Colleen O'Shaughnessey

Colleen O'Shaughnessey
O'Shaughnessey at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023
Born	Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey (1971-09-15) September 15, 1971 (age 53) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Other names	Olivia O'Connor Olivia Charles Maggie O'Connor Colleen A. Villard
Alma mater	University of Michigan
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Jason Villard ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	2

Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey (born September 15, 1971)^[1] is an American voice actress. She is best known as the voice of Sora Takenouchi in the Digimon anime, Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom, Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in the Naruto anime. Since 2010, O'Shaughnessey has voiced various characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, including Miles "Tails" Prower, a role she reprised in the film adaptation Sonic the Hedgehog and both of its sequels, as well as the show Knuckles.^[2][3]

Early life

O'Shaughnessey was born on September 15, 1971 to Peggy (neé Varani) and Mike O’Shaughnessy in Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[4] She earned a B.F.A. degree in musical theatre from the University of Michigan.^[1][5]

Career

O'Shaughnessey at GalaxyCon, 2022

She is perhaps best known for her roles as Sora Takenouchi from the first and second seasons of Digimon (her first major voiceover role), Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom, Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in Naruto, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck in Bleach, and Janet Van Dyne/Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.^[6]

She has also worked in the video game industry, where she voiced Genis Sage in Tales of Symphonia and KOS-MOS in Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse. Since 2010 and 2014 respectively, she has been the voice of Charmy Bee and Miles "Tails" Prower in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.^[6]

She reprised her role of Sora Takenouchi for the Digimon Adventure tri movie series.^[6]

Personal life

As of 2018, she resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, Jason Villard, whom she married on November 11, 2000.^[7][8]

Filmography

Anime

• B-Daman Crossfire – Sumi Inaba
• Battle B-Daman – Assado
• Black Jack – Karen Aramis
• Bleach – Hinako Shijō, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, Loly Aivirrne, Michiru Ogawa, Yuichi Shibata, Kyoko Haida
• Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck, Loly Aivirrne
• Blue Exorcist – Cram School Girl C (Ep. 7); Ghost Boy (Ep. 12)
• Boruto: Naruto Next Generations – Chocho Akimichi,^[9] Hanabi Hyūga, Ino Yamanaka
• Bungou Stray Dogs – Margaret Mitchell
• Digimon Adventure – Sora Takenouchi
• Digimon Adventure 02 – Sora Takenouchi
• Digimon Data Squad – Yoshino "Yoshi" Fujieda
• Digimon Fusion – Angie Hinomoto, Monitamon
• Dinozaurs (2000) – Kira (Ep. 16)
• Drifting Dragons – Vanabelle
• Duel Masters – Mimi Tasogare (Seasons 2 & 3 only)
• Glitter Force – Kelsey / Glitter Sunny, Shadow Sunny (Episode 38)
• Initial D First Stage – Saori (Ep. 12 & 13, Tokyopop Dub)
• K – Anna Kushina, Sakura Asama, Claudia Weissman^[10]
• Kekkaishi – Yurina Kanda, Yomi Kasuga
• Mars Daybreak – Enora Taft
• Marvel Future Avengers – F.R.I.D.A.Y., Black Mamba^[11]
• Mirage of Blaze – Saori
• Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Artesia Som Deikun / Sayla Mass^[12][13][14]
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Additional Voices
• Monster – Wim Knaup
• My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! – Mary Hunt^[15]
• Naruto – Ino Yamanaka, Konohamaru Sarutobi
• Naruto: Shippuden – Ino Yamanaka, Konohamaru Sarutobi, Hanabi Hyuga (Ep. 166), Kaori, Furofuki (Ep. 186)
• Nier: Automata Ver1.1a – Commander^[16]
• Nodame Cantabile – Kiyora Miki
• Overman King Gainer – Sara Kodama
• Sailor Moon – Thetis (Ep. 12, Viz dub), Mie Sayama (Ep. 52, Viz dub), U-Ndoukai (Ep. 117, Viz dub)
• Slayers Revolution – Pokota
• Slayers Evolution–R – Pokota
• Somali and the Forest Spirit – Praline
• Stitch! – Kijimuna
• Sword Art Online II – Endou, Verdandi (Ep. 17)
• Tenkai Knights – Ms. Finwick, Additional Voices
• The Orbital Children – Hiroshi Tanegashima
• Tokyo Pig – Dizzie Lizzie
• Vampire Knight series – Seiren, Additional Voices
• Vandread – Seiron
• Zatch Bell! – Suzy Mizuno, Robnos

