Liza del Mundo | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1992–present |
Children | Vivivan Vencer (daughter) [1] |
Liza del Mundo (born March 8, 1975) is an American voice actress. [2] She is best known for her roles as Hay Lin in the animated adaptation of W.I.T.C.H and as Polaris in the TV series Wolverine and the X-Men .
She was raised in the Rancho Penasquitos neighborhood of San Diego, California.
In 1993, Del Mundo graduated from Mount Carmel High School, where she wrote for the school newspaper and participated in student government. She went on to study communications at Cal State Northridge.[ citation needed ]
She worked for the Disney Channel as a voice host, notably in Toon Town Kids, and has been featured in several television commercials. [3] Among her notable voices are Hay Lin in W.I.T.C.H , [4] Natasha in Tutenstein , Wendy in Danger Rangers , Polaris in Wolverine and the X-Men , [5] and Laura, Andy's mother, on Maya & Miguel . She also portrayed as the title role Imelda Marcos in Imelda: A New Musical. [6] [7]
Her daughter, Vivian Vencer, is also a voice actress.
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