History Creator / TaraStrong

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIIArielsBeginning'' -- Adella, Adrina

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' -- Young Tigress

Born in UsefulNotes/{{Toronto}}, Ontario, her acting career began when she volunteered to be a soloist in an upcoming school production at age four. Soon, she began acting in the Yiddish Theater; though she didn't speak the Yiddish language, she memorized her lines phonetically. During this time, she also performed at the Toronto Jewish Theater, where she acted in ''A Night of Stars'', and was featured in "Lay Down Your Arms" with the Habonim Youth Choir, where she sang the lyrics in both English and Hebrew.

* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'' movie dubs
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasDinosaur'' (2006 remake) -- Pisuke
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheHauntsOfEvil'' (2014 remake) -- Princess Spiana
** ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasTreasureIsland'' -- Red Mini-dora

-->-- '''[[https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/314555352362397696?lang=en 2013 tweet]]'''

Tara Lyn Charendoff Strong (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian-American voice actor, comedian, and singer, perhaps best known for voice acting in animated films and television. She has a [[ManOfAThousandVoices very versatile voice]], but rarely has any live-action roles.

Born Tara Lyn Charendoff in Toronto, Ontario, her acting career began when she volunteered to be a soloist in an upcoming school production at age four. Soon, she began acting in the Yiddish Theater; though she didn't speak the Yiddish language, she memorized her lines phonetically. During this time, she also performed at the Toronto Jewish Theater, where she acted in ''A Night of Stars'', and was featured in "Lay Down Your Arms" with the Habonim Youth Choir, where she sang the lyrics in both English and Hebrew.

She frequently co-stars with fellow voice actor Creator/CreeSummer; the two are childhood friends and grew up in Toronto together. She was formerly married to American actor Craig Strong and they have two sons. Together, they founded [=VoiceStarz=], Inc., an Internet-based company which teaches people how to get into the voice-over business. She also collaborates with Creator/GregCipes as co-hosts of ''[[https://www.theshipitshow.com/ The Ship-It Show]]'', a podcast that talks about the fandoms of various shows (with a focus on the romances they root for).

* ''WebAnimation/{{Boxtown}}'' -- Bill

** She had planned to give Lena in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' a Cajun accent and spent some time working on it. However, Creator/JimCummings, an expert at the Cajun dialect, said it didn't sound accurate, so she went with a more general southern accent.

She frequently co-stars with fellow voice actor Creator/CreeSummer; the two are childhood friends and grew up in Toronto together. She was formerly married to American actor Craig Strong and they have two sons. Together, they founded [=VoiceStarz=], Inc., an Internet-based company which teaches people how to get into the voice-over business. She also collaborates with Creator/GregCipes as co-hosts of [[https://www.theshipitshow.com/ The Ship-It Show]], a podcast that talks about the fandoms of various shows (with a focus on the romances they root for).

-->-- '''Tara Strong's [[https://twitter.com/tarastrong/status/314555352362397696?lang=en Twitter account]] (as of 2013)'''

Her voice acting career began in 1987, with the role of Hello Kitty, from ''WesternAnimation/HelloKittysFurryTaleTheater'', a Canadian-American-Japanese joint production. She would later move from Toronto to Los Angeles in 1993. She was a popular voice actor for the companies Creator/{{Nelvana}}, Creator/CartoonNetwork, and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. She has done live-action work as well -- notably as Gwen in the ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' {{Made For TV Movie}}s -- but says that voice acting takes up most of her time.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' -- Becky Benson, Becky Detweiler (second voice), background characters

** ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' -- Harley Quinn

** She played a ''My Little Pony''-esque kelpie alongside fellow Mane Six castmember Creator/AndreaLibman in ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017''.

** She and Creator/AndreaLibman made a guest appearance on ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' as a pair of AffablyEvil kelpies trying to drown the heroes.

[[Creator/CathyWeseluck "Spike?]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Take a letter.]] [[Creator/NicoleOliver Dear Princess Celestia]], [[JustForFun/DescribeTopicHere today I described my voice actress on TV Tropes!"]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' -- Twilight Sparkle, Twilight Velvet (the latter role is voiced by Patricia Drake starting in season 7)

* BaritoneOfStrength: Starting in 1997, both she and some of her roles are this.

* VocalEvolution: Her earliest roles sound very different from her later ones as her voice has deepened over the decades and there is nothing wrong with that as it is a inevitable consequence of someone getting older. But, she can still pull off ''some'' of her TheEighties and TheNineties voices if prompted and she can do [[WesternAnimation/HelloKittysFurryTaleTheater the first role]] she did ''at the age of 13'' fairly well, too.

* BigBreastPride: As you can tell by her picture, she’s not exactly an A cup, and takes pride in that. In fact, when she cosplays, her breasts are what she accentuates.
** She's liked multiple comments on her [=TikTok=] videos where people call her "[[StacysMom mommy]]". Make that what you will.

* ContraltoOfDanger: Starting in 1997, both she and some of her roles are this.

* ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeRedemption'' -- Serena

* ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioWorld'' -- Iggy "Hop" Koopa

** An amusing example is [[ThemeTwinNaming Hip and Hop]] in the ''WesternAnimation/SuperMarioBros'' cartoons where as two separate characters, Tara would [[FinishingEachOthersSentences finish her own sentences]].

* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasDinosaur'' (2006 remake) -- Pisuke
* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheHauntsOfEvil'' (2014 remake) -- Princess Spiana
* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitasTreasureIsland'' -- Red Mini-dora