Hynden Walch (born February 1, 1971) is an American actress best known for voicing Starfire in the Teen Titans franchise and Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time. She has also voiced Penny Sanchez in ChalkZone, Elsie in Stanley, Alice May in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, young Nia Teppelin in Gurren Lagann and Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star. Outside of animation, Walch has appeared in live-action films like Groundhog Day and Jerry Maguire, and TV series like Law & Order.
Biography Walch was born on February 1, 1971 in Davenport, Iowa. She is of German descent. She started her professional acting career on stage at age 11. At 16, she attended the North Carolina School of the Arts, majoring in voice. In 1989, she received the Presidential Scholarship and went to the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After UNC, she went to Chicago, Illinois, where she did plays, including The Rise and Fall of Little Voice on Broadway, where she won the Outer Critics Circle Award for her performance as the title character. As a high school senior, she was awarded as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts in drama. In 2005, she graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a B.A. in American Literature and founded the Hillside Produce Cooperative, a free exchange of local, organically grown food, for which she was named runner up Citizen Entrepreneur of the Year by Global Green USA. Hynden has been married to Sean McDermott since 1999.
On television, she voiced Starfire in Teen Titans, Penny Sanchez on the Nickelodeon show ChalkZone, Elsie on the Playhouse Disney show Stanley, Ace in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Harley Quinn in The Batman and in anime, she has voiced Amy Stapleton in IGPX, Emiri Kimidori in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star, and Nia Teppelin in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. She also voiced both Alice and Wendy Darling in various Disney media after she replaced Kathryn Beaumont who played both characters in Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan.
In video games, she voiced Jasmine and Junko in Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble! and Coco Bandicoot and Polar in Crash Team Racing. She provided the English voice of Hitomi in Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 and Dead or Alive Paradise. She voiced Viridi, the Goddess of Nature, in Kid Icarus: Uprising, and her performance in the game was met with critical acclaim.
In live action, she played Mae Capone on The Untouchables and Debbie in Groundhog Day.
Filmography Film + List of voice performances in animated feature and direct-to-video films Year Title Role Notes 1998 The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Jenny McBride Direct-to-video A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2000 Tom Sawyer Becky Thatcher Aladdin and the Adventure of All-Time Paige Singing voice2002 The Wild Thornberrys Movie Schoolgirl 2005 Karas Little Girl English dub2006 Stanley's Dinosaur Round-Up Elsie Direct-to-video Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo Starfire, Mecha-Boi Television film 2008 Batman: Gotham Knight Young Cassandra, young Bruce Wayne Direct-to-video 2010 Tangled Additional characters 2012 Back to the Sea Tiny Fish Big Top Scooby-Doo!Lena, Joan Direct-to-videoWinx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom (Nickelodeon dub) Lockette, Amore The Nickelodeon version premiered in 20122013 Winx Club 3D: Magical Adventure (Nickelodeon dub) The Nickelodeon version premiered in 2013Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Yo-YoDirect-to-video2014 Justice League: War Hannah Grace Batman: Assault on Arkham Harley Quinn The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Menowarawa English dub 2015 The Laws of the Universe Part 0 Halle English dub; Limited theatrical release2016 Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Starfire Direct-to-video DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year2017 DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic GamesStarfire, BlackfireLego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash Mitzi Capaletto2018 Teen Titans Go! To the MoviesStarfire DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis Direct-to-video The Laws of the Universe-Part I Halle English dub; Limited theatrical release 2019 Batman: Hush Harley Quinn Direct-to-video Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans Starfire, Original Starfire 2020 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War Harley Quinn 2021 Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam Starfire Television film 2022 Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse Starfire Direct-to-video
