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My Take
Jennifer Hale is, to me, one of the unsung architects of modern gaming. If you have played Mass Effect, Metroid Prime, Halo, BioShock Infinite or Knights of the Old Republic, you have heard her work, and her FemShep arguably defined a generation of player attachment to a character. Guinness once named her the most prolific video game voice actor, a record she held until 2024, and that longevity says everything about her range and reliability. What I appreciate is how she brings genuine emotional weight to roles many people never see a face for. Canadian-born and American-based, she is a quiet giant of the medium.
Overview
Jennifer Hale is a Canadian and American voice actress. She is well known for her work in video game franchises such as Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect, Metal Gear Solid, BioShock Infinite, Metroid Prime, Halo, Overwatch, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. In 2013, she was recognized by Guinness World Records as the most prolific video game voice actor, which she held until it was broken by Lani Minella in 2024.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jennifer Hale
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェニファー・ヘイル
- Reading
- じぇにふぁー・へいる
- Born
- January 30, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- musician / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Birmingham–Southern College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Musician — see all → · Voice actor — see all → · More people from Canada →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.