Animation

• The Adventures of Kid Danger (2018) – Menu Board
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010–2013) – Wasp / Janet Van Dyne,^[17] Vapor, Valkyrie, Cassie Lang, Female Kang
• Bubble Everfreeies – Saphie
• Danny Phantom – Jazz Fenton, Mikey, Flight Attendant, Girl 1, Girl 3, Girl, Alarm Voice, Spandex-Wearing Student, Nerd Girl (1), Walla 2, Vid, Additional Voices^[18]
• Doc McStuffins – Pickles, Agnes Mom, Townsperson
• Freedom Fighters: The Ray – Mrs. Terrill
• Hanazuki: Full of Treasures – Little Dreamer, Red Hemka, Yellow Hemka
• Important Things with Demetri Martin – Female Bystander
• Jonah Hex: Motion Comics – Additional Voices
• The Kids from Room 402 – Polly, Mary–Ellen, Don
• Lego Scooby–Doo: Knight Time Terror – Wanda Grimsley^[18]
• The Loud House – Petey Wimple, Blonde Hair Girl^[18]
• The Life and Times of Juniper Lee – Jody Irwin, Rachel Irwin, Hammerette #3, Mrs. Fallon, Mrs. Irwin, Slim, Teen #2, Attendant, Mall Manager #1, Cleota, Intercom, Citizen, Astronaut, Margie, Marvin, Photographer, Co-Worker #2, Additional Voices
• OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes – Tails ("Let’s Meet Sonic")^[19]
• Pinkfong Wonderstar – Pinkfong
• Random! Cartoons – Tiffany, Mom, Kit, Some Kid, Little Girl
• The Replacements – The Lise, Swifty
• Sonic Boom – Tails^[2]
• South Park – Karen McCormick
• Special Agent Oso – Jake's Mom ("License To Clean"), Jade's Mom ("On Her Cousin's Special Salad"), Nadia's Mom ("For Sleepy Eyes Only")
• Static Shock – Nightingale / Gail
• What's New, Scooby-Doo? – Celia Clyde, Jingle, Galana's Friends^[20][21][22]
• What's with Andy? – Lori Mackney (2001–2002)

Film

• Axel: The Biggest Little Hero (2013) – Jono
• Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006) – Store Keeper
• Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) – Ino Yamanaka
• Cars (2006) – M.A. Brake Drumm
• Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon – Sora Takenouchi
• Digimon: The Movie – Sora Takenouchi, Male Student ("Four Years Later" segment)
• Digimon Adventure tri. – Sora Takenouchi, Mrs. Mochizuki, Tapirmon
• Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna – Sora Takenouchi
• Horton Hears a Who! (2008) – Angela, Additional Voices
• The Last: Naruto the Movie – Hanabi Hyuga, Ino Yamanaka, Konohamaru Sarutobi^[18]
• Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie – Emilie Agreste
• Monsters University – Additional Voices
• Murder and Cocktails – Sarah
• Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire – Ino Yamanaka
• The Orbital Children – Hiroshi Tanegashima
• The Painting – Harlequin
• Okko's Inn – Suzuki
• Party Central – Mom
• Ponyo – Karen, Additional Voices
• Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie – Ino Yamanaka
• Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie – Perle / Sailor Moon Super S Plus: Ami's First Love – Bonnon
• Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) – Tails^[23]
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) – Tails^[24]
• Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) - Tails
• Spirited Away – Additional Voices
• Toy Story 3 (2010) – Additional Voices
• Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll – Isabella York
• Violet Evergarden: The Movie – Additional Cast
• Winx Club: The Mystery of the Abyss (2014) – Omnia

