Rebecca Soler
Rebecca Soler | |
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Portrait of Rebecca Soler | |
Born | August 24 |
Residence | New York City, New York[1] U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Jessica Paquet[2][3][4][5] |
Education | Carnegie-Mellon University (B.F.A.)[6] |
Occupation | Voice actress, narrator |
Home town | Boston, Massachusetts,[7][8] U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Christopher L. Graves [9][10] |
Website |
RebeccaSoler |
Rebecca Soler (born August 24)[11] is an American voice actress and narrator based in the New York City area. She has voiced on several audiobooks; her most notable voice work has been the narrator for The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer.[12][13] In anime, she voiced title character Miu Nomura in Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart, Reanne in Ojamajo Doremi and Battia in Outlanders. In animation, she voiced in Huntik, Viva Piñata, Regal Academy, Winx Club. She has worked with 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, Media Blasters, Nickelodeon, Central Park Media and DuArt Film & Video. On stage, she has participated in various theater projects including a play called Becoming Cuba, and she is also a producer of a web series called With Friends Like These.
Biography
Soler grew up in Boston, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas while in high school.[14] She attended Carnegie-Mellon University where she graduated with a Bachelor's in theater.[6]
She got involved in voice-over for anime and animation works that were being dubbed in the New York area. She voiced lead characters in Huntik, Viva Piñata, Winx Club, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Pokémon and Chaotic.[15][16] Soler began her voice acting as Joi Reynard from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She voiced Miu Nomura, the title character in Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart which was produced by NYAV Post and Right Stuf.[17][18] She was selected in a fan casting contest poll held by Central Park Media to voice Battia in their dub of the 1986 anime Outlanders.[19][20][21] Soler joined the Winx Club 4Kids dub cast, replacing Dani Schaffel in voicing the character Tecna for season 3.[22] In 2015, Soler joined the Winx Club DuArt dub cast for voicing the character Stella[23]
She began working on audio books after her voice-over agent recommended her for a few projects.[24] She voiced in books by Judy Blume, James Patterson, and Sarah Dessen, and received an AudioFile Earphones Award in 2009 for her narration of Amy Efaw's novel After.[12] Her narration of the Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key was listed among 2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults.[25] In January 2011, her narration of Marissa Meyer's book Cinder was released by MacMillan Audio.[26]
Soler continues to be active on-screen and in the theater. In 2014, she was involved in a live-action play called Becoming Cuba by the Huntington Theatre Company where she played Martina.[6][27] She is executive producer of a web series called With Friends Like These which is written by and stars her husband.[24]
Filmography
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[4] |
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2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) | Joi Reynard | First voice acting role | |
2006–07 | Viva Piñata | Ella Elephanilla, Simone Cinnamonkey | ||
2006–07 | Winx Club | Tecna | 4Kids version, season 3 | [22] [28] |
2006–10 | Chaotic | Sarah | ||
2009 | Huntik | Sophie Casterwill | [29] | |
2009 | Turtles Forever | 1988 April O'Neil | [30] | |
2011 | Robocar Poli | Grouped under "Voice Actor" As Jessica Paquet | [31] | |
2015–16 | Winx Club | Stella | DuArt Film and Video version, season 7, as Jessica Paquet | [23] |
2016 | Regal Academy | Rose Cinderella | As Jessica Paquet | [32] |
2016–present | World of Winx | Stella | As Jessica Paquet | [33] |
Pinkalicious | WGBH-TV cartoon pilot, in production | [34] | ||
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[4] |
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2005 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Miu Nomura | [20][35] | |
2005 | Magical DoReMi | Reanne Griffith | [20] | |
2006 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Kidd Summers | [36] | |
2006 | Outlanders | Battia | Central Park Media version | [19][20] |
2007 | Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny | Shimei Ryoumou, Koumei Shokatsuryou, others | [30] | |
2007 | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | Kodama | Ep. "Ah! The Love of a Goddess Saves the Ninja!" | [37] |
2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Kari Tsukumo, Hart Tenjo | As Jessica Paquet | [2][3] |
2012 | Zetman | High School Girl | Episode "Puppet", as Jessica Paquet | [38] |
2013 | Queen's Blade Rebellion | Vante | As Jessica Paquet | [39] |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[4] |
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2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Miranda Fortuna | [30] | |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | [40] |
Live acting
- Once a Loser (2013 short film) – Coffee woman[41]
- With Friends Like These (2014 web series) – Jess (Ep. 5)[42]
Crew and production roles
Discography
Audio books
- The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Cinder[12][13]
- Scarlet[13]
- Cress[44][45] – Audio Publishers Association Audie Award Finalist in Fantasy and Teens categories[46][47]
- Fairest[48]
- Others
- Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen[25]
- Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd[49]
- Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson[50]
- Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure by James Patterson[50]
- Atlantia by Ally Condie[51]
- Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan, narrated by Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews and Rebecca Soler. – 2016 Honor Audiobook Odyssey Award[52]
References
- ↑ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – | site". RebeccaSoler.com. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
- 1 2 "Kari Tsukumo". yugioh.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "Hart Tenjo". yugioh.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rebecca Soler Resume". RebeccaSoler.com (doc). Retrieved 2015-05-26.
- ↑ Rebecca Soler [rsolervo] (November 29, 2014). "@Ice8859 I am the voices of Kari & Hart. Thanks for reaching out!! Can't talk about episodes sadly. Under strict contract." (Tweet). Retrieved January 8, 2016 – via Twitter.
