Hynden Walch (born February 1, 1971) is an American actress best known for voicing Starfire in the Teen Titans franchise and Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time. She also voiced Penny Sanchez in ChalkZone, Amore and Lockette in the Nickelodeon version of Winx Club, Elsie in Stanley, and Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star. Outside of animation, Walch has appeared in live-action films like Groundhog Day and Jerry Maguire, and TV series like Law & Order.
Hynden Walch | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Walch at Florida Supercon in 2013 | |
| Born | February 1, 1971 Davenport, Iowa, U.S. |
| Education | North Carolina School of the Arts |
| Alma mater | UCLA (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse |
Sean McDermott (m. 1999) |
| Website | hyndenwalchofficial |
Early life and career
editWalch was born on February 1, 1971[1] in Davenport, Iowa. She is of German descent. She started her professional acting career on stage at age 11. At 16 she attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, majoring in voice. In 1989, she received the Presidential Scholarship and went to the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After UNC, she went to Chicago, Illinois, where she did plays, including The Rise and Fall of Little Voice on Broadway, where she won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as the title character. As a high school senior, she was awarded as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in drama. In 2005 she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a B.A. in American Literature and founded the Hillside Produce Cooperative, a free exchange of local, organically grown food, for which she was named runner up Citizen Entrepreneur of the Year by Global Green USA. Hynden has been married to Sean McDermott since 1999.[2]
On television, she voiced Starfire in Teen Titans, Penny Sanchez on the Nickelodeon show ChalkZone, Elsie on the Playhouse Disney show Stanley, Ace in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Harley Quinn in The Batman and in anime, she has voiced Amy Stapleton in IGPX, Emiri Kimidori in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star, and Nia Teppelin in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. She also voiced both Alice and Wendy Darling in various Disney media after she replaced Kathryn Beaumont who played both characters in Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan.
In video games, she voiced Jasmine and Junko in Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! and Coco Bandicoot and Polar in Crash Team Racing. She provided the English voice of Hitomi in Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 and Dead or Alive Paradise. She voiced Viridi, the Goddess of Nature, in Kid Icarus: Uprising, and her performance in the game was met with critical acclaim.
In live action, she played Mae Capone on The Untouchables and Debbie in Groundhog Day.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue | Jenny McBride | Direct-to-video[3] |
| 2000 | Tom Sawyer | Becky Thatcher | |
| Aladdin and the Adventure of All-Time | Paige | Singing voice | |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Schoolgirl | [3] |
| 2005 | Karas | Little Girl | English dub |
| 2006 | Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up | Elsie | Direct-to-video |
| Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | Starfire | Television film[3] | |
| 2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | Young Cassandra, young Bruce Wayne | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Tangled | Additional characters | |
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Tiny Fish | [3] |
| Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Lena, Joan | Direct-to-video[3] | |
| Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (Nickelodeon dub) | Lockette, Amore | The Nickelodeon version premiered in 2012 | |
| 2013 | Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (Nickelodeon dub) | The Nickelodeon version premiered in 2013 | |
| Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Yo-Yo[3] | Direct-to-video | |
| 2014 | Justice League: War | Hannah Grace[3] | |
| Batman: Assault on Arkham | Harley Quinn[3] | ||
| The Tale of the Princess Kaguya | Menowarawa | English dub | |
| 2015 | The Laws of the Universe Part 0 | Halle | English dub; Limited theatrical release[4][3] |
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout | Starfire | Direct-to-video[3] |
| DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | |||
| 2017 | DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games | Starfire, Blackfire | |
| Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash | Mitzi Capaletto | ||
| 2018 | Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Starfire[3] | |
| DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis | Direct-to-video | ||
| The Laws of the Universe-Part I | Halle | English dub; Limited theatrical release[3] | |
| 2019 | Batman: Hush | Harley Quinn | Direct-to-video[3] |
| Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans | Starfire, Original Starfire | ||
| 2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | Harley Quinn | |
| 2021 | Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam | Starfire | Television film[3] |
| 2022 | Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse | Starfire | Direct-to-video |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | Penny Sanchez, Nerd, Girl #2 | 2 episodes[3] |
| 1999–2000 | Rugrats | Freddie, Toddlers | 2 episodes[3] |
| 2001–2004 | Stanley | Elsie | Recurring role |
| 2002 | Static Shock | Maureen Connor / Permafrost | Episode: "Frozen Out"[3] |
| 2002–2008 | ChalkZone | Penny Sanchez | Main role[3] |
| 2003 | Gary the Rat | Little Girl | Episode: "Inherit the Cheese" |
| 2003 | Justice League | Ace | Episode: "Wild Cards"[3] |
| 2003–2006 | Teen Titans | Starfire, Blackfire, Madame Rouge, Argent | Main role[3] |
| 2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Ace | Episode: "Epilogue"[3] |
| 2005–2006 | Immortal Grand Prix | Amy Stapleton | English dub |
| 2005–2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Valina | 8 episodes |
| 2006 | Catscratch | Katilda | 2 episodes[3] |
| 2006–2007 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Fury, Euryale, Medusa | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Random! Cartoons | Ms. Chic, Olympia | Episode: "Hero Heights"[3] |
| 2007 | The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya | Emiri Kimidori, Sonou Mori | English dub |
