Tara Platt

Tara Platt (born June 18, 1978)^[1] 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.^[2] Her notable roles in anime include Temari in Naruto^[3] and Reina in Rave Master.^[2] She also voices Kali Belladonna in RWBY, Mitsuru Kirijo and Elizabeth in Persona 3, Edelgard von Hresvelg in Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Miriel & Flavia in Fire Emblem: Awakening, Anna Williams from the Tekken series, as well as characters in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, Saints Row: The Third, Bayonetta 2, Setsuka from Soulcalibur series, League of Legends, and Yuri Watanabe / Wraith in the Marvel's Spider-Man series by Insomniac Games.^[4][5]

Tara Platt
Platt in 2013
Born	(1978-06-18) June 18, 1978 (age 47) Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BFA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Yuri Lowenthal ​ (m. 2001)​
Children	1
Website	taraplatt.com

Early life

Tara Platt was born on June 18, 1978 in Fairfax, Virginia.^[6] She is of Russian-Mongolian, European, and Native American descent.^[7]

Platt moved around a lot when she was young, and her family settled in Chelsea, Michigan when she was 14.^[2] She went to Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey, where she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre arts in 1999. She also studied at the London Academy of Theatre.^[3][4] She lived in New York and worked off-Broadway, and later moved to Los Angeles.^[2]

Career

Tara Platt at Galaxy Con Raleigh 2023

Tara Platt at Galaxy Con Raleigh 2023

On screen, Platt has appeared in television shows like Scandal, Hawaii Five-0, Castle and Revenge, 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 (with both the Pasadena Civic and the Toyota Youth Shakespeare Series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic);^[4] Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew; 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.^[4]

Platt speaking with fans at the 2016 Saboten Con

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.^[2] They also created a live-action web-series Shelf Life about a group of superhero figurines; the series ran for four seasons on YouTube.^[2] Their comedy series Whatta Lark garnered seven IAWTV nominations and won Best Male Performer in a Comedy for lead actor Christopher Graham.^[8]

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.^[9]

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.^[2] Platt also has authored several other books including 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 with husband Yuri Lowenthal at the 2016 Saboten Con

Platt and fellow voice actor Yuri Lowenthal married in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve in 2001.^[10][11][12] They have one son, born in 2016.^[13]

Filmography

Voice roles

Anime

List of dubbing performances in anime

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[4][14]
2004	Marmalade Boy	Jinny Golding	as Zoe Oliver	Press[15]
2004–05	Rave Master	Reina		CA
2005	Rumiko Takahashi Anthology	Kenta Hirooka		CA
	Girls Bravo	Hakana		[16]
	DearS	Eiko		CA
	Ghost Talker's Daydream	Girl Student A	Episode: "Ghost Talker"	CA
	Ultra Maniac	Tama (ep17), Voodoo Doll (ep10)		CA
2006	Boys Be...	Mizuki Takano	Episode 2	[17]
	Gun Sword	Marie, Marianne	Episode: "Follow the X Spot"	CA
	Kamichu!	Benton, others
	Fate/stay night	Caster		Resume
2006–09	Naruto	Temari		Press[18]
2007	Tales of Phantasia	Meryl, Sylph		CA
	MÄR	Queen		[citation needed]
	Tokko	Suzuka Kureha		CA
	Rozen Maiden Träumend	Barasuishou		[19]
	Blue Dragon	Cynthia
2008	Buso Renkin	Tokiko Tsumura		Press[3][20]
	AIKa R-16: Virgin Mission	Risako Nagase		[19]
	Strait Jacket	Filisis Moog		[21]
2009	Ah My Buddha	Yuko Atoda		[22]
2009–10	Monster	Eva Heinemann		[23]
2009–10, 2013–19	Naruto: Shippuden	Temari	Character was absent in series for 2010–12	Press[18]
2009–13	Bleach	Lisa Yadōmaru, Sode no Shirayuki		[20]
2010–14	Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn	Marida Cruz		Press[5][24]
2011	Rozen Maiden Ouvertüre	Barasuishou		[19]
2012–22	Tiger & Bunny	Agnes Joubert		[25][19]
2013	K	Seri Awashima		[26]
2014–19	Sailor Moon	Ikuko Tsukino, Kaolinite, others	Viz Media dub	[27][28]
2015	Digimon Fusion	Mervamon		[29]
	Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation	Vert/Green Heart	First anime role recorded at OkraTron 5000/Funimation	[30]
2015–17	Sailor Moon Crystal	Ikuko Tsukino, Kaolinite		[31]
2018–23	Aggretsuko	Washimi		[32]
2018–21	Boruto: Naruto Next Generations	Temari		[33]
2023–25	Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War	Lisa Yadōmaru	4 episodes	[19]
2024	Ishura	Taren	7 episodes

