Tara Sands

Tara Jayne Sands (born September 20, 1975) is an American voice actress, television host and actress.

She has voiced in a number of anime dubs and cartoons, including Bulbasaur in Pokémon, Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh!, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in The Slayers. She has also provided narration on many audio books, including Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes series and Ellen Potter's Olivia Kidney series.

Career
Sands was raised in New Jersey and studied theater at Hofstra University. She has been involved with voice acting since high school. Much of her work is in anime dubbing, with multiple roles in such franchises as Slayers and Pokémon. She also voiced Tiara in Shamanic Princess, and Hikaru Shidou in the OVA 'remake' of Magic Knight Rayearth, among others.

In addition to providing voice-overs for commercials, Sands has appeared on-camera in commercials, including as the 'Office Cheerleader' in a series for Lipton's Cup-a-Soup and television series including Everybody Hates Chris. She also co-hosted Cartoon Network's weekly Fridays block from January 2005 to February 2007 with Tommy Snider. They hosted over 100 episodes together.

TV Series

 * 3% (2016-2020) - Natália, Additional Voices
 * Cable Girls (2017-2020) - Sara Millán, Additional Voices
 * 1983 (2018) - Additional Voices
 * Babylon Berlin (2018-present) - Additional Voices
 * Carlo & Malik (2018) - Ottavia, Ludovica, Female Barista (ep. 2), Govini's Sister (ep. 8) , Sara (ep. 10) , Woman (ep. 11)
 * If I Hadn't Met You (2018) - Clara, Young Paul (ep. 3), Nurse 2 (ep. 4) , Charlotte (ep. 10)
 * Samantha! (2018-2020) - Gretchen
 * The Protector (2018-2020) - Rüya, Reporter (ep. 8), Cavidan (eps. 28-29)
 * Victim Number 8 (2018) - Tania, Maria's Daughter, Female Journalist 1 (ep. 2), Female Paramedic (ep. 3) , OB/GYN Doctor (ep. 4) , Nurse (ep. 6)
 * Wild District (2018-2019) - Nina (ep. 18), Female Newscaster #2 (ep. 19) , Neighbor's Wife (ep. 20)
 * Osmosis (2019) - Additional Voices
 * Monarca (2019-2021) - Lourdes Carranza
 * Mortel (2019-present) - Martina
 * The Trial (2019) - Linda Monaco
 * The Valhalla Murders (2019-2020) - Selma, Additional Voices
 * 30 Coins (2020) - Additional Voices
 * A Queen Is Born (2020) - Juscileide (ep. 2), Gabriela (ep. 5)
 * Bibi & Tina (2020) - Additional Voices

Films

 * Bio Zombie (1998) - Jelly
 * To Each, Her Own (2018) - Geraldine
 * All the Freckles in the World (2019) - Mother
 * An Easy Girl (2019) - Dounia, Additional Voices
 * The Endless Trench (2019) - Isabel
 * Kardec (2019) - Ruth
 * Homunculus (2021) - Additional Voices
 * Tell Me When (2021) - Ludwika Paleta
 * Last Summer (2021) - Emre
 * The Perfect Family (2021) - Lucia
 * How I Fell in Love with a Gangster (2022) - Natalka

Animated Series

 * Funky Cops (2002-2004) - Belinda Sexton/Lady Knight (ep. 16), Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
 * Pop Secret (2006-2009) - Loli
 * Bottersnikes and Gumbles (2015-2016) - Willi (US Dub)

