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Jennifer Hale Biography

Birth Name:Jennifer Leigh Hale

Birth Place:Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 2015, she received the Guinness World Record for most prolific female videogame voice actor
  • Graduated from the Alabama School of Fine Arts and Birmingham-Southern College
  • Made her acting debut in the 1988 TV movie "A Father's Homecoming․"
  • Started out as a production assistant during high school before getting into acting after graduation
  • Quote: "I just try to bring as much humanity as I can to every character․ To me it's all about humanity and specificity․"
  • Quote: "(On doing "Mass Effect"): "It's just like when you do green screen for film․․․You can't see your environment, so you've got to imagine it․ Then take your scene partner out, and then of course take your lines out of context․ It's acting on steroids․""
  • Has worked on more than 170 different video game titles and more than 100 other animated series and films
  • Has also voiced Sam and Mandy in "Totally Spies!," Ms․ Keane and Princess Morbucks in "The Powerpuff Girls," and Computer and Numbuh 86 in "Codename: Kids Next Door․"
  • Best known as a voice actress who specializes in video games, including the "Metal Gear Solid" series and the "Mass Effect" series
  • Despite video games being central to her career, she isn't a gamer herself because she's "not very good at it․"

Awards

  • 2013BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2015BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: nominated
  • 2015BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: winner
  • 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama: winner
  • 2016BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: nominated
  • 2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series: winner
  • 2018BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role: nominated