Tara Strong is a Canadian-American actress renowned for her prolific career in voice-over, spanning animation, video games, and live-action productions. Born in Toronto, Canada, she began her professional acting career as a teenager, performing in theater and taking improv classes. Her early work included roles in Canadian television before she transitioned into voice acting. One of her first major voice-over roles, at the age of 13, was providing the voice for the title character in the 1987 animated series Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater, where she was credited under her birth name, Tara Charendoff. This marked the beginning of a long and successful career in the industry.

Strong's voice acting portfolio includes an extensive range of roles in English-language dubs of anime and Japanese-inspired productions. She voiced the character Yumi Francois in the English dub of the 1994 anime miniseries Tekkaman Blade II. Her work also extends to animated films set within anime-influenced worlds; for instance, she voiced both Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy in the 2018 animated film Batman Ninja. Beyond these specific credits, she has lent her voice to English adaptations of acclaimed Japanese films, including Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke.

In addition to her work in anime, Strong has voiced characters in numerous Western animated series and video games that have a significant presence in anime and gaming culture. Her notable roles in this area include Raven in the Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go! series, as well as various characters in the Batman: Arkham video game franchise. She also provided the voice for the character Rikku in the Japanese role-playing games Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2, a performance for which she won an Interactive Achievement Award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences in 2004. Her frequent collaborations with other voice actors, such as Scott Menville in projects like Teen Titans and Tekkaman Blade II, are a noted aspect of her career.

Throughout her career, Tara Strong has received numerous accolades and nominations for her voice acting. She has been nominated for multiple Annie Awards and Daytime Emmy Awards for her performances in animated programs. In 2013, she was honored with the Shorty Award for Best Actress for her use of social media and was also named Voice Actress of the Year by the website Behind The Voice Actors. Her body of work demonstrates a sustained and significant contribution to the fields of animation and voice acting across both Western and Japanese productions.