Tara Strong
Tara Strong
Tara Strong is a Canadian–American actress who has done work in numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated. Many of her major voice roles include animated series such as Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, Drawn Together, Teen Titans and the spin-off series Teen Titans Go!, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, as well as video games such as Mortal Kombat X, Final Fantasy X-2 and the Batman: Arkham series. Her portrayals have garnered nominations in...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionVoice Actor
Date of Birth12 February 1973
CityToronto, Canada
CountryCanada
We all sit in front of our mics and our scripts lay on music stands. Then the silliness begins!
I think clearly with the success of videogames, entertainment people know that it's definitely a lucrative and popular field and certainly with all the fan-based websites and the fans writing in, I think it's taken very seriously.
The voice I choose for the characters is based on the character description and/or drawing given to me at the audition.
We really have a lot of fun at these sessions, we all get along and kid around with each other throughout the job.
Sometimes a role might be difficult on my throat.
My son is old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about.
I'm not sure specifically but there's definitely parts of me in Rikku.
I think there are more female characters in videogames now but I also think that's because videogames in general are more diverse now.
Many people think voice over artists just read, there's much more to it. Without acting beats, scene study and improving skills, you won't make it.
It is a skill you attain when doing voice over animation for thirteen some odd years.
I do try to give reality to the younger children voices and I'm constantly observing and listening to small children, particularly for Baby Dil.
I do a lot of videogame voice-overs and I don't have any particulars in mind, but I do them all the time.
In general, I find that for videos the acting is more realistic.
Start as early as you can. Make tapes of your characters.