Maile Flanagan () is an American television, film, and voice actress known for her work in cartoons, anime and video games. Some of her prominent roles include Naruto Uzumaki in the English dub of ''

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'', Piggley Winks in ''

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'' and Terry Perry in ''

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''. She has made guest appearances in several television series such as '' ER'', '' Shameless'', '' Bad Teacher'', '' The Office'' and ''

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''. Her live action work include appearances in '' Phone Booth'' (2002), ''

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'' (2007), '' Evan Almighty'' (2007), ''

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'' (2009) and '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011). She has numerous theater credits including working with writer/director Justin Tanner in his plays ''Oklahomo!'', ''Wife Swappers'', ''Pot Mom'', and ''Zombie Attack!''

Early life and education

Flanagan was born in

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, Hawaii. Her father worked for the U.S. military intelligence. In 1969, her family was stationed in

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, Thailand and when she was ten, they moved to Germany. She graduated from a Department of Defense (DOD) school Munich America High School (MAHS) in 1983. In 1987, Flanagan graduated from Boston College with a degree in political science concentrating in history and mathematics.

Career

After a brief stint in Washington, D.C., Flanagan moved to

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and worked in theater roles and did stand-up comedy. She was in the comedy troupe Every Mother's Nightmare with Wayne Wilderson,

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and Nancy Walls. In 1996, she moved to Los Angeles with the stage production of ''

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'', which won an LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Comedy Ensemble. Flanagan's first major voice role in animation was as the Piggley Winks in ''

'' for which she was nominated for an Annie Award in 2005, the same year she was cast as the title character, Naruto Uzumaki in the English dub version of ''Naruto'', she has since consistently voiced the kid, teen and adult incarnations of Naruto in all of its properties including numerous spin-offs and video game adaptations for over 15 years. She also earned an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her performance in ''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' in 2006. In 2009, Flanagan provided the voice of Mother Aardvark in the third installment of Ice Age film series. Also in 2009, she appeared in Marc Webb's romantic comedy drama ''

''. The following year, she lent her voice to Orangu-Tammy in the animated film ''

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''. From 2012, Flanagan starred as Terry Perry, principal of the Mission Creek High School in the

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live-action comedy series ''

'', she was in the show for four seasons until it ended in 2016. She reprised the role again in the 2016 spinoff of the series called '' Lab Rats: Elite Force''. She also had a recurring role as Connie in the third and fourth season of the Showtime comedy-drama TV series '' Shameless''.

Personal life

Flanagan is a lesbian. In 2008, she married Lesa Hammett.

Filmography

Live-action roles

Television

Film

Voice roles

Television

Film

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Interview with AfterEllen.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Maile Living people Actresses from Honolulu American expatriates in Germany American expatriates in Thailand American film actresses American lesbian actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Boston College alumni Daytime Emmy Award winners LGBT people from Hawaii Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses