Kari Wahlgren

Born:July 13, 1977

Place of Birth:Hoisington, Kansas, USA

Known For:Acting

Biography

Kari K. Wahlgren, born on July 13, 1977, is a highly acclaimed American voice actress known for her exceptional talent in bringing animated characters to life. With a career spanning over decades, Wahlgren has become a prominent figure in the world of anime and video games, lending her voice to a multitude of beloved characters that have captured the hearts of audiences worldwide.

Beyond her impressive voice work, Wahlgren also ventured into live-action roles, showcasing her versatility as an actress. In the 2003 film "Neverland," directed by Damion Dietz, she took on the enchanting role of Tinker Bell, adding a touch of magic to the screen with her portrayal of the iconic character.

One of Wahlgren's notable contributions to the world of animation was her portrayal of Mindy in Disney's acclaimed film "Bolt" in 2008. Her ability to infuse characters with depth and emotion through her voice truly set her apart as a talented and versatile performer.

Anime fans will recognize Wahlgren for her unforgettable role as Haruhara Haruko in Gainax's OVA "FLCL," where she brought a dynamic energy to the character that left a lasting impression on viewers. Her nuanced performance added layers of complexity to the series, making it a standout in her already impressive body of work.

In addition to her work in film and anime, Wahlgren has also made her mark in the realm of television, with roles such as Denise Buttowski in the Disney XD series "Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil" and Shellsea in the popular Disney Channel show "Fish Hooks." Her ability to connect with audiences of all ages through her voice acting is a testament to her skill and dedication to her craft.

Wahlgren's talent extends beyond the screen, as she was featured in the 2008 documentary "Adventures in Voice Acting," offering insights into the artistry and technique behind bringing animated characters to life. Her passion for her work and commitment to excellence shine through in every role she takes on, earning her the respect and admiration of fans and industry peers alike.

With a diverse and impressive body of work to her name, Kari Wahlgren continues to captivate audiences with her captivating performances and ability to breathe life into a wide range of characters. Whether she's voicing a feisty heroine, a mischievous sidekick, or a mysterious antagonist, Wahlgren's talent and versatility make her a true standout in the world of voice acting.

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Filmography

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Tangled

Additional Voices (voice)

2010

Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. She strikes a deal with Flynn Rider, a charming wanted thief, and the duo set off on an action-packed escapade.

Frozen II

Additional Voices (voice)

2019

Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf head far into the forest to learn the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom.

Luck

Hazel's Mom / Aine (voice)

2022

Suddenly finding herself in the never-before-seen Land of Luck, the unluckiest person in the world must unite with the magical creatures there to turn her luck around.

Watchmen: Chapter II

Sylvia Kovacs / Female Knot Top (voice)

2024

Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them, they race the clock to uncover a deepening plot that might trigger global nuclear war.

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

SeaPals Kid (voice)

2024

When Bikini Bottom is scooped from the ocean, scientific squirrel Sandy Cheeks and her pal SpongeBob SquarePants saddle up for Texas to save their town.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep

Zmarra / Vodnik Assassin (voice)

2025

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. He must count on friends — old and new — to solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into an all-out war.

Bolt

Mindy Parker (voice)

2008

Bolt is the star of the biggest show in Hollywood. The only problem is, he thinks it's real. After he's accidentally shipped to New York City and separated from Penny, his beloved co-star and owner, Bolt must harness all his "super powers" to find a way home.

Secret of the Wings

Receptionist (voice)

2012

Tinkerbell wanders into the forbidden Winter woods and meets Periwinkle. Together they learn the secret of their wings and try to unite the warm fairies and the winter fairies to help Pixie Hollow.

Hotel Transylvania 2

Additional Voices (voice)

2015

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Additional Voices (voice)

2018

Dracula, Mavis, Johnny and the rest of the Drac Pack take a vacation on a luxury Monster Cruise Ship, where Dracula falls in love with the ship’s captain, Ericka, who’s secretly a descendant of Abraham Van Helsing, the notorious monster slayer.

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

Robin (voice)

2014

An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. But this creature is not welcome in Pixie Hollow — and the scout fairies are determined to capture the mysterious beast, who they fear will destroy their home. Fawn must convince her fairy friends to risk everything to rescue the NeverBeast.

Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy

Sweetpea / Sydney / Additional Voices (voice)

2014

Zarina, a smart and ambitious dust-keeper fairy who’s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities, flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with the band of pirates led by a cabin boy named James, who’ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.

Smurfs: The Lost Village

Additional Voices (voice)

2017

In this fully animated, all-new take on the Smurfs, a mysterious map sets Smurfette and her friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of the biggest secret in Smurf history.

Resident Evil: Vendetta

Nadia (voice)

2017

BSAA Chris Redfield enlists the help of government agent Leon S. Kennedy and Professor Rebecca Chambers from Alexander Institute of Biotechnology to stop a death merchant with a vengeance from spreading a deadly virus in New York.

Planes

Additional Voices (voice)

2013

Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his mentor Skipper and a host of new friends, Dusty sets off to make his dreams come true.

Resident Evil: Degeneration

Various (voice)

2008

Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.

