TARA
STRONG
(February
12, 1973- )
Notable
Roles: Hello Kitty, Patty Putty, Carly Cuts, Still Jill,
Young Celeste, Hip Koopa, Hop Koopa, Yumi Francois, Agent Heather, Paige
Guthrie, Skids, Illyana Rasputin, Kyle Griffin, Spot, Two-Tone, Vendela,
Batgril/Barbara Gordon, Dil Pickles, Timmy McNulty, Teddy McNulty, Shareena,
Tara Byron, Tutu, Nice Cindy, Ingrid Third, Traplev, Ariella Third, Bubbles,
Bebe Proud, Cece Proud, Puff, Blink/Clarice Ferguson, Vicky Vale, Raven/Rachel
Roth, Omi, Mercy Graves, Supergirl/Kara Danvers, Timmy Turner, Ben Tennyson,
Toot Braunstein, Princess Clara, Maguro, Marrow/Sarah, X-23/Laura Kinney,
Sierra McCool, Sky Blossoms, Sari Sumdac, Slipstream, Strika, Invisible
Woman/Susan Richards, Daizy, Billy Batson, Mary Marvel/Mary Batson,
Huntress/Helena Bertinelli, Ilana, Rogue, Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff,
American Dream/Shannon Carter, H.E.R.B.I.E., Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel,
Iolande, Cheetah/Barbara Ann Minerva, Princess Selfrespectra, Stella’s Guardian
of Sirenix, Twilight Sparkle, Penny Gadget, Black Cat/Felicia Hardy, Jessica
Jones, Spider-Woman/Mary Jane Watson, Thundra, Lois Lane, Rocket J. Squirrel,
Typhoid Mary/Mary Walker, Nova Prime, Terra/Tara Markov, Unikitty, Tiggy
Sullivan, Miss Minutes
Born
and credited as Tara Charendoff until her marriage, Strong became interested in
acting at age 4 when she volunteered to perform in a school production. She
worked with the Yiddish Theater and Toronto
Jewish Theater and was featured
in a recording of “Lay
Down Your Arms” with the Habonim Youth Choir,
singing the song in both English and Hebrew. Her professional debut was at the
age of 13 when she starred as Gracie in Limelight Theater’s production of The Music Man. Along
with a guest-spot on the show T. and T., she
landed her first animated lead role in Hello
Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater. By the time she moved to Los Angeles, she
had already amassed an impressive resume; a trend that would continue well into
her career. Largely, her work has been in animation, but Strong has made
frequent on-camera appearances, most recently in 2021 as Tiggy Sullivan on Pretty Hard Cases,
as well as done video games, such as playing the protagonist of Lollipop Chainsaw, Juliette. Often,
Strong gets called on to play young boy characters like 10-year-old Ben Tennyson in the Ben 10
franchise, Dil Pickles in the Rugrats franchise
(excluding the Paramount+ reboot)
or Timmy Turner in The
Fairly Oddparents. She inherited
the role as the regular voice of DC Comics’
Harley Quinn from Arleen Sorkin (in addition to
already playing Batgirl), and
became part of the phenomenon that was My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as
lead character Twilight
Sparkle. She often uses her fame and social media presence to promote
animal rescue groups, raise money for charities, decry bullying and promote
Veganism. Throughout her career, she has been nominated for numerous awards
including Action on Film
International Film Festival, Annie
Awards, Behind the Voice
Actors Awards, Daytime Emmy Awards,
Kids’ Choice Awards, NAVGTR Awards, Online Film & Television Association,
Spike Video
Game Awards, a Hollywood Gold
Award, and an Academy of Interactive
Arts & Sciences Award; winning several of them.
Saturday
Credits:
Hello
Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater
Care
Bears
The
Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Piggsburg
Pigs!
The
Raccoons
Beetlejuice
Bill
& Ted’s Excellent Adventures
Little
Shop
Wish
Kid
Super
Mario World
X-Men:
The Animated Series
Tales
from the Cryptkeeper
Gadget
Boy and Heather
Ace
Ventura: Pet Detective
The
Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
Gadget
Boy’s Adventures in History
101
Dalmatians: The Series
The
New Batman Adventures
Recess
Detention
Pepper
Ann
Teacher’s
Pet
Buzz
Lightyear of Star Command
The
Zeta Project
The
Weekenders
Ozzy
& Drix
Lloyd
in Space
Fillmore!
What’s
New, Scooby-Doo?
Duck
Dodgers
Xiaolin
Showdown
Lilo
& Stitch: The Series
Ben
10
Legion
of Super Heroes
The
Penguins of Madagascar
Sushi
Pack
All
Grown Up!
Transformers:
Animated
Wolverine
and the X-Men
Pound
Puppies (2010)
Green
Lantern: The Animated Series
DC
Nation: Super Best Friends Forever
DC
Nation: New Teen Titans
DC
Nation: Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld
Winx
Club
My
Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Young
Justice
Ben
10: Omniverse
Beware
the Batman
My
Little Pony: Equestria Girls
Teen
Titans Go!
DC
Nation: Shazam!
Xiaolin
Chronicles
Bunsen
is a Beast
Justice
League Action
Ben
10 (2016)
DC
Super Hero Girls (2019)
My
Little Pony: Pony Life