- 1 2 3 "Rebecca Soler". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – | About". RebeccaSoler.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ Rebecca Soler [rsolervo] (August 5, 2015). "Yesterday in an NYC VO Booth: client: "Where you from?" "I grew up in Boston, #FreeBrady" client: laughter. #PatsNation #notkidding" (Tweet). Retrieved August 7, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Christopher Graves [thatgravesdude] (January 28, 2015). "Checkout wifey: Interview: @rsolervo, narrator of @marrisa_meyer's Cinder series via @usatoday #Killinit #audiobook!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Christopher Graves [thatgravesdude] (February 12, 2015). "Wifey, @rsolervo is going to DC to do a reading of #Cress with @marissa_meyer tonight! #proudhusband #catsdon'tmakemesharetheremote" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Birthday tweets:
* Christina Pumariega [cpumarun] (August 24, 2015). "happy birthday to mi hermana @rsolervo! let's eat all the seafood always x" (Tweet). Retrieved September 6, 2015 – via Twitter.
* Rebecca Soler [rsolervo] (August 24, 2015). "@cpumarun All the seafood for all time!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 6, 2015 – via Twitter. - 1 2 3 "Rebecca Soler | Authors | Macmillan". Us.macmillan.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- 1 2 3 Marissa Meyer (June 1, 2013). "Celebrating Audiobooks with a Giveaway!". Marissa Meyer – Blog. MarissaMeyer.com. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ↑ "Krista's Dust Jacket: AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Rebecca Soler". kristasdustjacket.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Rebecca Soler". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Rebecca Soler – Penguin Books USA". penguin.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Right Stuf Announces Piano 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Sound of Bounce on Free Throw – Shelf Life – Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- 1 2 Animefringe. "Animefringe: December 2005 – Features – Outlanders". animefringe.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Outlanders Voice Actor Voting Contest". Central Park Media. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "First Outlander's Voice Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- 1 2 Soler's tweets regarding Tecna in Winx Club:
* Rebecca Soler [rsolvervo] (April 1, 2015). "@NjaMagic I think so. I am techna in one season and can't remember if it is 3." (Tweet). Retrieved September 10, 2015 – via Twitter.
* Rebecca Soler [rsolervo] (April 1, 2015). "@NjaMagic That seems right. I was not the original Techna. I recorded with 4Kids. Thanks for watching!" (Tweet). Retrieved September 10, 2015 – via Twitter. - 1 2 Winx Club (May 21, 2015). Winx Club – Season 7 – Official Closing Credits Song – EXCLUSIVE!. YouTube. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
- 1 2 Potts, Jessie (January 28, 2015). "Interview: Rebecca Soler, narrator of Marissa Meyer's Cinder series". Happy Ever After – USA Today Life. USA Today. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- 1 2 "2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". School Library Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ Marissa Meyer. "Listen to Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer at Audiobooks.com". Audiobooks.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Becoming Cuba". bostonartsdiary.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ Winx Club. Season 3. 4Kids. 4KidsTv.
- ↑ "A Seeker Is Born". Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
- 1 2 3 "Behind The Voice Actors – Rebecca Soler". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 15, 2015. Check mark indicates BTVA has verified the entries using screenshots of credits and other confirmed sources.
- ↑ Robocar Poli S2 - #41-42 Non Stop - 20min. February 24, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Astoria and the Beanstalk". Regal Academy. Episode 4. Event occurs at Closing credits, Main Voices.
- ↑ "The Talent Thief". World of Winx. Episode 1. November 4, 2016. Event occurs at Closing Credits, English Cast – via Netflix.
- ↑ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler - - New WGBH Cartoon Pilot". rebeccasoler.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "With Feeling". Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart. Episode 1 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (DVD).
- ↑ "Ah! The Love of a Goddess Saves the Ninja!". Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy. Episode 19.
- ↑ "Puppet". Zetman. Episode 11 – via Hulu.
- ↑ Green, Scott (September 24, 2013). "Crunchyroll – "Queen's Blade Rebellion" English Dub Cast Listed". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ Macmillan. "Rebecca Soler". Macmillan. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – – "Once a Loser" always a WINNER!". rebeccasoler.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "Episode 5". With Friends Like These. November 12, 2014 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "With Friends Like These – Cast and Crew". With-friends-like-these.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ↑ Meyer, Marissa (January 16, 2014). "Listen to a Clip from the CRESS Audiobook (then enter the giveaway!)". MarissaMeyer.com. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
- ↑ Joyce Lamb, Special for USA TODAY (February 5, 2014). "Interview: Marissa Meyer, author of 'Cress'". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ http://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2015/02/media/audio/2015-audie-award-nominees/
- ↑ https://www.audiopub.org/Audies15/2015_Audie_Awards_Release.pdf
- ↑ Macmillan Audio [MacmillanAudio] (December 23, 2014). "We are SO excited for @marissa_meyer's Fairest!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ↑ "New Audiobooks Publishing in Fall 2014". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "2014 APA Conference (APAC) Speakers". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Atlantia: Amazon.co.uk: Ally Condie, Rebecca Soler: 9781611762709: Books". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/odysseyaward
External links
- Official website
- Rebecca Soler at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Rebecca Soler at Crystal Acids English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
- Rebecca Soler at the Internet Movie Database