Catherine Taber Explained

Catherine Taber
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2000–present

Catherine Taber is an American actress. She is known for voicing Padmé Amidala in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Lori Loud and Katherine Mulligan on The Loud House.[1] [2] Taber is also known for her role as the protagonist Jesse (female) in .

Career

In 2000, Taber made her feature film debut starring alongside Soleil Moon Frye and Wil Wheaton in the coming of age dramedy The Girls' Room, where she and Frye play college roommates with contrasting lifestyles.[3] [4]

Taber got her break into video game voice-overs in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic in 2003, where she played Mission Vao.[5] [6] She voiced Penelo in Final Fantasy XII, for which she was nominated for a National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award for Supporting Role in a Drama in 2006.[7]

She was the voice of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated film and television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2014. Although she auditioned for the part, she credits her video game roles in the Star Wars universe as helping her become a fan and landing the part.[8] She also voiced Amidala in the related Star Wars video games, as well as the character Vette in . She voiced Princess Leia in the video games,[1] and provided voices during production of the now cancelled animated comedy series Star Wars Detours. Meanwhile, in live-action roles, she had a starring role in the horror movie The Morningside Monster which screened at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2014.[9]

Outside of science fiction films and video games, she voiced Ginger the Pig in A Pig's Tail, an animated 2012 short film made by Aardman Animations for The Humane Society.[10] [11] [12]

In 2016, Taber provided voice work on Nickelodeon's The Loud House, where she voices such characters as Lori Loud, Katherine Mulligan, and Girl Jordan.[13]

Taber also voiced female Jesse in both seasons of the video game (2015–17), which was first released by Telltale Games on October 12, 2015.[14] [15]

In 2021, Taber reprised her role as Katherine Mulligan from The Loud House in the live-action film A Loud House Christmas.

Philanthropy

Taber runs a charity website called Games for Soldiers where she collects video game donations for U.S. soldiers overseas.[16]

Filmography

Animation

Television series

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Source
2004 Stroker and Hoop Miss Hoe Cakes
2008–14, 2020 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Padmé Amidala, others [17] [18]
2012–2022 Robot Chicken Various voices [19]
2012 Kendall Perkins Episode: "Rocked"
2013 Mad Various voices
unreleased Star Wars Detours [20]
2015 Bear in Underwear Quinn Tweet[21]
2016 Guardians of the Galaxy 2 episodes
–present The Loud House Lori Loud, additional voices Main role [22]
2016 Star Wars Rebels Numa [23]
2016–2017Avengers AssembleMedusa, Vapor4 episodes
2017–18 Star Wars Forces of Destiny Padmé Amidala, Child
2018Awkward Girl, S.H.I.E.L.D. AgentTelevision film
2019–2022 The CasagrandesLori Loud 6 episodes [24] [25]
2020 Glitch TechsNancy Episode: "Karate Trainer"
2023–2024 My Adventures with Superman 4 episodes[26]

Film

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Source
2008 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Padmé Amidala[27]
2010 Tina
2011 Waltz of the Demon King Cosette Short film
Festival release
[28] [29]
2012 A Pig's Tail Ginger
2014 We Wish You a Merry Walrus Jangrah, DJ Cadence
2015
Club Penguin: Halloween Panic!
Hangar Control Center Officer, Weapon Technician, additional voices [30]
The Loud House Movie Lori Loud [31]
Seal TeamSeals
Lori Loud[32]

Video games

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Source
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic [33] [34]
2005
2006 Final Fantasy XII Penelo
Baten Kaitos Origins Lolo
2008 Princess Leia
2009 Padmé Amidala [35]
Boilers
2010 Resonance of FateRebecca
Cécile Cosima Caminades
Princess Leia
2011 Padmé Amidala
Vette[36] [37]
2012 Party Girl
The Secret World Rose White, Cassandra King, Karen Olson, Saccharissa [38]
2013 Marvel Heroes
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows [39]
2015 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Andoria, others
Disney Infinity 3.0 Padmé Amidala Tweet[40] [41]
Jesse (Female) [42]
2016 Titanfall 2 Monarch Titan OS Tweet[43]
Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two Jesse (Female)
2018Lego DC Super-VillainsGolden Glider
2018Spyro Reignited TrilogyZoe
2021Psychonauts 2Norma
2022 Deneb Rove