Tangled Ever After

Queen (voice)

2012

The kingdom is in a festive mood as everyone gathers for the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn. However, when Pascal and Maximus, as flower chameleon and ring bearer, respectively, lose the gold bands, a frenzied search and recovery mission gets underway. As the desperate duo tries to find the rings before anyone discovers that they’re missing, they leave behind a trail of comical chaos that includes flying lanterns, a flock of doves, a wine barrel barricade and a very sticky finale. Will Maximus and Pascal save the day and make it to the church in time? And will they ever get Flynn’s nose right?

The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

Kitsu / Boy (voice)

2021

Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.

Watchmen: Chapter I

Janey Slater / Female Knot Top / Female Citizen #1 (voice)

2024

In 1985, the murder of a government-sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself.

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs

Walla (voice)

2019

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.

The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus

R&D Baby Simmons (voice)

2022

Christmas Eve takes a twisty turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded at the North Pole.

The Wild

Baby Hippo/Walla (voice)

2006

An adolescent lion is accidentally shipped from the New York Zoo to Africa. Now running free, his zoo pals must put aside their differences to help bring him back.

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

Jojo (voice)

2020

Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus.

The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday

DJ Trudy Tude / Holiday Shopper (voice)

2023

To keep their annual Holiday Heist-tacular afloat, Mr. Wolf and his crew of animal outlaws will have to restore the whole city's Christmas spirit — fast!

My Little Pony: A New Generation

Pegasus Fan (voice)

2021

Equestria's divided. But a bright-eyed hero believes Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns should be pals — and, hoof to heart, she’s determined to prove it.

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Patch (voice)

2014

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of aerial firefighting. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, a bunch of all-terrain vehicles known as The Smokejumpers. Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty learns what it takes to become a true hero.

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up!

Duffy / Jane (voice)

2022

This time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a greedy land-grabber, and they’re going to need some help! Jerry’s three precocious nephews are all ready for action, and Tom is rounding up a posse of prairie dogs. But can a ragtag band of varmints defeat a deceitful desperado determined to deceive a damsel in distress? No matter what happens with Tom and Jerry in the saddle, it’ll be a rootin’ tootin’ good time!

Pixie Hollow Games

Ivy (voice)

2011

Rosetta and new arrival Chloe band together to try to break the garden fairies' legendary losing streak in the Pixie Hollow Games, a sports spectacle filled with pixie pageantry, fantastic fairy events and hilarious surprises.

The Star

Additional Voices (voice)

2017

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.

The Christmas Chronicles

Jojo

2018

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

Jamie / Additional Voices (voice)

2017

When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.

Aliens in the Attic

Razor (voice)

2009

A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Koriand'r / Starfire (voice)

2017

Tara Markov is a girl who has power over earth and stone; she is also more than she seems. Is the newest Teen Titan an ally or a threat? And what are the mercenary Deathstroke's plans for the Titans?

Batman: The Killing Joke

Call Girl (voice)

2016

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Koriand'r / Starfire (voice)

2016

Robin is sent by Batman to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission. The Titans must then step up to face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world.

Batman: Bad Blood

Ms. Bannister / Kori (voice)

2016

Bruce Wayne is missing. Alfred covers for him while Nightwing and Robin patrol Gotham City in his stead and a new player, Batwoman, investigates Batman's disappearance.

Batman: Death in the Family

Charlotte (voice)

2020

Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.

Tangled: Before Ever After

Additional Voices (voice)

2017

Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of her father. While she wholeheartedly loves Eugene, Rapunzel does not share his immediate desire to get married and settle down within the castle walls. Determined to live life on her own terms, she and her tough-as-nails Lady-in-Waiting Cassandra embark on a secret adventure where they encounter mystical rocks that magically cause Rapunzel's long blonde hair to grow back. Impossible to break and difficult to hide, Rapunzel must learn to embrace her hair and all that it represents.

Son of Batman

Rebecca (voice)

2014

Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group known as The League of Assassins.

Justice League: Gods and Monsters

Karen Beecher / Livewire (voice)

2015

In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

Adult Tigress (voice)

2016

As Po looks for his lost action figures, the story of how the panda inadvertently helped create the Furious Five is told.

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League - Cosmic Clash

Saturn Girl (voice)

2016

Earth, a shiny jewel floating in the blackness of space... and for the robot known as Brainiac, the last piece to capture for his collection of planets. Not if the Justice League has anything to say about it!

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League

Wonder Woman / Bizzara (voice)

2015

Superman’s clone, Bizarro, has become an embarrassing problem. Chaos and destruction follow Bizarro everywhere as he always hears the opposite of what is said, says the opposite of what he means and does the opposite of what is right. And when the citizens of Metropolis keep confusing Bizarro with Superman, the Man of Steel decides it’s time to find a new home for him…on another planet! It’s up to the Justice League to come to terms with their backward counterparts and team up with them to stop Darkseid and save the galaxy!

The Spooky Tale of Captain Underpants: Hack-a-ween

Mayor Hoppy McChapper (voice)

2019

When Melvin tries to cancel Halloween, clever best friends Harold and George create their own spooky holiday -- and it's a huge success!

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning

Attina (voice)

2008

Follow Ariel's adventures before she gave up her fins for true love. When Ariel wasn't singing with her sisters, she spent time with her mother, Queen Athena. Ariel is devastated when Athena is killed by pirates, and after King Triton outlaws all singing. Along with pals Flounder and Sebastian, Ariel sets off in hopes of changing her father's decision to ban music from the kingdom.