Animation

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2003	The Proud Family	Deorgeous Woman	Episode: "Crouching Trudy, Hidden Penny"	[34]
2008	Legion of Super Heroes	Dream Girl	Episode: "In Your Dreams"	Press[5]
2009–12	Huntik: Secrets & Seekers	Lady S, Shauna, Alisa Clairmont	[14]
2010–12	Ben 10: Ultimate Alien	Jennifer Nocturne	2 episodes	Press[5][19][20]
2011	Regular Show	Mom	Episode: "Terror Tales of the Park"	[19]
2012–14	Ben 10: Omniverse	Ester, Subdora, Jennifer Nocturne, others	Recurring role	[19][35]
2015	X-Ray and Vav	Woman	Episode: "Divide & Conquer"	[36][37]
2016–18	RWBY	Kali Belladonna		[38]
2018–19	DuckTales	Girl Woodchuck, Mrs. Drake	2 episodes
2021	Dota: Dragon's Blood	Auroth, others		[19]

Films

List of voice performances in film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2005	Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon	D'Arcmon		Resume
2008	Kite Liberator	Manatsu Mukai		[19]
2011	Tekken: Blood Vengeance	Anna Williams		[19][39]
2012	Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror	Vikki		[40]
2013	Iron Man: Rise of Technovore	Sasha Hammer		[19]
2014	Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Blood Prison	Erimaki Sharo	Animated Short: Chūnin Exam on Fire! Naruto vs. Konohamaru!
2015	Tiger & Bunny: The Rising	Agnes Joubert		[41]
2023	Justice League X RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One	Kali Belladonna		[42]
2024	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie	Ikuko Tsukino	Parts 1 and 2	[19]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2005	Rave Master	Reina	Also Special Attack Force	[19]
	ObsCure	Ashley Thompson		Resume
2006	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Incidental characters		[43]
	Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria	Hrist, Leone		[19]
2007	Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology	Raine Sage	Uncredited[a]	Resume
	Eternal Sonata	Claves		[19]
	Warriors Orochi	Mori Ranmaru, Oichi	Uncredited[a]	Resume
	Soul Nomad & the World Eaters	Juno
	Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles	Red Queen	Uncredited[a]	Resume
2007–present	Persona	Mitsuru Kirijo, Elizabeth	Uncredited[b]	Resume[19]
	Naruto video games	Temari		[19][15]
2008	Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World	Raine Sage	Uncredited[a]	Resume
	Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe	Wonder Woman		[19]
	Star Ocean: First Departure	Mavelle Froesson		[19]
2008–present	Soulcalibur series	Setsuka	Uncredited[a]. Since Soulcalibur IV	Resume and Tweet[44]
2009	League of Legends	Katarina du Couteau		Press[35]
2009–present	Tekken series	Anna Williams	Since Tekken 6 console version.[a]. Uncredicted dialogue only in Tekken 6 console version - Tekken 7. Fully voiced and credited as of Tekken 8.	Resume
2010	Final Fantasy XIII	Cocoon Inhabitants		[45]
2011	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds/Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3	Tron Bonne		Press[3][46]
	Saints Row: The Third	Female Voice 2, Production and Character Voices		[19]
2011–15	Hyperdimension Neptunia series	Vert/Green Heart	Uncredited[a], replaced by Carrie Keranen starting with Megadimension Neptunia VII
2012	Resistance: Burning Skies	Eleanor 'Ellie' Martinez		Press[5]
	Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward	Alice	Uncredited[a]	Press[47]
	Karateka	Mariko	2012 remake	[19]
2013	Fire Emblem Awakening	Flavia, Miriel
	Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta	English Voiceover Cast		[48]
	Palace Pets	Pumpkin		[19]
	Killer Is Dead	Vivienne Squall, Jubilee		[19]
	Grand Theft Auto V	The Local Population		[49]
	Skylanders: Swap Force	Punk Shock	Grouped under Voice Talent	[50][51]
2014	Drakengard 3	Zero	Uncredited[a]	Tweet[52]
	Guilty Gear Xrd	Millia Rage
	Hearthstone	Valeera Sanguinar		Tweet[53]
	Skylanders: Trap Team	Dreamcatcher, Punk Shock	Grouped under Voice Actors	[50][54][55][56]
	Bayonetta 2	Glamor, Alraune, others		[19]
	Sunset Overdrive			Tweet[57]
2015	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	Lucia Junius	Voiced before patch 3.0 with the release of Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward	[19]
	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Punk Shock	Grouped under Voice Actors	[50][58]
	Xenoblade Chronicles X	Female Avatar (Heroic)		[59]
2017	Heroes of the Storm	Valeera Sanguinar
2018	Marvel’s Spider-Man	Yuri Watanabe		[19]
2019	Fire Emblem Heroes	Edelgard		Tweet[60]
	Fire Emblem: Three Houses			[19]
2021	Guilty Gear -STRIVE-	Millia Rage
2022	Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes	Edelgard
2023	Fire Emblem Engage		DLC
	Cassette Beasts	Morgante
	Marvel’s Spider-Man 2	Yuri Watanabe/Wraith		[61]
	American Arcadia	Kendra Tomlin, Tour Guide
2024	Persona 3 Reload	Elizabeth		[19]
2025	Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition	Female Avatar (Heroic), additional voices

