Jennifer Lee "Jen" Taylor (born February 17, 1973) is an American actress and voice actress best known for her roles as Cortana in various Halo games, Zoey in Left 4 Dead, and Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in several Mario games.
She voiced Amanda Young in Saw: The Video Game.
Career[]
Jen Taylor taught herself how to do voice work by recording and imitating radio broadcasts. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in theater. Before starting her voice acting career, she was a radio DJ for KNDD.
Between 1999 and 2006, Taylor voiced Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in various Mario games. She also lent her voice to the character Cortana in the Halo game series and Microsoft's eponymous virtual assistant. Two decades after the first Halo game, Taylor reprised the role of Cortana in the Paramount+ TV series.
Throughout her career, Taylor narrated nearly thirty audiobooks and received several AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her narration of Tami Hoag's Mismatch was nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.
As a stage actress, Taylor has played Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice and Eliza Doolittle in a Seattle Shakespeare Company production of Pygmalion.
Filmography[]
Films[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Mad Dog and Glory | Pam Delmer |
| This Boy's Life | Mrs. O'Riley | |
| 1998 | Blade | Vampire |
| 1999 | The Big Kahuna | Mrs. Jen Johnson |
| 2000 | The Brainiacs.com | |
| 2001 | Don's Plum | Foxie |
| I Am Sam | Limo Driver | |
| 2003 | Agents of the Spirit, Episode I: The Phantom Influence | Agent Angie Orange |
| 2004 | Inheritance | Abbey Nielsen |
| 2007 | What Love Is | Masseuse |
| 2008 | Taos | Maya |
| 2013 | 42 | Pedestrian |
| RWBY: Volume 1 | Mysterious Narrator | |
| Darkest Days | Zoey | |
| 2016 | RWBY: Volume 3 | Salem |
| 2017 | RWBY: Volume 4 | Salem |
| Home Again | Dinner Guest | |
| Marshall | Client's Wife | |
| 2018 | Super Mario Bros: The Movie | Princess Peach |
| RWBY: Volume 5 | Salem | |
| 2019 | RWBY: Volume 6 | Salem |
| 2020 | RWBY: Volume 7 | Salem |
Television Series[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Catscratch | Son / Snouser |
| 2010 | Leverage | Jodie McManus |
| 2012 | Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn | Cortana |
| 2015 | Halo: The Fall of Reach | Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey |
| 2016 | Level Up Norge | Princess Peach / Toad |
| Grow Op | Jeffrey | |
| 2018 | Everything Sucks! | Miss Stock |
| Automata | Verna Southern | |
| 2013-2021 | RWBY | Salem / Mysterious Narrator |
| 2022 | RWBY: Hyôsetsu Teikoku | Salem |
| 2022-2024 | Halo | Cortana |
Video Games[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Backyard Baseball | Sunny Day / Billy Jean Blackwood / Luanne Lui / Maria Luna |
| 1998 | Sky Island Mysteries | |
| 1999 | Mario Golf 64 | Toad |
| Backyard Football | Sunny Day / Billy Jean Blackwood / Luanne Lui / Maria Luna / Custom Girl | |
| 2000 | Backyard Baseball 2001 | Sunny Day / Billy Jean Blackwood / Luanne Lui / Maria Luna |
| Mario Tennis | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| The Sims Livin' Large | Sim | |
| Mario Party 3 | Princess Peach / Princess Daisy | |
| 2001 | Super Mario Advance | Princess Peach / Toad / Birdo / Robirdo |
| Backyard Basketball | Sunny Day | |
| Ruîgi manshon | Toad | |
| Aliens vs. Predator 2 | Tomiko / Additional Voices | |
| Halo: Combat Evolved | Cortana / Lifepod Pilot Marine | |
| Dai-Rantô Smash Brothers Deluxe | Princess Peach | |
| 2002 | Super Mario Sunshine | Princess Peach / Toad |
| Mario Party 4 | Princess Peach / Princess Daisy / Toad | |
| Kakutô chôjin | Roxy | |
| The Sims Online | Sim | |
| No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way | Cate Archer / Isako / UNITY Receptionist / Ninja girls / Bystanders | |
| 2003 | Learning with Leap | Rabbits |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | Princess Peach | |
| Mario Golf: Family Tour | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | Peach / Toad / Toadette | |
| Mario Party 5 | Princess Peach / Princess Daisy / Toad | |
| Mario & Luigi RPG | Princess Peach | |
| Hoyle Card Games | ||
| Contract J.A.C.K. | Cate Archer | |
| 2004 | Mario gorufu: GBA tsuâ | Princess Peach |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong | Toad | |
| Mob Enforcer | Female Civilians | |
| Paper Mario RPG | Princess Peach | |
| Super Mario Ball | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| Mario Tennis GC | Princess Peach | |
| EverQuest II | Generic Half-Elf Enemy | |
| Halo 2 | Cortana | |
| Mario Party 6 | Princess Peach / Toad / Toadette | |
| Super Mario 64 DS | Toad | |
| 2005 | Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix | Toad |
| Mario Superstar Baseball | Princess Peach / Toad / Toadette | |
| Mario Tennis Advance | Peach | |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP | Peach / Toad | |
| SSX on Tour | Princess Peach | |
| Super Princess Peach | Princess Peach | |
| Mario Party 7 | Princess Peach / Toad / Toadette | |
| The Matrix: Path of Neo | Red Pill Librarian / Civilian | |
| Mario Kart DS | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| 2006 | SiN Episodes: Emergence | Jessica Cannon |
| Mario basuke 3on3 | Princess Peach | |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis | Mini Peach / Mini Toad | |
| 2007 | Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 | Princess Peach |
| Halo 3 | Cortana | |
| Mario & Sonikku at Pekin Orinpikku | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| 2008 | Left 4 Dead | Zoey |
| 2009 | F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin | Lt. Keira Stokes |
| Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! | Mini Peach / Mini Toad | |
| Saw: The Video Game | Amanda Young | |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Zoey | |
| 2010 | Halo: Reach | Cortana / Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey |
| 2011 | Forza Motorsport 4 | Autovista |
| The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Silanna | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional Voices | |
| 2012 | Mario Tennis Open | Princess Peach |
| Guild Wars 2 | Demmi Beetlestone | |
| Halo 4 | Cortana / Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey | |
| 2013 | Dota 2 | Lina / Medusa / Puck / Windranger |
| Mario Kart Arcade GP DX | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| 2014 | Destiny | City Civil Frame / Archive Security A.I. / City P.A. |
| Halo 2: Anniversary | Cortana | |
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Atomic Wonder Woman |
| Halo 5: Guardians | Cortana / Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Halsey | |
| 2017 | Mario Sports Superstars | Peach |
| Destiny 2 | Female Frame 1 | |
| 2018 | Mario Tennis Aces | Princess Peach |
| Forza Horizon 4 | Cortana | |
| 2020 | Dota Underlords | Medusa / Windranger |
| Super Mario 3D All Stars | Princess Peach / Toad | |
| 2021 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | Toadette |
| Halo Infinite | The Weapon / Cortana / Dr. Halsey | |
| 2022 | Destiny 2: The Witch Queen | Female NPC Frame / Sweeper Bot |
| 2023 | Destiny 2: Lightfall | Female NPC Frame / Sweeper Bot |
Gallery[]
External Links[]
Jen Taylor on Wikipedia
Jen Taylor at the Internet Movie Database
Jen Taylor on Twitter