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Rebecca Soler
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Nationality | American |
Other names | Jessica Paquet |
Alma mater | Carnegie-Mellon University |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Spouse(s) | Christopher L. Graves |
Rebecca Soler is an American voice actress. She is also known by the name Jessica Paquet. She lives and works in the New York City area.
Rebecca is famous for her voice work in many audiobooks. Her most well-known role is narrating The Lunar Chronicles book series by Marissa Meyer. In anime, she voiced characters like Miu Nomura in Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart and Reanne in Ojamajo Doremi. She has also lent her voice to animated shows such as Huntik, Viva Piñata, and Winx Club. Rebecca has worked with several big companies like 4Kids Entertainment and NYAV Post.
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About Rebecca Soler
Rebecca Soler grew up in Boston. Later, she moved to Sugar Land, Texas during her high school years. She went to Carnegie-Mellon University and earned a degree in theater.
She started her career in voice-over for anime and animated shows. These shows were being dubbed, or given English voices, in New York. Rebecca voiced main characters in popular series like Huntik, Viva Piñata, and Winx Club. She also voiced characters in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Pokémon.
One of her first voice acting jobs was as Joi Reynard in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She also voiced Miu Nomura, the main character in Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart. Fans even voted for her to voice Battia in the English version of the 1986 anime Outlanders. For Winx Club, she took over the role of Tecna in season 3.
Rebecca began working on audiobooks after her agent suggested it. She has narrated books by famous authors like Judy Blume and James Patterson. In 2009, she won an AudioFile Earphones Award for her narration of Amy Efaw's novel After. Her narration of Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen was listed as a top audiobook for young adults in 2009. In 2011, she narrated Cinder, the first book in the popular Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer.
Rebecca also performs on stage and works behind the scenes. In 2014, she acted in a play called Becoming Cuba. She is also an executive producer for a web series called With Friends Like These. Her husband writes and stars in this show. In 2020, Rebecca became a mom when her daughter was born.
Voice Roles in Animation
Rebecca Soler has voiced many characters in animated TV shows. Here are some of her roles:
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Joi Reynard | ||
2006–07 | Viva Piñata | Ella Elephanilla, Simone Cinnamonkey | ||
2006–07, 2016, 2019 | Winx Club | Tecna (Season 3), Stella (Seasons 7-8) | 4Kids English dub; Season 3
DuArt Film and Video English dub; Season 7 3Beep Inc. English dub; Season 8 |
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2006–10 | Chaotic | Sarah | ||
2009-2012 | Huntik | Sophie Casterwill | ||
2009 | Turtles Forever | 1987 April O'Neil | ||
2013-14 | The Crumpets | Triceps, Blister, Ohoh, Aunt Harried | Distribimage version | |
2016-17 | World of Winx | Stella | ||
2018 | Pinkalicious & Peterrific | Mayor Martinez | 2018-22 | |
2018 | Nella the Princess Knight | Queen Mom, others |
Voice Roles in Anime
Rebecca Soler has also voiced characters in many anime shows:
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2005 | Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart | Miu Nomura | ||
2005 | Magical DoReMi | Reanne Griffith | ||
2005-2020 | Pokémon | Rhoda, Rhonda, Mamie, Linda, Nanette, Professor Carolina, Alexa, Celosia, Mallow | ||
2006 | Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew | Kidd Summers | Credited under Featuring | |
2006 | Outlanders | Battia | Central Park Media version | |
2007 | Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny | Shimei Ryoumou, Koumei Shokatsuryou, others | ||
2007 | Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy | Kodama | Ep. "Ah! The Love of a Goddess Saves the Ninja!" | |
2011-2015 | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL | Kari Tsukumo, Hart Tenjo, Summer |
Voice Roles in Video Games
Rebecca Soler has also voiced characters in video games:
Year | Title | Voice role | Source |
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2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Miranda Fortuna | |
2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Additional voices |
Other Work
Rebecca Soler has also worked in live acting and as a producer.
- Once a Loser (2013 short film) – Coffee woman
- With Friends Like These (2014 web series) – Jess (Episode 5)
She was also an Executive Producer for the web series With Friends Like These (2014).
Audiobooks Narrated by Rebecca Soler
Rebecca Soler has narrated many popular audiobooks, including:
The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros
- Fourth Wing
- Iron Flame
- Onyx Storm
Once Upon a Broken Heart series by Stephanie Garber
- Once upon a Broken Heart
- The Ballad of the Never After
- A Curse for True Love
The Caraval series by Stephanie Garber
- Caraval
- Legendary
- Finale
The Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer
- Cinder
- Scarlet
- Cress – This audiobook was a finalist for an Audie Award in 2015.
- Fairest
- Winter
Renegades series by Marissa Meyer
- Renegades (narrated with Dan Bittner)
- Archenemies (narrated with Dan Bittner)
- Supernova (narrated with Dan Bittner)
Other Audiobooks
- Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
- The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
- Virtue Falls by Christina Dodd
- Angel: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson
- Nevermore: The Final Maximum Ride Adventure by James Patterson
- Atlantia by Ally Condie
- Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan (narrated with Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, and MacLeod Andrews) – This audiobook won an Odyssey Honor Award in 2016.
- Heartless by Marissa Meyer
- Sadie by Courtney Summers (narrated with Fred Berman, Dan Bittner, and Gabra Zackman)
- Cheshire Crossing by Andy Weir
- Let It Glow by Joanne Levy and Marissa Meyer (narrated with Gabi Epstein)