Catherine Taber

Catherine Taber
Taber (right) with Nika Futterman and James Arnold Taylor
Born	Catherine Anne Taber (1979-12-30) December 30, 1979 (age 37) Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1997–present
Website	catherinetaber.com

Catherine Anne "Cat" Taber (born December 30, 1979) is an American actress who has appeared in films, television and video games. She is noted for her roles in the Star Wars franchise, specifically the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series where she voiced Padme Amidala.

In 2000, the Georgia native made her feature film debut starring alongside Soleil Moon Frye and Wil Wheaton in the coming of age dramedy The Girls' Room, where she and Frye play college roommates with contrasting lifestyles.

Taber got her break into video game voice-overs in Knights of the Old Republic in 2003, where she played Mission Vao. She voiced Penelo in Final Fantasy XII, for which she was nominated for a National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award for Supporting Role in a Drama in 2006.

She was the voice of Padmé Amidala in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated film and television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2014. Although she auditioned for the part, she credits her video game roles in the Star Wars universe as helping her become a fan and landing the part. She also voiced Amidala in the related Star Wars video games, as well as the character Vette in Star Wars: The Old Republic. She voiced Princess Leia in the Star Wars: Force Unleashed video games, and provided voices during production of the now cancelled animated comedy series Star Wars Detours. Meanwhile, in live-action roles, she had a starring role in the horror movie The Morningside Monster which screened at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2014.