Charlet Chung

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Charlet Chung
Chung in 2017
Born
Chihye Takahashi Chung

(1983-02-16) February 16, 1983 (age 41)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Other namesChie Takahashi[1]
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
Occupation(s)Actress and voice actress
SpouseTom Yoo
Children2
Websitewww.charletchung.com
Charlet Chung
Korean name
Hangul정지혜[2]
Japanese name
Kanji高橋 知恵
Kanaたかはし ちえ

Chihye "Charlet" Takahashi Chung (born February 16, 1983) is an American actress who is best known for her works in voice acting, as well as for her various roles throughout film and television. She voices the fictional character D.Va in the multiplayer-shooter video game Overwatch[3][4][5] and has reprised the role for the crossover game Heroes of the Storm. She also voiced Seraph in the shooter video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III. In television, Chung has made appearances on shows such as Cold Case, Cory in the House, 90210, Shake It Up and Grace and Frankie. In 2019, she joined the main cast of Netflix animated series Carmen Sandiego as Julia Argent and also voices other additional roles throughout the show.

Early life

Chung was born as Chihye Takahashi Chung in Long Beach California, to a Japanese mother and a Korean father and is fluent in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Korean.

Career

Her interest in acting began from a young age. She was discovered and signed on by an agent while on an airplane at the age of 5.[6] She landed her first acting role on CBS's Cold Case within three months after graduating with a Bachelor in Communications from the University of California, San Diego. In 2016, Chung made an appearance on the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie where she starred as the character Charlotte.[7][8]

Chung has also done work as a voice actress. Her video game appearances include her role as Seraph from the game Call of Duty: Black Ops 3[9] and her popular portrayal of D.Va from Blizzard's 2016 game Overwatch.[10][11][12]

Personal life

Chung is married to Tom Yoo. On May 19, 2019, she gave birth to her son Guy Utaka Yoo.[13]

On November 4, 2020, Chung gave birth to her daughter Gal Umika Philippa Yoo.[14]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Cold Case Barbie Yen Episode: "Death Penalty: "Final Appeal"
2007 Cheerleader Camp JoJo Main cast
2007 Mad TV Extra Episode: "Episode #12. 13"
2007 Drake & Josh Teen Girl Episode: "Battle of Panthatar"
2007 Side Order of Life Deb No. 2 Episode: "Coming Out"
2007 Cory in the House Brunette Ashley Episode: "Lip Service"
2008 Broken Angel Taki Guest appearance
2008 Greek Gamma Psi Sister Episode: "Brothers & Sisters"
2008 Boston Legal Kim Wang Shu Episode: "Roe"
2008 Desperate Housewives Secretary Episode: "A Vision's Just a Vision", uncredited
2008 Sincerely, Ted L. Nancy Lisa Main cast
2010 Weeds Jane Episode: "Bliss"
2010 90210 Jen's Assistant Episode: "Age of Inheritance"
2010 Shake It Up Candy Cho Episode: "Show It Up"
2011 The Hard Times of RJ Berger Grace Episode: "RJ's Choice"
2011 Chuck Susie Chin Episode: "Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit"
2012 Touch Mandy Hsu Episode: "Entanglement"
2014 Mystery Girls Tika Episode: "Passing the Torch"
2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land Korean Soap Actress Supporting cast
2015 Two Girls, One Up Charlet Main cast
2016 Grace and Frankie Charlotte Episode: "The Chicken"
2016 Fameless Chie Episode: "I Robot?"
2017 We Bare Bears Additional Voices, Mrs. Lee (voice) Episode: "Spa Day"
2018-20 Craig of the Creek Yustice, Clerk (voice) 6 episodes
2018 Overwatch: Shooting Star D.Va (voice) Short film
2019-2021 Carmen Sandiego Julia Argent, Shopkeeper (voice) Main cast
2019-20 American Dad Additional voices 4 episodes
2019-present Fast & Furious Spy Racers Echo (voice) Main cast
2019 Spirit Riding Free: Pony Taless Ursula Yang (voice) 2 episodes
2020 Magic Camp Bridesmaid Film

Video games

Year Title Voice role Notes
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Korean Civilian, Spokesmodel
2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops III[15] Seraph
2016 Overwatch[16] D.Va
2016 StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void D.Va
2016 StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops Additional Voices
2017 Heroes of the Storm D.Va
2017 Agents of Mayhem AISHA, Schaeffer
2018 State of Decay 2 Survivor
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Additional Voices
2020 Grounded (video game) Hoops
2020 World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Willowblossom

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ Gregory Ibanez (December 2016). "BlizzCon: Meet the Voice Actors of Overwatch". PVPLive. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. ^ Saqib Mansoor (February 11, 2017). "Voice Actress Hints Upcoming Overwatch Animated Series". SegmentNext. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Morgan Park (November 9, 2016). "Watch the Cuteness of Overwatch Voice Actors Hanging out at Blizzard". TwinFinite. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Lisa Disante-Frank & Company. "About Charlet Chung". Lisa Disante-Frank & Company. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  7. ^ listal (2017). "Cast and Credits of Grace and Frankie". listal. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  8. ^ indypopcon (2016). "Charlet Chung Overwatch/D.Va Biography". indypopcon. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Admin (July 7, 2016). "Kraken Con NEWS". KrakenCon. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  10. ^ Gregory Ibanez (December 2016). "BlizzCon: Meet the Voice Actors of Overwatch". PVPLive. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  11. ^ Saqib Mansoor (February 11, 2017). "Voice Actress Hints Upcoming Overwatch Animated Series". SegmentNext. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  12. ^ Morgan Park (November 9, 2016). "Watch the Cuteness of Overwatch Voice Actors Hanging out at Blizzard". TwinFinite. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Guy Utaka Yoo ❤️ 5.19.19. And the rest of the world melted away". Twitter. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  14. ^ "🤍Gal Umika Philippa Yoo🤍 {11.4.2020} My little ひめ hime you're finally here. I've waited for you my whole life". Twitter. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  15. ^ Justin Carter (November 19, 2015). "Meet the Voice Actors of the CoD: Black Ops 3 Cast". TwinFinite. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  16. ^ Nicholas Barth (December 23, 2016). "VIDEO: Interview With D.Va Voice Actress". 12Up. Retrieved March 31, 2017.

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