Maile Flanagan () is an American television, film, and voice actress known for her work in cartoons, anime and video games. Some of her prominent roles include
Naruto Uzumaki
() is the titular protagonist of the manga ''Naruto'', created by Masashi Kishimoto. As the series progresses, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village). The villagers ridicule and ostracize Naruto on ...
in the English dub of ''
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
'', Piggley Winks in ''
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' (or simply ''Jakers'' in Europe) is a computer-animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was ...
'' and
Terry Perry in ''
Lab Rats
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Labrat, lab rat, or lab rats may also refer to:
People and characters
* Dunash ben Labrat (920–990), medieval Jewish commentator ...
''. She has made guest appearances in several television series such as ''
ER'', ''
Shameless'', ''
Bad Teacher
''Bad Teacher'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Jake Kasdan from a screenplay by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins and Jason Segel, the film tells the ...
'', ''
The Office
''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries.
The original series of ...
'' and ''
Grey's Anatomy
''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...
''.
Her live action work include appearances in ''
Phone Booth
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'' (2002), ''
The Number 23
''The Number 23'' is a 2007 American thriller film written by Fernley Phillips and directed by Joel Schumacher. Jim Carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma once he reads about it in a strange book that seemingly mirrors his ...
'' (2007), ''
Evan Almighty
''Evan Almighty'' is a 2007 American comedy film, and a Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Bruce Almighty'' (2003). The film was directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Oedekerk, based on the characters created by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe (sc ...
'' (2007), ''
500 Days of Summer
''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...
'' (2009) and ''
Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011).
She has numerous theater credits including working with writer/director
Justin Tanner in his plays ''Oklahomo!'', ''Wife Swappers'', ''Pot Mom'', and ''Zombie Attack!''
Early life and education
Flanagan was born in
Honolulu
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, Hawaii. Her father worked for the U.S. military intelligence. In 1969, her family was stationed in
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
, Thailand and when she was ten, they moved to Germany.
She graduated from a
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Current departments of defence
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* Department of National Defence (Canada)
* Department of Defence (Ireland)
* Department of National Defense (Philipp ...
(DOD) school Munich America High School (MAHS) in 1983. In 1987, Flanagan graduated from
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
with a degree in political science concentrating in history and mathematics.
Career
After a brief stint in
Washington, D.C.
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, Flanagan moved to
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...
and worked in theater roles and did
stand-up comedy
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Stand-up comedy consists of One-line joke ...
. She was in the comedy troupe Every Mother's Nightmare with
Wayne Wilderson
Wayne Wilderson (born January 30, 1966) is an American actor who has had guest spots on many successful television programs.
Early life and education
He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from Breck School in 1984 and received ...
,
Tom McCarthy Thomas McCarthy (also Tom and Tommy) may refer to:
Academia
*Thomas A. McCarthy (born 1940), American professor of philosophy
*Thomas J. McCarthy (born 1956), American professor of polymer chemistry at the University of Massachusetts
*J. Thomas Mc ...
and
Nancy Walls. In 1996, she moved to Los Angeles with the stage production of ''
The Bad Seed
''The Bad Seed'' is a 1954 novel by American writer William March, the last of his major works published before his death.
Nominated for the 1955 National Book Award for Fiction, ''The Bad Seed'' tells the story of a mother's realization that h ...
'', which won an
LA Weekly Theater Award
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Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal ...
for Best Comedy Ensemble.
Flanagan's first major voice role in animation was as the
Piggley Winks in ''
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' (or simply ''Jakers'' in Europe) is a computer-animated children's television series. The series was broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States, and on CBBC and CBeebies in the United Kingdom. It was ...
'' for which she was nominated for an
Annie Award
The Annie Awards are accolades which the Los Angeles branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood, has presented each year since 1972 to recognize excellence in animation shown in cinema and television. Originally desi ...
in 2005, the same year she was cast as the title character,
Naruto Uzumaki
() is the titular protagonist of the manga ''Naruto'', created by Masashi Kishimoto. As the series progresses, he is a young ninja from the fictional village of Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village). The villagers ridicule and ostracize Naruto on ...
in the English dub version of ''Naruto'', she has since consistently voiced the kid, teen and adult incarnations of Naruto in all of its properties including
numerous spin-offs and video game adaptations for over 15 years. She also earned an
Emmy Award
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for
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her performance in ''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' in 2006.
In 2009, Flanagan provided the voice of Mother Aardvark in the
third installment of
Ice Age film series. Also in 2009, she appeared in
Marc Webb
Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974) is an American music video director and filmmaker. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy ''500 Days of Summer'', and went on to direct ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' in ...
's romantic comedy drama ''
500 Days of Summer
''500 Days of Summer'' (stylized as ''(500) Days of Summer'') is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, and produced by Mark Waters. The film stars ...
''. The following year, she lent her voice to Orangu-Tammy in the animated film ''
Kung-Fu Magoo
''Kung-Fu Magoo'' is a 2010 animated action comedy film based on the '' Mr. Magoo'' character, created by Millard Kaufman and John Hubley. This film was produced by Classic Media, Ánima Estudios, and Santo Domingo Films. It was also produced by ...
''.
From 2012, Flanagan starred as Terry Perry, principal of the Mission Creek High School in the
Disney XD
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live-action comedy series ''
Lab Rats
A laboratory rat is a rat of the species ''Rattus norvegicus'' which is bred and kept for scientific research.
Labrat, lab rat, or lab rats may also refer to:
People and characters
* Dunash ben Labrat (920–990), medieval Jewish commentator ...
'', she was in the show for four seasons until it ended in 2016. She reprised the role again in the 2016 spinoff of the series called ''
Lab Rats: Elite Force''. She also had a recurring role as Connie in the third and fourth season of the
Showtime
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Film
* ''Showtime'' (film), a 2002 American action/comedy film
* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
* Showtime Networks, a division of Paramount Global w ...
comedy-drama TV series ''
Shameless''.
Personal life
Flanagan is a lesbian. In 2008, she married Lesa Hammett.
Filmography
Live-action roles
Television
Film
Voice roles
Television
Film
Video games
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Interview with AfterEllen.com
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Living people
Actresses from Honolulu
American expatriates in Germany
American expatriates in Thailand
American film actresses
American lesbian actresses
American stage actresses
American television actresses
American voice actresses
Boston College alumni
Daytime Emmy Award winners
LGBT people from Hawaii
Year of birth missing (living people)
20th-century American actresses
21st-century American actresses