Nika Futterman is an American actress and singer, born in New York City on October 25, 1969, who has built an extensive career as a voice artist in animation and video games since the mid-1990s. Her early professional acting included appearances in live-action television series such as Chicago Hope and Murphy Brown before she transitioned primarily to voice work. Futterman is recognized for a versatile vocal range, voicing a wide array of characters across numerous projects, from leading roles in children's animated series to more dramatic parts in superhero and sci-fi franchises.

Futterman's career is marked by several prominent and long-running voice roles. She is well known as the voice of Asajj Ventress, a fan-favorite character she originated in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars and continued in the subsequent television series and related video games, later reprising the role in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Another significant role is Luna Loud in the popular Nickelodeon series The Loud House and its associated film. In addition to these, her extensive filmography includes voicing Adam Lyon in My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Chum Chum in Fanboy & Chum Chum, Sticks the Jungle Badger in Sonic Boom, and Olga Pataki in Hey Arnold!. She has also lent her voice to numerous characters within the DC and Marvel animated universes, such as Catwoman, Hawkgirl, and Gamora.

In the realm of video games and anime-influenced projects, Futterman has provided voices for a diverse range of characters. As noted, she voiced Akane Yagyu in the English version of the game Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. Other notable video game credits include Nix in Infamous 2, Raging Raven in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Mack in Lost Odyssey, and Zagara in Heroes of the Storm. In anime and anime-inspired animation, her roles include Smellerbee in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Ahnah in The Legend of Korra, and Beni Walker in Tenkai Knights, as well as voicing Granny in the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film Only Yesterday.

Throughout her career, Futterman has frequently collaborated with a core group of other prolific voice actors. She has worked alongside Dee Bradley Baker and Kevin Michael Richardson on numerous projects, with records indicating dozens of collaborations with each. She has also shared credits many times with actors like Tom Kenny, Tara Strong, and Grey DeLisle. Beyond her acting, Futterman is also a singer, and her vocal talents have been incorporated into her roles, with many of her characters performing songs within their shows. She famously performed the spoken line "Give it to me, baby" in The Offspring's hit single "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)". Her work spans a wide range of genres and formats, demonstrating her adaptability and enduring presence in the voice acting industry.