Vanessa Marshall

Vanessa Marshall (born October 19, 1969) is an American voice and television actress known for her work in films, cartoons, and video games. She is the daughter of actress Joan Van Ark and reporter John Marshall. Marshall attended Princeton University, majoring in English, before pursuing acting at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, where she earned a masters degree and honed her skills in dialects. Her career in voice acting took off after being discovered by an agent during a solo performance where she portrayed 15 different characters. Notably, Marshall is recognized for her role as Hera Syndulla in Star Wars Rebels and reprised the character in Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Her portrayal of Hera has been praised as a strong and iconic female character.