April Stewart
April Stewart | |
|---|---|
 Stewart in 2007 | |
| Born | April 1, 1969 Truckee, California, U.S. |
| Other names |
|
| Occupation | Voice actress |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Children | 1 |
| Father | Freddie Stewart |
April Stewart (born April 1, 1969)[1] is an American voice actress best known for providing the voices of many of the female characters in the animated comedy series South Park along with Mona Marshall and Kimberly Brooks.[2] She also provided voices in El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, The Legend of Korra, Infamous: Festival of Blood, and Minecraft: Story Mode.[3]
Early life
[edit]Stewart was born in Truckee, California. She was raised by her father Freddie Stewart, a singer in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.
Career
[edit]Stewart started acting at age 12[2] while her voice acting career began in 2004 with South Park.
South Park
[edit]Stewart started her voice work on South Park in 2004 starting with season 8 after the departure of Eliza Schneider. Prior to this, many of the female characters on the series were originally voiced by Mary Kay Bergman. Bergman originally provided the voices for Wendy Testaburger, Liane Cartman, Sharon Marsh, Carol McCormick, Shelley Marsh, Mayor McDaniels, Principal Victoria, Veronica Crabtree, Sheila Broflovski and other various female characters. After Bergman's death in 1999, Schneider and Mona Marshall replaced Bergman for roles of many of the female characters. Marshall still provides voices in the show while Schneider later left the series after season 7 over a contract dispute in 2003. Prior to Stewart's hiring, Schneider provided the voices for Wendy, Liane, Sharon, Carol, Shelley, Mayor McDaniels, Principal Victoria, and Ms. Crabtree, while Marshall provided the voice for Sheila. Alongside both Schneider and Marshall's aforementioned characters, Schneider and Marshall also voiced various other characters in the series. After Schneider's departure, Stewart now provides the voices of Schneider's aforementioned characters, and other various characters she voiced.
Other roles
[edit]Stewart also provided the voices of Maria Rivera on Nickelodeon's El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, Raava and Fire Lord Izumi in The Legend of Korra, the main antagonist Bloody Mary in Infamous: Festival of Blood, and Prisoner X in Minecraft: Story Mode.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Valet Girls | Rosalind | |
| 2010 | Kung Fu Magoo | Was-Elizabeth, Girl with Phone | Direct-to-video |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Swedish Translator | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water | Seagull | |
| 2020 | Curious George: Go West, Go Wild! | Cousin Ginny | Direct-to-video |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–present | South Park | Wendy Testaburger, Liane Cartman, Sharon Marsh, Carol McCormick, Shelley Marsh, Mayor McDaniels, Principal Victoria, Various others | |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Salima, Bahir | Episode: "Stan of Arabia: Part 1" |
| 2005 | All Grown Up! | Caroler | Episode: "The Finster Who Stole Christmas" |
| 2006 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Waitress, Scorpion Mom, Additional Voices | Episode: "Dumb-Dumbs and Dragons/Fear and Loathing in Endsville" |
| 2007 | Danny Phantom | Pandora | Episode: "Boxed-Up Fury" |
| 2007–2008 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Maria Rivera, CC Puede, Scout Leader | |
| 2009 | Wolverine and the X-Men | Selene | |
| 2011 | Geronimo Stilton | That Other Guy | |
| 2011 | Regular Show | Susan, Woman #1 | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Mom Visitor, Kid Visitor | Episode: "Gut Instinct/I Know Why the Caged Bird Goes Insane" |
| 2011–2012 | Phineas and Ferb | Additional Voices | |
| 2012–2014 | Winx Club | Vanessa, Eldora, Aisha's Guardian of the Sirenix | |
| 2012–2015 | Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja | Marci McFist | |
| 2013–2014 | The Legend of Korra | Raava, Fire Lord Izumi | |
| 2014–2017 | Avengers Assemble | Zarda, Lady Zartra | |
| 2015–2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Wendy Palloy, Bonnie, Martha, Tommy | |
| 2016–2017 | The Loud House | Bratty Kid's Mom, Scout Leader | |
| 2016–2017 | DC Super Hero Girls | Granny Goodness, Stompa, Ms. Moone | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man | Silver Sable | Episode: "Take Two" |
| 2020 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Blaze's Mom | Episode: "The Blaze Family" |
| 2021 | South Park: Post Covid | Wendy Testaburger, Sharon Marsh Ghost, Shelly Marsh Ghost, Various others | Television special |
| 2021 | South Park: Post Covid: The Return of Covid | Wendy Testaburger, Sharon Marsh, Shelly Marsh, Various others | |
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars | Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, Shelly Marsh, Various others | |
| 2022 | South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 | ||
