2006), where she accidentally teleported herself to a distant location. Her efforts to return home were part of the film's main plot. Weseluck voiced the young detective Near in "Death Note" (2006-2007). Near headed an organization searching for the serial killer Kira/Light Yagami, following the murder of the leading detective L. He served as the main antagonist to the series' villain protagonist. By the end of the series, Near became the new L.
In the magical girl series "Powerpuff Girls Z" (2006-2007), Weseluck voiced the supporting character of Ken Kitazawa. He was the child genius son of Professor Utonium. Ken set the series' events in motion, by accidentally granting superhuman powers to three teenage girls: Hyper Blossom/Momoko Akatsutsumi, Rolling Bubbles/Miyako Gotokuji, and Powered Buttercup/Kaoru Matsubara. Ken helped the girl start their careers as superheroines, while treating them as his surrogate sisters. The series was based on the animated series "The Powerpuff Girls" (1998-2005), but reinterpreted the personalities of the three main characters and removed their status as siblings to each other.
In "Storm Hawks" (2007-2009), Weseluck voiced the recurring villain Ravess. The character was nominally loyal to Master Cyclonis, the female sovereign of the Cyclonian Empire. But Ravess privately considered Cyclonis to be incompetent and unworthy of the throne. Ravess typically ignored orders by her own superiors, preferring instead to execute her own plans. She was eventually exiled after a failed term as a regent for the absent Cyclonis.
In "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" (2007-2009), Weseluck voiced the colonel Kati Mannequin, a member of the military forces of the Advanced European Union. Kati represented a faction who had managed to unify the European continent. She served the role of the tactical coordinator and commander in the army. Her love interest was the mobile suit pilot Patrick Colasour, who she eventually married. Patrick was slavishly loyal to her, following Kati whenever she changed her allegiance.
In a 2009 episode of "Iron Man: Armored Adventures", Weseluck voiced an animated version of Abigail Brand. The character was depicted as a SHIELD agent, held hostage by the supervillain Living Laser. The comic book version of Abigail is a human-alien hybrid with pyrokinetic powers, but the animated version was a seemingly normal human.
In "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019), Weseluck primarily voiced the supporting character Spike the Dragon. The character was a tiny purple dragon who served as the loyal assistant to the unicorn and magic user Twilight Sparkle. According to his origin episode, a filly Twilight had used magic to hatch his egg. He had stayed by her side ever since, and he had not socialized with other dragons until his pre-teen years. Subplots involving Spike included his cultural differences from other dragons, his efforts to control his dragon-like greed, his romantic attraction to the adult unicorn Rarity, the mutual efforts of Spike and Rarity to shield each other from danger, and his growing friendship with the female dragons Ember (the reigning Dragon Lord) and Smolder.
In the same series, Weseluck voiced two other recurring characters. She voiced Mayor Mare, the female mayor of Ponyville. The character mainly served as the local authority figure. The only major information on her background was that she dyed her mane gray, while her natural hair color was pink. She was embarrassed when her secret was published in a gossip column. The other recurring character voiced by Weseluck was the hard-working dressmaker Coco Pommel. The character was initially introduced as the soft-spoken assistant to the domineering fashion designer Suri Polomare. She soon befriended rival designer Rarity (who was friendlier to her than Suri), and at a later point was employed as a salesperson by Rarity.
In the animated film "Thor: Tales of Asgard" (2011), Weseluck voiced Valkyrie/Brunnhilde. The character was based on a popular comic book character, an Asgardian warrior woman who has served as a member of both the Defenders and the Avengers. The Marvel character was in turn based on Brunhild, a shield-maiden or Valkyrie prominently depicted in Germanic heroic legend. The original character played a central role in both the "Nibelungenlied" (written c. 1200) and the "Volsunga saga" (late 13th century).
