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Charlet Chung
Chung in 2017
Born
Chihye Takahashi Chung

(1983-02-16) February 16, 1983 (age 41)
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Other namesChie Takahashi[1]
Alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
OccupationActress
SpouseTom Yoo
Children2
Korean name
Hangul정지혜[3]
Hanja鄭智憓[2]
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJeong Ji-hye
McCune–ReischauerChŏng Chi-hye
Japanese name
Kanji高橋 知恵
Kanaたかはし ちえ
Transcriptions
RomanizationTakahashi Chie
Websitewww.charletchung.com

Chihye "Charlet" Takahashi Chung (born February 16, 1983) is an American actress who is best known for her works in voice acting, as well as for her various roles throughout film and television. She voices the fictional character D.Va in the multiplayer-shooter video game Overwatch[4][5][6] and has reprised the role for the crossover game Heroes of the Storm. She also voiced Seraph in the shooter video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III. In television, Chung has made appearances on shows such as Cold Case, Cory in the House, 90210, Shake It Up and Grace and Frankie. In 2019, she joined the main cast of two Netflix animated series; on Carmen Sandiego as Julia Argent and on Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Margaret "Echo" Pearl.

Early life

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Chung was born as Chihye Takahashi Chung in Long Beach California, to a Japanese mother and a Korean father and is fluent and literate in three languages: English, Japanese, and Korean.[7]

Chung graduated from Diamond Bar High School in 2001.[citation needed]

Career

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Her interest in acting began from a young age. She was discovered and signed on by an agent while on an airplane at the age of five.[8] She landed her first acting role on CBS's Cold Case within three months after graduating with a Bachelor in Communications from the University of California, San Diego. In 2016, Chung made an appearance on the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie where she starred as the character Charlotte.[9][10]

Chung has also done work as a voice actress. Her video game appearances include her role as Seraph from the game Call of Duty: Black Ops 3[11] and her popular portrayal of D.Va from Blizzard's 2016 game Overwatch.[12][13][14] She also voices Ally "Hoops" Nguyen in the 2022 game Grounded.

Personal life

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Chung is married to Tom Yoo. In May 2019, she gave birth to a son[15] and in November 2020 gave birth to a daughter.[16]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Cold Case Barbie Yen Episode: "Death Penalty: "Final Appeal"
2007 Cheerleader Camp JoJo Main cast
Mad TV Extra Episode: "Episode #12. 13"
Drake & Josh Teen Girl Episode: "Battle of Panthatar"
Side Order of Life Deb No. 2 Episode: "Coming Out"
Cory in the House Brunette Ashley Episode: "Lip Service"
2008 Broken Angel Taki Guest appearance
Greek Gamma Psi Sister Episode: "Brothers & Sisters"
Boston Legal Kim Wang Shu Episode: "Roe"
Desperate Housewives Secretary Episode: "A Vision's Just a Vision", uncredited
Sincerely, Ted L. Nancy Lisa Main cast
2010 Weeds Jane Episode: "Bliss"
90210 Jen's Assistant Episode: "Age of Inheritance"
Shake It Up Candy Cho Episode: "Show It Up"
2011 The Hard Times of RJ Berger Grace Episode: "RJ's Choice"
Chuck Susie Chin Episode: "Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit"
2012 Touch Mandy Hsu Episode: "Entanglement"
2014 Mystery Girls Tika Episode: "Passing the Torch"
2015 Ana Maria in Novela Land Korean Soap Actress Supporting cast
Two Girls, One Up Charlet Main cast
2016 Grace and Frankie Charlotte Episode: "The Chicken"
Fameless Chie Episode: "I Robot?"
2017 We Bare Bears Additional Voices, Mrs. Lee (voice) Episode: "Spa Day"
2018-20 Craig of the Creek Yustice, Clerk (voice) 6 episodes
2018 Overwatch: Shooting Star D.Va (voice) Short film
2019–2020 Spirit Riding Free Ursula Yang (voice) Pony Tales/Riding Academy
American Dad Additional voices 4 episodes
2019–2021 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Echo (voice) Main cast
Carmen Sandiego Julia Argent, Shopkeeper, Model 4, Nurse (voice)
2020 Magic Camp Bridesmaid Film (credit only; scene deleted)
2021 Rugrats Kimi Watanabe, Sporty Woman (voice) Episode: "Escape From Preschool"[17]
The Addams Family 2 Dorky Girl, Madison, Girl on Beach, Festival Kids (voice) Film
2022 Oni: Thunder God's Tale Tanukinta, Darma, Kijiyama (voice) Credited as Charlet Takahashi Chung[18]

Video games

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Year Title Voice role Notes
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Korean Civilian, Spokesmodel
2015 Call of Duty: Black Ops III[19] Seraph
2016 StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops Additional Voices
Overwatch[20] D.Va
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void
2017 Heroes of the Storm
Agents of Mayhem AISHA, Schaeffer
2018 State of Decay 2 Survivor
2020 Final Fantasy VII Remake Additional Voices
Grounded Ally "Hoops" Nguyen
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Willowblossom
2022 Overwatch 2 D.Va

References

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  1. ^ @CharletChung (November 11, 2016). "my japanese name is chie too! 😘" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ @Charletchung (March 14, 2021). "3 Generations" – via Instagram.
  3. ^ @CharletChung (September 1, 2017). "name is 한글 : 지혜" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Gregory Ibanez (December 2016). "BlizzCon: Meet the Voice Actors of Overwatch". PVPLive. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  5. ^ Saqib Mansoor (February 11, 2017). "Voice Actress Hints Upcoming Overwatch Animated Series". SegmentNext. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  6. ^ Morgan Park (November 9, 2016). "Watch the Cuteness of Overwatch Voice Actors Hanging out at Blizzard". TwinFinite. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "About". CHARLET CHUNG. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Lisa Disante-Frank & Company. "About Charlet Chung". Lisa Disante-Frank & Company. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  9. ^ listal (2017). "Cast and Credits of Grace and Frankie". listal. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  10. ^ indypopcon (2016). "Charlet Chung Overwatch/D.Va Biography". indypopcon. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  11. ^ Admin (July 7, 2016). "Kraken Con NEWS". KrakenCon. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  12. ^ Gregory Ibanez (December 2016). "BlizzCon: Meet the Voice Actors of Overwatch". PVPLive. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  13. ^ Saqib Mansoor (February 11, 2017). "Voice Actress Hints Upcoming Overwatch Animated Series". SegmentNext. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  14. ^ Morgan Park (November 9, 2016). "Watch the Cuteness of Overwatch Voice Actors Hanging out at Blizzard". TwinFinite. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  15. ^ @CharletChung (May 25, 2019). "❤️ Guy Utaka Yoo ❤️ 5.19.19. And the rest of the world melted away" (Tweet). Retrieved November 3, 2020 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ @CharletChung (November 11, 2020). "🤍Gal Umika Philippa Yoo🤍 {11.4.2020} My little ひめ hime you're finally here. I've waited for you my whole life" (Tweet). Retrieved November 14, 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Henry Winkler, Ben Schwartz to Guest Star on Paramount Plus' 'Rugrats': First Look (Exclusive)". Entertainment Tonight. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "Tonko House's Oni: Thunder God's Tale CG Netflix Show Reveals Teaser Trailer, Cast". January 15, 2024.
  19. ^ Justin Carter (November 19, 2015). "Meet the Voice Actors of the CoD: Black Ops 3 Cast". TwinFinite. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  20. ^ Nicholas Barth (December 23, 2016). "VIDEO: Interview With D.Va Voice Actress". 12Up. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
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