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Colleen O'Shaughnessey

NameColleen O'Shaughnessey
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CaptionColleen O'Shaughnessey in 2025
Birth NameColleen Ann O'Shaughnessey
Birth Date1971-9-15
Birth PlaceGrand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Alma MaterUniversity of Michigan
OccupationVoice actress
Years Active1990–present
SpouseJason Villard (2000 – now)
Children2
FatherMike O’Shaughnessey
MotherPeggy O’Shaughnessey
Websitehttps://colleenoshaughnessey.co/

Colleen Ann O'Shaughnessey (born September 15, 1971) is an American voice actress. She is known for providing the voice of Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom and of Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Since 2010, O'Shaughnessey has voiced various characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, including Miles "Tails" Prower, a role she reprised in the Sonic the Hedgehog film series. In addition, O'Shaugnessey has provided voices to English-language dubs of anime and video game series, such as Sora Takenouchi in Digimon: Digital Monsters and Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in Naruto.

Early life

O'Shaughnessey was born on September 15, 1971, to Peggy (née Varani) and Mike O’Shaughnessey in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She earned a B.F.A. in musical theatre from the University of Michigan.

Career

O'Shaughnessey at GalaxyCon, 2022

O'Shaughnessey is perhaps best known for her roles as Sora Takenouchi from the first and second seasons of Digimon (her first major voiceover role), Jazz Fenton in Danny Phantom, Ino Yamanaka and Konohamaru Sarutobi in Naruto, Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck in Bleach, and Janet Van Dyne/Wasp in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

She has also worked in the video game industry, where she voiced Genis Sage in Tales of Symphonia and KOS-MOS in Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse. Since 2010 and 2014 respectively, she has been the voice of Charmy Bee and Miles "Tails" Prower in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

O'Shaughnessey reprised her role of Sora Takenouchi for the Digimon Adventure tri. movie series and Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna.

Personal life

In November 2000, O'Shaughnessey married Jason Villard. As of 2018, they reside in Los Angeles, California, with their two children.

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Category:1971 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Category:American video game actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:People from Grand Rapids, Michigan
Category:Sega people
Category:University of Michigan alumni
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)