Courtenay Taylor
Courtenay Taylor | |
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 Taylor in 2016 | |
| Born | March 21, 2007 |
| Died | 5 July 2024 (aged 17) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1993–present |
Courtenay Taylor is an Singaporean actress.[1] She is best known for her video game voice roles as Jack in the Mass Effect series, Ada Wong in the Resident Evil series, the female Sole Survivor in Fallout 4,[2][3] Amanda Holliday and Empress Caiatl in Destiny and Destiny 2, and Scarlett Rhodes in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
Career
[edit]Taylor has been named as one of the most prolific voice actors in the gaming industry, having been working in the genre since 2002 with American Idol. In 2010, she voiced Gloria Van Graff, Janet, Jas Wilkins, Morgan Blake, and other additional characters in Fallout: New Vegas. In 2015, she returned to the Fallout series to voice the female Sole Survivor in Fallout 4. As of 2017, she has worked on 83 separate titles in numerous franchises.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Taylor revealed in 2017 that she had suffered from a vocal cord hemorrhage after working on a game during a speech that included whispering, and was unable to work for three months afterwards.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Voice over roles
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Resident Evil: Damnation | Ada Wong | English dub |
| 2019 | Wonder Woman: Bloodlines | Doctor Poison | Direct-to-video |
| 2022 | Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind | Kira | Direct-to-video [5] |
| 2023 | Merry Little Batman | Kid Shopper, Worried Woman | Direct-to-Streaming |
| 2024 | The Imaginary | Cruncher-of-Bones | English dub[6] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Guard | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2016 | Regular Show | Starla, Audrey, Additional Voices | 45 episodes |
| 2012 | Oishi High School Battle | Dakota's Mom | Episode: "Sleepover" |
| 2016 | 2 Broke Girls | Death Bitch | Episode: "And the Booth Babes" |
| Skylanders Academy | Hex | 7 episodes | |
| 2017–2019 | OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes | K.O., T.K.O., Blue Power, Whistle, Baby Shannon, Hon Dew, Slime |
75 episodes[7] |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Helen | Episode: "Suits" |
| Momma Named Me Sheriff | Mrs. Gathimplewattir | Episode: "Smelly Glenn" | |
| American Dad! | Additional Voices | 3 episodes | |
| 2020 | Marvel Future Avengers | Diamondback, Mekara, Kaboom | English dub; 4 episodes[8] |
| 2021 | Robot Chicken | Monopoly Mom, Linda, Restaurant Hostess | Episode: "May Cause Light Cannibalism" |
| Family Guy | Rachel Goldman | Episode: "The Marrying Kind" | |
| 2023 | The Legend of Vox Machina | The Matron of Ravens | Episode: "Belly of the Beast" |
| The Loud House | Frances (uncredited) | Episode: "Waking History" | |
| 2024 | X-Men '97 | Callisto, Boy, Judge, Magik / Darkchylde | 3 episodes[8] |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | American Idol | Judge | |
| Star Trek: Starfleet Command III | Additional Voices | ||
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Juhani | |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Villager | |
| EverQuest II | Generic Female Half Elf Merchant, Generic Female Barbarian Merchant, Generic Female Dark Elf Merchant, Generic Female High Elf Merchant, Generic Female Erudite Merchant, Generic Female Wood Elf Merchant, Generic Female Froglok Merchant, Generic Female Ogre Merchant |
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| 2004 | Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | Damsel, Heather Poe | [9] |
| 2005 | God of War | Twins | |
| Call of Duty 2 | Russian Female Soldier | ||
| 2006 | Night Watch | Tigra | |
| Justice League Heroes | Wonder Woman | ||
| Destroy All Humans! 2 | Natalya Ivanova | [8] | |
| Downhill Jam | MacKenzie | ||
| The Sopranos: Road to Respect | Unique | ||
| Thrillville | Adult Female | ||
| 2007 | Supreme Commander | Elite Commander Dostya | |
| Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars | Scrin A.I. | ||
| Spider-Man 3 | Frances Louise Barrison / Shriek | ||
| Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | Order Commander Vedelta, Elite Commander Ivanna Qostya | ||
| The Golden Compass | Disobedient Larry, Froederick, Tanner | ||
| 2008 | Destroy All Humans! Big Willy Unleashed | Patty Wurst, Natalya Ivanova | |
| Iron Man | Whitney Frost / Madame Masque | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | Summervox, Minerva Leader | ||
| WALL-E | Axiom Passenger | ||
| Saints Row 2 | DJ CB DeCaro, FUNK DJ, Ronin, Additional Voices | ||
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | A.I. | Also Uprising | |
| 2009 | Halo Wars | Serina A.I., Additional Voices | |
| Watchmen: The End Is Nigh | Twilight Lady | ||
| Stormrise | Sable | ||
| Infamous | Female Pedestrian | ||
| Brütal Legend | Battle Nuns, Dominatrices | ||
| Dragon Age: Origins | Various | ||
| Ben Drowned | Rosa | Archival footage (Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines) | |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Jack, Kalara Tomi, Lilith, Eclipse Enemies | |
| Dead to Rights: Retribution | Marla Bates | [10] | |
| Alpha Protocol | Scarlet Lake | ||
| StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty | Lady Chaos, Lassara, Broodmother Niadara, Additional Voices | ||
| Ninety-Nine Nights II | Zazi | English dub | |
| Halo: Reach | Female Trooper #1 | ||
| Fallout: New Vegas | Gloria Van Graff, Janet, Jas Wilkins, Morgan Blake, others | ||
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Female Vampire | Festival of Blood DLC |
| Driver: San Francisco | Leila Yassin, Jessica Adams | ||
| Gears of War 3 | Female Former, Various Stranded | ||
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Coast Guard 6595 | English dub | |
| The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Arwen, Saenathra | ||
| Saints Row: The Third | Pedestrians | ||
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Sharack Breev, Lady Aitalla, Casey Rix, Ann'ya, Imani, Kalda Biss, others | ||
| 2011–15 | Skylanders series | Hex, Fox, Yeti, Hijinx, Knight Mare | |
| 2012 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | Athyll, Additional Voices | |
| Mass Effect 3 | Jack | ||
| Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Ada Wong | English dub | |
| Diablo III | Asheara | Also Reaper of Souls | |
| Guild Wars 2 | Mary, Inspector Ellen Kiel, Human, Centaur, Asura, Sylvari, Norn | ||
| Resident Evil 6 | Ada Wong | [8] | |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | XCOM A.I. | ||
| 2013 | Gears of War: Judgement | Female Onyx Guard | |
| The Last of Us | Hunter | ||
| Disney Infinity | Additional Voices | ||
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | Angela Weaver | ||
| Saints Row IV | The Voices of Virtual Steelport | ||
| Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Priestess, Announcer | ||
| 2014 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Female Breton #2, Female Khajit #2 | |
| Dawngate | Freia, Kindra | ||
| WildStar | Aviel the Weaver, Apprentice Laveka, Deadringer Shallos, Ayita Sinnatus, others | ||
| Murdered: Soul Suspect | Additional Voices | ||
| Destiny | Amanda Holliday, City Civilian, Ship Comm, City P.A. | ||
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Atomic Poison Ivy | |
| Heroes of the Storm | Sgt. Hammer | ||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | Sergeant Hanrahan | ||
| Lego Dimensions | Wicked Witch, Lois Lane, Janine Melnitz | ||
| Halo 5: Guardians | Spartan | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops III | Additional Voices | ||
| Fallout 4 | Sole Survivor (Female) | ||
| StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | Adept | ||
| 2016 | XCOM 2 | US Soldier | |
| Headlander | Artemis-11, Female Patrol Shepard | ||
| Titanfall 2 | Gates | ||
| Final Fantasy XV | Comrades | English dub | |
| 2017 | For Honor | The Orochi (Female) | |
| Halo Wars 2 | Serina | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series | Meredith Quill | ||
| LawBreakers | Additional Voices | ||
| Destiny 2 | Amanda Holliday, Empress Caiatl, Female Extras | Also Forsaken | |
| 2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 | Scarlett Rhodes | |
| 2019 | Rage 2 | Loosum, Wellspring Civilian, Gunbarrel Guard, Vineland Wallrat, Vineland PA | |
