Colleen O'Shaughnessey

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Colleen O'Shaughnessey
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O'Shaughnessey at GalaxyCon Austin in 2023
Born
Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey

(1971-09-15) September 15, 1971 (age 53)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Other names
  • Olivia O'Connor
  • Olivia Charles
  • Maggie O'Connor
  • Colleen A. Villard
Alma mater University of Michigan
OccupationVoice actress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Jason Villard
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2

Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey (born September 15, 1971) [1] is an American voice actress. She is best known as the voice of Sora Takenouchi in the Digimon anime, Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom , Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes , and Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in the Naruto anime. Since 2010, O'Shaughnessey has voiced various characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, including Miles "Tails" Prower, a role she reprised in the film adaptations Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 , as well as the show Knuckles . [2] [3]

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Early life

O'Shaughnessey was born on September 15, 1971 to Peggy (neé Varani) and Mike O’Shaughnessy in Grand Rapids, Michigan. [4] She earned a B.F.A. degree in musical theatre from the University of Michigan. [1] [5]

Career

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O'Shaughnessey at GalaxyCon, 2022

She is perhaps best known for her roles as Sora Takenouchi from the first and second seasons of Digimon (her first major voiceover role), Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom , Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in Naruto , Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck in Bleach , and Janet Van Dyne/Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes . [6]

She has also worked in the video game industry, where she voiced Genis Sage in Tales of Symphonia and KOS-MOS in Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse . Since 2010 and 2014 respectively, she has been the voice of Charmy Bee and Miles "Tails" Prower in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. [6]

She reprised her role of Sora Takenouchi for the Digimon Adventure tri movie series. [6]

Personal life

As of 2018, she resides in Los Angeles, California with her husband, Jason Villard, whom she married on November 11, 2000. [7] [8]

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Documentary

Other

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  7. ↑ O'Shaughnessey, Colleen [@Colleen O'Shaughnessey] (November 11, 2018). O'Shaughnessey/status/1061719955157114880 "Happy Anniversary, Husband! I love you as much today as I did then and am so grateful for our beautiful life together! 💕 #happyanniversary #haventchangedabit https://x.com/VOColleen/status/1061719955157114880" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2024– via Twitter.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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