Tara Sands

Tara Sands (Tara Jayne) is an English Voice Actress and one of the Original Voice Actresses for Pokémon. She has been known to voice both male and female humans in the Pokémon series (Young males). Aside from this she was also credited for playing the main character Tiara from Shamanic Princess.

Human Characters

 * Ritchie
 * Sammy Oak
 * Bugsy
 * Jasmine(4kids dub)
 * Cissy
 * Tory Lund
 * Marissa
 * Melanie
 * Wilhelmina
 * Rochelle
 * Pokémon Land Tour Guide
 * Andrea
 * Mariah (Johto Journeys)
 * Malachi
 * Ephraim
 * Keegan

Non-Pokémon Roles

 * Tiara (Shamanic Princess)
 * Genis Sage (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)
 * Ria Petoriyacowa (Agent Aika)
 * Chase (Fighting Foodons)
 * Aun Freya (Photon: The Idiot Adventures)
 * Solude (Maze)
 * Tadami (Legend of Himiko)
 * Mokuba Kaiba (Yugioh (Up to season 4), Yugioh the Movie, Yugioh Capsule Monsters Coliseum)

Roles she is not proud of:

 * Diana (Fencer of Minerva)
 * Natuki (Countdown to Delight)
 * Asuka Kashiwagi (Mystery of the Necronomicon)
 * Neptune (Lunatic Night)
 * Manami/Nami (Sprite Between Two Worlds)

Trivia

 * It is noted on her official website, her animation reel plays several voices of characters she has portrayed, including Marissa.
 * She, along with fellow former Pokémon VA Megan Hollingshead, worked in "Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World" as Genis Sage and Sheena Fujibayashi respectively, though neither of them were credited for it.
 * Tara was involved in 5 anime OVA's not meant for children, despite the fact that she not only voices children's anime but also narrates children's audio books.
 * For a time she was the co-hostess of Cartoon Network's Friday's block.
 * Despite having Jasmine return in Pokémon DP Sinnoh League Victors, Tara did not reprise this role as fans would have anticipated.