| 2006-2007 | Codename: Kids Next Door | Rainbow Monkey Leader, Anchorwoman, Amish Girl | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | The Batman | Harley Quinn | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Lucky Star | Yutaka Kobayakawa | English dub[3] |
| 2008 | Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann | Nia Teppelin | English dub[3] |
| 2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Jean Grey | Episode: "Mysterious Mayhem at Mutant High!" |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Platinum, Carbon Dioxide | 2 episodes[3] |
| 2010–2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Alice May, Obliteratrix | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Generator Rex | Breach | 7 episodes[3] |
| 2010–2018 | Adventure Time | Princess Bubblegum, various voices | Main role[3] |
| 2011–2012 | New Teen Titans | Starfire, Blackfire | |
| 2011–2012 | Winx Club | Lockette, Amore | Nickelodeon version (specials, 2011 re-dubs of seasons 3 and 4) |
| 2012 | ThunderCats | Jonto | Episode: "The Forever Bag" |
| 2012–2016 | Doc McStuffins | Bubble Monkey, Nikki | 5 episodes |
| 2013–present | Teen Titans Go! | Starfire, Blackfire, Sparkleface, Sticky Jane, Madame Rouge, Opposite Gender Cyborg, Wonder Girl, Herself, various voices | Main role[3] |
| 2013–2015 | Henry Hugglemonster | Summer Hugglemonster | Main role |
| 2013 | Pound Puppies | Noodles | Episode: "Little Monster" |
| 2014–2019 | Avengers Assemble | Princess Python, Supergiant | 3 episodes[3] |
| 2014 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Amy | Episode: "Bugs in the System"[3] |
| 2015–present | Mister P | Ellen Pierce | |
| 2015–2018 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Supergiant | 4 episodes[3] |
| 2015, 2019 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Pixie Clerk, additional voices | 4 episodes |
| 2015, 2017 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Yumi, additional voices | 2 episodes[3] |
| 2015–2018 | DC Super Hero Girls | Starfire, Blackfire | Recurring role[3] |
| 2016 | Lastman | Additional voices | Episode: "Action!" |
| 2018 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Sophiaroni, Flying Skunks, Young Kid Danger | 2 episodes[3] |
| 2018–2019 | Niko and the Sword of Light | Wispy, Little Girl, Baby Funkfang, Sea Creature | 3 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Young Justice | Queen Perdita, Elasti-Girl, Em'ree J'onzz | 10 episodes[3] |
| 2019 | Green Eggs and Ham | Diabolical Shackle, Family Kid, Inventor #1, One Fish, Can Opener, Patron #2 | 7 episodes[3] |
| 2020 | Robot Chicken | Wasp, Amazon Alexa | Episode: "Babe Hollytree in: I Wish One Person Had Died" |
| 2020 | Adventure Time: Distant Lands | Princess Bubblegum | Episode: "Obsidian"[3] |
| 2020 | DuckTales | Alethiea | Episode: "The Lost Harp of Mervana!"[3] |
| 2023 | Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake | Princess Bubblegum, Candy Queen | 2 episodes |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Crash Team Racing | Coco Bandicoot, Polar | |
| 2004 | EverQuest II | Kerra, Wood Elf | |
| 2006 | Teen Titans | Starfire | |
| 2006 | Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 | Hitomi | English dub |
| 2009 | Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | Princess Bubblegum | |
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | English dub[5] |
| 2010 | Ninety-Nine Nights II | Rinn | English dub |
| 2010 | Dead or Alive Paradise | Hitomi | English dub, shared role with Eden Riegel[3] |
| 2011 | Kinect: Disneyland Adventures | Alice | |
| 2011 | Knights Contract | Rapunzel | [3] |
| 2011 | Generator Rex: Agent of Providence | Breach | [3] |
| 2012 | Kid Icarus: Uprising | Viridi | English dub[3] |
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Additional voices | English dub |
| 2012 | Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! | Princess Bubblegum | [3] |
| 2013 | Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! | Princess Bubblegum | |
| 2014 | Broken Age | M'ggie, Ch't, Rose Maiden | [3] |
| 2014 | The Lego Movie Videogame | Additional voices | |
| 2014 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U | Viridi | English dub; uncredited |
| 2014 | The Sims 4 | Sim | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Alice | Re:coded Cutscenes; English dub |
| 2015 | Lego Dimensions | Princess Bubblegum, Starfire | Year 2 additions only |
| 2015 | Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations | Princess Bubblegum | [3] |
| 2016 | Skylanders Imaginators | Master Chopscotch | |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | Maxine Ballard, Miss Rachel, Angie Decland | [3] |
| 2018 | Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion | Princess Bubblegum, Candy Person #2 | [3] |
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | Supergiant | [3] |
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Steel Dawn | Dagger |
Live-action
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Angel Street | Blond | |
| 1993 | Groundhog Day | Debbie | |
| 1993–1994 | The Untouchables | Mae Capone | |
| 1994 | Law & Order | Angel Monroe | Episode: "Blue Bamboo" |
| 1995 | Angela | Darlene | |
| 1996 | Jake's Women | Waitress | |
| Sudden Manhattan | Georgie | ||
| Jerry Maguire | Women's Group Member | ||
| 1997 | The Practice | Sarah Fisher | |
| The Drew Carey Show | Amy | ||
| 2000 | Charmed | Marcie Steadwell | |
| NYPD Blue | Lucy Sperling | ||
| 2002 | King Rikki | Co-Worker |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Rise and Fall of Little Voice | Laura Hoff, Little Voice | |
| 1999 | The Rocky Horror Show | Columbia |
References
edit- ^ Walch, Hynden. "Welcome to Hynden Walch Voiceover Actress". Hynden Walch Official. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
Hynden Walch was born on February 1, 1971 in Davenport, Iowa.
- ^ "Bio". HyndenWalchOfficial.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Hynden Walch (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 22, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "The Laws of the Universe Anime Film Casts Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Beals, Tom Kenny". Anime News Network. September 26, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
- ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website
- Hynden Walch at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Hynden Walch at IMDb
- Hynden Walch at the Internet Broadway Database
.svg){kind=small}
