Birthdate: February 12, 1973
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

This Canadian actress is one of the most famous people you wouldn't recognize if she was right next to you! Tara Strong has been a performer and actress since her start in a school play at age four. But, it's been her work behind the scenes as the voices for your fave animated characters that has really given this super-talented girl the chance to shine.

Tara Strong - One Girl, One Thousand Voices

Ok, maybe not a thousand, but Tara is the voice of lots of the biggest cartoon characters on TV. She's the spooky Raven from Teen Titans, Bubbles the PowerPuff girl, Omi the Xiaolin Showdown kung-fu master, Timmy in The Fairly Odd Parents, and more. She also does video game voices, like Rikku from Final Fantasy X-2 and the upcoming Kingdom Hearts II video games. Check out this list of just a few of her coolest roles on TV and in video games.

Tara Strong - Cartoon Show Characters

American Dragon: Jake Long - The Oracle Twins

Batman - Batgirl/Barbara Gordon

Ben 10 - Ben Tennyson

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater - Hello Kitty

Kim Possible - Joss Possible and others

PowerPuff Girls - Bubbles

Rugrats - Dil Pickles

Teen Titans - Raven

The Fairly Odd Parents - Timmy

The Proud Family - Bebe Proud, Cece Proud and Cashew

X-Men - Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff and Illyana Rasputin

Xiaolin Showdown - Omi

Tara Strong - Video Game Characters

Kingdom Hearts II - Rikku

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse - Blink

Jak X: Combat Racing - Keira

Jak 3 - Keira

The Fairly Odd Parents: Shadow Showdown - Timmy

The Fairly Odd Parents: Breakin da Rules - Timmy

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu - Batgirl/Barbara Gordon

Tales of Symphonia - Presea Combatir and Corrine

Final Fantaxy X-2 - Rikku

Psychonauts - Sheegor

Shrek 2 - Lil' Red and Fairy

Tara Strong - More Than Just a Talented Voice

Tara is more than just a voice actress, she's an awesome singer, plays the trumpet and piano and can dance like a pro. When she isn't acting, Tara hangs out with her husband Craig and their two kids, four year-old Sammy and one year-old Aden. She even takes them to work with her! Tara and her husband also run Voicestarz, an online voice-training website that gives new voice actors tips and advice from the pros.

Tara Strong - Did U Know?

Tara's first big voice-acting job was as Hello Kitty in the Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater TV show when she was 13!

Her last name was Charendoff until she married her husband Craig Strong.

Tara's fave voice ever was Melody from The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.

You can visit Tara's Voicestarz website at: www.voicestarz.com

Tara has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy for doing the voice of Dannan O'Mallard in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggly Winks.

For more info on Tara, visit her home on the web at: www.tarastrong.com

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