Ozioma Akagha is an actress based in the United States. She voices

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in the video game '' Half-Life: Alyx'' (2020) and Julianna in the video game ''

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'' (2021). She also plays the role of Harper Omereoha in the television show ''

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''.

Career

Akagha attended

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in Dallas, Texas, where she majored in theatre. In the early 2010s, she acted in theatrical productions in California. In 2010, she played Tiger Lily in the

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's production of ''

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''. In 2011, she acted alongside Brendan Cataldo in Leo Cortez's play, ''Acting Out'', at the Alisal Center for the Fine Arts. In 2012, Akagha began playing the leads in various short films and making guest appearances in television series. She appeared in one-off episodes in the series ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Akagha started voice acting in video games around 2016, first voicing the character "Plastic" in the game '' Mirror's Edge: Catalyst''. In 2017, she was a voice actor for '' Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus'', in which she provided voices for characters Barbara Casey, Zena Woodard, and Angela Cummings. In 2018, she began appearing in Marvel's '' Runaways'' television series as Tamar, a recurring, supporting role. She provided the voice for the

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in the animated series ''

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''. Bumblebee initially appeared in the show's fifth season in the episode "Forest Pirates", which aired in 2019. Akagha voiced the main character,

, in the

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game ''Half-Life: Alyx''. The character was first introduced in the game ''

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'' in 2004, being originally played by

Merle Dandridge Merle Dandridge (born May 31, 1975) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for performing in Broadway musicals such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'', ''Spamalot'', ''Rent'', and ''Once on This Island'', as well as her video game roles ...

. A new actor was chosen for Alyx Vance partially due to the character's younger age and the "time gap" between this and the previous game. Akagha began recording for the role in September 2019, and the game was released in 2020. In the 2021 video game ''

'', Akagha voiced Julianna, one of two main characters and the main antagonist in the game. She also played Harper Omereoha in the

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drama television series, ''

'', which started airing in 2021. In the sixth episode of Marvel's animated anthology, '' What If...?'', Akagha played the part of

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n princess Shuri. The episode, titled "What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?", aired in 2021. She also voiced the recurring role of Flora Flamingo in the 2021 children's show, ''Do, Re & Mi''.

Honors

In 2021, Akagha was nominated for the

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in the category of Best Performer for voicing the character Julianna Blake in ''Deathloop''. For the same role, she was also nominated for Best Performance at

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, and for the Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game at the New York Game Awards 2022.

Filmography

Video games

Television

Film

Accolades

References

External links

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