| 2023 | South Park: Joining the Panderverse | ||
| 2023 | South Park (Not Suitable for Children) | Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, Various others | |
| 2024 | South Park: The End of Obesity | Wendy Testaburger, Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, Shelly Marsh, Various others |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic | Marlena Venn, Thalia May, Twi'lek, Angry Woman, Jedi, Jedi Knight, Sith Archaeologist, Sith Student, Sith Teacher, Slave, Swoop Groupie |
|
| 2004 | World of Warcraft | Garona Halforcen, Mayor Roz | |
| 2004 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Justice Strauss | |
| 2005 | Guild Wars | Narrator | |
| 2005 | Age of Empires III | Queen Isabella | |
| 2006 | Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII | Lucrecia Crescent | [5] |
| 2006 | Final Fantasy XII | Mjrn | [5] |
| 2006 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Ms. Marvel, Namorita, Hussar | |
| 2006 | Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 | Christie | |
| 2007 | Mass Effect | Nelyna, Additional Voices | |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass | Witch, Maid, Nosy Shopper | |
| 2008 | Valkyria Chronicles | Selvaria Bles, Yoko Martens | |
| 2008 | Zen Pinball | Wendy Testaburger | |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors | Wu Wan, Rabbit #2, Wu Minion #2 | |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Kayla Silverfox, Weapon-X Computer | |
| 2009 | Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Ms. Marvel, Namorita | |
| 2009 | South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! | Wendy Testaburger, Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | Brütal Legend | Battle Nuns | |
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Wise Elf Female | |
| 2009 | Avatar: The Game | RDA | |
| 2010 | Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | [6] |
| 2010 | Valkyria Chronicles II | Selvaria Bles | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | Barbarella, Veronique | [5] |
| 2010 | God of War III | Aphrodite | |
| 2010 | Dead or Alive Paradise | Christie | |
| 2010 | Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | Soldiers | |
| 2010 | Fallout: New Vegas | Various | |
| 2011 | Dead or Alive: Dimensions | Christie | |
| 2011 | Infamous 2 | Bloody Mary | Festival of Blood DLC |
| 2011 | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim | Various | Also Dragonborn expansion |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Guild Wars 2 | PC Human Female | Also Heart of Thorns and Path of Fire expansions |
| 2012 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Dishonored | Empress Jessamine Kaldwin, The Heart | |
| 2012 | South Park: Tenorman's Revenge | Deery the Deer | |
| 2013 | The Cave | Twins' Mother | |
| 2013 | BioShock Infinite | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Jean Grey, Psylocke | |
| 2013 | Deadpool | Death, Developer #3, Brawler Female | |
| 2013 | Infinity Blade III | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | Tomodachi Life | Holly | |
| 2014 | South Park: The Stick of Truth | Wendy Testaburger, Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, Carol McCormick, Shelly Marsh, Principal Victoria, Mayor McDaniels, Various | |
| 2014 | Infamous Second Son | Female Pedestrians | |
| 2014 | Dawngate | Amarynth, Nissa | |
| 2014 | WildStar | Cassian Female, Mechari Female | |
| 2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Carla, Scout | |
| 2014 | Destiny | Petra Venj, Awoken Pilot, City Civilian | |
| 2014 | The Legend of Korra | Female Pro-Bender | |
| 2015 | Evolve | Additional Voices | |
| 2016 | XCOM 2 | US Soldier | |
| 2016 | Fallout 4: Far Harbor | Chase, Sister Aubert, Aster | |
| 2016 | Dishonored 2 | Jessamine Kaldwin | |
| 2017 | Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two | Prisoner X/Xara, Cam,[7] Additional Voices | Season Two |
| 2017 | Destiny 2 | NPC Female, Petra Venj | Also Forsaken expansion |
| 2017 | South Park: Phone Destroyer | Wendy Testaburger, Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, Shelly Marsh, Mayor McDaniels, Various | |
| 2017 | South Park: The Fractured but Whole | Wendy Testaburger (Call Girl), Sharon Marsh, Liane Cartman, Carol McCormick, Shelly Marsh, Mayor McDaniels, Various | |
| 2024 | South Park: Snow Day! | Liane Cartman, Various |
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/april_stewart_born_1969_10759178.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b Ruane, Kelly (July 23, 2007). "Actor leaps from Truckee to South Park". Sierra Sun. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
- ^ "Watching; Shows of Note Today". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 2007. p. 5.
- ^ "Watching; Shows of Note Today". Chicago Tribune. October 12, 2007. p. 5.
- ^ a b c "April Stewart (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
- ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ "Eric Stirpe".
External links
[edit]| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
