Julie Ann Taylor is an American voice actress with a extensive career spanning several decades, known for her work in English dubs of anime series, films, and video games. Born on January 29, 1966, in California, she began her journey in performance arts early, participating in grade school theater productions. Her interest in voice acting specifically began to take focus around 1995, leading to extensive study in the field. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In addition to her primary name, she has also been credited under the names Julie Pickering, Cricket Brown, and Jean Howard.

Throughout her prolific career, Taylor has voiced a wide array of characters, demonstrating versatility across different genres and character types. Among her many roles are Midori Kuriyama in the series Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time. She is particularly recognized for her long-standing association with the Fate franchise, where she voices the character Taiga Fujimura, a role she has reprised across numerous installments including Fate/stay night and its sequels Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly and Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song. Within the same franchise, she also provides the voice for the character Jaguar Warrior, featured in series such as Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia- and Fate/Grand Carnival.

Her filmography includes significant roles in the Gundam universe, where she voices Towana and Yuriko Kuga in the series Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE and its second season. Other notable anime credits include Namie Amamiya in Forest of Piano, Minami in Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan Second, Hinaru in Karas, Shun Kisaragi in Here is Greenwood, and Atl in both Ghost Slayers Ayashi and Ayakashi Ayashi: Ayashi Divine Comedy. She has also taken on roles in films and specials, such as Naoko's Mom in Dino Girl Gauko, Sachiko in The Princess and the Moon, a Mother character in Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror, and the Princess in The Prince and the Coral Sea. Additional roles include Phia Oliveira in Heat Guy J, Moe Katsuragi in Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety, Kei Yuki in Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless Odyssey, and Nazuna's Mother in Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom?.

Taylor is frequently affiliated with major dubbing studios such as Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Studiopolis, and SDI Media, leading to recurring collaborations with other voice actors and directors in the Los Angeles-area voice acting community. Her work is extensive in video games as well, with notable performances including Ibuki Mioda and Tenko Chabashira in the Danganronpa series, Cordelia and Severa in Fire Emblem Awakening, Emil in the Nier series, and Hildegard von Krone in the Soulcalibur fighting game series. Known for her ability to portray a range from youthful and upbeat characters to motherly figures and young boys, Julie Ann Taylor has built a respected and enduring career as a prominent voice in English-dubbed anime.