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'''Tara Lyn Charendoff Strong''' (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress who has done work in numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated. Strong has won and been nominated for various awards. She has provided additional voices for several episodes of ''[[Gravity Falls (TV series)|Gravity Falls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/236821088275931137 |title=Tweet Number 236821088275931137 |accessdate=April 7, 2015 |author=Strong, Tara |date=August 18, 2012 |quote=ā@addictkitty: @tarastrong have you been doing voice work on gravity falls or am i imagining things?ā itās true!! (u r not imagining things)}}</ref> |
'''Tara Lyn Charendoff Strong''' (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress who has done work in numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated. Strong has won and been nominated for various awards. She has provided additional voices for several episodes of ''[[Gravity Falls (TV series)|Gravity Falls]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/236821088275931137 |title=Tweet Number 236821088275931137 |accessdate=April 7, 2015 |author=Strong, Tara |date=August 18, 2012 |quote=ā@addictkitty: @tarastrong have you been doing voice work on gravity falls or am i imagining things?ā itās true!! (u r not imagining things)}}</ref> |
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| ā | Strong first gained an interest in acting when she was four years old, after volunteering to be a soloist in her school's production. She soon started acting outside of her school, and by the age of thirteen was accepted into a school of performing arts. Her first role was that of Hello Kitty in ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'', which led to her getting parts in over twenty other animated series. |
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| + | She has light pale skin and hazel eyes, as well as blond hair with brown roots and brown eyebrows. |
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| + | == Most Notable Roles == |
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| + | She has done over 150 voices in television/movies, as well as almost 50 live action cameos. Many of her major voice roles include animated series such as Dill Pickles in ''Rugrats'',Ā Bubbles in ''The Powerpuff Girls'',Ā Timmy Turner and Poof in ''The Fairly OddParents'',Ā Raven in ''Teen Titans''Ā and the spin-off seriesĀ ''Teen Titans Go!'', andĀ princess Twilight Sparkle in ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', as well as video games such asĀ ''Mortal Kombat X'',Ā ''Final Fantasy X-2''Ā andĀ ''Batman: Arkham''. Her portrayals have garnered nominations in theĀ Annie AwardsĀ andĀ Daytime Emmys, and an award from theĀ Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. |
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| + | Strong was born on February 12, 1973, inĀ Toronto, Ontario to Syd and Lucy Charendoff. Her parents ran a convenience store called The Wiz, and Syd had also worked as a pharmacist. She and her older sister Marla were raised in Toronto. At age four, she became interested in acting and volunteered to be a soloist at a school production.<sup>[3]</sup>Ā She worked with the Yiddish Theater; though she did not know theĀ Yiddish language, she memorized her lines phonetically. She also performed with the Toronto Jewish Theater (TJA), where she acted inĀ ''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 andĀ Hebrew.<sup>[3]</sup> |
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| + | Her first professional role was Gracie in Limelight Theater's production ofĀ ''The Music Man''Ā at age 13.<sup>[3]</sup>Ā She had a guest role in the action seriesĀ ''T. and T.''Ā Her first major cartoon role was the title role inĀ ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater''.<sup>[4][5]</sup>Ā She starred in the short-livedĀ CBC TelevisionĀ sitcomĀ ''Mosquito Lake''.<sup>[3]</sup>Ā For high school, she attended theĀ Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteĀ and graduated in 1991.<sup>[''citation needed'']</sup>Ā She took improv classes atĀ The Second CityĀ in Toronto<sup>[4]</sup>Ā and continued acting in both animated and live-action shows and films, before moving to Los Angeles in January 1994 |
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| + | Strong was the roommate of actressĀ Neve Campbell; they both auditioned for the same role, Julia, in the 1990s TV seriesĀ ''Party of Five''.<sup>[21]</sup>Ā Strong appeared in an episode as Lorna.<sup>[22]</sup> |
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| + | In 1999, she met Craig Strong, a former American actor-turned real estate agent;<sup>[23]</sup>Ā they married on May 14, 2000. They have two sons: Sammy (born 2002) and Aden (born 2004).<sup>[24]</sup>Ā Their family resides in Los Angeles, where they run VoiceStarz, an Internet-based company that teaches people how to get into the voice-over business.<sup>[25]</sup>Strong and her husband developed and patented a line ofĀ baby bottlesĀ with caps that the person can set to note the calendar date for breast milk storage.<sup>[26][27][28]</sup>{{Wikipedia}} |
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Revision as of 14:15, 5 June 2015
Tara Lyn Charendoff Strong (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress who has done work in numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated. Strong has won and been nominated for various awards. She has provided additional voices for several episodes of Gravity Falls.[1]
Appearence
She has light pale skin and hazel eyes, as well as blond hair with brown roots and brown eyebrows.
Most Notable Roles
She has done over 150 voices in television/movies, as well as almost 50 live action cameos. Many of her major voice roles include animated series such as Dill Pickles in Rugrats, Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls, Timmy Turner and Poof in The Fairly OddParents, Raven in Teen Titans and the spin-off series Teen Titans Go!, and princess Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, as well as video games such as Mortal Kombat X, Final Fantasy X-2 and Batman: Arkham. Her portrayals have garnered nominations in the Annie Awards and Daytime Emmys, and an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
History
Strong was born on February 12, 1973, in Toronto, Ontario to Syd and Lucy Charendoff. Her parents ran a convenience store called The Wiz, and Syd had also worked as a pharmacist. She and her older sister Marla were raised in Toronto. At age four, she became interested in acting and volunteered to be a soloist at a school production.[3] She worked with the Yiddish Theater; though she did not know the Yiddish language, she memorized her lines phonetically. She also performed with the Toronto Jewish Theater (TJA), 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.[3]
Her first professional role was Gracie in Limelight Theater's production of The Music Man at age 13.[3] She had a guest role in the action series T. and T. Her first major cartoon role was the title role in Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater.[4][5] She starred in the short-lived CBC Television sitcom Mosquito Lake.[3] For high school, she attended the Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and graduated in 1991.[citation needed] She took improv classes at The Second City in Toronto[4] and continued acting in both animated and live-action shows and films, before moving to Los Angeles in January 1994
Personal Life
Strong was the roommate of actress Neve Campbell; they both auditioned for the same role, Julia, in the 1990s TV series Party of Five.[21] Strong appeared in an episode as Lorna.[22]
In 1999, she met Craig Strong, a former American actor-turned real estate agent;[23] they married on May 14, 2000. They have two sons: Sammy (born 2002) and Aden (born 2004).[24] Their family resides in Los Angeles, where they run VoiceStarz, an Internet-based company that teaches people how to get into the voice-over business.[25]Strong and her husband developed and patented a line of baby bottles with caps that the person can set to note the calendar date for breast milk storage.[26][27][28]
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External links
- Tara Strong at the Internet Movie Database
- Tara Strong on Twitter
- ā Strong, Tara (August 18, 2012). Tweet Number 236821088275931137. Retrieved on April 7, 2015. āā@addictkitty: @tarastrong have you been doing voice work on gravity falls or am i imagining things?ā itās true!! (u r not imagining things)ā