In "Littlest Pet Shop" (2012-2016), Weseluck voiced the female rabbit Buttercream Sundae. Buttercream was energetic, sweet, and upbeat, but mischievous and impulsive. Her impulsive behavior tended to have negative consequences for those around her, but rarely for herself. One of her episodes depicted as suffering from a split personality, with the other persona being the bully Flash McCarrots.
Weseluck has entertained audiences for at least 35 years, and seems to have no plans to retire yet. She has gained a fan following due to her portrayal of memorable characters in several animated franchises, and for her versatility in portraying different character types.- Actress
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Claire Margaret Corlett (also: Claire Brown) is a Canadian-born actress from Vancouver, British Columbia. She is primarily known for voice roles in animation: her first demo was recorded in 2004. She was only 5-years-old at the time. Corlett's first notable role in animation was voicing Sally Brown in the "Peanuts Motion Comics" (2008). The series consisted of 20 short film adaptations of the famous comic strip "Peanuts" (1950-2000). Corlett next voiced Tiny Pteranodon in "Dinosaur Train" (2009-2020). Corlett also voiced Dizzy, the tilting drum cement mixer in the American dub of "Bob the Builder" (2015-2018). The series was a British-Canadian co-production, and a reboot of the older series "Bob the Builder" (1999-2011). On the screen, Claire made her debut performance as Frank in Hallmark's, "Smart Cookies" at age thirteen. She fell in love with TV and Film and has continued to pursue a career beyond animation. In 2020, Corlett started dating her fellow voice actor Gabriel Christian Brown. By 2021, the couple lived together in Arizona and announced their engagement to each other on January 29, 2022. They were married to each other in November of the same year. She has never ceased working on new roles in animation, and she has gained a fan following for well-received older roles. Off of the mic, she works as a video editor for YouTube channels - "Black Gryph0n", amassing over 5 million subscribers, as well as the "Riggle's Picks" podcast. She is also an executive producer.- Actress
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Nicole Lyn Oliver was born in Ottawa, Ontario. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, a Masters Degree in Communication from Royal Roads University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London. She was a prominent member of the Union of BC Performers, she served on its executive board (2002-2005), chaired several committees, and continues to be part of the negotiation team during collective bargaining. She is married to Chris Ainscough, an award-winning composer in the film industry. They live in Vancouver with their two sons William and Grady.- Actor
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Born and raised in Vancouver (but for a year in New Zealand), Peter began acting in grade nine. He joined the Vancouver Youth Theatre at 16, and began a comedy troupe called The Legend of Bonefish at nineteen. After toiling for a decade in clubs and cabarets, Peter finally made the move to film and television where he began to find roles immediately, and to voice acting where his breakout was longer in the making, but perhaps even more well-received when it came. Peter is committed to making his own work happen, by writing and performing in independent films, including co-producing some of those old cabaret sketches and popping them online twenty years after the fact. Peter's acting has taken him far and wide, from Ohio to Australia, New York and Uganda. He looks forward to discovering all of the places this craft may take him, both inside himself, and out there in the larger world.- Actress
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Madeleine Peters is a voice actress, primarily known for roles in animated series. Her best known role so far was Scootaloo in the long-running series "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic" (2010-2019). She also voiced the character in several spin-off projects.
Scootaloo was depicted as a pegasus filly who was unable to fly, but could use her wings to propel her scooter. She was the tomboy member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, a club of fillies trying to discover their special talents. She was also the surrogate kid sister of the speedster pegasus Rainbow Dash, who she idolized. Peters has stated in an interview that Scootaloo was among her most rough-sounding and vocally challenging roles. Peters briefly lost her voice after recording the Cutie Mark Crusaders Song in Scootaloo's voice.
Peters' first major role in animation was playing Helen Lorraine in "Martha Speaks" (2008-2014), an animated adaptation of the eponymous children's book by Susan Meddaugh. Her character was the tomboyish owner of the talking dog Martha Lorraine (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain). This series lasted for 6 seasons and 96 episode.