Video games

• Alpha Protocol – Madison Saint James
• Bleach series – Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck
• Cookie Run: Kingdom – Pastry Cookie,^[18] Tails Cookie
• Digimon World Data Squad – Yoshino Fujieda, Runaway A, Runaway B^[18]
• Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII – Incidental Characters^[25]
• Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes – Wasp^[26]
• Disney Infinity 3.0 – Additional Voices^[27]
• Disney Princess: Palace Pets – Summer
• EverQuest II – Emissary Millia, redeemable traitor (human), Alanaramal Zaste, Freya Ora, Maida Tudors, Bartender, Innkeeper Female Good & Evil recording1 (Kerran), Raban, Yanari Cyellan, Nyla Diggs
• Fallout 4 – Sylvia Cooper
• Final Fantasy VII Remake – Additional Voices
• Final Fantasy XIII – Cocoon Inhabitants^[28]
• Final Fantasy XIII-2 – Additional Voices
• Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Kronya, Monica von Ochs^[18]
• Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – Kronya, Monica von Ochs^[18]
• Fire Emblem Engage – Jean^[18]
• Guild Wars 2 – Female Asura Player Character
• Hearthstone – Additional Voices
• Hitman – Valerie St. Clair, Additional Voices
• La Pucelle: Tactics – Alouette^[29]
• Lego Dimensions – Miles "Tails" Prower
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional Voices^[30]
• Lost Judgment – Kuniko^[18]
• Marvel Heroes – Julia Carpenter / Arachne, Wasp / Janet Van Dyne
• Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Soldiers^[31]
• Naruto series – Ino Yamanaka, Konohamaru, Tsunami, Hanabi Hyuga^[18]
• Psychonauts – Nils Lutefisk and Crystal Flowers Snagrash
• Persona 5 Strikers – Akane Hasegawa^[18]
• Red Ninja: End of Honor – Additional voices
• Rogue Galaxy – Mark Pocacchio
• Shenmue III – Additional Cast
• Sonic the Hedgehog series – Miles "Tails" Prower (2014–present), Charmy Bee (2010–present)
  • Boom (video games) – Tails
    • Fire & Ice
    • Rise of Lyric
    • Shattered Crystal
    • Sonic Dash 2
  • Colors – Charmy (Nintendo DS version only; credited as Maggie O'Connor)
  • Generations – Charmy (Console/PC version only; credited as Maggie O'Connor)
  • Forces – Tails, Charmy, Additional Voices
  • Frontiers – Tails
  • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games – Tails
  • Team Sonic Racing – Tails
• The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak – Citizens, Holo Core voices^[18]
• South Park
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth – The New Kid's Mom (Kelly), Karen McCormick
  • South Park: The Fractured but Whole – The New Kid’s Mom (Kelly), Karen McCormick
  • South Park: Snow Day! – The New Kid's Mom (Kelly)
• Spider-Man – Woman with missing purse on rooftop
• SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom – Jazz Fenton
• Star Wars: The Old Republic – Additional Voices
• Tales of Symphonia – Genis Sage
• Tower of Fantasy – Huma
• Valkyria Chronicles – Alicia Melchiott
• Valkyria Chronicles II – Alicia Gunther
• WildStar – Drusera, Professor Goldbough, Yuria, Cassian Female, Aurine Female^[32]
• Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse – KOS-MOS^[18]
• Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury – Suzy Mizuno, Robnos

Documentary

• Adventures in Voice Acting – Herself
• I Know That Voice – Herself

Other

• The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
• Violetta – Camila's singing voice (English dubbing of Argentine telenovela)^[33]

