Tara Sands
Actor
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Biography:
Tara Jayne Sands is an American voice actress and former co-host of the Cartoon Network's weekly block, Fridays. Tara's voice can be heard on hundreds of radio and TV commercials, audiobooks, video games, anime and animation. She played the roles of Bulbasaur, Ritchie, Sammy, Oddish, Tori, Bugsy, Cissy and Jasmine (as well as over 40 other characters) in the original "Pokemon" dub, Angel and Tyler in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," Anna Kyoyama in "Shaman King," Mokuba Kaiba in the original English adaptation of "Yu-Gi-Oh!," and the upcoming film "The Dark Side of Dimensions," Circe in "Generator Rex," as well as Kari in the upcoming "Digimon Adventure Tri," Ed in "Marvel Disk Wars," Konbu Infinity in "One Punch Man," Karla in "Gundam Thunderbolt," Yota in "Naruto," Summer in "Barbie: Life in The Dreamhouse," multiple roles in "Sailor Moon," and Filia Ul Copt in "Slayers." She also provides narration on over 100 audio books and can be heard in th e video games "Dead Island," "Avatar," "Singularity," "Final Fantasy," and "Call of Juarez"among others.
For 2 years (over 100 episodes!), Tara was the on-camera host of Cartoon Network's weekly Friday night lineup, appropriately titled "Fridays." On "Fridays" Tara interviewed dozens of celebrities like Johnny Depp, George Lucas, Robin Williams, Charles Barkley and Kevin Spacey, and had more on-camera food fights than she cares to remember.
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Brickonomicon 2024 - September 27-28, 2024 in Alcoa, TN, USA
- Saboten Con 2024 - August 30 - September 2, 2024 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- Chu 'n Brew 2024 - July 14, 2024 in Bay Shore, NY, USA
- Anime El Paso 2024 - June 22-24, 2024 in El Paso, TX, USA
- Tokyo X 2024 - June 15-16, 2024 in Houston, TX, USA
- The Nostalgia Con 2024 - May 10-12, 2024 in San Antonio, TX, USA
- Four State Comic-Con 2024 - April 27-28, 2024 in Hagerstown, MD, USA
- CCS Anime Fest 2024 - April 13-14, 2024 in Stone Mountain, GA, USA
- ETSU-Con 2024 - March 23-24, 2024 in Johnson City, TN, USA
- EvilleCon 2024 - March 15-17, 2024 in Evansville, IN, USA
- Simi Valley Toy and Comic Fest 2024 - February 4, 2024 in Simi Valley, CA, USA
- Hype Con Bay Area 2024 - January 27, 2024 in South San Francisco, CA, USA
- Animé Los Angeles 2024 - January 4-7, 2024 in Long Beach, CA, USA 2023
- Abilene Comic Con 2023 - December 2-3, 2023 in Abilene, TX, USA
- Anime Pasadena 2023 - November 4-5, 2023 in Pasadena, CA, USA
- Chattanooga Comic Con 2023 - October 21-22, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
- Northern National Collectors' Convention 2023 - September 29 - October 1, 2023 in Windsor, ON
- Cleveland Gaming Classic 2023 - September 22-24, 2023 in Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cosplay World 2023 - August 5-6, 2023 in Richmond, VA, USA
- Rhode Island Anime Con 2023 - July 29-30, 2023 in Providence, RI, USA
- StocktonCon Summer 2023 - July 8-9, 2023 in Stockton, CA, USA
- AnimeNEXT 2023 - June 16-18, 2023 in Edison, NJ, USA
- Fort Smith Comic Con 2023 - June 3-4, 2023 in Fort Smith, AR, USA
- Anime Riverside 2023 - May 27-28, 2023 in Riverside, CA, USA
- Trading Card Game Con - Denver 2023 - May 20-21, 2023 in Denver, CO, USA
- Anime Arizona 2023 - May 5-7, 2023 in Mesa, AZ, USA
- Anime Town Utah 2023 - April 21-23, 2023 in Sandy, UT, USA
Trading Card Game Con - Indianapolis 2023 - April 1-2, 2023 in Indianapolis, IN, USACancelled Appearance- Trading Card Game Con - Houston 2023 - January 21-22, 2023 in Houston, TX, USA
- OtakuFest 2023 - January 13-15, 2023 in Miami, FL, USA
- Taiyou Con 2023 - January 6-8, 2023 in Mesa, AZ, USA 2022
- Comic Con Okinawa 2022 - December 3-4, 2022 in Okinawa, Japan
