Maile Flanagan

Maile Flanagan
Maile Flanagan
Born	May 19, 1965 (age 59); Honolulu, Hawaii
Status	Partnership
Occupation	Voice Actor/Stage Actor/Film Actor
Agent	Cunningham, Escott, Slevin, and Doherty
Notable credit(s)	Naruto; as Naruto Uzumaki
Website	http://www.maileflanagan.com/

Maile Flanagan (born May 19, 1965) is an American actress known for her role as the protagonist ninja Naruto Uzumaki on Naruto.

Biography

Maile (pronounced My-leh) is her middle name, a Hawaiian word for the green laurel commonly used in leis. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her father worked for U.S. military intelligence as a spy for the military so when Flanagan was four-and-a-half, the family moved to Bangkok, Thailand and when she was ten they moved to Germany. While in Germany, Flanagan and family lived in Nurnberg, and Munich. She graduated from a Department of Defense (DOD) school Munich America High School (MAHS) in 1983. Upon arrival at Boston College, Flanagan says "It took me three years to acclimate" because "I hadn't lived in the States since I was four and a half. I have used some of this in my characters—the wide-eyed wonder." While attending BC she was a member of the student comedy troupe My Mother’s Fleabag with best friends Nancy Walls Carell, Andrea Beutner Hutchman, Wayne Wilderson and Tom McCarthy. Flanagan is openly gay and lives with her partner Lesa Hammett.^[1]

Career

After graduating from The Heights in 1987, and a brief stint in Washington, D.C., Flanagan moved to Minneapolis and was in the comedy troupe Every Mother's Nightmare with Wayne Wilderson, Tom McCarthy, Andrea Beutner, Peter Civetta and Nancy Walls and others. Minneapolis is where she performed stand-up comedy and theater. In 1996, she moved to her current hometown, Los Angeles, California with the stage production of Bad Seed, which won a LA Weekly award for Best Comedy Ensemble. She does television, commercials, animation, and film and was nominated for an Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Program at the 32nd Annual Annie Awards in 2005. Flanagan earned a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks in 2006. "I went to school with people from all around the world," she says. "That probably helps me with doing accents." She has numerous LA theater credits including working with writer/director Justin Tanner at Third Stage in Burbank in his shows Oklahomo!, Wife Swappers, Pot Mom, and Zombie Attack! Did stand-up in Minneapolis at the Comedy Gallery and Knuckleheads and performed with Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Overnight Delivery	Gas jockey
2001	61*	Housewife	TV movie
2002	Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring	Boy	Animated; voice actor
	Never Get Outta the Boat	Nurse Laura
	Phone Booth	Lana
	Now You Know	Shelly
2003	The Station Agent	Pappy's Waitress
2005	The Toy Warrior		Animated; voice actor
2007	The Number 23	Charades friend
	Evan Almighty	Mail Person
	Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow	Naruto Uzumaki	Animated; voice actor, English version
2008	Yes Man	Janet	In post-production
	500 Days of Summer	Co-worker Rhoda	In production
	Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel	Naruto Uzumaki	Animated; voice actor, English version
	Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom	Naruto Uzumaki	Animated; voice actor, English version

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	MADtv	Chastity Bono	Uncredited role; Episode #4.1
1998	Men in Black: The Series	Old crone / Bully	Animated; voice actor; Episode: "The Jack O'Lantern Syndrome"
1999	Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Boy	Animated; voice actor; Episode: "Herb"
2000	Jackie Chan Adventures	Maynard	Animated; voice actor; Episode: "Enter The Viper"
2001	Gideon's Crossing	Nurse Daley	2 Episodes: "The Crash" & "Freakshow"
2001	Citizen Baines	Carmen	Episode: "The Whole Thump-Thump-Thump"
2003	Astro Boy	Matthew	Animated; voice actor
2005	Hot Properties	Woman	Episode: "Killer Bodies"
2003-2006	Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks	Young Piggley Winks	Animated; voice actor; 36 episodes
2006	Lovespring International	Ruth Hardwood	Episode: "The Loser Club"
	Desperate Housewives	Cashier	Episode: "Bang"
	ER	Elaine Martinelli	Episode: "Tell Me No Secrets"
	Big Day	Linda	Episode: "Boobzilla"
2002-present	Naruto	Naruto Uzumaki	Animated; voice actor; series regular
2005-2007	Grey's Anatomy	Lab Tech	4 Episodes
2006-2007	The Class	Penny	2 Episodes: "The Class Gives Thanks" & "The Class Goes Back To The Hospital"
2007	The Office	Phyllis' sister	Episode: "Phyllis' Wedding"

Other Work

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja	Naruto Uzumaki	Video game; voice actor
2005	Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles	Naruto Uzumaki	Video game; voice actor
2008	3Way	Geri O'Flanagan	Web series

References

^ Swartz, Shauna (May 16, 2006), "A Woman of Many Voices: Maile Flanagan", AfterEllen.com, retrieved 2007-10-27 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)

External links

Official site
Interview with Leafninja.com
Interview with AfterEllen.com
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3Way Web Series

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