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Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Walker in August 2013
Alma materUniversity of Wollongong
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2007–present
Genre(s)Accents, acting, vlog
Subscribers182 thousand[1]
Total views34.45 million[1]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: 10 Jul 2022
Websiteamywalkeronline.com

Amy Walker is an American actress and singer.[2] She is best known for voicing Lunara in the video game Heroes of the Storm and a variety of characters in Fallout 76.

Early life

She studied acting and singing at the University of Wollongong. She settled in Wellington and played Joan in the short film Dead Letters.[3]

Career

In Heroes of the Storm, Walker voiced Lunara and various characters in Fallout 76 (Miss Nanny, Beverly Solomon, Dorothy Orris, and Mawmaw). She created a YouTube video 21 Accents,[4][5] which earned her appearances on both The Today Show[6][7] and Inside Edition.[8][9] She also partnered with Nokia as an accent expert to promote their Foreign Accent Cup.[10]

Walker performed her first original one-woman show, Amy Walker: Inside Out, in November 2007 and has since created three other original shows onstage and online.[11][12][13][14][15]

In 2019, Amy Walker filmed two feature films, Evan Wood and Grace and Grit, both of which were released in late 2020. She also voiced Emi Terasawa in the video game, Judgment.[16]

She learned how to paint in college.[17] She has stated that although she only does it as a hobby, she also sells some of her paintings online.[citation needed]

Discography

Awards

Award nominations for Amy Walker
Year Award Role Event
2008 Best Actress[19] "Betty" in Remember Wenn by Rupert Holmes Discovering New Mysteries Festival
2009 Best Actress[20] "Pam Brent" in Personal Call by Agatha Christie Discovering New Mysteries Festival
2009 Best Music Video[21] Director, "We Are Connected" (Music Video) RainDance Short Film Festival

References

  1. ^ a b "About Amy Walker". YouTube.
  2. ^ "A soul on fire: A profile of actress, singer Amy Walker". The Digital Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  3. ^ Patricia Duff. "South Whidbey's KONG Connection: Clinton resident appears in summer blockbuster". The South Whidbey Record. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Speaking in Tongues". Black & White. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  5. ^ "21 Accents". Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ "The TODAY Show". NBC News. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  7. ^ Frause, Sue (March 9, 2008). "UPDATE: Amy Walker on NPR and TODAY!". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  8. ^ "Inside Edition". Inside Edition. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  9. ^ Frause, Sue (March 17, 2008). "Amy Walker sings Danny Boy, appears on Inside Edition". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  10. ^ "Foreign Accent Cup Kicks Off". Nokia. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  11. ^ David Marlett. "DIY Promotion—Amy Walker Style". Movie Maker. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  12. ^ Patricia Duff (November 9, 2009). "Amy Walker performs live online". The South Whidbey Record. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010.
  13. ^ Patricia Duff (January 14, 2010). "Amy Walker goes live again!". South Whidbey Record.[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ Amy Walker. "Live Interactive Vlog highlights 3/6/10". YouTube.com and Vokle Media. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  15. ^ Amy Walker. "The Real Amy". YouTube.com and Vokle Media. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
  16. ^ "Judgment (2019 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  17. ^ White, Jack; Boilen, Bob (March 7, 2011). "The Flipside With Jack White: Why He Loves Accents, But Hates His Own". NPR.org. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  18. ^ The Flipside: Jack White On Why He Loves Accents, But Hates His Own NPR All Songs Considered. March 7, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
  19. ^ Sue Frause (July 15, 2008). "Amy Walker: Moving on in New Directions". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
  20. ^ "Discovering New Mysteries Festival". Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
  21. ^ Frause, Sue (July 6, 2009). "RainDance Short Film Festival winners announced". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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