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Jen Taylor

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American actress
This article is about the voice actress. For others, seeJennifer Taylor.

Jen Taylor
Taylor atGalaxyCon Raleigh in 2022
Born
Jennifer Lee Taylor[1]

OccupationsActress,Voice Actress
Years active1993–present

Jen Taylor is an American actress. She is best known for her roles asCortana in theHalo games and theCortana personal assistant, the voice of Zoey in theLeft 4 Dead franchise and formerly asPrincess Peach,Toad and other characters in theMario franchise from 1999 to 2008.

Career

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Jen Taylor taught herself how to do voice work by recording the radio and imitating what she heard.[3] She graduated fromNorthwestern University with a degree in theater.[4] Before starting in voice work, she worked as a radio DJ forKNDD.[5]

Taylor has voiced characters in video games, includingPrincess Peach andToad inMario games between 1999 and 2008.[6] She voiced the characterCortana inHalo games since the first game in the series,Halo: Combat Evolved (2001).[7] Two decades following the original game, Taylor reprised the role of Cortana by voice acting and performance capture in the Paramount+ TV series.[2] At GalaxyCon Columbus in December 2023, Taylor stated her favorite line as Cortana is "Welcome home, John" from Halo 4.[8]

Taylor has played Salem in the web seriesRWBY, since 2013.[9] She voiced an episode of the radio seriesThe Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes[10][11]

Taylor has narrated nearly 30audiobooks, and has received severalAudioFile Earphones Awards.[12] Her narration ofTami Hoag'sMismatch was nominated for anAudie Award in 2009.[13]

As a stage actress, Taylor has playedElizabeth Bennet inPride and Prejudice[5] andEliza Doolittle in a Seattle Shakespeare Company production ofPygmalion.[1]

Filmography

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Live-action

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List of acting performances in television and film
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004InheritanceAbbey[14]
2018Everything Sucks!Miss Stock2 episodes[15]
2022–2024HaloCortana[16]

Animation

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List of voice performances in animation
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2013–presentRWBYMysterious Narrator / Salem[9][17]
2015Halo: The Fall of ReachDr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey
2022RWBY: Ice QueendomMysterious Narrator / SalemEnglish dub

Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1997Backyard BaseballSunny Day[18]
1998Thinkin' Things: Sky Island MysteriesGlove
Backyard SoccerSunny Day[18]
1999Backyard Football[18]
1999–2007Mario franchisePrincess Peach,Toad,Toadette
Princess Daisy (2000–2003),Birdo (2001)
2000Backyard Baseball 2001Sunny Day[18]
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition[18]
2001Backyard Football 2002[18]
Aliens versus Predator 2Tomiko / Johnson[19]
Halo: Combat EvolvedCortana / Life Pod Pilot[18]
Super Smash Bros. MeleePrincess Peach[20]
Backyard BasketballSunny Day[21]
2002No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s WayCate Archer / Isako / Ninja Girls[15]
Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley BrutalRoxy[22]
2004Halo 2Cortana[18]
2006SiN EpisodesJessica Cannon
2007Halo 3Cortana[18]
2008Left 4 DeadZoey[18]
2009F.E.A.R. 2: Project OriginLt. Keira Stokes[18]
1 vs. 100 LiveHerself
2010Left 4 Dead 2Zoey[18]
Halo: ReachDr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, Cortana (Firefight)[18]
2012Guild Wars 2Demmi Beetlestone[23]
Halo 4Cortana, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth HalseyAlsomotion-capture performance for Halsey[18]
2013Dota 2Lina, Puck, Windranger, Medusa
2014DestinyCity Civil Frame, Archive Security A.I., City P.A.[24]
2015Infinite CrisisAtomic Wonder Woman[25][26]
Halo 5: GuardiansCortana, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth HalseyAlsomotion-capture performance for Dr. Halsey[27]
2018Forza Horizon 4Cortana[28]
2021Halo InfiniteCortana, Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey, "The Weapon"
2026Halo: Campaign EvolvedCortana, Life Pod Pilot[29]

Other works

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YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2014–2017Windows Phone 8.1Cortana[30][31]
2015–2023Windows 10[32]
2021–2023Windows 11[33]