- SacAnime Summer 2022 - September 2-4, 2022 in Sacramento, CA, USA
- Superstar Anime 2022 - August 13-14, 2022 in Virginia Beach, VA, USA
- Puchi Con Teaneck 2022 - August 6-7, 2022 in Teaneck, NJ, USA
- Retro Expo 2022 - July 16-17, 2022 in Plano, TX, USA
- Anime Town Utah 2022 - June 10-12, 2022 in Farmington, UT, USA
- Sakura-Con 2022 - April 15-17, 2022 in Seattle, WA, USA 2021
- Anime Pasadena 2021 - December 11-12, 2021 in Pasadena, CA, USA
- Unicon 2021 - October 1-3, 2021 in Las Vegas, NV, USA 2020
Lexington Comic & Toy Convention 2020 - May 14-17, 2020 in Lexington, KY, USAConvention PostponedSakura-Con 2020 - April 10-12, 2020 in Seattle, WA, USAConvention CancelledLexington Comic & Toy Convention 2020 - March 26-29, 2020 in Lexington, KY, USAConvention Postponed- Albuquerque Comic Con 2020 - January 17-19, 2020 in Albuquerque, NM, USA 2019
- Youmacon 2019 - October 31 - November 3, 2019 in Detroit, MI, USA
- Anime Banzai 2019 - October 18-20, 2019 in Layton, UT, USA
- L.A. Comic Con 2019 - October 11-13, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Crunchyroll Expo 2019 - August 30 - September 1, 2019 in San Jose, CA, USA
- Anime Festival Wichita 2019 - August 23-25, 2019 in Wichita, KS, USA
- Game On Expo 2019 - August 9-11, 2019 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
- ConnectiCon 2019 - July 11-14, 2019 in Hartford, CT, USA
- Anime Ohio 2019 - June 29, 2019 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Ronin-Expo 2019 - June 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Anime Boston 2019 - April 19-21, 2019 in Boston, MA, USA
- Bak-Anime 2019 - February 2-3, 2019 in Bakersfield, CA, USA
- SacAnime 2019 - January 4-6, 2019 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2018
- NekoCon 2018 - November 2-4, 2018 in Hampton, VA, USA
- Pacific Media Expo 2018 - October 27-28, 2018 in Glendale, CA, USA
- MCM Scotland Comic Con 2018 - September 22-23, 2018 in Glasgow, UK
- Pikeville Comic Con 2018 - August 25, 2018 in Pikeville, KY, USA
- StocktonCon 2018 - August 18-19, 2018 in Stockton, CA, USA
- AkaiCon 2018 - July 27-29, 2018 in Lebanon, TN, USA
- Anime Expo 2018 - July 4-8, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- MCM London Comic Con 2018 - May 25-27, 2018 in London, UK
- Mississippi Anime Festival 2018 - March 10, 2018 in Jackson, MS, USA
- Anime Crossroads 2018 - March 2-4, 2018 in Indianapolis, IN, USA 2017
- Grand Rapids Comic-Con 2017 - October 20-22, 2017 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA
- Anime Expo 2017 - July 1-4, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
PortConMaine 2017 - June 22-25, 2017 in South Portland, ME, USACancelled Appearance- Animé Los Angeles 2017 - January 27-29, 2017 in Ontario, CA, USA 2016
- Stan Lee's Los Angeles Comic Con 2016 - October 28-30, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- WasabiCon 2016 - October 22-23, 2016 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
- Long Beach Comic Con 2016 - September 17-18, 2016 in Long Beach, CA, USA
- Nan Desu Kan 2016 - September 2-4, 2016 in Denver, CO, USA
- AkaiCon 2016 - August 26-28, 2016 in Nashville, TN, USA
- Matsuricon 2016 - August 19-21, 2016 in Columbus, OH, USA
- Hoshicon 2016 - July 15-17, 2016 in Charlotte, NC, USA
- Florida Supercon 2016 - July 1-4, 2016 in Miami, FL, USA
- Armageddon Wellington 2016 - June 4-6, 2016 in Wellington, New Zealand
- Anime Fan Fest 2016 - May 6-8, 2016 in Somerset, NJ, USA
- Middle Georgia Comic Convention 2016 - February 20-21, 2016 in Macon, GA, USA 2015
- FANdom Con 2015 - November 6-8, 2015 in Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
- Banzaicon 2015 - October 30 - November 1, 2015 in Columbia, SC, USA
- Santa Fe Comic Con 2015 - October 23-25, 2015 in Santa Fe, NM, USA
79 confirmed guest appearances