Rebecca Soler (born August 24, 1976) is an American voice actress based in the New York City area. She has voiced on several audiobooks; her most notable voice work has been the narrator for The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer. In anime, she voiced title character Miu Nomura in Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart, Reanne in Ojamajo Doremi and Battia in Outlanders. In animation, she voiced in Huntik, Viva Piñata, and Winx Club. She has worked with 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post, Media Blasters, Central Park Media and DuArt Film & Video. On stage, she has participated in various theater projects, including a play called Becoming Cuba. She is also a producer of a web series called With Friends Like These.
Biography[]
Soler grew up in Boston, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas while in high school. She attended Carnegie-Mellon University where she graduated with a Bachelor's in theater.
She got involved in voice-over for anime and animation works that were being dubbed in the New York area. She voiced lead characters in Huntik, Viva Piñata, Winx Club, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Pokémon and Chaotic. Soler began her voice acting as Joi Reynard from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She voiced Miu Nomura, the title character in Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart which was produced by NYAV Post and Right Stuf. She was selected in a fan casting contest poll held by Central Park Media to voice Battia in their dub of the 1986 anime Outlanders. Soler joined the Winx Club 4Kids dub cast, replacing Dani Schaffel in voicing the character Tecna for season 3.
She began working on audio books after her voice-over agent recommended her for a few projects. She voiced in books by Judy Blume, James Patterson, and Sarah Dessen, and received an AudioFile Earphones Award in 2009 for her narration of Amy Efaw's novel After. Her narration of the Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key was listed among 2009 YALSA Fabulous Films & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. In January 2011, her narration of Marissa Meyer's book Cinder was released by MacMillan Audio.
Soler continues to be active on-screen and in the theater. In 2014, she was involved in a live-action play called Becoming Cuba by the Huntington Theatre Company where she played Martina. She is executive producer of a web series called With Friends Like These which is written by and stars her husband. In 2020, her daughter was born.
Filmography[]
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Series[]
- Winx Club (2004-2019) - Tecna (eps. 53-78) (4Kids Dub)
- Stella, Green Haired Fairy (ep. 159), Diamond Queen (eps. 178-179), Lumilla (eps. 188-192), Diana (ep. 197), Additional Voices (DuArt/3Beep Dub)
- Tai Chi Chasers (2007-2008) - Additional Voices
- Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (2009-2012) - Sophie Casterwill
- Robocar Poli (2011-present) - Amber
- The Crumpets (2013-2021) - Blister Crumpet, Ohoh Crumpet, Triceps Crumpet, Aunt Harried
- Be-Be-Bears (2015) - Bucky
- Regal Academy (2016-2018) - Rose Cinderella
Animated Films[]
- The Painting (2011) - Additional Voices
- The Illusionauts (2012) - Nicole Dubois
- The Barkers: Mind the Cats! (2020) - Rosie Barker
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- Magical DoReMi (1999-2000) - Reanne Griffith, RaeRae, Mia (ep. 39)
- Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Rhonda (ep. 141), Rhoda (ep. 141)
- Ah! My Goddess (2005) - Phone Voice
- Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy (2006) - Kodama the Bedeviler
- Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (2006-2010) - Professor Carolina (eps. 96-97, 111, 151), Teacher (ep. 121), Rebecca (ep. 155), Mamie (ep. 178), Additional Voices
- Dinosaur King (2007-2008) - Additional Voices
- Genshiken 2 (2007) - Angela Burton, Additional Voices
- Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny (2007) - Shimei Ryomou, Koumei Shokatsuryou, Additional Voices
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008-2011) - Additional Voices
- Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin (2009) - Risty, Menace
- Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye (2009) - Risty, Menace
- Pokémon Best Wishes! (2010-2013) - Alexa, Linda (ep. 57), Nanette (ep. 109), Additional Voices
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011-2014) - Kari Tsukumo, Hart Tenjo, Additional Voices
- Queen's Blade: Rebellion (2012) - Vante, Risty
- Zetman (2012) - High School Girl (ep. 11)
- Pokémon XY (2013-2016) - Alexa, Celosia, Girl with Blue Scarf (ep. 138), Additional Voices
- Pokémon Sun & Moon (2016-2019) - Mallow, Female Passerby (ep. 7), Malasada Clerk (ep. 99), Additional Voices
- Snack World (2017-2018) - Additional Voices
OVAs & Specials[]
- Outlanders (1986) - Battia (CPM Dub)
- Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors (2010-2011) - Menace, Additional Voices
Anime Films[]
- Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew (2005) - Kidd Summers
- Tamagotchi: The Movie (2007) - Mememamatchi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time (2010) - Additional Voices
- Psychic School Wars (2012) - Haruka Soga, Schoolgirl #A, Additional Voices
- Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky (2016) - Additional Voices
- Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion & the Mechanical Marvel (2016) - Additional Voices
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links (2016) - Additional Voices
- Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold (2019) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Rebecca Soler at the Internet Movie Database
- Rebecca Soler at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Rebecca Soler on Behind The Voice Actors