Audiobooks

Live-action film

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2000 The Girls' Room Grace [49]
2014 A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) Rebecca Short film [50]
2014 The Morningside Monster Mandy Jenkins Film festival release [51] [52]
2019 Haven's End Allison
2021 A Loud House Christmas Katherine Mulligan Television film [53]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catherine Taber 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Season 3 . . AnimatedTV.about.com . March 3, 2014 . June 28, 2014 . Basile . Nancy . August 18, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110818041133/http://animatedtv.about.com/od/clonewars/a/Catherine-Taber.htm . dead .
  2. Interview: Catherine Taber . https://archive.today/20140622085356/http://www.wtsp.com/video/558045252001/1/Interview-Catherine-Taber . dead . June 22, 2014 . June 28, 2014 . Rudie Preston . . Tampa Bay .
  3. Web site: The Girls' Room . March 19, 2000 . June 28, 2014 . Loewenstein . Lael . . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621055347/https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/the-girls-room-1200461058/ . live .
  4. In April, The American Cinematheque's Independent Film Showcase – The Alternative Screen Presents A Sneak Preview Of Everything Put Together (April 19) and The Girls' Room (April 27) . Hollywood . . . March 17, 2000 . June 29, 2014 . April 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130416064044/http://egyptiantheatre.com/pressreleases/2000/altapril2000pr.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: Interview: Catherine Taber . Pink Raygun . August 17, 2010 . June 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115213/http://www.pinkraygun.com/interview-catherine-taber/ . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  6. Web site: Interview: Catherine Taber, Padme On Star Wars: The Clone Wars . . September 16, 2010 . Guerrero . Tony . July 1, 2014 . January 14, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160114234551/http://www.comicvine.com/articles/interview-catherine-taber-padme-on-star-wars-the-c/1100-142103/ . live .
  7. Web site: 2006 Awards | National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Corporation . National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) . June 28, 2014 . October 27, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171027030230/http://navgtr.org/decade/2006-awards/ . live .
  8. . July 2010 . An interview with Catherine Taber | TeeKay-421 vow . June 28, 2014 . Veekhoven . Tim . 53 . May 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190527134011/http://www.teekay-421.be/magazines/bonus-artikels/catherine-taber/ . live .
  9. Web site: The Morningside Monster . Festival Genius . June 27, 2014 . September 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923000509/http://phoenix.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/themorningsidemonster0_chrisethridge_phoenix2014 . dead .
  10. Web site: Meet the Artists Behind "A Pig's Tail" . . October 24, 2012 . June 28, 2014 . October 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017023524/http://www.humanesociety.org/news/interview/2012/meet-the-artists-behind-a-pigs-tail.html . dead .
  11. Web site: Celebrating the Spirit of Food Day with "A Pig's Tail" . . October 5, 2012 . June 28, 2014 . Gutleben . Christine . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116130153/http://www.foodday.org/celebrating_the_spirit_of_food_day_with_a_pig_s_tail . January 16, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: Aardman's 'Pig's Tail' Exposes Inhumane Factory Farming . . October 25, 2012 . June 28, 2014 . Zahed . Ramin . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621111030/https://www.animationmagazine.net/events/aardmans-pigs-tail-exposes-inhumane-factory-farming/ . live .
  13. Web site: Catherine Taber (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . November 27, 2016 . 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. . June 4, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230604072356/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Catherine-Taber/ . live .
  14. News: Chalk . Andy . August 28, 2015 . Minecraft: Story Mode will let players select gender and skin tone . . May 4, 2020 . May 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521062653/https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-story-mode-will-let-players-select-gender-and-skin-tone/ . live .
  15. News: Brown . Fraser . June 8, 2017 . Minecraft: Story Mode Season 2 begins on July 11 . PC Gamer . May 4, 2020 . May 21, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240521062654/https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-story-mode-season-2-begins-on-july-11/ . live .
  16. Web site: Wilton Father and Sons Donate Video Games to U.S. Soldiers Overseas . Good Morning Wilton . . Heather Borden . Herve . April 23, 2014 . July 4, 2014 . July 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140701195447/http://goodmorningwilton.com/wilton-father-and-sons-donate-video-games-to-u-s-soldiers-overseas/ . live .
