Grey DeLisle
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Grey DeLisle (born August 24, 1972 in Fort Ord, California) is an American singer, songwriter, and voice actress of Irish and Hispanic descent.
Biography
She had a rough childhood: Her father left the family, and her mother was addicted to drugs. She was largely raised by her grandmother, Eva Flores Ruth, a vocalist who performed with salsa legend Tito Puente.DeLisle was heavily into goth bands like The Cure, but her mother, who had become a born-again Pentecostal, set a strict rule of no secular music. In her late teens, she started singing old gospel tunes, and started in the world of stand-up comedy, on the advice of a close friend. In her comedy routine, DeLisle was able to imitate voices very well, and was then advised to take a shot at voice acting. Her first starring role came in the English version of Crayon Shin-chan, as the voice of characters Cosmo and Uma (despite the fact that that series never appeared in the United States).
She didn't get another starring role until 1998, but she has since become one of America's most beloved and well-respected voice actresses, and has even learned how to speak Japanese thanks to fellow voice actors Janice Kawaye and Keone Young for her role as Yumi on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Other voice acting roles have been in many computer and video games such as Escape from Monkey Island, Baldur's Gate and many Star Wars games. DeLisle has also released four music CDs, filled with goth-inspired folk and Americana tunes, with a few gospel-style songs as well.
In 2002, DeLisle married musician Murry Hammond, the bassist for the Old 97's, after a few months of a long-distance relationship. They were even featured in an episode of The Learning Channel program A Wedding Story.
Discography
- 2000 - The Small Time
- 2002 - Homewrecker
- 2004 - The Graceful Ghost
- 2005 - Iron Flowers
Starring Roles
- Rugrats (1991) - Additional voices
- Crayon Shin-chan (1992) - Cosmo, Uma
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1998) - Vicky, additional voices
- The Powerpuff Girls (1998) - Femme Fatale, additional voices
- The Weekenders (2000) - Lor McQuarrie
- As Told By Ginger (2000) - Brandon Higsby
- Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000) and Clifford's Puppy Days (2003) - Emily Elizabeth Howard
- Baldur's Gate 2 (2000) - Nalia, Viconia, Bubbles, Raelis Shai.
- The Fairly OddParents (2001) - Vicky, Tootie, Principal Waxelplax, Veronica, Chad
- House of Mouse (2001) - Roxanne (brief appearance)
- Samurai Jack (2001) - Josephine Clench, additional voices
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (2001) - Mandy
- Night of the Living Doo (2001) - Daphne Blake
- The Flintstones On The Rocks (2001) - Betty Rubble
- Whatever Happened to Robot Jones? (2002) - Mom Unit, Shannon, Connie, French teacher
- What's New, Scooby Doo? (2002) - Daphne Blake
- [[Codename: Kids Next Door]] (2002) - Lizzie Devine, [[List of villains in Codename: Kids Next Door#Gramma Stuffum and her Food Patrol|Grandma Stuffums]]
- Xiaolin Showdown (2003) - Kimiko
- [[Star Wars: Clone Wars]] (2003) - Padmé Amidala, Shaak Ti, Asajj Ventress
- Final Fantasy X-2 (video game, 2003) — Pukutak
- Danny Phantom (2004) - Samantha "Sam" Manson
- [[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]] (2004) - The Last Handmaiden
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004) - Frances "Frankie" Foster, Duchess
- Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (2004) - Yumi Yoshimura (animated form)
- X-Men Legends (2004) - Mystique
- Evil Con Carne (2004) - Maj. Dr. Ghastly, additional voices
- Justice League Unlimited (2004) - Shifter, Downpour
- W.I.T.C.H. (2004) - Miranda
- [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] (2005) - Princess Azula (Season 2- )
- Danger Rangers (2005) - Kitty
- [[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]] (2005) - Mystique
- My Gym Partner's A Monkey (2006) — Lupe Toucan, Ingrid Giraffe, Nurse Gazelle, Mrs. Warthog
Trivia
Grey is good friends with Tara Strong, another actress whom she works with in several shows.External links
- [Official website]
- [Little Things: The Official Grey DeLisle Fanlist]
- [Who's That Girl?, PopMatters interview (8/2005)]
- [] at TV.com
- [Grey DeLisle] at the [Voice Chasers Database]
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