Animated Films

 * I Lost My Body (2019) - Baby's Mother

Anime

 * Patlabor: The Mobile Police (1989-1990) - Takeo Kumagami, Tamaki Fuwa, Ray Clancy (eps. 10-11)
 * Sailor Moon (1992-1993) - Yumemi Yumeno / Binah (ep. 28) (Viz Dub)
 * Tama & Friends (1993-1994) - Casey's Mother
 * Sailor Moon S (1994-1995) - Osoji (ep. 94), Daiheart (ep. 95) , Female Student (ep. 100) (Viz Dub)
 * Sailor Moon SuperS (1995-1996) - Kyokubadanko (ep. 128) (Viz Dub)
 * The Ping Pong Club (1995) - Takaido (ep. 3), Sayuri Ichijo (ep. 11) , Additional Voices
 * Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - Sōjiro Seta, Ochika/Masukame, Girl with Letter (ep. 41) (Media Blasters Dub)
 * Pokémon (1997-2002) - Ritchie, Melanie (ep. 10), Pokémon Land Tour Guide (ep. 17) , Erika's Assistant #2 (ep. 26) , Worker #1 (ep. 62) , Worker #3 (ep. 62) , Gary's Cheerleaders (ep. 63) , Katrina (ep. 69) , Waitress (ep. 76) , Boy (ep. 76) , Women in Crowd (ep. 76) , Melissa (ep. 77) , Jeanette Fisher (ep. 77) , Assunta (ep. 77) , Jeanette's Cheer Squad (ep. 77) , Tourist 2 (ep. 84) , Pokémon Park Employees (ep. 84) , Trainer 2 (ep. 84) , Trainer 3 (ep. 84) , Cissy (ep. 85) , Marissa (ep. 87) , Ruby (ep. 94) , Ralph (ep. 100) , Boy (ep. 106) , Mother (ep. 106) , Rochelle (ep. 120) , Wilhomena (ep. 132) , Mariah (ep. 137) , Maisy (eps. 142-144) , Bugsy (ep. 144) , Malachi (ep. 164) , Ephraim (ep. 178) , Koume (eps. 183 & 226) , Keegan (ep. 190) , Young Simon (ep. 195) , Talking Oddish (ep. 195) , Performer #2 (ep. 201) , Girl (ep. 201) , Mother (ep. 201) , Female Schoolkids (ep. 201) , Fans (ep. 203) , Audience (ep. 203) , Jasmine (ep. 208) , Chuck's Wife (ep. 209) , Dayton (ep. 212) , Andrea (ep. 213) , Christopher (ep. 216) , Student (ep. 227) , Lokoko (ep. 232) , Calista (ep. 234) , Egan (ep. 240) , Krystal (ep. 242) , Child #1 (ep. 245) , Crowd (ep. 245) , Tammy (ep. 249) , Alice Telesu (ep. 259) , Satchel (ep. 261) , Female Trainer (ep. 266) , Additional Voices
 * Maze (1997) - Solude Schfoltzer
 * Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) - Tokiko Chida (eps. 22-23), Additional Voices
 * Slayers TRY (1997) - Filia Ul Copt, Reika the Fighting Leopardess (ep. 18), Additional Voices
 * Pokémon Chronicles (1998-2003) - Ritchie, Additional Voices
 * Legend of Himiko (1999) - Tadami
 * One Piece (1999-present) - Kaya, Nojiko, Makino, Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
 * To Heart (1999) - Multi
 * Descendants of Darkness (2000-2001) - Tsubaki Kakyouin, Waitress #2 (ep. 2), Classmate (eps. 4, 12) , Audience Member (ep. 6) , Eileen (eps. 8-9)
 * Gate Keepers (2000) - Additional Voices
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Mokuba Kaiba (eps. 1-184)
 * Fighting Foodons (2001-2002) - Chase
 * Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (2001-2003) - Fololo, Falala, Princess Rona (Bodyguard) (ep. 21)
 * Shaman King (2001-2002) - Anna Kyōyama, Opacho
 * Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars (2001) - Shun Morihata
 * Mew Mew Power (2002-2003) - Becky (ep. 4, 16), Gretchen (ep. 24)
 * Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Rita (ep. 12), Anita (ep. 15) , Sneasel's Trainer (ep. 15) , Marius (ep. 36) , Princess Sara (eps. 44-45) , Eliza (ep. 47) , Max (ep. 49) , Samantha (ep. 105) , Woman #B (ep. 111) , Receptionist (ep. 143) , Additional Voices
 * Ultimate Muscle (2002-2004) - Kauri
 * Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Santera
 * Sonic X (2003-2006) - Additional Voices
 * Dinosaur King (2007-2008) - Michelle (eps. 21 & 36), Lady Constance (eps. 71-74)
 * Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017) - Young Kabuto Yakushi, Tamao (ep. 309), Yota (ep. 313) , Soku (ep. 489) , Sansho (ep. 494)
 * Stitch! (2008-2011) - Boy 2 (ep. 29), Student (ep. 30) , Audrey (ep. 31) , Yokai 3 (ep. 31)
 * Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011) - Jinta "Jintan" Yadomi (child)
 * Tiger & Bunny (2011) - Mary, Dragon Kid's Manager (ep. 9), Ms. Violet (ep. 14) , Additional Voices
 * Hunter x Hunter (2011-2014) - Biscuit Krueger
 * Glitter Force Doki Doki (2013-2014) - Kippie
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (2014-2015) - Mannish Boy (eps. 19-20), Old Lady (eps. 30-31)
 * Sailor Moon Crystal (2014-2016) - Kotono Sarashina
 * The Seven Deadly Sins (2014-2021) - Luigi, Young Ban
 * One-Punch Man (2015-2019) - Kombu Infinity (ep. 6)
 * Mr. Osomatsu (2015-present) - Additional Voices
 * Bungo Stray Dogs (2016-2019) - Kyuusaku "Q" Yumeno
 * My Hero Academia (2016-present) - Chitose Kizuki / Curious (ep. 109)
 * Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017-present) - Namida Suzumeno, Nitora Take, Tsuru Itoi, Ryogi's Mother (ep. 45)
 * Granblue Fantasy: The Animation (2017-2019) - Furias
 * Little Witch Academia (2017) - Woodward, Lotte's Mother (ep. 16), Additional Voices
 * Back Street Girls: Gokudols (2018) - Karin (ep. 2), Murata (ep. 4) , Watanabe's Mother (ep. 8)
 * Baki (2018-2020) - Child (ep. 17), Woman (ep. 21) , Sophie (ep. 22) , Spectator 2 (ep. 22) , Spectator 3 (ep. 23) , Nurse (ep. 27) (Netflix Dub)
 * Beyblade Burst: Turbo (2018-2019) - Tobisuke, Deer (ep. 25)
 * Ultraman (2019-present) - Rena Endo, Little Girl (ep. 7)
 * To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts (2019) - Beatrice
 * Isekai Cheat Magician (2019) - Aerial, Lema
 * High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World (2019) - Winona
 * Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019-present) - Yamper, Kira (ep. 14), Girl with Blue Hair (ep. 20) , Female Announcer (ep. 38) , Chanting Bullies (ep. 87) , Additional Voices
 * Dino Girl Gauko (2019-2020) - Kana, Weather Lady
 * The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Reawakened (2019) - Kurumi Saiki, Additional Voices
 * Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It (2020) - Rikekuma, Shinya Yukimura (young)
 * The God of High School (2020) - Sumi Yoo, Sai
 * Rent-A-Girlfriend (2020) - Miharu Imai, Additional Voices
 * I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives (2020) - Yuka Tokitate
 * Jujutsu Kaisen (2020-present) -Momo Nishimiya, Utahime Iori, Panda (young)
 * Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020-2022) - Raita (ep. 20), Granny (ep. 19)
 * LBX Girls (2021) - Aono (eps. 11-12)
 * Shaman King (2021-2022) - Anna Kyōyama
 * I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years (2021) - Kuku
 * Sakugan (2021) - Sina (ep. 11)
 * So I'm a Spider, So What? (2021) - Additional Voices
 * The Orbital Children (2022) - Mina Misasa
 * Tiger & Bunny 2 (2022) - Thomas Taurus (Young), Additional Voices

