Rebecca Soler
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.[4] 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, and Winx Club. She has worked with 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, Media Blasters, 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.
Rebecca Soler | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Carnegie-Mellon University[1] |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse(s) | Christopher L. Graves [2][3] |
Website | RebeccaSoler.com |
Biography
Soler grew up in Boston, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas while in high school.[5] 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, Pokémon and Chaotic.[6][7] 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.[8][9] 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.[10][11][12] Soler joined the Winx Club 4Kids dub cast, replacing Dani Schaffel in voicing the character Tecna for season 3.[13]
She began working on audio books after her voice-over agent recommended her for a few projects.[14] 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.[15] Her narration of the Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key was listed among 2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults.[16] In January 2011, her narration of Marissa Meyer's book Cinder was released by MacMillan Audio.[17]
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][18] She is executive producer of a web series called With Friends Like These which is written by and stars her husband.[14]
Filmography
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[19] |
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2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Joi Reynard | Resume | |
2006–07 | Viva Piñata | Ella Elephanilla, Simone Cinnamonkey | Resume | |
2006–07 | Winx Club | Tecna | 4Kids English dub, season 3 | [13] [20] |
2006–10 | Chaotic | Sarah | Resume | |
2009-2012 | Huntik | Sophie Casterwill | [21] | |
2009 | Turtles Forever | 1987 April O'Neil | [22] | |
2013-14 | The Crumpets | Triceps, Blister, Ohoh, Aunt Harried | Distribimage version | [23] |
2018 | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Mayor Martinez | Episode: "Plantastically Pink/Painting Pixie" | [24] |
2018 | Nella the Princess Knight | Queen Mom, others | [25] | |
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[19] |
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2005 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Miu Nomura | [11][26] | |
2005 | Magical DoReMi | Reanne Griffith | [11] | |
2006 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Kidd Summers | Credited under Featuring | [27] |
2006 | Outlanders | Battia | Central Park Media version | [10][11] |
2007 | Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny | Shimei Ryoumou, Koumei Shokatsuryou, others | [22] | |
2007 | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | Kodama | Ep. "Ah! The Love of a Goddess Saves the Ninja!" | [28] |
2016 | Pokémon | Celosia, Mallow |
Video games
Year | Title | Voice role | Source |
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2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Miranda Fortuna | [22] |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | [29] |
Live acting
Discography
Audio books
The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer[4]
- Cinder[33]
- Scarlet[34]
- Cress[35] – Audio Publishers Association Audie Award Finalist in Fantasy and Teens categories – 2015[36][37]
- Fairest[38]
- Winter[39]
Renegades series by Marissa Meyer
- Renegades narrated by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner[40]
- Archenemies narrated by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner[41]
- Supernova narrated by Rebecca Soler and Dan Bittner[42][43]
Other books
- Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen[16]
- Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd[44]
- Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson[45]
- Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure by James Patterson[45]
- Atlantia by Ally Condie[46]
- Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan, narrated by Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews and Rebecca Soler. – 2016 Honor Audiobook Odyssey Award[47]
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer[48]
- Sadie by Courtney Summers, narrated by Rebecca Soler, Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, Gabra Zackman[49][50]
- Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir[51][52]
References
- "Rebecca Soler". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- 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.
- 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. |date= mismatches calculated date from |number= by two or more days (help)
- Marissa Meyer (June 1, 2013). "Celebrating Audiobooks with a Giveaway!". Marissa Meyer – Blog. MarissaMeyer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "Krista's Dust Jacket: AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR INTERVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Rebecca Soler". kristasdustjacket.blogspot.com. March 5, 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- "Rebecca Soler". bostontheatrescene.com. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- "Rebecca Soler – Penguin Books USA". penguin.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- "Right Stuf Announces Piano 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- "Sound of Bounce on Free Throw – Shelf Life – Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- Animefringe. "Animefringe: December 2005 – Features – Outlanders". animefringe.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- "Outlanders Voice Actor Voting Contest". Central Park Media. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- "First Outlander's Voice Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- 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. - 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.