Peters also voiced Emily Willows in the animated fantasy film "Barbie: Princess Charm School" (2011). Her character was the adoptive younger sister of the protagonist Blair Willows (voiced by Diana Kaarina). In the film, Emily managed to secure a scholarship for Blair, allowing Blair to attend the prestigious Princess Charm School.
Peters has gained followers among among animation fans for her past roles, though she has had relative few opportunities to act in the 2020s. By 2023, she was estimated to be 27-years-old, and had been cast in the new series "Super PupZ".- Jeffrey DeMunn was born on April 25, 1947 in Buffalo, New York. He studied in England at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, then returned to America and was a member of the National Shakespeare Company. He has starred in many theatre productions, both on and off Broadway, including "K2" (for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor), "Spoils of War" and "Comedians".
He is known as a favorite of director Frank Darabont, who has cast him in all four of his films: "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Green Mile" (1999), "The Majestic" (2001) and "The Mist" (2007).
He has appeared in such films as "The Blob" (1988), "The X-Files: Fight the Future" (1998), "Hollywoodland" (2006), "Burn After Reading" (2008) and such television shows as "Hill Street Blues" (1981), "Kojak: The Price of Justice" (1987), "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999) and "The Walking Dead" (2010-2012), the latter developed by Frank Darabont and based on the eponymous comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore. - Actress
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Jessica Lange was born in 1949, in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA, where her father worked as a traveling salesman. She obtained a scholarship to study art at the University of Minnesota, but instead went to Paris to study drama. She moved to New York, working as a model, until producer Dino De Laurentiis cast her as the female lead in King Kong (1976). The film attracted much unfavorable comment and, as a result, Lange was off the screen for three years. She was given a small but showy part in Bob Fosse's All That Jazz (1979), before giving a memorable performance in Bob Rafelson's The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), as an adulterous waitress. The following year, she won rave reviews for her exceptional portrayal of actress Frances Farmer in Frances (1982) and a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her work in Sydney Pollack's Tootsie (1982) (as a beautiful soap-opera actress). She was also outstanding as country singer Patsy Cline in Karel Reisz's Sweet Dreams (1985) and as a lawyer who defends her father and discovers his past in Music Box (1989). Other important films include Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991) (as a frightened housewife) and Tony Richardson's Blue Sky (1994), for which she won a Best Actress Academy Award as the mentally unbalanced wife of a military officer. She made her Broadway debut in 1992, playing "Blanche" in Tennessee Williams "A Streetcar Named Desire".- Actor
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Evan Peters was born in 1987 in St. Louis, Missouri to Phil and Julie Peters. When his father's job was transferred, the family moved to Grand Blanc, Michigan. There, Evan began taking acting classes and at age 15, he moved with his mother to Los Angeles in hopes of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. His breakthrough role came when he was cast as the controversial Tate Langdon in American Horror Story (2011).- Actress
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Sarah Paulson was born on December 17, 1974 in Tampa, Florida, to Catharine Gordon (Dolcater) and Douglas Lyle Paulson II. She spent most of her early years in New York and Maine, before settling in Manhattan to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the High School for Performing Arts. Although she made her Broadway debut in "The Sisters Rosensweig" and performed in the off-Broadway "Talking Pictures", she debuted on the small screen in late 1994 in a guest shot on NBC's Law & Order (1990), then, in the following spring, landed her first TV-movie role in CBS' Friends at Last (1995) and finally became a TV series regular by fall 1995.
Best known for her amazing performance in CBS' supernatural drama American Gothic (1995) as the benevolent spiritual guide to her young brother, she was also a regular on the WB series Jack & Jill (1999) as "Elisa Cronkite", the former girlfriend of David "Jill" Jillefsky (Ivan Sergei) as well as the main character in the TV series Leap of Faith (2002), "Faith Wardwell", and as "Audrey" in the TV movie Metropolis (2000). She was also part of the cast of Shaughnessy (1996), The Long Way Home (1998) (as "Leanne Bossert") and Path to War (2002) as Luci Baines Johnson, as well as making notable appearances in Touched by an Angel (1994) playing "Zoe" in Manhunt (2001), 20 October 2001, and Cracker: Mind Over Murder (1997) playing "Nina" in True Romance: Part 1 (1997), 18 September 1997.