References

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  1. ^ab"Seattle Actor Profile – Jennifer Lee Taylor".Seattle Shakespeare Company. February 11, 2012. Archived fromthe original on April 24, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  2. ^abOwen, Rob (April 12, 2022)."Seattle actor Jen Taylor reprises role of the AI Cortana on Paramount+ 'Halo' series".The Seattle Times.Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. RetrievedApril 19, 2022.
  3. ^Kindel, Ryan (October 2015)."The Voice Behind Cortana, Halo's Dr. Halsey".Seattle Magazine. Tiger Oak Media. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  4. ^"Jennifer Taylor".Macmillan Publishers. Archived fromthe original on January 6, 2021. RetrievedOctober 28, 2020.
  5. ^abBrodeur, Nicole (December 12, 2014)."The voice of Halo's Cortana is a Jane Austen type at heart".The Seattle Times. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  6. ^"Jen Taylor - South Texas Gamers Expo".South Texas Gamers Expo. August 19, 2016. Archived fromthe original on January 16, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  7. ^Benedetti, Winda (October 29, 2012)."The heart of Halo: Actress talks a decade spent playing Cortana".NBC News. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  8. ^Master Chief and Cortana's Favorite Lines From Halo, retrievedDecember 5, 2023
  9. ^abRWBY. Season 1. Event occurs at Closing credits.
  10. ^"Video Games and Audio Dramas Meet at Imagination Theater".Imagination Theatre. January 23, 2020. RetrievedOctober 26, 2020.
  11. ^Wright, Stewart (April 30, 2019)."The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Broadcast Log"(PDF).Old-Time Radio. RetrievedOctober 27, 2020.
  12. ^"Jen Taylor".Cedar House Audio Productions. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  13. ^"2009 Audie Awards". Audio Publishers Association. Archived fromthe original on October 30, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 15, 2017.
  14. ^"Inheritance - Press: Interview with Jen Taylor". June 13, 2003. Archived fromthe original on June 13, 2003. RetrievedSeptember 14, 2017.
  15. ^ab"Hyper Chat: Jen Taylor". Archived fromthe original on August 29, 2018. RetrievedApril 2, 2018.
  16. ^Skrebels, Joe (November 11, 2020)."Halo TV Series Recasts Cortana With Original Voice Actress".IGN. RetrievedNovember 13, 2020.
  17. ^RWBY. Season 3. Episode 12. Event occurs at Closing credits.
  18. ^abcdefghijklmn"Jen Taylor (visual voices guide)".Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). RetrievedSeptember 14, 2017.
  19. ^Monolith Productions (October 22, 2001).Aliens Versus Predator 2 (Windows).Sierra Entertainment. Scene: Credits.
  20. ^HAL Laboratory.Super Smash Bros. Melee.Nintendo. Scene: Ending credits, 0:26.
  21. ^Humongous Entertainment.Backyard Basketball.Infogrames. Scene: Ending credits, 1:33 in, Featuring Voices of.
  22. ^Dream Publishing.Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal.Microsoft Game Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 16:28 in, Voice Talent.
  23. ^"Jen Taylor - Guild Wars 2 Wiki (GW2W)".wiki.guildwars2.com. RetrievedMarch 5, 2025.
  24. ^Destiny – End Credits – IGN Video.IGN Video. September 11, 2014. RetrievedDecember 4, 2014.
  25. ^Turbine, Inc.Infinite Crisis.Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
  26. ^"Infinite Crisis Credits". Archived fromthe original on October 11, 2014.
  27. ^343 Industries.Halo 5: Guardians.Microsoft Studios. Scene: Closing credits, 7 minutes in, Main Voice and Performance Cast.
  28. ^Skrebels, Joe (August 21, 2018)."Forza Horizon 4's Halo In-Game Event Is Real, Amazing - Gamescom 2018". IGN.Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. RetrievedSeptember 6, 2018.
  29. ^McCaffrey, Ryan (October 24, 2025)."Halo: Campaign Evolved Is a Pretty Remake Coming to PS5, but Not an Exact One".IGN. RetrievedOctober 26, 2025.
  30. ^tomwarren (April 2, 2014)."The story of Cortana, Microsoft's Siri killer".The Verge.Vox Media. RetrievedApril 4, 2014.
  31. ^Blair, Nancy (April 3, 2014)."Who is Cortana? It's Halo's Jen Taylor".USA Today. RetrievedMay 2, 2016.
  32. ^Aparri, Judith (May 17, 2015)."Microsoft Corporation Lets Cortana Open Apps in Windows 10".Guardian Liberty Voice. RetrievedMay 17, 2015.
  33. ^Johnson, Peter (September 4, 2021)."How to Install Cortana in Windows 11".ITechBrand. RetrievedApril 9, 2022.

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