Barbara Dunkelman
Biography
Barbara Dunkelman is a Canadian actress and internet personality who started out at Rooster Teeth, the production company that has since closed, as its first community manager in 2011 and later became a creative director there. She signed up on the Rooster Teeth site in 2004 and later helped organize its Toronto Red vs. Blue fan event. Her most recognizable acting role is voicing Yang Xiao Long in RWBY, the Streamy Award-winning web series, a part she began in 2013. She has also voiced Nerris in Camp Camp, Cosmos in Fairy Tail, and ORF in X-Ray and Vav. On screen she appeared in Rooster Teeth Shorts, Immersion, Day 5, Ten Little Roosters, and the horror comedy Blood Fest (2018). She co-founded the Internet Box podcast, appears on the award-winning Rooster Teeth Podcast, and began hosting Always Open in 2016. She launched an eponymous clothing line that same year.
37years old
Turns 38 on July 2in 234 days
- Born Montreal
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Barbara Punkelman, Babs, BlawnDee, Barb Dunkelman, Barbara Julie Dunkelman and BlawnD
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years2017 to 2023
Every film, newest first
- 2023Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part OneIMDb rating 5.3
- 2023Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part TwoIMDb rating 5.6
- 2018Blood FestIMDb rating 5.4
- 2017Lazer Team 2IMDb rating 6.3
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Big break
Dunkelman was working as community manager at Rooster Teeth when Monty Oum introduced her to Yang Xiao Long, asking if she wanted to play a badass Goldilocks character. She said yes despite never having done voice acting, and appeared at the end of the Red trailer before auditioning.
A first
In December 2011, Rooster Teeth hired Dunkelman as its first Community Manager, where she developed community features and handled the company's social media. When she was hired, she had more followers than anyone else on the Rooster Teeth community site.
Barbara Dunkelman movies on Netflix
Most often with
Kerry Shawcross directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Tru Valentino's page
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Kara Eberle's page
Kerry ShawcrossDirector, 2 films, 2023
All films by Kerry Shawcross
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.