Carole Ruggier is a British born actress of Egyptian, Maltese, Italian, and Irish descent. As a casting director, director, and

voice actress Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talen ...

, she is known for her work on award winning video games. Notable voice roles include

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in ''

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'' (2005) and ''

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'' (2007) with a cameo in 2018's ''

'', as well as Athena in ''

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'' and Auntie Dot in '' Halo: Reach''. TV roles include playing Amanda Carter, mother of

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and Michael Carter, in '' Agent Carter'' episode "Smoke & Mirrors", and multiple voice and sketch appearances on ''

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'' on

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Biography

Ruggier trained as an actress at The Arts Educational School in

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and worked extensively in theatre in leading and character roles. Productions include '' Julius Caesar'', ''

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'', ''

The Cherry Orchard ''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by ''Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition ...

'', '' The Accrington Pals'' by

Peter Whelan Peter Whelan (3 October 1931 – 3 July 2014) was a British playwright. Whelan was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, England. As a student from 1951–55 Whelan was an inspirational figure in the newly-formed Drama Society at the experimental ...

, ''

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'' adapted by Joyce Holliday, ''Outskirts'' by

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, ''

Stags and Hens ''Stags and Hens'' is a play written by Willy Russell. Like most of Willy Russell's work, the play discusses working class society in England in the 1970s. It makes comments about the working class' intellect, life, party habits and the exclusio ...

'' by

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, '' Trafford Tanzi'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In the United States, play roles include '' The Secret Rapture'' by David Hare, ''Disneyland It Ain't'' by

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, ''

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'' by

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, ''Mary Barnes'' by Mary Barnes and David Edgar, and '' Alfie'' by

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. She has produced plays in London,

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, and

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, including ''Take 5'', ''Beached'', ''Disneyland It Ain't'', ''Cochon Flambe'', ''Solos in Harmony'', and ''Nagasaki Dust''. Her first TV role was as a policewoman in ''

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, followed by '' Life Without George'' and two

mini-series ''Love and Reason'', starring

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, and '' Campion:

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'', starring

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. TV appearances in the US include ''

'', ''Oh Baby'', '' No Greater Love'', ''It's a Miracle'', and ''Arrest & Trial''. She appeared as

's mother in '' Agent Carter'' for

, set in the

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. Films include ''

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'' directed by

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, '' Reeker'', ''Love on the Line'', ''Blackmail'', ''

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'', ''Wonderland it Ain't'', ''Dallas Biters Club'', and ''American Snapper''. She co-produced the short film, ''Wonderland It Ain't'', co-wrote ''Dallas Biters Club'' and in 2015, wrote, produced, and directed the parody, ''American Snapper''. Her first role as a voice actress was in the 1995 video game ''

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'' as the Narrator (aka Bitchin' Betty) and she was invited to reprise the role for '' MechWarrior Online'' in 2013. In 2002, she voiced Professor Jocelyn Peabody in the 26-episode animated TV series '' Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future''.

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credits include games such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Quantum Redshift'', ''Summoner 2'', ''Red Faction 2'', ''Age of Mythology'', ''Maximo: Ghost to Glory'', ''Steel Battalion'', ''Conquest: Frontier Wars'', ''Crimson Skies'', ''StarLancer'', ''Heavy Gear'', and several

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games, including '' Ghost Recon'', '' The Sum of All Fears'', '' Rogue Spear'', and '' Rainbow Six''. In 2002, Ruggier voiced the character of the Greek goddess

in the game ''

''. She would voice the character again, but a different version for a different game for which she is best known. This was for the ''

'' series, which was originally based on

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. Her first role as Athena in the series was in the first game, ''

'' (2005); she also provided the voice of the goddess

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, who was a minor character in the game. Ruggier reprised Athena in the 2007 sequel ''

''. Erin Torpey took over the role of Athena in subsequent games; however, Ruggier did return to the role for the character's brief cameo appearance in 2018's ''

''. She also voiced the Geologist in '' Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy''. Before voicing Auntie Dot in '' Halo: Reach'', Ruggier had only heard of the ''

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'' series, but did not know what it was about until her husband "filled erin". She also cast and directed the voices for the games '' Freelancer'', ''

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'', ''

'', '' Chaos Legion'', ''

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'', and the

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remake of ''

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''.

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