  17. Web site: Leia Speaks out: GeekDad Interviews Catherine Taber . . September 10, 2010 . August 27, 2013 . Jones . Jason B. . https://web.archive.org/web/20100912211953/http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/09/padme-speaks-out/ . September 12, 2010 . live . Wired.
  18. Web site: The Clone Wars: Padme Fights On . . October 14, 2010 . June 28, 2014 . Goldman . Eric . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621011234/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/10/15/the-clone-wars-padme-fights-on . live .
  19. Web site: Robot Chicken: Season 6 Blu-ray Review – Page 1 of 2 . Dvdizzy.com . October 8, 2013 . June 28, 2014 . Bonanno . Luke . July 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714185346/http://www.dvdizzy.com/robotchicken-season6.html . live .
  20. Web site: First Footage Shown from Seth Green and Matt Senreich's Star Wars: Detours Animated Series . IGN . August 24, 2012 . June 28, 2014 . Goldman . Eric . November 10, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171110063723/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/08/24/first-footage-shown-from-seth-green-and-matt-senreichs-star-wars-detours-animated-series . live .
  21. 614507257519316992 . June 26, 2015 . June 30, 2015 . cattaber . Catherine Taber . Please check out the new animated kids pilot on Amazon Video US BEAR IN UNDERWEAR! I play "Quinn" (Lucky... http://fb.me/4wzZmgYon.
  22. 566446026823700483 . February 13, 2015 . July 8, 2015 . Bigfootandgray . Chris Savino . Chris Savino . @cattaber OMG I love Lori Loud so much!! you killed it today!!! thank you thank you thank you..
    566450589475672064 . Catherine Taber . cattaber . February 13, 2015 . @BigfootandGray Thank YOU for having me be a part of such a great show! #MutualAdmirationSociety #LoveBeingLoud #TheLoudHouse #Nickolodeon . July 8, 2015.
  23. Rebels Recon #2.15: Inside "Homecoming" – Star Wars Rebels . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/QeSPdY01XpA . December 22, 2021 . live. Star Wars . YouTube . February 17, 2016 . 3:00 .
  24. Web site: Nick Creates Multicultural World with Colorful 'Loud House' Spinoff 'Casagrandes'. October 10, 2019. July 15, 2021. July 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715165915/https://variety.com/2019/tv/production/nickelodeon-loud-house-spinoff-casagrandes-1203365204/. live.
  25. Web site: Nickelodeon Announces 'The Loud House & the Casagrandes" Primetime Crossover Special. May 21, 2020. July 15, 2021. July 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715165925/https://www.bubbleblabber.com/nickelodeon-announces-the-loud-house-the-casagrandes-primetime-crossover-special/. live.
  26. Web site: Frew . Cameron . July 11, 2023 . My Adventures with Superman voice cast & characters . August 11, 2024 . Dexerto . en.
  27. Web site: Fans out in force for 'Clone Wars' . Variety . August 11, 2008 . June 21, 2014 . May 27, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180527194938/http://variety.com/2008/film/news/fans-out-in-force-for-clone-wars-1117990402/ . live .
  28. Web site: CALIFORNIAN: Synopsis of films at Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival – Part 2 . September 14, 2011 . June 28, 2014 . . July 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205424/http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/Sep/14/californian-synopsis-of-films-at-temecula-valley/6/ . live .
  29. Web site: Waltz of the Demon King – Media Kit . New Filmmakers . June 28, 2014 . Los Angeles . 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714202310/http://www.newfilmmakersla.com/mediakits/waltz-of-the-demon-king.pdf . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  30. Web site: From "Blast That X-wing!" to "Traitor!": The Voices of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - StarWars.com. January 25, 2016. starwars.com. January 11, 2024. July 22, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160722050648/http://www.starwars.com/news/from-blast-that-x-wing-to-traitor-the-voices-of-star-wars-the-force-awakens. live.
  31. Web site: Netflix to Release Five Animated Features This Summer, Including 'Vivo,' 'America: The Motion Picture,' and 'The Loud House Movie'. April 27, 2021. July 15, 2021. July 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729025941/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/netflix-to-release-five-animated-features-this-summer-including-vivo-america-the-motion-picture-and-the-loud-house-movie-204713.html. live.
  32. Web site: Milligan . Mercedes . May 30, 2024 . Nickelodeon Sends The Loud House Gang on Secret Mission for All-New Movie No Time to Spy . August 11, 2024 . Animation Magazine.