Television + List of voice performances in television shows Year Title Role Notes1998–1999Oh Yeah! CartoonsPenny Sanchez, Nerd, Girl #22 episodes 1999–2000 Rugrats Freddie, Toddlers 2 episodes 2001–2004 Stanley Elsie Recurring role 2002 Static Shock Maureen Connor / Permafrost Episode: "Frozen Out" 2002–2008 ChalkZone Penny Sanchez Main role 2003 Gary the Rat Little Girl Episode: "Inherit the Cheese" 2003 Justice League Ace Episode: "Wild Cards" 2003–2006 Teen Titans Starfire, Blackfire, Madame Rouge, Argent Main role 2005 Justice League Unlimited Ace Episode: "Epilogue" 2005–2006 Immortal Grand Prix Amy Stapleton English dub 2005–2006 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! Valina 8 episodes 2006 Catscratch Katilda 2 episodes 2006–2007 American Dragon: Jake Long Fury, Euryale, Medusa 2 episodes 2007 Random! Cartoons Ms. Chic, Olympia Episode: "Hero Heights" 2007 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Emiri Kimidori, Sonou Mori English dub 2006-2007 Codename: Kids Next Door Rainbow Monkey Leader, Anchorwoman, Amish Girl 4 episodes 2007 The Batman Harley Quinn 2 episodes 2008 Lucky Star Yutaka Kobayakawa English dub 2008 Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Nia Teppelin English dub 2009 The Super Hero Squad Show Jean Grey Episode: "Mysterious Mayhem at Mutant High!" 2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Platinum, Carbon Dioxide 2 episodes 2010–2013 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Alice May, Obliteratrix 2 episodes 2010–2011 Generator Rex Breach 7 episodes 2010–2018 Adventure Time Princess Bubblegum, various voices Main role 2011–2012 New Teen Titans Starfire, Blackfire 2011–2012 Winx Club Lockette, Amore Nickelodeon version (specials, 2011 re-dubs of seasons 3 and 4) 2012 ThunderCats Jonto Episode: "The Forever Bag" 2012–2016 Doc McStuffins Bubble Monkey, Nikki 5 episodes 2013–present Teen Titans Go! Starfire, Blackfire, Sparkleface, Sticky Jane, Madame Rouge, Opposite Gender Cyborg, Wonder Girl, Herself, various voices Main role 2013–2015 Henry Hugglemonster Summer Hugglemonster Main role 2013 Pound Puppies Noodles Episode: "Little Monster" 2014–2019 Avengers Assemble Princess Python, Supergiant 3 episodes 2014 Transformers: Rescue Bots Amy Episode: "Bugs in the System" 2015–present Mister P Ellen Pierce 2015–2018Guardians of the GalaxySupergiant4 episodes 2015, 2019 Star vs. the Forces of Evil Pixie Clerk, additional voices 4 episodes 2015, 2017 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Yumi, additional voices 2 episodes 2015–2018 DC Super Hero Girls Starfire, BlackfireRecurring role 2016 Lastman Additional voices Episode: "Action!" 2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger Sophiaroni, Flying Skunks, Young Kid Danger 2 episodes 2018–2019 Niko and the Sword of Light Wispy, Little Girl, Baby Funkfang, Sea Creature 3 episodes 2019–2021 Young Justice Queen Perdita, Elasti-Girl, Em'ree J'onzz 10 episodes 2019 Green Eggs and Ham Diabolical Shackle, Family Kid, Inventor #1, One Fish, Can Opener, Patron #2 7 episodes 2020 Robot Chicken Wasp, Amazon Alexa Episode: "Babe Hollytree in: I Wish One Person Had Died" 2020 Adventure Time: Distant Lands Princess Bubblegum Episode: "Obsidian" 2020 DuckTales Alethiea Episode: "The Lost Harp of Mervana!" 2023-2025 Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake Princess Bubblegum, Candy Queen 12 episodes 2026 The Loud House Chinah Episode: "Shred of Evidence" 2026 Adventure Time: Side Quests Princess Bubblegum TBA Starfire Starfire
Video games + List of voice performances in video games Year Title Voice role Notes 1999 Crash Team Racing Coco Bandicoot, Polar 2004 EverQuest II Kerra, Wood Elf 2006 Teen Titans Starfire Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 Hitomi English dub 2009 Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Princess Bubblegum 2010 Final Fantasy XIII Cocoon Inhabitants English dub Ninety-Nine Nights II Rinn English dub Dead or Alive Paradise Hitomi English dub, shared role with Eden Riegel 2011 Kinect: Disneyland Adventures Alice Knights ContractRapunzelGenerator Rex: Agent of ProvidenceBreach 2012 Kid Icarus: Uprising Viridi English dub Final Fantasy XIII-2 Additional voices English dubAdventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!Princess Bubblegum 2013 Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! Princess Bubblegum 2014 Broken Age M'ggie, Ch't, Rose Maiden The Lego Movie Videogame Additional voices Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Viridi English dub; uncredited The Sims 4 Sim Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix Alice Re:coded Cutscenes; English dub 2015 Lego Dimensions Princess Bubblegum, Starfire Year 2 additions only Adventure Time: Finn & Jake Investigations Princess Bubblegum 2016 Skylanders Imaginators Master Chopscotch 2018 Fallout 76 Maxine Ballard, Miss Rachel, Angie Decland Adventure Time: Pirates of the EnchiridionPrincess Bubblegum, Candy Person #2 2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Supergiant 2020 Fallout 76: Steel Dawn Dagger 2025 Disney Speedstorm Alice
Live-action + List of acting performances in feature films and television shows Year Title Role Notes 1992 Angel Street Blond 1993 Groundhog Day Debbie 1993–1994 The Untouchables Mae Capone 1994 Law & Order Angel Monroe Episode: "Blue Bamboo" 1995 Angela Darlene 1996 Jake's Women Waitress Sudden Manhattan Georgie Jerry Maguire Women's Group Member 1997 The Practice Sarah Fisher The Drew Carey Show Amy 2000 Charmed Marcie Steadwell NYPD Blue Lucy Sperling 2002 King Rikki Co-Worker
Theatre + List of acting performances in theatre Year Title Role Notes 1994 The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Laura Hoff, Little Voice 1999 The Rocky Horror Show Columbia
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