References

1. "O'Shaughnessey, Colleen 1971– (Colleen O'Shaughnessy)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2. "Sonic Boom". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
3. Radulovic, Petrana (December 7, 2021). "Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie casts Tails classic voice actor". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
4. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/detroitnews/name/renato-varani-obituary?pid=182428417
5. "Colleen O'Shaughnessey". FanCons.com.
6. "Colleen O'Shaughnessey". IMDb. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
7. O'Shaughnessey, Colleen [@Colleen O'Shaughnessey] (November 11, 2018). O'Shaughnessey/status/1061719955157114880 "Happy Anniversary, Husband! I love you as much today as I did then and am so grateful for our beautiful life together! 💕 #happyanniversary #haventchangedabit https://x.com/VOColleen/status/1061719955157114880" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2024 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
8. O'Shaughnessey, Colleen [@Colleen O'Shaughnessey] (November 11, 2017). O'Shaughnessey/status/929414769227980800 "Happy Anniversary, husband! My best friend, partner in crime, love of my life, who still makes me laugh on a daily basis. ❤️🥂 https://x.com/VOColleen/status/929414769227980800" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2024 – via Twitter. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
9. "Twitter". November 1, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
10. "Viz Media Announces K TV Anime's Dub Cast". June 14, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
11. "Destroy the Avengers". Marvel Future Avengers. Season 1. Episode 1. February 28, 2020. Event occurs at 22:15. Disney+. Credits
12. "Gundam the Origin I's 1st 7 Minutes English–Dubbed & Subtitled". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
13. "'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Sorrowful Artesia' Anime Episode Gets English Language Trailer". The Fandom Post. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
14. "Second 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin' Anime Episode Titled". The Fandom Post. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
15. "My Next Life as a Villainess Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast". Anime News Network. May 15, 2020. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
16. "NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, March 18 Premiere". Anime News Network. March 15, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
17. Jenna Busch (February 8, 2010). "AVENGERS Animated Assembling w/ Phil Lamarr". Newsarama. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
18. "Colleen O'Shaughnessey (visual voices guide)". Retrieved November 18, 2015. 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.
19. @tobytobyjones (July 19, 2019). "@MannerDeg @RogerCraigSmith and @VOColleen" (Tweet). Retrieved July 22, 2019 – via Twitter.
20. "What's New Scooby-Doo? 1x03 Space Ape at the Cape – ShareTV". sharetv.com.
21. "What's New Scooby-Doo? 3x06 Farmed And Dangerous – ShareTV". sharetv.com.
22. "What's New Scooby-Doo? Episode List – ShareTV". sharetv.com.
23. O’Shaughnessey, Colleen (February 13, 2020). "I did!". @vocolleen. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
24. Hill, Kenneth (February 22, 2022). "New Sonic 2 Posters Highlight Characters And Cast Members". Game Rant. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
25. "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
26. Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes. Scene: Closing credits, 2:55 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
27. Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
28. "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
29. Nippon Ichi Software. La Pucelle: Tactics. Nippon Ichi Software, Mastiff. Scene: Closing credits, 44:21 in, English Voice Talent.
30. Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
31. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, closing credits, 4 minutes in – Metal Gear Online Unit – Voice–Over Cast – Soldiers
32. Carbine Studios. WildStar. NCSOFT. Scene: Credits, 2:45 in, Cast.
33. Violetta. Season 1. Episode 1 – via Netflix.

External links

• Colleen O'Shaughnessey at IMDb 
• Colleen O'Shaughnessey at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Interview with Colleen O'Shaughnessey at the Digimon Encyclopedia

Preceded by Kate Higgins	English voice of Miles "Tails" Prower (video games) 2014–present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Amy Palant	English voice of Miles "Tails" Prower (broadcast TV series) 2014–present	Succeeded by Incumbent