Wendy Hoopes

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Wendy Hoopes
Born (1972-11-04) 4 November 1972 (age 50)
Other namesHannah
Occupation(s)Actress, voice actress

Wendy Hoopes (born 4 November 1972) is an American actress best known for her roles on MTV's animated series Daria , where she provided the voices for three different main characters (Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, and Quinn Morgendorffer).

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Life and career

Hoopes was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was the fourth of five children in her family. She spent her childhood travelling overseas, particularly to America, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Her first major acting accomplishment was her creation of the character Bee Bee in Eric Bogosian's production SubUrbia at Lincoln Street.

Her best known work is voice acting multiple roles on Daria , an animated series that ran on MTV for five years. She and actor Marc Thompson were considered the two "stand out" voice talents of the series,[ citation needed ] for they each provided the voices for numerous different characters.

Since Daria ended in 2002, Hoopes has made guest appearances on several television shows, including Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Hey Joel , The Wrong Coast , The Jury , LAX , Judging Amy , Third Watch , Sex and the City , Law & Order , Swift Justice , Brotherhood , and New York Undercover . Her film credits include Private Parts , Better Living, Killing Cinderella, Calling Bobcat, Roadblock, Spinster and The Sitter.

She has also appeared in theatre productions, including a rock musical about Janis Joplin, and she provided the voice for Mona Sax in the video game Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Max Payne 3 .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Never Give Up: The Jimmy V StoryOlder Nicole ValvanoTelevision film
1997 Private Parts Elyse
1998 Better Living Gail
2000Calling BobcatMonica
2000 Is It Fall Yet? Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, Quinn Morgendorffer (voices)Television film
2000RoadblockShort film
2000Killing CinderellaLiz
2000101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)Watson
2002 Is It College Yet? Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, Quinn Morgendorffer (voices)Television film
2002SinisterNicoShort film
2006EspecialGranny Sasha, MarshallCG-feature animation film
2009Peach Farm (The Veil)Short film; also director, writer and producer
2011 The Sitter Bethany
2014 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Doctor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Swift Justice Beth PaxtonEpisode: "Pilot"
1996 New York Undercover Rebecca SkolnikEpisode: "Going Platinum"
1997–2001 Daria Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, Quinn Morgendorffer (voices)65 episodes
1999 Sex and the City LennoxEpisode: "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?"
2000 Third Watch Bonnie BrymanEpisode: "Faith"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Katie GuardinoEpisode: "Gold Comfort"
2003 Hey Joel Angela Chen, Barb Bender (voices)2 episodes
2004 The Wrong Coast Various Celebrity VoicesUnknown episodes
2004 The Jury Mary WoodsEpisode: "The Pilot"
2004–2005 LAX Betty13 episodes
2005 Judging Amy Claudia RamieEpisode: "Sorry I Missed You"
2005 Law & Order Denise ClarkEpisode: "Red Ball"
2006–2007 Brotherhood Fiona Cork4 episodes
2008 Criminal Minds Sarah FitzgeraldEpisode: "In Heat"
2009 Grey's Anatomy Tricia ShellyEpisode: "I Will Follow You Into the Dark"
2011 The Good Wife Karen JenningsEpisode: "Wrongful Termination"
2011 Private Practice Gina RakoffEpisode: "God Bless the Child"
2012 Nurse Jackie AndiEpisode: "The Wall"
2014 Elementary Detective Anne WozniakEpisode: "All in the Family"
2014 The Following BellaEpisode: "Reflection"
2016 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Lisa CrivelloEpisode: "Townhouse Incident"
2017 Blindspot Claire DunnEpisode: "Gunplay Ricochet"
2018 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Anna SadlerEpisode: "Send In The Clowns"
2018 Blue Bloods Diane BennettEpisode: "Risk Management"
2019 Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher Poppet (voice)Episode: "When Abby Met Bozzly/Hair Flair Everywhere"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Daria's Inferno Jane Lane, Helen Morgendorffer, Quinn Morgendorffer
2003 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne Mona Sax, Answering machine [1]
2012 Max Payne 3 Mona Sax [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wendy Hoopes (visual voices guide)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)