8 Awesome Female Voice Overs From Movies, TV and Video Games!

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When it comes to voice acting, females haven't always dominated the conversation. Still, things are changing, and more movies, TV shows and video games now have a girl voice over. Many people favor female voices, too. Forty-six percent of adults stated a girl voice over was  , according to a more soothing than a male onestudy. Here are eight of the best girl voice over performers!  

 Girl Voice Over #1: Hayden Panettiere as Sam (Until Dawn)

 

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Best known for her role on the cult NBC sci-fi series Heroes, Hayden Panettiere has also carved out a career as a voice over actress. Now that's girl power! In 2015, she voiced the character of Sam in Until Dawn, a horror adventure video game on the PlayStation 4. Panettiere's warm tone is a reassuring presence in this spine-tingling scare story, where the protagonists are trapped in a remote mountain retreat. Her young-sounding voice also helps the game's publishers, Sony, connect with millennials. This is one of the most famous voice overs for video games! 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKAVPofzu2g

 

Girl Voice Over #2: Christina Ricci as Lilly (Alpha and Omega)

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Christina Ricci is no stranger to animation. In 1998, she had a voice over role in the CGI sci-fi flick Small Strangers, proving she's just as good behind the microphone as she is in front of the camera. Ricci returned to cartoons in the 2010 romantic comedy-drama Alpha and Omega, which also stars Hayden Panettiere. The former Addam Family star plays Lilly, a white wolf with violet eyes who does impressions of turtles. Her mellow girl voice over resonated with a young audience — Alpha and Omega grossed more than $50 million at the box office. Who run the world? Girls!

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Girl Voice Over #3: Grey DeLisle as Amanda Valenciano Libre (Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker)

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Grey DeLisle is a woman with many different voices — and all of them sound fantastic. This voice over actress has featured in The Fairly OddParents, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and she's provided voice overs for commercials. Phew! DeLisle is probably best known, however, for her girl voice over in Amanda Valenciano Libre in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, an action-adventure game for the PlayStation Portable. DeLisle is a trailblazer in the male-dominated video game industry! 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrPaL1FiOwA

 

Girl Voice Over #4: Scarlett Johansson as Samantha (Her)

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In 2013's Her, Scarlett Johansson brings an emotional gravity to her portrayal of Samantha, a computer operating system with artificial intelligence. Johansson's stunning performance — "Detached from her lethally curvaceous figure, the actress’ breathy contralto is no less seductive," Variety in a review of the motion saidpicture — earned her critical acclaim. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists — despite not appearing in a single frame of the movie. Now that's how you do a girl voice over! 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne6p6MfLBxc

 

Girl Voice Over #5: Brenda Strong as Mary Alice Young (Desperate Housewives)

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Brenda Strong's filmography reads like an encyclopedia of television, with dramatic and comedic roles on her impressive resume. This talented actor's depiction of the deceased Mary Alice Young in ABC's Desperate Housewives garnered her much critical acclaim. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance not once, but twice, and her voice from-beyond-the-grave narration has become synonymous with the show. This is a girl voice over that's out of this world! 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6N2AcCA3zY

 

Girl Voice Over #6: Mila Kunis as Meg Griffin (Family Guy)

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With its ensemble cast of colorful characters, Family Guy is still going strong. This animated series, which premiered in 1999, remains one of biggest shows on FOX. Mila Kunis plays Meg, the Griffin family's stroppy middle child — a role that turned her into a superstar. Kunis isn't just a vessel for show creator Seth MacFarlane's acerbic lines — she has a comic timing and delivery that she has honed over 15 seasons. "My voice is more recognizable than what I look like," Kunis   about her famous girl voice over. once told the press"If I don't have makeup on, and I put sunglasses and a cap on, I'm fine. I just can't talk!"  

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK3k1M_w8fU

 

Girl Voice Over #7: Jada Pinkett-Smith as Gloria the Hippo (Madagascar)

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Jada Pinkett-Smith has narrated various roles over the years, but her voice is instantly recognizable in DreamWorks' Madagascar franchise, which has grossed more than $1.8 billion at the box office. Impressive, right? Pinkett-Smith voices Gloria the Hippo, who lives in Central Park Zoo as an attraction. Despite being born in Baltimore, Md., Pinkett-Smith perfects her New York accent when she performs as Gloria, and her girl voice over connects with a young audience. 

 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm-eiFVtRws

 

Girl Voice Over #8: Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner (Animaniacs)

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Dasiy Duck, Wilma Flintstone, Babs Bunny — these are just some of Tress MacNeille's many, many voices. This girl voice over superstar is also famous for her portrayal of Dot Warner in the animated series Animaniacs. "Creating characters and doing impressions is an ability that may have to come naturally, I think," she once . "Kind of a predisposition, perhaps. The characters that I do all come from people said in an interviewin my own life — as well as the material I've stolen from my friends!" 

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udqPqEwzWtg

 

The eight girl voice over performers on this list portray roles that are just as compelling as their male counterparts. From video games to TV shows to movies, women rule the world of voice overs! 

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