Maile Flanagan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Maile Flanagan
Flanagan in 2024
Born	(1965-05-19) May 19, 1965 (age 60) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston College (BA)
Occupation	Actress comedian
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Lesa Hammett ​ (m. 2008)​

Maile Flanagan is an American actress and comedian. She is famous for being the voice of Naruto Uzumaki in the English version of the Naruto cartoon series and movies.

She also voiced Piggley Winks in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. For this role, she won an Emmy Award. You might also know her as Principal Terry Perry from the live-action TV show Lab Rats.

Maile Flanagan has also appeared in many movies like Phone Booth (2002) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). She has been a guest star on TV shows such as ER, Shameless, and The Office. In 2023, she started voicing Matthew "Matt" Hornsby in the animated show Royal Crackers.

Early Life and Education

Maile Flanagan was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 19, 1965. Her father worked for the U.S. military. Because of his job, her family moved often. In 1969, they lived in Bangkok, Thailand. When she was ten, they moved to Germany.

She finished high school in Germany in 1983. Later, in 1987, she graduated from Boston College. She studied political science, history, and mathematics there.

Acting Career Highlights

After college, Maile Flanagan worked in Washington, D.C. for a short time. Then, she moved to Minneapolis to pursue acting. She performed in theater plays and did stand-up comedy. She was part of a comedy group called Every Mother's Nightmare.

In 1996, she moved to Los Angeles. There, a play she was in, The Bad Seed, won an award for Best Comedy Ensemble.

Voice Acting Success

Maile Flanagan's first big voice role was as Piggley Winks in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. In 2005, she was nominated for an Annie Award for this role. The same year, she got the main role of Naruto Uzumaki in the English version of Naruto. She has continued to voice Naruto as a kid, teen, and adult in all the Naruto shows and video games. In 2006, she won an Emmy Award for her work in Jakers!.

Maile Flanagan at the 2012 Phoenix Comic-Con

In 2009, she voiced Mother Aardvark in the third Ice Age movie. She also appeared in the movie 500 Days of Summer. In 2010, she voiced Orangu-Tammy in Kung-Fu Magoo.

Live-Action Roles

From 2012 to 2016, Maile Flanagan played Terry Perry. This was the principal of Mission Creek High School in the Disney XD show Lab Rats. She was in the show for four seasons. She also played this role again in the spin-off show Lab Rats: Elite Force in 2016.

She also had a recurring role as Connie in the TV series Shameless from 2013 to 2014. In 2023, she appeared as Tina in the ABC sitcom Not Dead Yet.

Personal Life

Maile Flanagan married Lesa Hammett in 2008.

Filmography

Live-action Roles

Television

Film

Voice Roles

Television

Film

Video Games

Awards and Nominations

Maile Flanagan has received awards and nominations for her acting work.

See also

In Spanish: Maile Flanagan para niños