Amy Walker is an American

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and

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Early life

She studied acting and singing at the

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. She settled in

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and played Joan in the short film ''Dead Letters''.

Career

Walker voiced Lunara in ''

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'' and various characters in ''

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'' (Miss Nanny, Beverly Solomon, Dorothy Orris, and Mawmaw). She created a YouTube video ''21 Accents'', which earned her appearances on both ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also partnered with

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as an accent expert to promote their Foreign Accent Cup. Walker performed her first original one-woman show, ''Amy Walker: Inside Out'', in November 2007 and has since created three other original shows onstage and online. In 2019, Amy Walker filmed two feature films, Evan Wood and Grace and Grit, both of which were released in late 2020. She also voiced Emi Terasawa in the video game, ''

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.'' She learned how to paint in college. She has stated that although she only does it as a hobby, she also sells some of her paintings online.

Discography

*''Discourse on Accents'' (

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, 2011)The Flipside: Jack White On Why He Loves Accents, But Hates His Own
''NPR All Songs Considered''. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.

Awards

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Amy American stage actresses American expatriate actors in New Zealand Living people Actresses from Seattle 21st-century American actresses University of Wollongong alumni American YouTubers 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers YouTube vloggers Year of birth missing (living people)