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Rebecca Soler
File:Rebecca Soler Portrait.jpg
Portrait of Rebecca Soler
NationalityAmerican
EducationCarnegie-Mellon University (B.F.A.)[1]
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2003–present
SpouseChristopher L. Graves [2][3]
WebsiteRebeccaSoler.com

Rebecca Soler is an American voice actress 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.[7][8] 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

File:Rebecca Soler and Juan Javier Cardenas.jpg
Rebecca Soler and Juan Javier Cardenas
File:Scenes of Becoming Cuba with Soler, Purmariega and Cardenas.jpg
A Scene in Becoming Cuba

Soler grew up in Boston, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas while in high school.[9] She attended Carnegie-Mellon University where she graduated with a Bachelor's in theater.[1]

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.[10][11] 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.[12][13] 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.[14][15][16] Soler joined the Winx Club 4Kids dub cast, replacing Dani Schaffel in voicing the character Tecna for season 3.[17]

She began working on audio books after her voice-over agent recommended her for a few projects.[18] 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.[7] Her narration of the Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key was listed among 2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults.[19] In January 2011, her narration of Marissa Meyer's book Cinder was released by MacMillan Audio.[20]

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.[1][21] She is executive producer of a web series called With Friends Like These which is written by and stars her husband.[18]

Filmography

Animation

List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source[22]
2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Joi Reynard First voice acting role
2006–07 Viva Piñata Ella Elephanilla, Simone Cinnamonkey  
2006–07 Winx Club Tecna 4Kids version, season 3 [17] [23]
2006–10 Chaotic Sarah  
2009 Huntik Sophie Casterwill   [24]
2009 Turtles Forever 1988 April O'Neil   [25]
  Pinkalicious WGBH-TV cartoon pilot, in production [26]

Anime

List of voice performances in anime
Year Title Role Notes Source[22]
2005 Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart Miu Nomura   [15][27]
2005 Magical DoReMi Reanne Griffith   [15]
2006 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Kidd Summers Credited under Featuring [28]
2006 Outlanders Battia Central Park Media version [14][15]
2007 Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny Shimei Ryoumou, Koumei Shokatsuryou, others   [25]



Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source[22]
2010 Red Dead Redemption Miranda Fortuna [25]
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Additional Voices [29]


Live acting

  • Once a Loser (2013 short film) – Coffee woman[30]
  • With Friends Like These (2014 web series) – Jess (Ep. 5)[31]

Crew and production roles

  • With Friends Like These (2014 web series) – Executive Producer[31][32]


Discography

Audio books

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Others

References

  1. ^ a b c "Rebecca Soler". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. {{Cite tweet}}: |date= / |number= mismatch (help)
  4. ^ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – | About". RebeccaSoler.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – | site". RebeccaSoler.com. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Rebecca Soler | Authors | Macmillan". Us.macmillan.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  8. ^ a b c Marissa Meyer (June 1, 2013). "Celebrating Audiobooks with a Giveaway!". Marissa Meyer – Blog. MarissaMeyer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  9. ^ "Krista's Dust Jacket: AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Rebecca Soler". kristasdustjacket.blogspot.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rebecca Soler". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Rebecca Soler – Penguin Books USA". penguin.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  12. ^ "Right Stuf Announces Piano 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  13. ^ "Sound of Bounce on Free Throw – Shelf Life – Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  14. ^ a b Animefringe. "Animefringe: December 2005 – Features – Outlanders". animefringe.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d "Outlanders Voice Actor Voting Contest". Central Park Media. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "First Outlander's Voice Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  17. ^ a b 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.
  18. ^ a b 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.
  19. ^ a b "2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". School Library Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  20. ^ Marissa Meyer. "Listen to Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer at Audiobooks.com". Audiobooks.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  21. ^ "Becoming Cuba". bostonartsdiary.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  22. ^ a b c "Rebecca Soler Resume". RebeccaSoler.com (doc). Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  23. ^ Winx Club. Season 3. 4Kids. 4KidsTv. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episode= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ "A Seeker Is Born". Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
  25. ^ a b c "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  26. ^ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler - - New WGBH Cartoon Pilot". rebeccasoler.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  27. ^ "With Feeling". Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart. Episode 1 – via YouTube. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (DVD).
  29. ^ Macmillan. "Rebecca Soler". Macmillan. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  30. ^ "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – – "Once a Loser" always a WINNER!". rebeccasoler.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  31. ^ a b "Episode 5". With Friends Like These. November 12, 2014 – via YouTube.
  32. ^ "With Friends Like These – Cast and Crew". With-friends-like-these.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  33. ^ Meyer, Marissa (January 16, 2014). "Listen to a Clip from the CRESS Audiobook (then enter the giveaway!)". MarissaMeyer.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  34. ^ Joyce Lamb, Special for USA TODAY (February 5, 2014). "Interview: Marissa Meyer, author of 'Cress'". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  35. ^ "2015 Audie Award Nominees". libraryjournal.com. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  36. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  37. ^ Macmillan Audio [@MacmillanAudio] (December 23, 2014). "We are SO excited for @marissa_meyer's Fairest!" (Tweet). Retrieved June 15, 2015 – via Twitter.
  38. ^ "New Audiobooks Publishing in Fall 2014". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  39. ^ a b "2014 APA Conference (APAC) Speakers". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  40. ^ "Atlantia: Amazon.co.uk: Ally Condie, Rebecca Soler: 9781611762709: Books". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  41. ^ admin (November 30, 1999). "Welcome to the Odyssey Award home page!". ala.org. Retrieved February 17, 2017.