Diane Pershing is an American voice actress, film critic, and novelist. She began her singing career as a back-up singer for

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and went on to appear in the show group, The Establishment, on tour and on TV. She also voiced

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in the

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Early years

Pershing was born in Queens, New York. She has a

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degree from the

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Career

Pershing appeared with The Establishment in Las Vegas and sand with Mathis,

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, and

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. She performed in regional theater, including the Downey Civic Light Opera Association. In total, she performed in more than 100 musicals and plays at regional theaters. Pershing was a disc jockey at radio station

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in Los Angeles, did studio singing, and did voiceovers for cartoons, commercials, narrations, and radio and television promos. As a writer, she has written for TV (''

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'', ''

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''), 19 romance novels, published film reviews for various small newspapers and Rotten Tomatoes, and is a member of Romance Writers of American and Mystery Writers of America and The Authors' Guild. As a voice actress, Pershing is known for voicing

in the

, beginning with '' Batman: The Animated Series''. She has also lent her voice to series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Centurions'' (as Crystal Kane), ''

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'', '' She-Ra: Princess of Power'' and ''

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''.

Personal life

Pershing has been married, and she has two children.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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