NEW YORK CITY — The Society of Voice Arts & Sciences (sovas.org) has announced that voice actor Tara Strong will be the recipient of this year’s Voice Arts Legacy Award for Arts and Entertainment. The award recognizes Strong’s four-decade career in animation and video games, which includes providing voice performances for the animated series The New Batman Adventures, Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go!, Rugrats, The Powerpuff Girls, The Fairly OddParents, Xiaolin Showdown and
Ben 10.
“We couldn’t be more excited to honor Tara for her incomparable body of voiceover work, as well as her steadfast advocacy for children and humanitarian causes,” says Rudy Gaskins, chairman & CEO of SOVAS. “After two years of virtual ceremonies, we’re overjoyed to once again be together, in-person, to celebrate the best of voice acting. Tara continues to inspire with creativity and a remarkable dedication to her craft and her fans. Many of her professional colleagues are already celebrating by way of trying to meet the standards she sets for herself and all of us.”
The Voice Arts Legacy Award will be presented by Cree Summer, another bona fide voiceover superstar. Summer’s list of credits began with Strong’s on the same job. Both women are Canadian-American actors and have worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters. They’ve also been “besties” since they were kids.
The award will be presented on December 15th at the 13th Annual That’s Voiceover Career Expo at the Marriot Convention Center in Burbank, CA.