Whitney Avalon is an American actress, writer,

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

, singer, and rapper best known for creating the ''Princess Rap Battle'' series and other musical comedy on YouTube, where her channel has over 600 million views. '' Variety'' listed her in their 2015 Comedy Impact Report, stating her work has "amassed over half a billion views" worldwide in a year. She was also named one of ''

Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Food and drink * Cosmopolitan (cocktail), also known as a "Cosmo" History * Rootless cosmopolitan, a Soviet derogatory epithet during Joseph Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign of 1949–1953 Hotels and resorts * Cosmopoli ...

's'' "Internet's Most Fascinating" people in 2015.

''Princess Rap Battles''

The ''Princess Rap Battles'' series was created by Whitney Avalon and features fictional female characters facing off against each other in the form of a rap battle. Whitney Avalon appears in every episode as a major rap opponent. She posted the first Princess Rap Battle " Snow White vs. Elsa" in September 2014. Since then, she has posted more rap battles on the channel, including "

Galadriel Galadriel (IPA: �aˈladri.ɛl is a character created by J. R. R. Tolkien in his Middle-earth writings. She appears in ''The Lord of the Rings'', ''The Silmarillion'', and ''Unfinished Tales''. She was a royal Elf of both the ...

vs. Leia", "

Mrs. Claus Mrs. Claus (also known as Mrs. Santa Claus or Mrs. Santa) is the legendary wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in Western Christmas tradition. She is known for making cookies with the elves, caring for the reindeer, and preparing toy ...

vs.

Mary Poppins It may refer to: * ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fantasy novels that introduced the character. * Mary Poppins (character), the nanny with magical powers. * ''Mary Poppins'' (film), a 1964 Disney film sta ...

", and " Cinderella vs. Belle" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is a fan of the series. Subsequent episodes include " Maleficent vs.

Daenerys Daenerys Targaryen ( ) is a fictional character in the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' by American author George R. R. Martin. She is a prominent point of view character, and is one of the series' most popular charact ...

" starring Yvonne Strahovski, " Katniss vs. Hermione" starring Molly Quinn, " Freya vs. Ravenna" and " Rapunzel & Flynn vs.

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221) ...

Kristoff Kristoff is a version of Kristopher (Scandinavian, Greek): respelling of Christopher. People * Kristoff St. John (1966-2019), American actor. * Ivan Kristoff (born 1968), aviator, rescue worker, and rope access expert * Kristoff Raczyñski (born ...

". Avalon then posted two Wonderland vs. Oz themed battles: "

Dorothy Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Characters *Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum * Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...

vs.

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 ...

" starring Emily Kinney,

Ryan McCartan Ryan Jerome McCartan (born June 14, 1993) is an American actor and singer. As an actor, he is known for playing Jason "J.D." Dean in the original off-Broadway production of '' Heathers: The Musical'' (2014) and for playing Brad Majors in the 201 ...

Jason Rogel Jason Rogel is an American actor. He recently played Sebastian on Season 2 of ''Raven's Home.'' Rogel also starred as Ricky, the office gossip, on Freeform's '' Kevin from Work,'' and as Larry in ABC Family's Christmas musical, ''The Mistle-T ...

, and Joey Richter followed by " The Queen of Hearts vs. The Wicked Witch of the West" with Alyssa Preston,

Ben Giroux Ben Giroux (born October 24, 1984) is an American actor and director best known for portraying the Toddler in '' Henry Danger'', ''The Adventures of Kid Danger'', and ''Danger Force'' on Nickelodeon, Mikey Munroe in ''Bunsen Is a Beast'' on Nickel ...

and (like all the battles) Avalon herself. The most recent episode of the series featured Harley Quinn,

Black Canary The Black Canary is the name of two superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics: Dinah Drake and her daughter Dinah Laurel Lance. The original version was created by the writer-artist team of Robert Kanigher and ...

, and Huntress teaming up. Avalon has created numerous parody music videos particularly of Disney releases and tv shows such as Rick and Morty and The Good Place

Appearance in other media

Avalon graduated

summa cum laude Latin honors are a system of Latin phrases used in some colleges and universities to indicate the level of distinction with which an academic degree has been earned. The system is primarily used in the United States. It is also used in some Sou ...

from Brandeis University in 2003 with a B.A. in Theater Arts. She is a working actress in television, theater, and commercials. In 2013, she played the mom in the controversial Cheerios commercial "Just Checking", featuring an interracial family."Whitney Avalon, Actress In Cheerios Ad Featuring Mixed Race Family: 'I Thought It Was Adorable'". ''Huffington Post''. June 6, 2013
She has appeared in television series such as '' Speechless'', ''

Outlaw An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law. In pre-modern societies, all legal protection was withdrawn from the criminal, so that anyone was legally empowered to persecute or kill them ...

'', '' The Big Bang Theory'', ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'', '' Monday Mornings'', '' Girl Meets World'', ''

Love That Girl! ''Love That Girl!'' is an American sitcom that airs on TV One and debuted on January 19, 2010. The series started off as a four episode, independently produced series presentation that aired as a special three-night event, and was later ordered ...

'', and '' Jane the Virgin''. She played Mary Shelley in ''Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party'' and was a series regular in ''Hyperlinked'', a YouTube Premium series distributed by Disney.

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