Tara Platt
Biography
Tara Platt is an American actress and author whose career has centered on voice work: she has dubbed many Japanese anime series, films and video games into English. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, she moved around as a child before her family settled in Chelsea, Michigan, and she studied theater arts at the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and at the London Academy of Theatre. Among her anime roles are Reina in Rave Master and Temari in Naruto, and she has voiced characters in the Tekken, Persona, Monster, Fire Emblem and Soulcalibur series and in games including Bayonetta 2 and League of Legends. She appeared on screen in the film The Call (2013) and in television shows such as Scandal, Hawaii Five-0, Castle and Revenge. She has also acted in Shakespeare plays on stage, co-founded the production company Monkey Kingdom in 2004, and written books on voice acting.
48years old
Turns 49 on June 18in 248 days
- Born Fairfax
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 13 years2004 to 2017
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Early training
Platt earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater arts in 1999 from Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She also attended the London Academy of Theatre.
Getting ready for a role
John de Lancie wrote the role of Clara Schumann for Platt in First Nights: Clara and Robert Schumann, which she performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Behind the camera
With Lowenthal, Platt wrote Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind the Mic, then a follow up, Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition, offering tips and information to aspiring voice actors.
Behind the camera
In 2018, Platt and Lowenthal were invited to speak at TEDxUCSD's May conference, When Bubbles Burst. Their TEDx Talk was called Your Life Story: Using Story Structure to Navigate Crisis.
Tara Platt movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Son of Bigfoot2017 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fias Katrinavoice
IMDb rating 6.19.3K votes
Most often with
Yuri Lowenthal appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Yuri Lowenthal's page
Kyle Hebert's page
Grant George's page
Sandy Fox's page
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.