Tara Charendoff

Tara Strong
Strong in September 2012
Born	Tara Lyn Charendoff (1973-02-12) February 12, 1973 (age 44) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Citizenship	Canada–U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Craig Strong (m. 2000)
Children	2
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Tara Strong (born Tara Lyn Charendoff; February 12, 1973) is a Canadian–American actress who has done work in numerous films and television series, both live-action and animated. Many of her major voice roles include animated series such as Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, Drawn Together, Teen Titans and the spin-off series Teen Titans Go!, and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, as well as video games such as Mortal Kombat X, Final Fantasy X-2, and the Batman: Arkham series. Her portrayals have garnered nominations in the Annie Awards and Daytime Emmys, and an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

Strong was born on February 12, 1973, in Toronto, Ontario to Syd and Lucy Charendoff. Her family had emigrated to Canada after escaping the Russian pogroms. Her parents ran a candy and novelty store called The Wiz, and Syd had also worked as a pharmacist. She and her older sister Marla were raised in Toronto. At age four, she became interested in acting and volunteered to be a soloist at a school production. She worked with the Yiddish Theater; though she did not know the Yiddish language, she memorized her lines phonetically. She also performed with the Toronto Jewish Theater (TJA), where she acted in A Night of Stars and was featured in an audiotape for "Lay Down Your Arms" with the Habonim Youth Choir, where she sang the lyrics in both English and Hebrew.