Tara Jayne Sands is an American voice actress and co-host of Cartoon Network's Fridays from 2005 to 2007. Sands has voiced in anime dubs and cartoons, including Bulbasaur in the Pokémon anime series, Spyler in I Spy, Kari Kamiya in Digimon Adventure tri., Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in Slayers. She also provides narration on audio books.
Biography
Much of Sands' work is in anime dubbing, with multiple roles in franchises such as Pokémon, Slayers, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon Adventure Tri, and Hunter x Hunter. She has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, Bang Zoom!, Funimation, TAJ Productions, NYAV Post, Studiopolis, Central Park Media, and VSI Los Angeles.
Sands has narrated over 300 audio books, including Wendelin Van Draanen's Sammy Keyes series, After I Do by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and two books in the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine: Welcome to Dead House and One Day at HorrorLand.
In addition to providing voice-overs for commercials, Sands was co-host of Cartoon Network Fridays for over 100 episodes.
As of 2021, Sands provides the voice for "sidekick" Joan of Arc in the Forever Dog podcast Godcast.
Filmography
Live action
Disjointed - Sadie, Plants (voice) Fridays (Cartoon Network) - Co-Host Everybody Hates Chris - Hotel Clerk, Waitress The Fresh Beat Band - Interviewer The Sarah Silverman Program - Campaign Manager The Newsroom - Secretary
Anime
Agent Aika - Ria
Angel Sanctuary - Sara Mudo
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - Jinta "Jintan" Yodomi (Child) Beyblade Burst Turbo - Tobisuke Descendants of Darkness - Princess Tsubaki Digimon Adventure: - Biyomon Dinosaur King - Michelle Domain of Murder - Keita Toyama Durarara!! - Masaomi Kida (Young), Additional Voices Fencer of Minerva - Diana Fighting Foodons - Chase Geobreeders - Eiko Rando Ghost Talker's Daydream - Anzai Girls Bravo - Nanase Koh Haruka, Reporter (Ep. 21) The God of High School - Sai, Sumi Yoo High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World - Winona Hunter × Hunter - Biscuit Krueger Isekai Cheat Magician - Lemia, Aerial JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Death 13, Old Hag (Bastet arc) Jujutsu Kaisen - Utahime Iori, Momo Nishimiya Jungle Emperor Leo - Lune/Rune Knights of Ramune - PQ Kirby: Right Back at Ya! - Fololo, Falala (4Kids Version) Legend of Himiko - Tadami Little Witch Academia - Woodward, Lotte's Mother, Party Guest Maze - Solude Schfoltzer Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt - Karla Mitchum My Hero Academia - Curious Naruto Shippuden - Yota, Tamao, Young Kabuto (Ep. 335 and 336) No Guns Life - Anne One Piece - Miss Kaya (4Kids dub) One Punch Man - Kombu Infinity Patlabor: The Mobile Police - Takeo Kumagami Photon - Aun Freya Pokémon (anime) - multiple characters (seasons 1-8) including Bulbasaur, Phanpy, Larvitar, Clefairy, Bugsy, Jasmine, Cissy, Ritchie Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal - Kotono Sarashina (Eps. 15 and 18) Rayearth - Hikaru Shidou Rent-A-Girlfriend - Imai Revolutionary Girl Utena - Tokiko Chida Rurouni Kenshin - Seta Sōjirō, Osamu Masukami (as Tara Jayne)Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Yuzuriha Samurai Deeper Kyo - Santera The Seven Deadly Sins - Luigi Shaman King - Anna Kyoyama, Opacho Shamanic Princess - Tiara Shrine of the Morning Mist - Tadahiro Amatsu (Child), Tama Hieda Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos - Kesshomaru/Shiori Sailor Moon - Yumemi Yumeno (Ep. 28, Viz Media dub) Slayers Try - Filia Ul Copt (as Tara Jayne) Spirit Warrior - Asura Stitch! - Audrey Tiger & Bunny - Ms. Violet Time Bokan - Ohana, Yatterman (1&2) To Heart - Multi Ultraman - Rena Sayama Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Mokuba Kaiba Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - Raita
Animation
Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse - Summer
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures - Dreamhouse Door
Danger Rangers - Additional Voices
Electric City - Roger Moore
Enchantimals: Tales of Everwilde - Danessa Deer, Larissa Lemer
Generator Rex - Circe
I Spy (HBO animated series) - Spyler (as Tara Jayne) Pinkfong Wonderstar - Jeni and Rachel