Jen Taylor is an American voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Cortana in various Halo games as well as the intelligent personal assistant of the same name. She also voices Zoey in Left 4 Dead; Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in various Mario games between 1999 and 2006; Salem in RWBY, and Lina, Windranger, Puck and Medusa in Dota 2.
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![]() Taylor at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2022 | |
Born | Jennifer Taylor Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1993–present |
Jen Taylor taught herself how to do voice work by recording the radio and imitating what she heard.[1] She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in theater.[2] Before starting in voice work, she worked as a radio DJ for KNDD.[3]
Taylor has voiced characters in multiple video games. She voiced Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in Mario games between 1999 and 2006.[4] She has voiced the character Cortana in Halo games since the first game in the series, Halo: Combat Evolved (2001).[5] She also voices the virtual assistant Cortana, which was named after the character and first released in 2014.[6] Two decades following the original game, Taylor reprised the role of Cortana by voice acting and performance capture in the Paramount+ TV series.[7]
Taylor has played Salem, the main antagonist in the animated web series RWBY, since 2013.[8] She has also acted on radio, in an episode of the radio series The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[9] that aired in 2014.[10]
Taylor has narrated nearly thirty Audiobooks, and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards.[11] Her narration of Tami Hoag's Mismatch was nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.[12]
As a stage actress, Taylor has played various roles such as Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice[3] and Eliza Doolittle in a Seattle Shakespeare Company production of Pygmalion.[13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Pam Delmer | Uncredited | |
1993 | This Boy's Life | Deputy Commissioner O'Riley | Uncredited | |
1999 | The Big Kahuna | Mrs. Johnson | Uncredited | |
2000 | The Brainiacs.com | Woman at Accident | Uncredited | |
2001 | Don's Plum | Foxie | Uncredited | |
2001 | I Am Sam | Woman Chauffeur | Uncredited | |
2004 | Inheritance | Abbey | [14] | |
2010 | Leverage | Jodie McManus | Ep. "The Future Job" (season 2, episode 13) | [15] |
2018 | Everything Sucks! | Miss Stock | 2 episodes | [16] |
2022–present | Halo | Cortana | [17] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2013–present | RWBY | Mysterious Narrator / Salem | [8][18] | |
2015 | Halo: The Fall of Reach | Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1997 | Backyard Baseball | Sunny Day | [19] | |
1998 | Thinkin' Things: Sky Island Mysteries | Glove | ||
1998 | Backyard Soccer | Sunny Day | [19] | |
1999 | Backyard Football | Sunny Day | [19] | |
1999–2007 | Mario franchise | Princess Peach, Toad, Birdo, Princess Daisy, Toadette | ||
2000 | Backyard Baseball 2001 | Sunny Day | [19] | |
2000 | Backyard Soccer MLS Edition | Sunny Day | [19] | |
2001 | Backyard Football 2002 | Sunny Day | [19] | |
2001 | Aliens versus Predator 2 | Tomiko / Various | [20] | |
2001 | Halo: Combat Evolved | Cortana / Life Pod Pilot | [19] | |
2001 | Super Smash Bros. Melee | Princess Peach | [21] | |
2001 | Luigi's Mansion | Toad | ||
2001 | Backyard Basketball | Sunny Day | [22] | |
2002 | No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way | Cate Archer / Isako / Ninja Girls | [16] | |
2002 | Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal | Roxy | [23] | |
2004 | Halo 2 | Cortana | [19] | |
2006 | SiN Episodes | Jessica Cannon | ||
2007 | Halo 3 | Cortana | [19] | |
2008 | Left 4 Dead | Zoey | [19] | |
2009 | F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Lt. Keira Stokes | [19] | |
2009 | 1 vs. 100 Live | herself | ||
2010 | Left 4 Dead 2 | Zoey | [19] | |
2010 | Halo: Reach | Halsey, Cortana (Firefight) | [19] | |
2012 | Guild Wars 2 | Demmi Beetlestone | [24] | |
2012 | Halo 4 | Cortana, Halsey | Also motion-capture performance for Halsey | [19] |
2013 | Dota 2 | Lina, Puck, Windranger, Medusa | [25] | |
2014 | Destiny | City Civil Frame, Archive Security A.I., City P.A. | [26] | |
2015 | Infinite Crisis | Atomic Wonder Woman | [27][28] | |
2015 | Halo 5: Guardians | Cortana, Dr. Halsey | Also motion-capture performance for Dr. Halsey | [29] |
2018 | Forza Horizon 4 | Cortana | [30] | |
2021 | Halo Infinite | Cortana, Dr. Halsey, "The Weapon" | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2014–present | Windows Phone 8.1 | Cortana | [31][6] | |
2015–present | Windows 10 | Cortana | [32] | |
2021–present | Windows 11 | Cortana | [33] | |
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