Catherine Taber

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person 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.<ref name="basile">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="wtsp">Template:Cite interview</ref> Taber is also known for her role as the protagonist Jesse (female) in Minecraft: Story Mode.

CareerEdit

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.<ref name="variety 2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="girls room nytimes"/><ref>Template:Cite press release</ref>

Taber got her break into video game voice-overs in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic in 2003,<ref name="daily record"/> where she played Mission Vao.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="comic vine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name="navgtr2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="teekay">Template:Cite journal</ref> 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,<ref name="basile"/> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="pigs tail">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="food day">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="animation magazine 20121025">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="btva">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2021, Taber reprised her role as Katherine Mulligan from The Loud House in the live-action film A Loud House Christmas.<ref name="xmas"/>

PhilanthropyEdit

Taber runs a charity website called Games for Soldiers where she collects video game donations for U.S. soldiers overseas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="geek dad"/>

FilmographyEdit

AnimationEdit

Television seriesEdit

List of voice performances in animation
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004	Stroker and Hoop	Miss Hoe Cakes		<ref name="btva" />
2008–14, 2020	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Padmé Amidala, others		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="numa"/><ref name="btva" />
2012–2022	Robot Chicken	Gadget Hackwrench, Various voices		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil	Kendall Perkins	Episode: "Rocked"	Template:Fact
2013	Mad	Various voices
unreleased	Star Wars Detours	Princess Leia		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2015	Bear in Underwear	Quinn		Tweet<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
2016	Guardians of the Galaxy	Medusa	2 episodes	<ref name="btva"/>
Template:Dts–present	The Loud House	Lori Loud, additional voices	Main role	<ref name="btva"/><ref>Template:Cite tweet Template:Cite tweet</ref>
2016	Star Wars Rebels	Numa		<ref name="numa">Template:Cite video Template:Cbignore</ref>
2016–2017	Avengers Assemble	Medusa, Vapor	4 episodes	<ref name="btva" />
2017–18	Star Wars Forces of Destiny	Padmé Amidala, Child
2018	Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors	Awkward Girl, S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent	Television film	<ref name="btva" />
2019–2022	The Casagrandes	Lori Loud	6 episodes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="btva" />
2020	Glitch Techs	Nancy	Episode: "Karate Trainer"	<ref name="btva" />
2023–2024	My Adventures with Superman	Silver Banshee	4 episodes	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

FilmEdit

List of voice performances in feature films
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2008	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Padmé Amidala		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2009	Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!	Tina		<ref name="btva" />
2011	Waltz of the Demon King	Cosette	Short film Festival release	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	A Pig's Tail	Ginger	Short film for The Humane Society of the United States	<ref name="pigs tail"/><ref name="food day"/><ref name="animation magazine 20121025"/>
2014	We Wish You a Merry Walrus	Jangrah, DJ Cadence		<ref name="btva"/>
2015	Club Penguin: Monster Beach Party			<ref name="btva"/>
	Club Penguin: Halloween Panic!			<ref name="btva"/>
	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Hangar Control Center Officer, Weapon Technician, additional voices		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Dts	The Loud House Movie	Lori Loud		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="btva" />
Template:Dts	Seal Team	Seals		<ref name="btva" />
Template:Dts	No Time to Spy: A Loud House Movie	Lori Loud		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="btva" />

Video gamesEdit

List of voice performances in video games
Year	Title	Role	Source
2003	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic	Mission Vao	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="comic vine"/><ref name="voicing">{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="btva" />
2005	X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse	Rogue	<ref name="teekay"/><ref name="btva"/>
2006	Final Fantasy XII	Penelo	<ref name="btva" />
2006	Baten Kaitos Origins	Lolo	<ref name="btva" />
2008	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed	Princess Leia	<ref name="stitch"/><ref name="voicing" /><ref name="btva" />
2009	Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes	Padmé Amidala	<ref>Template:Cite video game</ref>
2009	Resistance: Retribution	Boilers	<ref name="btva" />
2010	Resonance of Fate	Rebecca	<ref name="btva" />
	Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Cécile Cosima Caminades	<ref name="btva" />
	Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II	Princess Leia	<ref name="stitch" /><ref name="btva" />
2011	Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars	Padmé Amidala	<ref name="btva" />
2011	Star Wars: The Old Republic	Vette	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite video game</ref><ref name="btva" />
2012	Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City	Party Girl	<ref name="btva" />
2012	The Secret World	Rose White, Cassandra King, Karen Olson, Saccharissa	<ref>Template:Cite video game</ref>
2013	Marvel Heroes	Rogue, Shanna the She-Devil	<ref name="btva" />
2013	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	April O'Neil	<ref name="btva" /><ref name="egm turtles">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2015	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	Andoria, others	<ref name="btva"/>
	Disney Infinity 3.0	Padmé Amidala	Tweet<ref>Template:Cite video game</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
	Minecraft: Story Mode	Jesse (Female)	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="btva" />
2016	Titanfall 2	Monarch Titan OS	Tweet<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
Template:Dts	Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two	Jesse (Female)	<ref name="btva" />
2018	Lego DC Super-Villains	Golden Glider	<ref name="btva" />
2018	Spyro Reignited Trilogy	Zoe	<ref name="btva" />
2021	Psychonauts 2	Norma	<ref name="btva" />
2022	Tactics Ogre: Reborn	Deneb Rove	<ref name="btva"/>

AudiobooksEdit

Gods in Alabama (2005)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Star Wars: Empire & Rebellion: Razor's Edge Template:Broken anchor (2013)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Gray Mountain (2014)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Star Wars: Queen's Shadow (2019)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Star Wars: Queen’s Peril (2020)
Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (2020)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Star Wars: Queen’s Hope (2022)

Live-action filmEdit

List of acting performances in film
Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2000	The Girls' Room	Grace		<ref name="variety 2000"/><ref name="girls room nytimes">Template:Cite news</ref>
2014	A Stitch in Time (for $9.99)	Rebecca	Short film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2014	The Morningside Monster	Mandy Jenkins	Film festival release	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1\|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2019	Haven's End	Allison
2021	A Loud House Christmas	Katherine Mulligan	Television film	citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref>

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