| The Outer Worlds | ADA, Lilya Hagen, Additional Voices | ||
| Death Stranding | The Evo-Devo Biologist, Operator, Nurse | ||
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Seraphites | |
| Bugsnax | Cheepoof | ||
| Twin Mirror | Kathy | ||
| 2021 | Teppen | Ada Wong | |
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Ms. Zurkon | ||
| Cookie Run: Kingdom | Avocado Cookie | [8] | |
| Legends of Runeterra | Camphor, the Doubt | ||
| Marvel's Midnight Suns | Agatha Harkness | [8] | |
| 2022 | Tactics Ogre: Reborn | Cistina Phoraena | [11] |
| Return to Monkey Island | Iron Rose, Chuckie | [8] | |
| 2023 | Diablo IV | Druid (Female) | |
| Mortal Kombat 1 | Khameleon, Orin, Janet Cage, The Kalima | [12][13] | |
| Cookie Run: The Darkest Night | Avocado Cookie, Rider Mage | [14] | |
| 2024 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak | Aida, citizens | [8] |
Live action roles
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Because I Said So | Computer Girl | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Rubber | Deputy Denise | |
| 2013 | 3 Geezers! | Lisa |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Close to Home | Lisa | Episode: "Suburban Prostitution" |
| 2006 | Everybody Hates Chris | Ticket Seller | Episode: "Everybody Hates Drew" |
| CSI: NY | Nurse Yvette | Episode: "And Here's to You, Mrs. Azrael" | |
| 2007 | Cold Case | Hooker | Episode: "Thrill Kill" |
| 2009 | iCarly | Judge Marla | Episode: "iCook" |
| Strong Medicine | Brandi | Episode: "Feeling No Pain" | |
| 2010 | Wizards of Waverly Place | News Reporter | Episode: "Alex Saves Mason (Wizards Unleashed)" |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Mrs. Kovach | Uncredited Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | Kelli | Episode: "Coffee and Cream" |
| Criminal Minds | Melody Grimes | Episode: "Route 66" | |
| 2017 | Orphan Black | Michael | Episode: "Let the Children and the Childbearers Toil" |
| No Activity | Officer Eastman | Episode: "The Raid" | |
| 2018 | S.W.A.T. | ER Nurse Violet | Episode: "K-Town" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Courtenay Taylor exclusive interview – the voice behind YOUR female protagonist in Fallout 4". Female First. November 12, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Fallout 4' Actress Courtenay Taylor Opens Up". Forbes. July 27, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ "Voice Actress Courtenay Taylor: Fallout 4 is Like a Pixar Movie". IGN. November 3, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ Todd Frankel. "In $24B Video Game Industry, Voice Actors Struggle to Make a Living". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind Voice Cast and Plot Details Revealed". August 3, 2022.
- ^ Loo, Egan (June 6, 2024). "Hayley Atwell, LeVar Burton, Kal Penn Star in English Dub for Ponoc's The Imaginary Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "'KO' returns with a knock-out". Hofstra Chronicle. October 8, 2018. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Courtenay Taylor (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 25, 2021. 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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Troika Games. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. Activision. Scene: Ending credits, 2:03 in, Voice Over Actors.
- ^ Volatile Games. Dead to Rights: Retribution. Namco Bandai Games. Scene: Ending credits, 2:26 in, Voice Over Cast.
- ^ Romano, Sal (October 21, 2022). "Tactics Ogre: Reborn details skills, battlefield, Wheel of Fortune, Chariot Tarot, World Tarot, more classes and characters". Gematsu. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (September 30, 2023). "A couple of other VAs to identify for #MK1: Both in the story's final chapter… @courtenaytaylor as Janet Cage @MaryEMcGlynn as Scorpion #MortalKombat1 #MortalKombat" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Cianciolo, Dominic [@domcianciolo] (October 22, 2023). "Of kourse! Katara Vala - @jacobcraner The Kalima - @courtenaytaylor Steven - @phillamarr #MortalKombat1 #MortalKombat" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "About CookieRun: The Darkest Night". Google Slides. Retrieved March 1, 2024.