Tara Strong (née Charendoff) is a Canadian-American actress who has provided voice-work for animation and video games and has performed in live-action. Her roles include animated series such as Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, Teen Titans, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and video games such as Mortal Kombat X, Final Fantasy X-2 and the Batman: Arkham series. She has earned nominations from the Annie Awards and Daytime Emmys and an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. In 2004, she won an Interactive Achievement Award for her role as Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2.[1][2] She also served as the announcer for the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards, appeared as a guest panelist at several fan conventions (including BotCon, Jacon, Comic-Con International and Anime Overdose) and was featured on the front cover of the July/August 2004 issue of Working Mother magazine, in which she said, "My son is now old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about."[3] Strong has earned five Annie Award nominations.[4][5][6][7]
In 2013, Strong won the Shorty Award for "Best #Actress" for her use of social media.[8] The Behind the Voice Actors website selected her for a BTVA Voice Acting Award for Voice Actress of the Year for 2013[9] and nominated her for the 2011 and 2012 years.[10][11]
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- ^ Howard, Caroline (July–August 2004). "Work in Progress – Getting It Done – Career, Self, & Soul – This Week's Cover Mom – Tara Strong". Working Mother. Front cover, p. 15. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
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- ^ "Shorty Award winners Cassey Ho and Tara Strong on Fox News Live". Shorty Awards Blog. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
- ^ "3rd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2013 – General". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "2nd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2012 – General". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- ^ "1st Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2011 – General". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.