Tara Platt

Tara Platt (born June 18, 1978)Birthday references:

• is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games. Her notable roles in anime include Temari in Naruto and Reina in Rave Master. She also voices Kali Belladonna in RWBY, Mitsuru Kirijo and Elizabeth in Persona 3, Edelgard von Hresvelg in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Miriel & Flavia in Fire Emblem: Awakening, Anna Williams from the Tekken series, as well as characters in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Saints Row: The Third, Bayonetta 2, Setsuka from Soulcalibur series, League of Legends, and Yuri Watanabe / Wraith in the Marvel's Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games.

Early life

Tara Platt was born on June 18, 1978 in Fairfax, Virginia. She is of Russian-Mongolian, European, and Native American descent.

Platt moved around a lot when she was young, and her family settled in Chelsea, Michigan when she was 14. She went to Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre arts in 1999. She also studied at the London Academy of Theatre. She lived in New York and worked off-Broadway, and later moved to Los Angeles.

Career

On screen, Platt has appeared in television shows like Scandal, Hawaii Five-0, Castle and Revenge, as well as the feature film The Call. Platt has also performed in shows written and directed by John de Lancie. She played Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (with both the Pasadena Civic and the Toyota Youth Shakespeare Series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic); Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew; and appeared in First Nights: Clara and Robert Schumann at the Walt Disney Concert Hall as Clara Schumann, in a role written for her by de Lancie.[[File:Tara Platt by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|Platt speaking with fans at the 2016 Saboten Con]] In 2004, Platt and husband Yuri Lowenthal founded Monkey Kingdom Productions, an independent film production company which has produced two feature films including Lowenthal's Tumbling After, and mockumentary Con Artists. They also created a live-action web-series Shelf Life about a group of superhero figurines; the series ran for four seasons on YouTube. Their comedy series Whatta Lark garnered seven IAWTV nominations and won Best Male Performer in a Comedy for lead actor Christopher Graham.

In 2018, Platt and Lowenthal were asked to give a TEDx Talk for TEDxUCSD for the May 2018 TEDx Conference: When Bubbles Burst. Their topic was Your Life Story: Using Story Structure to Navigate Crisis.

Platt and Lowenthal co-authored a book called Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind the Mic and follow up Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition, which gives tips and information for aspiring voice actors. Platt also has authored several other books including kids' bedtime book Relax Your Toes, an interactive journal of a traveling Romani girl Zartana, and dystopian YA novel Prep School for Serial Killers.

Personal life

Platt and fellow voice actor Yuri Lowenthal married in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve in 2001. They have one son, born in 2016.

Filmography

Voice roles

Anime

| –09 || Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit || Second Queen || || | –11 || Kanokon || Yukihana || Also OVA ||

• 5 Centimeters Per Second (Bang Zoom dub) || Press – Akari Shinohara (Part 3)
• Afterworld – Kizzy Shoemaker
• Blue Dragon – Cynthia
• Kekkaishi – Mother with Spirit Baby (Ep. 44), Ryo Shishio (Eps. 31, 38)
• Melody of Oblivion – Cowgirl
• Nodame Cantabile – Minako Monodaira, Reina Ishikawa, Riona
• Paradise Kiss – Higasae
• ''Persona 4: The Last Spell of The Night-Miranda, Young Harmony, Additional Voices
• Zoids – Fermi

Animation

| || El Chavo || Patty, Gloria || ||

Films

| || Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete || Inhabitants of Midgar Edge || || | || Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion || Yang || || | || Naruto Shippuden the Movie || Temari || || | || Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire || Temari || || | || Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning || Agnes Joubert || ||

Video games

Which resident evil arcade game was this? | || Biohazard || Jill Valentine || Japan-only Resident Evil arcade game; only female character with a speaking role || now casting, resume

| || Trauma Center: New Blood || Valerie Blaylock || Uncredited || | || Blue Dragon || Child, Female Villager || || | || Tekken 6 || Anna Williams || Scenario campaign cinematics and ending movies Uncredited || | || World of Warcraft: Cataclysm || Asira Dawnslayer || || {cn}} | || Hyperdimension Neptunia || Vert (Green Heart) || || | || Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 || Tron Bonne || || | || Hyperdimension Neptunia Mk2 || Vert (Green Heart) || || | || Tekken Tag Tournament 2 || Anna Williams || Dialogue segments only Uncredited || | || XCOM: Enemy Unknown || Soldier || || | || Kinect Disneyland Adventures || Additional voices || || | || Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory || Vert (Green Heart) || || | || Tales of Xillia || Karla Outway || Uncredited || | || Drakengard 3 || Zero || || | || Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft || Valeera Sanguinar || || | || Drakengard 3 || Zero || || | || World of Warcraft: Legion || Valeera Sanguinar || || | || Heroes of the Storm || Valeera Sanguinar || ||

Podcast

Live-action roles

Television

| || Parenthood || Teacher || Ep. "The Deep End of the Pool" || | || The Ladies & the Gents || Sarah || Ep. "Tagged" ||

| || The B.P.R.D Declassified || Student || || now casting resume | || Caper || Cherry Storm || Eps. "Worst Bad Guys Ever", "All Hands on Peltas", "Southpaw's Always Right" || now casting resume

Film

| || The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks || Rachel || ||
| || The Arcadian || Kraken || ||

| || The Last Bad Neighborhood || Lacey || || southern actors LA | || Death's Door || Suzanne || || southern actors LA | || Love Sick Diaries || Jade || || southern actors LA | || Pissed || Concierge || || southern actors LA | || Gettin' Lucky || Karen || || southern actors LA | || Time and Tide || Jessica || || southern actors LA - | || Tumbling After || Amanda || || southern actors LA

Web series

| || Caper || Cherry Storm || || now casting resume | || RWBY || Kali Belladonna || || now casting resume

| || Afterworld || Kizzy Shoemaker || ||

Books

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Notes

| The closing credits or manual lists only the Japanese voice actors.

| The closing credits or manual does not list the voice actors involved.

| The closing credits or manual did not list this actor.

References

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