Catherine Taber
Catherine Anne Taber is an American voice, film and television actress. She is known for voicing Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Lori Loud on The Loud House.[1][2]
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Born | Catherine Anne Taber Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1997–present |
Website | catherinetaber |
Biography
In 2000, the Georgia native 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 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.
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 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]
Taber does the voice of Lori Loud, the eldest of the siblings, on Nickelodeon's The Loud House.[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]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2000 | The Girls' Room | Grace | [3][4] | |
2014 | A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) | Rebecca | Short film | [20] |
2014 | The Morningside Monster | Mandy Jenkins | Film festival release | [21][22] |
2021 | The Loud House Movie | Lori Loud | Animated film |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2004 | Stroker and Hoop | Miss Hoe Cakes | [17] | |
2005 | The Backyardigans | Cheerleader Girl #2 | [23] | |
2008–20 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Padmé Amidala, others | [16][24][25] | |
2012–18 | Robot Chicken | Various | [26] | |
unreleased | Star Wars Detours | Princess Leia | [27] | |
2015 | Bear in Underwear | Quinn | [28] | |
2015–19 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Medusa | [17] | |
2016–present | The Loud House | Lori Loud, others | [17][29] | |
2016 | Star Wars Rebels | Numa | [25] | |
2020 | The Casagrandes | Lori Loud | 3 episodes | |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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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 | Jangrah, DJ Cadence | [17] | |
2015 | Club Penguin: Halloween Panic! | Jangrah, DJ Cadence | [17] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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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] |
Video games
Audiobooks
- Gods in Alabama (2005)[45]
- Star Wars: Empire & Rebellion: Razor's Edge (2013)[46]
- Gray Mountain (2014)[47]
- Star Wars: Queen's Shadow (2019)[48]
- Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020)[49]
References
- Basile, Nancy (March 3, 2014). "Catherine Taber 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Season 3". AnimatedTV.about.com. About.com. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "Interview: Catherine Taber" (Interview). Interviewed by Rudie Preston. Tampa Bay: WTSP. Archived from the original on June 22, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Loewenstein, Lael (March 19, 2000). "The Girls' Room". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Crow, Jonathan. "The Girls' Room (2000)". New York Times. Rovi (All Movie Guide). Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "In April, The American Cinematheque's Independent Film Showcase – The Alternative Screen Presents A Sneak Preview Of Everything Put Together (April 19) and The Girls' Room (April 27)". Egyptian Theatre (Press release). Hollywood: American Cinematheque. March 17, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- McIver, Brian (March 30, 2010). "Star Wars: The Clone Wars actress Cat Taber loves being a sci-fi geek". Daily Record. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "Interview: Catherine Taber". Pink Raygun. August 17, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Guerrero, Tony (September 16, 2010). "Interview: Catherine Taber, Padme On Star Wars: The Clone Wars". Comic Vine.
- Veekhoven, Tim (July 2010). "An interview with Catherine Taber | TeeKay-421 vow". TeeKay-421 (53). Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "The Morningside Monster". Festival Genius. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
- "Meet the Artists Behind "A Pig's Tail"". The Humane Society of the United States. October 24, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Gutleben, Christine (October 5, 2012). "Celebrating the Spirit of Food Day with "A Pig's Tail"". Food Day. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Zahed, Ramin (October 25, 2012). "Aardman's 'Pig's Tail' Exposes Inhumane Factory Farming". Animation Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Herve, Heather Borden (April 23, 2014). "Wilton Father and Sons Donate Video Games to U.S. Soldiers Overseas". Good Morning Wilton. Wilton, Connecticut.
- Jones, Jason B. (September 10, 2010). "Leia Speaks out: GeekDad Interviews Catherine Taber". Wired. Wired. Archived from the original on September 12, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- "Catherine Taber". Behind The Voice Actors. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
- Chalk, Andy (August 28, 2015). "Minecraft: Story Mode will let players select gender and skin tone". PC Gamer. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- Brown, Fraser (June 8, 2017). "Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 begins on July 11". PC Gamer. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- "A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) – Electronic Press Kit" (PDF). Stitchintimefilim.com. 2014.