Sarah has now played in movies with such stars as Mel Gibson in the romantic comedy What Women Want (2000) (as "Annie", Gibson's secretary), Diane Keaton in the romantic drama The Other Sister (1999) (as "Heather Tate", Keaton's lesbian eldest daughter), Jamie Foxx in Held Up (1999) (as "Mary", a developmentally disabled young woman with an unfaithful boyfriend) and David Hyde Pierce in the romantic comedy Down with Love (2003) (as "Vicky Hiller", Pierce's crush). She also had two major roles in the comedy Bug (2002) and the drama, Levitation (1997), where she starred as a pregnant teenager who searches for her biological mother, with the help of a guardian angel.- Actress
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Lily Rabe was born in New York, New York, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for Miss Stevens (2016), No Reservations (2007) and Fractured (2019).- Actor
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Zachary Quinto was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Margaret J. (McArdle), an Irish-American office worker, and Joseph John Quinto, an Italian-American barber. Zachary graduated from Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, with the class of 1995, where he won Pittsburgh's Gene Kelly Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the Major General in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance". He then went on to attend Carnegie Mellon University, where he continued to hone his talents by performing in plays and musicals. He first appeared on numerous television series since 2000 and, in 2003, landed the role of computer expert "Adam Kaufman" on the Fox series, 24 (2001), during its third season. In 2006, Quinto portrayed serial killer "Sylar" on the science fiction series, Heroes (2006), until its cancellation in 2010, after four seasons. He was cast in his first main film role as "Spock", in the hugely successful franchise reboot, Star Trek (2009).- Actress
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Award-winning stage actress Frances Conroy was introduced and encouraged by her parents to explore the elements of theater. Born Frances Hardman Conroy in Monroe, Georgia, she attended high school in Long Island and experienced classes at the Neighborhood Playhouse as a teenager. The pale, blue-eyed redhead also studied drama at Dickinson College and the Juilliard School (BFA) where she was taught, at the latter college, by theater greats John Houseman and Marian Seldes.
Following potent dramatic roles in such classical productions as "Mother Courage...and Her Children," "King Lear," "All's Well That Ends Well," "Measure for Measure" and "Othello" (as Desdemona) in the late 70s, Frances made her Broadway debut with "The Lady from Dubuque" in 1980. She went on to earn a well-respected name for herself under the Broadway and off-Broadway lights throughout the 1980s in such esteemed plays as "Our Town" (as Mrs. Gibbs), "The Little Foxes (as Birdie) and "In the Summer House." She also appeared with Ms. Seldes in the well-received plays "Ring 'Round the Moon" and "A Bright Room Called Day."
A performer with the The Acting Company, Frances won a Drama Desk Award for "The Secret Rapture" and an Obie for "The Last Yankee." In 2000 she received the Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony nomination for "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan." Her other Broadway credits include "Ring Round the Moon", "The Little Foxes", "The Rehearsal" (Drama Desk Nominee), "Broken Glass", "In the Summer House" (Drama Desk Nominee) and "The Secret Rapture" (Drama Desk Nominee). Conroy's numerous Off- Broadway plays include "The Dinner Party", "The Skin of Our Teeth", "The Last Yankee" and "Othello" (Drama Desk Nominee).
An actress of subtle power, great depth and astonishing versatility, she has both an aloof serenity and faintly sad/sensitive ambiance that makes her all the more mysterious and intriguing. She came out to California in 1985 at the invitation of director Houseman and appeared in more theater plays, including "Richard III," at San Diego's Globe Theater. She also earned a sprinkling of generally overlooked film and TV parts, including small parts in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979) (debut), Another Woman (1988) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Showing a distinct flair for the offbeat and neurotic, nothing really pushed the envelope for her on screen quite like her series' turn as the dowdy, emotionally frail undertaker's widow Ruth Fisher in the cult hit TV series Six Feet Under (2001). During the five-season run she won both a Golden Globe and three Screen Actors Guild awards and was nominated four times for an Emmy.
