Tara Sands is an American voice actress who was co-host of Cartoon Network's Fridays from 2005 to 2007. Sands has voiced in anime dubs and cartoons, including Bulbasaur in the Pokémon anime series, Spyler in I Spy, Kari Kamiya in Digimon Adventure tri., Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in Slayers. She also provides narration on audio books.
Biography Much of Sands' work is in anime dubbing, with multiple roles in franchises such as Pokémon, Slayers, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon Adventure Tri, and Hunter x Hunter. She has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, Bang Zoom!, Funimation, TAJ Productions, NYAV Post, Studiopolis, Central Park Media, and VSI Los Angeles.
Sands has narrated over 300 audio books, including Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes series, After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and two books in the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine: Welcome to Dead House and One Day at HorrorLand.
In addition to providing voice-overs for commercials, Sands was co-host of Cartoon Network Fridays for over 100 episodes.
As of 2021, Sands provides the voice for "sidekick" Joan of Arc in the Forever Dog podcast Godcast.
Sands hosts a podcast about 4Kids Entertainment called 4Kids Flashback.
Filmography
Live action Disjointed – Sadie, Plants (voice) Fridays (Cartoon Network) – Co-Host Everybody Hates Chris – Hotel Clerk, Waitress The Fresh Beat Band – Interviewer The Sarah Silverman Program – Campaign Manager The Newsroom – Secretary
Anime
Agent Aika – Ria Angel Sanctuary – Sara Mudo Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – Jinta "Jintan" Yodomi (Child) Beyblade Burst Turbo – Tobisuke Descendants of Darkness – Princess Tsubaki Digimon Adventure: – Biyomon Digimon Adventure Tri – Kari Digimon Beatbreak – Rose, Izumi Domain of Murder – Keita Toyama Durarara!! – Masaomi Kida (Young), Additional Voices Fencer of Minerva – Diana Fighting Foodons – Chase Geobreeders – Eiko Rando Ghost Talker's Daydream – Anzai Girls Bravo – Nanase Koh Haruka, Reporter (Ep. 21) The God of High School – Sai, Sumi Yoo High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World – Winona Hunter × Hunter – Biscuit Krueger Isekai Cheat Magician – Lemia, Aerial JoJo's Bizarre Adventure – Death 13, Old Hag (Bastet arc) Jujutsu Kaisen – Utahime Iori, Momo Nishimiya Jungle Emperor Leo – Lune/Rune Knights of Ramune – PQ Kirby: Right Back at Ya! – Fololo, Falala (4Kids Version) Legend of Himiko – Tadami Little Witch Academia – Woodward, Lotte's Mother, Party Guest Maze – Solude Schfoltzer Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt – Karla Mitchum My Hero Academia – Curious Naruto Shippuden – Yota, Tamao, Young Kabuto (Ep. 335 and 336) No Guns Life – Anne One Piece – Miss Kaya (4Kids dub) One Punch Man – Kombu Infinity Patlabor: The Mobile Police – Takeo Kumagami Photon – Aun Freya – "Pokemon was my first voice acting job" Pokémon – multiple characters including Bulbasaur, Phanpy, Larvitar, Clefairy, Yamper, Bugsy, Jasmine, Cissy, Ritchie Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal – Kotono Sarashina (Eps. 15 and 18) Rayearth – Hikaru Shidou Rent-A-Girlfriend – Imai Revolutionary Girl Utena – Tokiko Chida Rurouni Kenshin – Seta Sōjirō, Osamu Masukami (as Tara Jayne) Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas – Yuzuriha Samurai Deeper Kyo – Santera The Seven Deadly Sins – Luigi Shaman King – Anna Kyoyama, Opacho Shamanic Princess – Tiara Shrine of the Morning Mist – Tadahiro Amatsu (Child), Tama Hieda Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos – Kesshomaru/Shiori Sailor Moon – Yumemi Yumeno (Ep. 28, Viz Media dub) Slayers Try - Filia Ul Copt (as Tara Jayne) Spirit Warrior - Asura Stitch! - Audrey Tiger & Bunny - Ms. Violet Time Bokan - Ohana, Yatterman (1&2) To Heart - Multi T・P Bon - Yumiko Yasukawa, Mrs. Namihira Ultraman – Rena Sayama Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters – Mokuba Kaiba Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon – Raita
Animation Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse – Summer Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures – Dreamhouse Door Danger Rangers – Additional Voices Electric City – Roger Moore Enchantimals: Tales of Everwilde – Danessa Deer, Larissa Lemer Funky Cops – Additional voices Generator Rex – Circe Ghostforce – Ms. Jones I Spy – Spyler (as Tara Jayne) Pinkfong Wonderstar – Jeni and Rachel Shadow of the Elves – Nayade, Rowan Supernormal – Buzz Girl, Eric's Mom Rainbow High – Ruby Anderson, Ms. Pamela Morton Team Umizoomi – Horse Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Angel (Season 1–4), Tyler Valt the Wonder Deer – Trika Welcome to Eltingville – Jane
Films Ah! My Goddess: The Movie – Chrono Digimon Adventure tri. – Kari Kamiya (Hikari Yagami), Homeostasis Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna – Kari Kamiya (Hikari Yagami), Ayaka, Newswoman Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning – Kari Kamiya (Hikari Yagami) Ice Age: Continental Drift – Additional Voices Jujutsu Kaisen 0 – Momo Nishimiya My Kid Could Paint That – Voice Over Talent Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys – Tory Lund Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright – Nancy Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie – Queen Badiane (Viz Media/Studiopolis Dub) The Orbital Children – Mina Misasa Time of Eve – Naoko Sakisaka Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions – Mokuba Kaiba
Video games Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues - Yasmine, Lindsey Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls – Masaru Daimon Dead Island – Jin, Various Characters Digimon Story: Time Stranger – Hiroko Sagisaka, additional voices Final Fantasy Type-0 – Additional Voices Generator Rex: Agent of Providence - Circe Infamous Second Son – Activist Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional Voices Pokémon Channel – Smoochum, Teddiursa Scarlet Nexus - Additional voices Singularity – Additional English Voice Talent – role was confirmed using screenshots of closing credits Valkyria Chronicles 4 – Teresa Leach, Rebecca Longhurst, Rosie Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia – Sonya Fire Emblem Heroes – Sonya, Olwen (Righteous Knight) Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes – Additional voices Nier: Automata – Additional voices Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139... – Red-Bag Woman, additional voices One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows - Child Emperor Relayer - Additional voices Resident Evil: Resistance - Becca Woolett Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar - Rebecca, Player G
Podcasts Godcast - Joan of Arc 4Kids Flashback - Host
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