Rebecca Forstadt

Rebecca Forstadt
Born Rebecca Lynn Forstadt
December 16, 1953
Denver, Colorado
Residence Los Angeles, California
Other names Reba West, Rebecca Lynn Olkowski, Becky Olkowski, Riva West
Occupation Voice actress
Years active 1980–present
Spouse(s) Roger Olkowski (wid.)[1]
Children 2[1]
Website
www.rebeccaforstadt.com

Rebecca Lynn Forstadt (born December 16, 1953), also known as Reba West, is an American voice actress, best known for playing young female roles in various animated series. After studying theater at Orange Coast College, in Costa Mesa, California, Forstadt began her acting career by working at Knott's Berry Farm's Bird Cage Theater, performing melodramas, often as the damsel in distress character. Later, she went to Hollywood where she worked as a wardrobe mistress on such television shows as The White Shadow and Hill Street Blues, as well as for the film S.O.B.. She also spent several years doing live theater in the Los Angeles area. Most notably, she won some recognition for her portrayal of the character Josette in the world premiere of Eugène Ionesco's Tales for People Under 3 Years of Age at the Stages Theatre Center in 1982. She starred in several low-budget movies such as Mugsy's Girls, with Ruth Gordon and Laura Branigan, and Round Numbers with Kate Mulgrew, Samantha Eggar, and Shani Wallis. She also appeared as a television actress in Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, and L.A. Law. Her voice acting breakthrough came when she landed the leading role of Lynn Minmei in the English version of Robotech, the popular anime series of the 1980s. Since then, she has voiced hundreds of other anime characters and has branched into non-anime cartoons, live-action shows (such as Masked Rider and Power Rangers: Time Force), commercials and radio work, and has performed background voices for movies such as Antz, Dr. Dolittle, and The Santa Clause.

Voice roles

Anime

Live action

Non-anime

Video games

Theme Song Performance

Production Credits

Script Adaptation

ADR/Looping

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Forstadt-Olkowski, Rebecca (November 3, 2013). "Travel Bug to Poland and Beyond". Baby Boomster.
    2. ↑ Toole, Mike (October 16, 2003). "Gate Keepers 21". Anime Jump.
    3. ↑ Love Hina, Volume 5 - Summer By The Sea. Bandai (DVD). 2002. ISBN 9781594097201. - select Extras, Credits, page to "Featuring the Voices Of"
    4. ↑ Bolam, Sarah Miles (2011). Fictional Presidential Films: A Comprehensive Filmography of Portrayals from 1930 to 2011. Xlibris Corporation. p. 249. ISBN 9781462893195.
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Samurai Girl Real Bout High School anime, closing credits

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