Film roles have been growing more abundant over the years, offering a number of fascinating featured roles, often as eccentric, often disturbing mothers and matrons. Such movies include Billy Bathgate (1991), Scent of a Woman (1992), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), The Crucible (1996), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Die, Mommie, Die! (2003), Catwoman (2004), The Aviator (2004) (as Kate Hepburn's mother), Shopgirl (2005), The Wicker Man (2006), Humboldt County (2008), The Smell of Success (2009), Love Happens (2009), 6 Souls (2010), Waking Madison (2010), Chasing Ghosts (2014), Making the Rules (2014), Welcome to Happiness (2015), rare leading roles in No Pay, Nudity (2016) and Mountain Rest (2018), and as psychotic Joaquin Phoenix's needy mother in the Oscar-winning psychological drama Joker (2019).
Frances has also appeared to fine advantage in several other TV series of late, most notably American Horror Story (2011) in which she earned her fifth and sixth Emmy nomination. She also had stand-out roles in How I Met Your Mother (2005), Casual (2015), Arrested Development (2003) and Dead to Me (2019), in addition to episodic guest spots on "ER," "Desperate Housewives," "Nip/Tuck," "Grey's Anatomy," "Young Sheldon" and "Castle Rock."
In 1992, she married actor/husband Jan Munroe, an L.A. performance artist. After a few Broadway roles with "The Little Foxes" (as Birdie), "Ring Round the Moon" and "The Ride Down Mt. Morgan," Frances returned to the theatre after a six-year absence, in the 2006 production of "Pyrenees" by David Greig at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles.- Actress
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Taissa Farmiga is an American actress, and the younger sister of Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga, who is 21 years her senior. She was born in Readington Township, New Jersey, USA, to Ukrainian-born parents Michael and Lubomyra (Spas) Farmiga.
Unlike her older sister, Taissa initially had no interest in becoming an actor. However, she was persuaded to make her acting debut in Vera's directorial debut film Higher Ground (2011). Also playing the lead, Vera wanted to cast someone who was physically similar to play the younger version of her character. Taissa was 15 years old and, apart from a second grade school play, had no previous acting experience. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and Taissa's performance received critical acclaim. It was after Sundance that Taissa officially decided to pursue acting. At age 16, she landed a leading role as Violet Harmon in the Fox horror series American Horror Story (2011).
Farmiga has since starred in films from a range of genres, including Sofia Coppola's crime film The Bling Ring (2013), Jorge Dorado's psychological thriller Anna (2013), Todd Strauss-Schulson's horror comedy The Final Girls (2015), Hannah Fidell's romantic drama 6 Years (2015), Ti West's western In a Valley of Violence (2016), and Warren Beatty's comedy-drama Rules Don't Apply (2016).- Actress
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Emma Roberts was born in Rhinebeck, New York. She was a baby when her parents separated, and she grew up living with her mother, Kelly Cunningham. She was educated at Archer School for Girls in Los Angeles, California.
Emma is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, and the niece of Oscar-winner Julia Roberts. As a child she spent some time on the sets of movies with her aunt Julia. This helped Emma decide that she wanted to follow a career in acting. Her first movie role came in Blow (2001), where she played the daughter of Johnny Depp's character. Various small parts followed, until she was cast in the lead role of Addie Singer in Nickelodeon's "Unfabulous" (2004). Her performance lead to many award nominations as well as a foray into the music industry, including the release of an album, "Unfabulous and More".
More roles followed in various projects, including the eponymous heroine in Nancy Drew (2007), Hotel for Dogs (2009), 4.3.2.1. (2010) and Scream 4 (2011). In 2011, Emma began attending Sarah Lawrence College in New York, studying English Literature.