Catherine Taber is an American actress. She is known for voicing Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Lori Loud and Katherine Mulligan on The Loud House.[1][2] Taber is also known for her role as the protagonist Jesse (female) in Minecraft: Story Mode.
Catherine Taber | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website | cattaber |
Biography
In 2000, Taber made her feature film debut starring alongside Soleil Moon Frye and Wil Wheaton in the coming of age dramedy The Girls' Room, where she and Frye play college roommates with contrasting lifestyles.[3][4][5]
Taber got her break into video game voice-overs in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic in 2003,[6] where she played Mission Vao.[7][8] She voiced Penelo in Final Fantasy XII, for which she was nominated for a National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award for Supporting Role in a Drama in 2006.[9]
She was the voice of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated film and television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2014. Although she auditioned for the part, she credits her video game roles in the Star Wars universe as helping her become a fan and landing the part.[10] She also voiced Amidala in the related Star Wars video games, as well as the character Vette in Star Wars: The Old Republic. She voiced Princess Leia in the Star Wars: Force Unleashed video games,[1] and provided voices during production of the now cancelled animated comedy series Star Wars Detours. Meanwhile, in live-action roles, she had a starring role in the horror movie The Morningside Monster which screened at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2014.[11]
Outside of science fiction films and video games, she voiced Ginger the Pig in A Pig's Tail, an animated 2012 short film made by Aardman Animations for The Humane Society.[12][13][14] She also runs a charity website called Games for Soldiers where she collects video game donations for U.S. soldiers overseas.[15][16]
In 2016, Taber provided voice work on Nickelodeon's The Loud House, where she voices such characters as Lori Loud, Katherine Mulligan, and Girl Jordan.[17]
Taber also voiced female Jesse in both seasons of the video game Minecraft: Story Mode (2015–17), which was first released by Telltale Games on October 12, 2015.[18][19]
In 2021, Taber reprised her role as Katherine Mulligan from The Loud House in the live-action film A Loud House Christmas.[20]
Filmography
Animation
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Stroker and Hoop | Miss Hoe Cakes | [17] | |
| 2005 | The Backyardigans | Cheerleader Girl #2 | [21] | |
| 2008–14, 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Padmé Amidala, others | [16][22][23] | |
| 2012–2022 | Robot Chicken | Various | [24] | |
| unreleased | Star Wars Detours | Princess Leia | [25] | |
| 2015 | Bear in Underwear | Quinn | Tweet[26] | |
| 2015–19 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Medusa | [17] | |
| 2016–present | The Loud House | Lori Loud, Girl Jordan, Katherine Mulligan, others | Main role | [17][27] |
| 2016 | Star Wars Rebels | Numa | [23] | |
| 2020–2022 | The Casagrandes | Lori Loud | 6 episodes | [28][29] |
| 2023 | My Adventures with Superman | Silver Banshee |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Padmé Amidala | [30] | |
| 2010 | Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! | Tina | [17] | |
| 2014 | We Wish You a Merry Walrus | Jangrah, DJ Cadence | [17] | |
| 2015 | Club Penguin: Monster Beach Party | [17] | ||
| Club Penguin: Halloween Panic! | [17] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Waltz of the Demon King | Cosette | Short film Festival release | [31][32] |
| 2012 | A Pig's Tail | Ginger | Short film for The Humane Society of the United States | [12][13][14] |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Hangar Control Center Officer, Weapon Technician, additional voices | [33] | |
| 2021 | The Loud House Movie | Lori Loud | [34] |
Video games
Audiobooks
- Gods in Alabama (2005)[46]
- Star Wars: Empire & Rebellion: Razor's Edge (2013)[47]
- Gray Mountain (2014)[48]
- Star Wars: Queen's Shadow (2019)[49]
- Star Wars: Queen’s Peril (2020)
- Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (2020)[50]
- Star Wars: Queen’s Hope (2022)
Live-action film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Girls' Room | Grace | [3][4] | |
| 2014 | A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) | Rebecca | Short film | [36] |
| 2014 | The Morningside Monster | Mandy Jenkins | Film festival release | [51][52] |
| 2019 | Haven's End | Allison | ||
| 2021 | A Loud House Christmas | Katherine Mulligan | Television film | [20] |
References
External links
- Official website
- Catherine Taber at IMDb
- Catherine Taber at Behind The Voice Actors
- Catherine Taber on Twitter