Hynden Walch
American actress (born 1971)
Hynden Walch (born February 1, 1971) is an American actress best known for voicing Starfire in the Teen Titans franchise and Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time . She also voiced Penny Sanchez in ChalkZone , Amore and Lockette in the Nickelodeon version of Winx Club , Elsie in Stanley , and Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star . Outside of animation, Walch has appeared in live-action films like Groundhog Day and Jerry Maguire , and TV series like Law & Order .
Early life and career
Walch was born on February 1, 1971[ 1] in Davenport, Iowa . She is of German descent. She started her professional acting career on stage at age 11. At 16 she attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, majoring in voice. In 1989, she received the Presidential Scholarship and went to the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina . After UNC, she went to Chicago, Illinois , where she did plays, including The Rise and Fall of Little Voice on Broadway, where she won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as the title character. As a high school senior, she was awarded as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in drama. In 2005 she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a B.A. in American Literature and founded the Hillside Produce Cooperative, a free exchange of local, organically grown food, for which she was named runner up Citizen Entrepreneur of the Year by Global Green USA. Hynden has been married to Sean McDermott since 1999.[ 2]
On television, she voiced Starfire in Teen Titans , Penny Sanchez on the Nickelodeon show ChalkZone , Elsie on the Playhouse Disney show Stanley , Ace in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited , Harley Quinn in The Batman and in anime, she has voiced Amy Stapleton in IGPX , Emiri Kimidori in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star , and Nia Teppelin in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann . She also voiced both Alice and Wendy Darling in various Disney media after she replaced Kathryn Beaumont who played both characters in Alice in Wonderland , and Peter Pan .
In video games , she voiced Jasmine and Junko in Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! and Coco Bandicoot and Polar in Crash Team Racing . She provided the English voice of Hitomi in Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 and Dead or Alive Paradise . She voiced Viridi, the Goddess of Nature, in Kid Icarus: Uprising , and her performance in the game was met with critical acclaim.
In live action, she played Mae Capone on The Untouchables and Debbie in Groundhog Day .
Filmography
Film
Television
List of voice performances in television shows
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1998–1999
Oh Yeah! Cartoons
Penny Sanchez, Nerd, Girl #2
2 episodes[ 3]
1999–2000
Rugrats
Freddie, Toddlers
2 episodes[ 3]
2001–2004
Stanley
Elsie
Recurring role
2002
Static Shock
Maureen Connor / Permafrost
Episode: "Frozen Out"[ 3]
2002–2008
ChalkZone
Penny Sanchez
Main role[ 3]
2003
Gary the Rat
Little Girl
Episode: "Inherit the Cheese"
2003
Justice League
Ace
Episode: "Wild Cards"[ 3]
2003–2006
Teen Titans
Starfire, Blackfire, Madame Rouge , Argent
Main role[ 3]
2005
Justice League Unlimited
Ace
Episode: "Epilogue"[ 3]
2005–2006
Immortal Grand Prix
Amy Stapleton
English dub
2005–2006
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
Valina
8 episodes
2006
Catscratch
Katilda
2 episodes[ 3]
2006–2007
American Dragon: Jake Long
Fury, Euryale, Medusa
2 episodes
2007
Random! Cartoons
Ms. Chic, Olympia
Episode: "Hero Heights"[ 3]
2007
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Emiri Kimidori, Sonou Mori
English dub
2006-2007
Codename: Kids Next Door
Rainbow Monkey Leader, Anchorwoman, Amish Girl
4 episodes
2007
The Batman
Harley Quinn
2 episodes
2008
Lucky Star
Yutaka Kobayakawa
English dub[ 3]
2008
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Nia Teppelin
English dub[ 3]
2009
The Super Hero Squad Show
Jean Grey
Episode: "Mysterious Mayhem at Mutant High!"
2010
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Platinum , Carbon Dioxide
2 episodes[ 3]
2010–2013
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Alice May, Obliteratrix
2 episodes
2010–2011
Generator Rex
Breach
7 episodes[ 3]
2010–2018
Adventure Time
Princess Bubblegum , various voices
Main role[ 3]
2011–2012
New Teen Titans
Starfire, Blackfire
2011–2012
Winx Club
Lockette, Amore
Nickelodeon version (specials , 2011 re-dubs of seasons 3 and 4)
2012
ThunderCats
Jonto
Episode: "The Forever Bag"
2012–2016
Doc McStuffins
Bubble Monkey, Nikki
5 episodes
2013–present
Teen Titans Go!
Starfire, Blackfire, Sparkleface, Sticky Jane, Madame Rouge, Opposite Gender Cyborg , Wonder Girl , Herself, various voices
Main role[ 3]
2013–2015
Henry Hugglemonster
Summer Hugglemonster
Main role
2013
Pound Puppies
Noodles
Episode: "Little Monster"
2014–2019
Avengers Assemble
Princess Python , Supergiant
3 episodes[ 3]
2014
Transformers: Rescue Bots
Amy
Episode: "Bugs in the System"[ 3]
2015–present
Mister P
Ellen Pierce
2015–2018
Guardians of the Galaxy
Supergiant
4 episodes[ 3]
2015, 2019
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Pixie Clerk, additional voices
4 episodes
2015, 2017
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Yumi, additional voices
2 episodes[ 3]
2015–2018
DC Super Hero Girls
Starfire, Blackfire
Recurring role[ 3]
2016
Lastman
Additional voices
Episode: "Action!"
2018
The Adventures of Kid Danger
Sophiaroni, Flying Skunks, Young Kid Danger
2 episodes[ 3]
2018–2019
Niko and the Sword of Light
Wispy, Little Girl, Baby Funkfang, Sea Creature
3 episodes
2019–2021
Young Justice
Queen Perdita, Elasti-Girl , Em'ree J'onzz
10 episodes[ 3]
2019
Green Eggs and Ham
Diabolical Shackle, Family Kid, Inventor #1, One Fish, Can Opener, Patron #2
7 episodes[ 3]
2020
Robot Chicken
Wasp , Amazon Alexa
Episode: "Babe Hollytree in: I Wish One Person Had Died"
2020
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
Princess Bubblegum
Episode: "Obsidian"[ 3]
2020
DuckTales
Alethiea
Episode: "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"[ 3]
2023
Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake
Princess Bubblegum, Candy Queen
2 episodes
Video games
Live-action
Theatre
References
^ Walch, Hynden. "Welcome to Hynden Walch Voiceover Actress" . Hynden Walch Official . Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2023 . Hynden Walch was born on February 1, 1971 in Davenport, Iowa.
^ "Bio" . HyndenWalchOfficial.com . Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Hynden Walch (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 22, 2023 . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ "The Laws of the Universe Anime Film Casts Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Beals, Tom Kenny" . Anime News Network . September 26, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016 .
^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved December 28, 2023 .
External links
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