Tara Lyn (Charendoff) Strong (born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian American actress. She voices Rikku from Final Fantasy X, its sequels, and the Kingdom Hearts series.
Roles[]
Title | Character | Release |
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Final Fantasy X | Rikku | 2001 |
Final Fantasy X: Eternal Calm | Rikku | 2001 |
Final Fantasy X-2 | Rikku | 2003 |
Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission | Rikku | 2014 |
World of Final Fantasy | Rikku | 2016 |
Related games[]
- Kingdom Hearts II – Rikku
Background[]
Strong stated that she started voicing Rikku by receiving the original recordings in Japanese, and the character's overall description to help her portray the character. Tara said Rikku was easy to portray and quite straightforward.[1] In 2004, Tara Strong was the co-winner of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award for "Outstanding Achievement in Character Performance - Female" for her portrayal of Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2.
Her other notable roles include Bubbles from The Powerpuff Girls, Timmy Turner from The Fairly OddParents!, Ben Tennyson from Ben 10, and Candy Needlemeyer from The Amazing World of Gumball. She also voiced Presea Combatir and Corrine in Tales of Symphonia. She also appeared in the Square Pictures produced Final Flight of the Osiris, part of The Animatrix short film collection.
References[]
External links[]
- Tara Strong on Wikipedia