- "The Morningside Monster". Festival Genius. Phoenix. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Ethridge, Chris (August 14, 2012). "More fun casting for "The Morningside Monster"". Nothing is Self-Evident. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "The Power of the Atom". The Backyardigans. Season 1. Episode ???. September 16, 2005. EricTV.
- Goldman, Eric (October 14, 2010). "The Clone Wars: Padme Fights On". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Star Wars (February 17, 2016). Rebels Recon #2.15: Inside "Homecoming" – Star Wars Rebels. YouTube. Event occurs at 3:00.
- Bonanno, Luke (October 8, 2013). "Robot Chicken: Season 6 Blu-ray Review – Page 1 of 2". Dvdizzy.com. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Goldman, Eric (August 24, 2012). "First Footage Shown from Seth Green and Matt Senreich's Star Wars: Detours Animated Series". IGN. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Catherine Taber [@cattaber] (June 26, 2015). "Please check out the new animated kids pilot on Amazon Video US BEAR IN UNDERWEAR! I play "Quinn" (Lucky... fb.me/4wzZmgYon" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Twitter.
- Chris Savino [@Bigfootandgray] (February 13, 2015). "@cattaber OMG I love Lori Loud so much!! you killed it today!!! thank you thank you thank you" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2015 – via Twitter.
Catherine Taber [@cattaber] (February 13, 2015). "@BigfootandGray Thank YOU for having me be a part of such a great show! #MutualAdmirationSociety #LoveBeingLoud #TheLoudHouse #Nickolodeon" (Tweet). Retrieved July 8, 2015 – via Twitter. - "Fans out in force for 'Clone Wars'". Variety. August 11, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
- "CALIFORNIAN: Synopsis of films at Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival – Part 2". U-T San Diego. September 14, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "Waltz of the Demon King – Media Kit" (PDF). New Filmmakers. Los Angeles. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Vilmur, Pete (October 17, 2008). "Cat Taber: Voicing Padmé". StarWars.com. Lucasfilm. Archived from the original on October 18, 2008.
- InXile Entertainment. The Bard’s Tale. InXile Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10:26 in, More Great Talent.
- Final Fantasy XII Playstation 2 Instructional Manual. North America: Square Enix. 2006. p. 36.
- Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
- Channell, Mary (October 17, 2011). "Star Wars Fan Days". Richland Chronicle. Richland College. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
- BioWare (December 20, 2011). Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts, LucasArts. Scene: closing credits, 9:50 in, English Cast.
- Funcom. The Secret World. Electronic Arts. Scene: Credits, Cast.
- Carsillo, Ray (September 4, 2013). "EGM Review: TMNT: Out of the Shadows". Electronic Gaming Monthly. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- James Arnold Taylor [@JATactor] (May 5, 2015). "Now you all know why @MattLanter @cattaber and the rest were back in the studio! (picture of Game Informer article on Disney Infinity 3.0)" (Tweet). Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Twitter.
- Marchiafava, Jeff (August 28, 2015). "Minecraft: Story Mode". Game Informer. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- Taber, Catherine [@cattaber] (May 25, 2017). "The 7th Titan. Super excited to be the Monarch Titan OS Voice. I think she's kinda the #wonderwoman of Titans.#Titanfall2 #MonarchsReign" (Tweet). Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via Twitter.
- "Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson audio book". Simply Audiobooks. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- Walker, Jodi (September 24, 2013). "Check out a sneak peek of 'Star Wars: Razor's Edge' with Princess Leia". Shelf Life – Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
- "Gray Mountain by John Grisham audio book". Random House (Audio). Retrieved February 24, 2019.
- "Star Wars: Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston audiobook". Listening Library. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ""She's Chaos and Craves Thrills and Danger": Sarah Kuhn Talks Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original". StarWars.com. June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.