Tara Strong's Real Name: Tara Lyn Charendoff

Quick answer: The actress is known professionally as Tara Strong. Encyclopedia.com and TV Guide independently give the original or birth name Tara Lyn Charendoff and identify Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as her birthplace. Encyclopedia.com dates the birth to February 12, 1973.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify her under the professional name Tara Strong and give the longer name Tara Lyn Charendoff. Encyclopedia.com lists the original name as Tara Lyn Charendoff, dates the birth to February 12, 1973, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and says she later married Craig Strong, an actor and voice artist, on May 14, 2000, and is also known as Tara Charendoff-Strong. TV Guide independently lists the birth name as Tara Lyn Charendoff and the birthplace as Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and says she developed an interest in acting at a young age and performed in Toronto's Yiddish Theater.

Career highlights

Encyclopedia.com lists early and later voice work including Bubbles on The Powerpuff Girls-related Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, Timmy Turner on The Fairly OddParents beginning in 2001, later roles including The Proud Family, Fillmore!, Raven on Teen Titans, and Dil Pickles on All Grown Up, plus an Interactive Achievement Award in 2004 for Final Fantasy X-2 and a 2006 Daytime Emmy nomination for Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. TV Guide independently says she is best known as the voice of Timmy Turner in The Fairly OddParents, Bubbles in The Powerpuff Girls, and Twilight Sparkle in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, and records a screen acting debut in the television series The Campbells in 1986, an early voice role as Ame in My Pet Monster in 1987, and the 2004 Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award for voicing Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2, as well as the same 2006 Daytime Emmy nomination.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Tara Strong, Tara Lyn Charendoff, or Tara Charendoff-Strong are looking for the same actress, including the Powerpuff Girls and Fairly OddParents work most often associated with her name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Tara Strong alone in many lookups and later credits. TV Guide independently also records later Annie Award nominations, including in 2012. Encyclopedia.com independently lists later or additional credits including Danny Phantom and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.