Maggie Blue O'Hara
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Maggie Blue O'Hara is a Canadian actress, noted for her voice acting
and her recognizable "young teenage girl" voice. In addition to anime
roles, she was the voice of Shadowcat in X-Men: Evolution
.
Maggie Blue was born in Victoria, British Columbia
, and has appeared in many television series and TV movies produced in Vancouver. TV series include X-Files, Da Vinci's Inquest
, Hope Island
, Neon Rider
and three years as a regular on the CBC TV series Northwood
. She appeared in the made-for-TV movies Other Women's Children, Resurrection
, Talking to Heaven and more.
Her personality appears to be more soft-spoken than the characters she plays. From interviews on the Arjuna DVDs, it appears that Maggie Blue is a proud environmentalist. She is also a lifelong vegetarian.
Maggie Blue is also a filmmaker, writer/poet, dancer, singer/songwriter, TV host and producer/director currently living in Hong Kong.
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
and her recognizable "young teenage girl" voice. In addition to anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
roles, she was the voice of Shadowcat in X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: Evolution
X-Men: Evolution is an American animated television series about the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. In this incarnation many of the characters are teenagers rather than adults...
.
Maggie Blue was born in Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, and has appeared in many television series and TV movies produced in Vancouver. TV series include X-Files, Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest
Da Vinci's Inquest is a Canadian dramatic television series that aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2005. Seven seasons of thirteen episodes each were filmed for a total of ninety-one episodes....
, Hope Island
Hope Island
-Places:Australia* Hope Island, Queensland* Hope Island * Hope Islands National Park, QueenslandCanada* Cape Hope Islands, Nunavut* Hope Island USA* Hope Island * Hope Island * Hope Island State Park, Washington...
, Neon Rider
Neon Rider
Neon Rider is a Canadian drama television series which first aired between 1990 and 1995. Created by Winston Rekert and Danny Virtue, the show was about the titular character, a man named Michael Terry who quits his job as a therapist to become a mentor for troubled kids which he brings to his...
and three years as a regular on the CBC TV series Northwood
Northwood (TV series)
Northwood was a Canadian drama television series which aired on CBC Television from 1991 to 1994 about the lives of teenagers living in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The series was created and produced by Nick Orchard....
. She appeared in the made-for-TV movies Other Women's Children, Resurrection
Resurrection (1999 film)
-Plot:Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transferred to Chicago, is assigned to investigate the savage murder of a man who has bled to death from a severed arm. A message, "He Is Coming", written in blood on the victim's window, is a dark, foreboding clue...
, Talking to Heaven and more.
Her personality appears to be more soft-spoken than the characters she plays. From interviews on the Arjuna DVDs, it appears that Maggie Blue is a proud environmentalist. She is also a lifelong vegetarian.
Maggie Blue is also a filmmaker, writer/poet, dancer, singer/songwriter, TV host and producer/director currently living in Hong Kong.
Animation roles
- CardCaptor SakuraCardcaptor Sakura, abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
- Tomoyo Daidouji/Madison Taylor - Gundam Wing: Endless WaltzGundam Wing: Endless WaltzGundam Wing: Endless Waltz, known in Japan as , is the sequel to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, both of which are set in the After Colony timeline, an alternate universe to that of the original Gundam series...
- Mariemaia Khushrenada - InuYashaInuYasha, also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday on November 13, 1996 and concluded on June 18, 2008...
- Karan - Earth Girl ArjunaEarth Girl Arjunais a Japanese animated television series created by Shoji Kawamori. The series follows Juna Ariyoshi, a high school girl chosen to be the "Avatar of Time" and entrusted with saving the dying Earth....
- Juna Ariyoshi - Monster RancherMonster Rancher (anime)Monster Rancher, known in Japan as , is a 73-episode anime series based on the Monster Rancher series of video games made by Tecmo. It originally aired on Japanese television on TBS from April 17, 1999 to September 30, 2000...
- Holly - Ronin WarriorsRonin WarriorsRonin Warriors, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series and manga adaptation created by Hajime Yatate. The anime was produced and animated by Sunrise, and aired across Japan on Nagoya Television from April 30, 1988 to March 4, 1989 and has a total of 39 episodes.Ronin Warriors was produced...
- Mia Koji (Nasuti Yagyu) OVAs only - Soul Taker - Sayaka Tachibana
- Ranma 1/2 - Anna (ep. 108)
- Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies - Bulma
- Dragonball Z - Bulma (ep. 106+ (Ocean Group dub))
- Brain Powered - Hime Utsumiya
- Infinite RyviusInfinite Ryviusis a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The series also refers to a manga.The character and mecha designs in RYVIUS were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as character designer for Gundam SEED....
- Cullen Lucciora - Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (movie) - Nanami Agawa
- Video Girl AiVideo Girl Aiis a manga series created by Masakazu Katsura and published by Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. It also has an anime adaptation. The manga is published in English by Viz Communications...
(OAV) - Ai Amano - MegaMan NT WarriorMegaMan NT WarriorMega Man NT Warrior or Mega Man Battle Network, known in Japan as , is an anime and manga series based on the Mega Man Battle Network video game series...
- Mika - Saber Marionette JSaber Marionette Jis a Japanese anime produced by Hal Film Maker, aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996 to March 25, 1997. It is the second installation of the Saber Marionette line of series, preceding Saber Marionette J Again and succeeding Saber Marionette R...
, Saber Marionette R (OAV) - Lime - X-Men: EvolutionX-Men: EvolutionX-Men: Evolution is an American animated television series about the Marvel Comics superhero team the X-Men. In this incarnation many of the characters are teenagers rather than adults...
, - Kitty PrydeKitty PrydeKatherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 and was created by writer-artist John Byrne.... - My Little Pony TalesMy Little Pony TalesMy Little Pony Tales is an American animated television series produced by Graz Entertainment and Sunbow Productions, based on the My Little Pony toys by Hasbro. The series premiered in July 3, 1992 to December 25, 1992, with a total of 26 episodes...
, - Sweetheart, Moki, Halfnote