Podcast

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	Who is No/One	Kate Harper

Live-action roles

Television

List of live-action performances in television

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2001	One Life to Live	Stewardess	Episode #1.7260	Resume
2004	Gilmore Girls	Shelly	Episode: "Afterboom"	Resume, Press[18]
	Passions	Nurse #1	Episode #1.1375	Resume
2005	Charmed	The Muse		Resume, Press[18]
	The Playbook	DLiteLA, Profile Girl	Episode: "Gaming and Taming Technology"	Resume
2006	Days of Our Lives	Cheryl, Manuela
2011	The Young and the Restless	Jade
2012	Castle	Janelle	Episode: "Dial M for Mayor"	Resume, Press[18]
	Revenge	Becca	Episode: "Legacy"	Press[18]
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Allie	Episode: "Hoa Pili"	Press[18]
	Scandal	Navy Servicewoman	Episode: "It's Handled"	Resume
2015	The Player	Surgeon	Episode: "Downtown Odds"

Film

List of live-action performances in films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2004	Scarecrow Gone Wild	Lynn		Resume
2013	The Call	Female Trainee		Press[18][46]
	Con Artists	Herself	Mockumentary	[5][18][35]
2014	Topsy McGee vs. the Sky Pirates	Topsy McGee	Producer, Writer, short film	[62]

Web series

List of live-action performances in web shows

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source[4]
2007	Galacticast	Bride of RoboJew, Son		Resume
2011–13	Shelf Life	Hero Lass	Creator, producer	[63][64]
2014–present	Up, Up & Away	Self		[65]
2018–19	Whatta Lark	Megan Revere		[66]
2012; 2015	Tabletop	Guest	Episodes: "Castle Panic" and "Kingdom Builder"	[67][68]

Books

• Lowenthal, Yuri; Platt, Tara (2010). Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It's Like Behind the Mic. Bug Bot Press. 259pp. ISBN 978-0-9840740-0-6. OCLC 429727108.
  • Lowenthal, Yuri; Platt, Tara (2018). Voice-Over Voice Actor: The Extended Edition. Bug Bot Press. 335pp. ISBN 978-0-9840740-5-1. LCCN 2017954792.
• Platt, Tara (2015). Zartana. Bug Bot Press. pp. 52pp. ISBN 978-0-9840740-3-7.
• Platt, Tara (2015). Relax Your Toes. Bug Bot Press. pp. 32pp. ISBN 978-0-9840740-4-4.
• Platt, Tara (2022). Prep School for Serial Killers. Bug Bot Press. pp. 330pp. ISBN 978-0-9840740-7-5.

Notes

1. The closing credits or manual lists only the Japanese voice actors.
2. The closing credits or manual does not list the voice actors involved.