Kat Cressida () is an American actress whose credits include voicing the character

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on the animated television series ''

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'', as well as playing the Bride in

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at the

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and

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. She also voiced Bloody Mary in the video game '' The Wolf Among Us''.

Early career

Cressida guest-starred in several television shows and theatre productions, such as ''Loco Motives'' and made her feature film debut in '' The Long Way Home'', before starting her voice acting career in 2000.

Voice acting

Cressida has voiced Jessie from ''

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'' in various

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projects, serving as a voice double for

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. She is best known for voicing Dee Dee in seasons 2 and 4 of the Cartoon Network series ''

'', Uta in the F/X series ''

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'' and the Bride in

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and

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theme parks. She is also noted for being the first woman to do live announcing for

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's coverage of the

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, as well as announcing for several other shows for ESPN,

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and

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. She can also be heard in other attractions throughout the

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, including The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Toy Story Midway Mania! and

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''Character Spot''. She was the first voice actress to narrate for WatchMojo.com and has also made appearances in video games, including '' Marvel Heroes'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mirror's Edge'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Titan Quest'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', among others. She is represented by Cool Water Productions and Talent for Cons, a booking agent for fan conventions such as the

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''.''

Public speaking

Cressida is also a public speaker. She shared her story about being diagnosed with

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in 2012 and the subsequent two years of life-threatening surgeries and specialized treatment she went through in order to re-learn how to speak so she could continue her career. She has since spoken to audiences who are amidst their own recoveries from

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, healing from

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and overcoming speech disabilities.

Education

Cressida graduated from the

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Filmography

Animation

* ''

'' – Uta * ''

'' – Dee Dee (seasons 2, 4) * ''

Jackie Chan Adventures ''Jackie Chan Adventures'' is an American animated television series, created by John Rogers, Duane Capizzi and Jeff Kline, and produced by Sony Pictures Television (originally as Columbia TriStar Television for the first three seasons). T ...

'' – Portia, Various * ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast a ...

'' – Additional Voices * ''

The Powerpuff Girls ''The Powerpuff Girls'' is an American superhero animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken and produced by Hanna-Barbera (later Cartoon Network Studios) for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic T ...

'' – Additional voices

Anime

* ''

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...

'' – Natsuki "Natalie" Mogi (English dub) * '' Tales from Earthsea'' – Additional Voices * ''

The Cat Returns is a 2002 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiroyuki Morita, produced by Toshio Suzuki and Nozomu Takahashi, written by Reiko Yoshida, based on the manga '' The Cat Returns'' by Aoi Hiiragi, with music by Yuji Nomi, animated by St ...

'' – Additional Voices

Film

* '' Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip'' – Dee Dee * '' Khumba'' – Cheerleader Zebra #2 * ''Piper Penguin and his Fantastic Flying Machines'' – Penny * ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' – Kala (Gorilla Vocal Effects) * ''

Tinker Bell Tinker Bell is a fictional character from J. M. Barrie's 1904 play ''Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy''. She has appeared in a variety of film and television adaptations of the Peter Pan stories, in particular the 1953 an ...

'' – Mrs. Darling * ''Whispers: An Elephant's Tale'' – Princess

Live-action

* ''

Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Televi ...

'' – Kat the Bartender * '' Diagnosis: Murder'' – Iris, Production Coordinator, Louisa Romero * ''

Judging Amy ''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...

'' – Additional Voices * '' M.A.N.T.I.S.'' – Brenda * ''

Murder, She Wrote ''Murder, She Wrote'' is an American crime drama television series, created by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson and William Link, starring Angela Lansbury, and produced and distributed by Universal Television for the CBS network. The ser ...

'' – Darlene Farber * '' The Long Way Home'' – Herself * ''VH1 Goes Inside'' – Herself

Video games

* '' Batman: Arkham Knight'' – Additional Voices * '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds'' – Additional Voices * ''

Cartoon Network Racing ''Cartoon Network Racing'' is a racing video game developed by Eutechnyx for PlayStation 2 and Firebrand Games for Nintendo DS, published by Danish video game developer The Game Factory, and released on December 4, 2006, in North America, a ...

'' – Dee Dee * ''Dark Deception'' – Agatha, The Matron * '' Disney Infinity'' series – Jessie * ''

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'' - Yufine, Charlotte, Kluri * '' EverQuest II'' – Slaver Brona, Mirini, Tullo Domna, Irian, Zatzy, Thayare Faystrider, Innurae V'Tarris, Nashii, Eireneith Alannia, Luvile Binlee, Soly Gatherall, Doralis Covecrasher, Generic Female Troll Merchant, Generic Female Dark Elf Merchant, Generic Female Dwarf Merchant, Generic Female Froglok Merchant, Generic Female Ratonga Merchant, Generic Female Troll Merchant, Generic Female Barbarian Merchant, Generic Female Barbarian Enemy, Generic Female High Elf Enemy * ''

'' – Scribe Neriah, Geneva * '' Fallout 76: Wastelanders'' - Blood Eagles * ''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in '' The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...

'' – Additional Voices * '' Kinect: Disneyland Adventures'' – Constance Hatchaway * ''

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'' – Little Girl, Woman, Lemur, Mom * '' Marvel Heroes'' –

Elektra Electra was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology. Electra or Elektra may also refer to: Greek mythology *Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades * Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo * Electra (Oc ...

* '' Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'' – Elektra * '' Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars'' – Mrrshan Empress * ''

Quake 4 ''Quake 4'' is a 2005 military science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It is the fourth title in the ''Quake'' series, after the multiplayer ''Quake III Arena'', and a sequel to ...

'' – Computer, Pilot VO * ''

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'' – Eden AI, MBTV Worker, Vineland Wallrat * '' Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time'' – Cassiopeia * '' Shark Tale'' – Additional Voices * '' Skylanders: SuperChargers'' – Scratch * '' Skylanders: Swap Force'' – Scratch * '' Spider-Man: Friend or Foe'' – The Computer * '' Star Wars: Droid Works'' – Holocam-E / "Cammy" * ''

The Hobbit ''The Hobbit, or There and Back Again'' is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It was published in 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the ''N ...

'' – Additional Voices * '' The Thing'' – Computer * '' The Wolf Among Us'' – Bloody Mary * '' Titan Quest: Immortal Throne'' – Oracle * '' True Crime: New York City'' - Additional voices * '' Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines'' – Additional voices * '' Van Helsing'' – Aleera (archive footage) * ''

X-Men Legends ''X-Men Legends'' is an Action role-playing game, action role-playing video game developed by Raven Software and published by Activision. It was released on the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox (console), Xbox consoles in 2004. Barking Lizards Tec ...

'' – Debra Owens, Computer Voice #1

Other

* ''

A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' is a 1998 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar. Directed by John Lasseter and co-directed by Andrew ...

'' – Narrator (''Disney's Storyteller'' series) *

Alice in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creature ...

attractions –

Alice Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

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– Jessie * Disney Live – Jessie *

(''

Pardon the Interruption ''Pardon the Interruption'' (abbreviated ''PTI'') is an American sports talk television show that airs weekdays on various ESPN TV channels. It is hosted by Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, who discuss, and frequently argue over, the top sto ...

'',

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NFL Draft The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is given a position in the drafting o ...

) *

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attractions – Wendy Darling *

– The Bride * The ''Twilight'' Zone Tower of Terror – Little Girl Lost * Toy Story Midway Mania! – Jessie

References

External links

*
Speakers Bureau website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cressida, Kat Living people American film actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses Audiobook narrators 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)