- "Rebecca Soler | Authors | Macmillan". Us.macmillan.com. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
- "2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults". School Library Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- Marissa Meyer. "Listen to Cinder: Book One of the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer at Audiobooks.com". Audiobooks.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- "Becoming Cuba". bostonartsdiary.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- "Rebecca Soler Resume". RebeccaSoler.com (doc). Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- Winx Club. Season 3. Episode 1. 4Kids. 4KidsTv.
- "A Seeker Is Born". Huntik. Season 1. Episode 1.
- "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.
- "THE CRUMPETS - EP01 - Ransoming Dad". YouTube. THE CRUMPETS OFFICIAL 🇺🇸. November 26, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
- "Plantastically Pink/Painting Pixie". Pinkalicious & Peterrific. Episode 6. Event occurs at Closing credits, Cast.
- "With Feeling". Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart. Episode 1 – via YouTube.
- Pokemon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (DVD).
- "Ah! The Love of a Goddess Saves the Ninja!". Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy. Episode 19.
- Macmillan. "Rebecca Soler". Macmillan. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- "Actress and Voice Artist Rebecca Soler – – "Once a Loser" always a WINNER!". rebeccasoler.com. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- "Episode 5". With Friends Like These. November 12, 2014 – via YouTube.
- "With Friends Like These – Cast and Crew". With-friends-like-these.com. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- Nelson, Elizabeth (March 2012). "Cinder by Marissa Meyer Read by Rebecca Soler – Audiobook Review". AudioFile.
- Miller, Jessica (March 2013). "Scarlet by Marissa Meyer Read by Rebecca Soler – Audiobook Review". AudioFile.
- Lamb, Joyce (February 5, 2014). "Interview: Marissa Meyer, author of 'Cress'". USA Today. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- "2015 Audie Awards® - APA". www.audiopub.org.
- "2015 Audie Award Nominees". School Library Journal. February 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- Miller, Jessica (March 2015). "Fairest by Marissa Meyer Read by Rebecca Soler – Audiobook Review". AudioFile.
- Furness, Adrienne (March 2016). "Winter by Marissa Meyer Read by Rebecca Soler – Audiobook Review". AudioFile.
- "Renegades by Marissa Meyer Read by Rebecca Soler Dan Bittner – Audiobook Review". AudoFile.
- "ARCHENEMIES by Marissa Meyer Read by Dan Bittner Rebecca Soler | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine.
- "SUPERNOVA by Marissa Meyer Read by Rebecca Soler Dan Bittner | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine.
- "Behind the Mic: SUPERNOVA with Dan Bittner and Rebecca Soler" – via www.youtube.com.
- "New Audiobooks Publishing in Fall 2014". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- "2014 APA Conference (APAC) Speakers". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- "ATLANTIA by Ally Condie Read by Rebecca Soler | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine.
- admin (November 30, 1999). "Welcome to the Odyssey Award home page!". ala.org. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- Macmillan Audio (December 16, 2016). "Heartless - In Studio with Rebecca Soler". Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via YouTube.
- "SADIE by Courtney Summers Read by Rebecca Soler Dan Bittner Gabra Zackman and a Full Cast | Audiobook Review". AudioFile Magazine.
- than 200, More; Librarians, 000 Book Reviews for; Groups, Book; Association, book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library. Sadie, by Courtney Summers | Booklist Online – via www.booklistonline.com.
- DJangi, Taraneh (July 12, 2019). "Meet the Cast: Cheshire Crossing". Penguin Random House Audio.
- Staff, Mary Sue (August 15, 2019). "Listen to the Audiobook for Andy Weir's Cheshire Crossing, About the Continued Adventures of Alice, Dorothy, and Wendy". The Mary Sue.
External links
- Official website
- Rebecca Soler at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Rebecca Soler at Crystal Acids English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
- Rebecca Soler at IMDb