Deedee Magno Hall (born April 2, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of

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in the ''

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'' franchise.

Early life

Magno Hall grew up in

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, and

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Career

Magno Hall began acting at a young age on the

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series ''

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'' (first recorded in 1989) from 1989-1991, and occasionally in 1992. She also appears as Jasmine on the '' Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular'' soundtrack. She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film '' Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit'' and voiced Princess Dinner Guest in an episode of '' Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child''. After ''The Party'', Magno Hall went on to perform in musical theatre, most notable was her role of Kim in the Broadway production of ''

Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a sung-through musical theatre, stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madama Butterfly'', and similarly tells th ...

'', a role she later reprised on the national tour. She later played the role of

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on the first national tour of ''

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'', from December 12, 2006 to November 16, 2008. She reprised the role in the

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sit-down production at the Orpheum Theatre. Performances began January 27, 2009 with an opening night of February 6, 2009. She played her final performance on September 5, 2010, when the production closed. She joined the ensemble for the US tour of ''

If/Then ''If/Then'' is a musical with a libretto by Brian Yorkey and a theatrical score by Tom Kitt, directed by Michael Greif. It tells the story of a 38-year-old woman named Elizabeth who moves back to New York City for a fresh start. ''If/Then ...

'' in October 2015, listed as "Cathy and others" and was the understudy for Elizabeth and Kate. Magno Hall starred in the East West Players production of ''

Next to Normal ''Next to Normal'' is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing her illness has on her fam ...

'' as Diana Goodman from May 12 to June 18, 2017. Magno Hall came to wider attention for voicing

on the

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program ''

'' from 2013 to 2019, A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. and the follow-up series ''

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'' from 2019 to 2020. She also voiced other Pearls and miscellaneous characters in both series. Magno Hall provided both the spoken and singing voice for Pearl in '' Steven Universe: The Movie'', ''Spinel Finds Out About Pearl's Secret Rap Career'', video games such as '' Steven Universe: Attack the Light'', '' Steven Universe: Save the Light'', ''Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable'', and '' Steven Universe: Unleash the Light'', and animated shorts. Magno Hall also voiced Snuggs in the animated series ''

Doc McStuffins ''Doc McStuffins'' is an animated children's television series created by Chris Nee and produced by Brown Bag Films. It aired for five seasons on Disney Jr. from March 23, 2012, to April 18, 2020. The series centers on a girl who fixes toys, w ...

'', from 2016 to 2017, and three characters (Dorris, Dominel, and Pyllis) in the video game '' Epic Seven''. In 2021, Magno Hall voiced multiple characters, specifically Emissary, Vina, and Newscaster, in ''

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'' and two characters in ''

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'', Penelope and Elder Shrubdub. She also voiced the character of Rory in ''

Craig of the Creek ''Craig of the Creek'' is an American animated television series created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin for Cartoon Network. The show's pilot episode debuted directly on the TV on December 1, 2017. The series premiered online on February 19, 201 ...

'', two characters in ''

We Baby Bears ''We Baby Bears'' is an American animated television series developed by Manny Hernandez for Cartoon Network. It is a spin-off prequel of the animated series ''We Bare Bears'', which was created by Daniel Chong. Produced by Cartoon Network Stud ...

'' (Snowball and Fairy #2), Lola Belen in an episode of ''

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'', and Queenie Santos in the video game '' We Are OFK''. In 2023, Magno Hall voiced Miss Deer Teacher in the Disney animated series '' Kiff''.

Personal life

Magno Hall is married to Cliffton Hall, who has starred opposite her in both ''Miss Saigon'' and ''Wicked'' national tours, and as Fiyero in the San Francisco production of ''Wicked''. He also played the role of Dan Goodman alongside her in East West Player's production of ''Next to Normal''. They played opposite each other as Donna Sheridan and Sam Carmichael in a Guam production of '' Mamma Mia!''. They have two sons named Kaeden and Brycen.

Filmography

Live-action

Film

Television

Voice roles

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Magno Hall, Deedee 1975 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from San Diego Actresses from Virginia American actresses of Filipino descent American child actresses American musical theatre actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Mouseketeers Place of birth missing (living people)