Tara Platt (born June 18, 1978)
is an American actress and author who has provided voices for dozens of English-language versions of Japanese anime films, television series and video games.
Her notable roles in anime include
Temari in ''
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 ...
''
and
Reina in ''
Rave Master''.
She also voices Kali Belladonna in ''
RWBY
''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American anime-influenced computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors (called "Huntsmen" and " ...
'',
Mitsuru Kirijo in ''
Persona 3'',
Edelgard von Hresvelg in ''
Fire Emblem: Three Houses'', Miriel & Flavia in ''
Fire Emblem: Awakening'',
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from the ''
Tekken
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The main games in the series ...
'' series, as well as characters in ''
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'', ''
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3'', ''
Saints Row: The Third'', ''
Bayonetta 2'', ''
Soulcalibur IV'', ''
League of Legends
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'', and
Yuri Watanabe in ''
Spider-Man
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''.
Early life
Platt moved around a lot when she was young, and her family settled in
Chelsea, Michigan
Chelsea is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,467 at the 2020 census.
History
The area was first settled as early as 1820 within the Michigan Territory by settler Cyrus Beckwith. It would be organize ...
when she was 14.
She went to
Rutgers University
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's
Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she earned her
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Background
The Bachel ...
in theatre arts in 1999. She also studied at the London Academy of Theatre.
She lived in New York and worked off-Broadway, and later moved to Los Angeles.
Career
On screen, Platt has appeared in television shows like ''
Scandal
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'', ''
Hawaii Five-0'', ''
Castle
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'' and ''
Revenge
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'', as well as the feature film ''
The Call''. Platt has also performed in shows written and directed by
John de Lancie. She played Juliet in ''
Romeo and Juliet
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'' (with both the Pasadena Civic and the Toyota Youth Shakespeare Series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic);
Titania in ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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''; Katherine in ''
The Taming of the Shrew
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''; and appeared in ''First Nights: Clara and Robert Schumann'' at the Walt Disney Concert Hall as Clara Schumann, in a role written for her by de Lancie.
In 2004, Platt and husband Yuri Lowenthal founded Monkey Kingdom Productions, an independent film production company which has produced two feature films including Lowenthal's ''Tumbling After'', and mockumentary ''Con Artists''.
They also created a live-action web-series ''Shelf Life'' about a group of superhero figurines; the series ran for four seasons on YouTube.
Their comedy series ''Whatta Lark'' garnered seven IAWTV nominations and won Best Male Performer in a Comedy for lead actor Christopher Graham.
In 2018, Platt and Lowenthal were asked to give a
TEDx Talk for ''TEDxUCSD'' for the May 2018 TEDx Conference: When Bubbles Burst. Their topic was Your Life Story: Using Story Structure to Navigate Crisis.
Platt and Lowenthal co-authored a book called ''Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind the Mic'' and follow up ''Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition'', which gives tips and information for aspiring voice actors.
Platt also has authored several other books inlcuding kids' bedtime book ''Relax Your Toes'', an interactive journal of a traveling Romani girl ''Zartana'', and dystopian YA novel ''Prep School for Serial Killers''.
Personal life
Platt and fellow voice actor
Yuri Lowenthal married in
Las Vegas
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on New Year's Eve in 2001.
They have one son, born in 2016.
Filmography
Voice roles
Anime
Animation
Films
Video games
Live-action roles
Television
Film
Web series
Books
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1978 births
Living people
Actresses from Los Angeles
Actresses from Michigan
Actresses from New York City
Actresses from Virginia
Actors from Fairfax, Virginia
American film actresses
American television actresses
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
American web series actresses
American women of Asian descent
Businesspeople from New York City
Mason Gross School of the Arts alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
People from Chelsea, Michigan
Rutgers University alumni
Web series producers
21st-century American actresses
20th-century American actresses