Anime Shorts

 * Pokémon Generations (2016) - Ghost Girl (ep. 10), Cynthia (ep. 11)

OVAs & Specials

 * Time Stranger (1985) - Messenger of Doom (Central Park Media Dub)
 * Gall Force: Earth Chapter (1989-1990) - Sally (Manga Corps Dub)
 * Gall Force: New Era (1991-1992) - Newscaster (ep. 1), Crys' Friend (ep. 1) , Co-Worker (ep. 1)
 * Domain of Murder (1992) - Keita Toyama
 * Time Bokan: Royal Revival (1993-1994) - Gan, Ai
 * Fencer of Minerva (1994) - Diana
 * Shamanic Princess (1996-1998) - Tiara
 * Sprite: Between Two Worlds (1996) - Minami Sakumoto
 * Agent Aika (1997-1999) - Rie Petriakova
 * Photon: The Idiot Adventures (1997-1999) - Aun Freya
 * Maze (OVA) (1997) - Solude Schfoltzer
 * Geobreeders (1998) - Eiko Rando
 * Harlock Saga (1999) - Captain
 * Samurai: Hunt For the Sword (1999) - Koharu Fujishiro
 * Angel Sanctuary (2000) - Sara Mudo
 * Geobreeders: Breakthrough (2000-2001) - Eiko Rando
 * Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001) - Additional Voices
 * Ghost Talker's Daydream (2004) - Anzai, Additional Voices
 * Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2009-2011) - Grulla Yuzuriha

Anime Films

 * Only Yesterday (1991) - Additional Voices
 * Sailor Moon Super S: Black Dream Hole (1995) - Lady Badiyanu (Viz Dub)
 * Jungle Emperor Leo (1997) - Lune
 * Pokémon: the First Movie (1998) - Additional Voices
 * Pokémon: the Movie 2000 (1999) - Maren
 * Ah! My Goddess: The Movie (2000) - Chrono
 * Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown (2000) - Additional Voices
 * Pokémon 4Ever (2001) - Sam
 * Pokémon Heroes (2002) - Bianca, Additional Voices
 * Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004) - Tory Lund, Additional Voices
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) - Mokuba Kaiba
 * Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013) - Biscuit Krueger
 * Digimon Adventure tri. (2015-2018) - Kari Kamiya, Homeostasis
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016) - Karla Mitchum
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016) - Mokuba Kaiba
 * Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower (2017) - Karla Mitchum, Carolina
 * Flavors of Youth (2018) - Additional Voices
 * Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020) - Kari Kamiya, Ayaka, Newswoman
 * Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021) - Momo Nishimiya, Maki's Mother, Additional Voices

Video Game Dubbing

 * Ape Escape 2 (2002) - Pipotchi (US Dub)
 * Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII (2013) - Additional Voices
 * Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (2014) - Masaru Daimon
 * Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3: V GENERATION (2014) - Bamo
 * World of Final Fantasy (2016) - Additional Voices
 * Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2016) - Mokuba Kaiba
 * Final Fantasy XV (2016-2019) - Additional Voices
 * Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (2017) - Sonya
 * Fire Emblem Heroes (2017-present) - Sonya
 * NieR: Automata (2017) - Additional Voices
 * Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) - Additional Voices
 * Lost Ark (2019) - Additional Voices
 * Shenmue III (2019) - Additional Voices
 * One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (2020) - Child Emperor
 * Genshin Impact (2020) - Hongdou, Little Fei, Little Que'er, Tiantian, Yundan
 * Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) - Additional Voices