  33. Web site: Star Wars: The Clone Wars actress Cat Taber loves being a sci-fi geek . March 30, 2010 . June 28, 2014 . McIver . Brian . . March 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325091225/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/star-wars-the-clone-wars-actress-1054648 . live .
  34. Web site: Cat Taber: Voicing Padmé . . October 17, 2008 . Vilmur . Pete . https://web.archive.org/web/20081018175333/http://www.starwars.com/theclonewars/news20081017.html . October 18, 2008 . dead . StarWars.com.
  35. . . . Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent . October 6, 2009 .
  36. Web site: Star Wars Fan Days . October 17, 2011 . Mary . Channell . Richland Chronicle . . July 4, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224715/http://www.richlandchronicle.com/news/view.php/81790/Star-Wars-Fan-Days . July 14, 2014 . dead .
  37. December 20, 2011 . . . . closing credits, 9:50 in, English Cast .
  38. . Credits, Cast . . . 2012 .
  39. EGM Review: TMNT: Out of the Shadows . . September 4, 2013 . June 29, 2014 . Carsillo . Ray . March 31, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190331053909/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-tmnt-out-of-the-shadows/ . dead .
  40. Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition . 2015 . Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of . Avalanche Software.
  41. Now you all know why @MattLanter @cattaber and the rest were back in the studio! (picture of Game Informer article on Disney Infinity 3.0) . JATactor . James Arnold Taylor . James Arnold Taylor . May 5, 2015 . June 30, 2015 . 595663944766889984 .
  42. Marchiafava . Jeff . August 28, 2015 . Minecraft: Story Mode . . August 28, 2015 . September 1, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150901050939/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/minecraft_story_mode/b/pc/archive/2015/08/28/you-can-choose-your-own-character-in-minecraft-story-mode.aspx . dead .
  43. cattaber . 867805574041182212. The 7th Titan. Super excited to be the Monarch Titan OS Voice. I think she's kinda the #wonderwoman of Titans.#Titanfall2 #MonarchsReign . Catherine. Taber. May 25, 2017 . March 16, 2018.
  44. Web site: Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson audio book . Simply Audiobooks . June 28, 2014 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031950/http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/audio-books/Gods+in+Alabama/11573/ . live .
  45. Check out a sneak peek of 'Star Wars: Razor's Edge' with Princess Leia . . September 24, 2013 . June 28, 2014 . Walker . Jodi . November 30, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141130142717/http://shelf-life.ew.com/2013/09/24/sneak-peek-star-wars-razors-edge-princess-leia/ . live .
  46. Web site: Gray Mountain by John Grisham audio book . Random House (Audio) . February 24, 2019 . February 25, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190225044802/https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/gray-mountain-a-novel/223382 . live .
  47. Book: Star Wars: Queen's Shadow by E.K. Johnston audiobook . Listening Library . May 22, 2020 . October 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211011211736/https://www.audible.com/pd/Star-Wars-Queens-Shadow-Audiobook/B07M8YJFCH?qid=1590203653&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=F9R9KZ7P38JM1EGQ89RQ . live .
  48. Web site: June 29, 2020. "She's Chaos and Craves Thrills and Danger": Sarah Kuhn Talks Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original. August 10, 2020. StarWars.com. en-US. August 25, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200825235614/https://www.starwars.com/news/sarah-kuhn-talks-doctor-aphra-an-audiobook-original. live.
  49. News: The Girls' Room (2000) . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715184318/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/193529/The-Girls-Room/overview . dead . July 15, 2014 . June 28, 2014 . Crow . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2014 . Jonathan.
  50. Web site: A Stitch in Time (for $9.99) – Electronic Press Kit . Stitchintimefilim.com . 2014 . June 28, 2014 . June 21, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230621011221/http://www.stitchintimefilm.com/stitch-epk.pdf . live .
  51. Web site: The Morningside Monster . Festival Genius . June 28, 2014 . Phoenix . September 23, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923000509/http://phoenix.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/themorningsidemonster0_chrisethridge_phoenix2014 . dead .
  52. Web site: More fun casting for "The Morningside Monster" . Nothing is Self-Evident . August 14, 2012 . June 28, 2014 . Ethridge . Chris . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093441/http://meth.tumblr.com/post/29409737274/more-fun-casting-for-the-morningside-monster . live .
  53. Web site: Catherine Taber to Portray as Katherine Mulligan in A Loud House Christmas. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/cattaber/2707664428618005654_2707664424088268903 . December 25, 2021 . registration. November 15, 2021.