Deedee Magno Hall

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Deedee Magno Hall (born April 2, 1975[1]) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the Steven Universe franchise.

Born (1975-04-02) April 2, 1975 (age 50)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Yearsactive1988–present
Spouse
Cliffton Hall
(m. 2003)
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Deedee Magno Hall
Hall at Florida Supercon in 2016
Born (1975-04-02) April 2, 1975 (age 50)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Cliffton Hall
(m. 2003)
Children2
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Early life

Magno Hall grew up in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida.[2][3]

Career

Magno Hall began acting at a young age on the Disney Channel series The All New Mickey Mouse Club (first recorded in 1989) from 1989-1991, and occasionally in 1992.[4] She also appears as Jasmine on the Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular soundtrack.[5] She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and voiced Princess Dinner Guest in an episode of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child.[6][7]

After The Party, Magno Hall went on to perform in musical theatre, most notable was her role of Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, a role she later reprised on the national tour.[1][7] She later played the role of Nessarose on the first national tour of Wicked, from December 12, 2006, to November 16, 2008.[8] She reprised the role in the San Francisco sit-down production at the Orpheum Theatre. Performances began January 27, 2009, with an opening night of February 6, 2009.[9][10] She played her final performance on September 5, 2010, when the production closed.[11] She joined the ensemble for the US tour of If/Then in October 2015, listed as "Cathy and others" and was the understudy for Elizabeth and Kate.[1] Magno Hall starred in the East West Players production of Next to Normal as Diana Goodman from May 12 to June 18, 2017.[12]

Magno Hall came to wider attention for voicing Pearl on the Cartoon Network program Steven Universe from 2013 to 2019,[13][14][15][16] and the follow-up series Steven Universe Future from 2019 to 2020.[16] She also voiced other Pearls and miscellaneous characters in both series. Magno Hall provided both the spoken and singing voice for Pearl in Steven Universe: The Movie,[17] Spinel Finds Out About Pearl's Secret Rap Career,[18] video games such as Steven Universe: Attack the Light, Steven Universe: Save the Light, Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable, and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light, and animated shorts.[19][20][16] Magno Hall also voiced Snuggs in the animated series Doc McStuffins, from 2016 to 2017,[21] and three characters (Dorris, Dominel, and Pyllis) in the video game Epic Seven.

In 2021, Magno Hall voiced multiple characters, specifically Emissary, Vina, and Newscaster, in Trese and two characters in Dogs in Space, Penelope and Elder Shrubdub.[22][16] She also voiced the character of Rory in Craig of the Creek,[23] two characters in We Baby Bears (Snowball and Fairy #2),[16] Lola Belen in an episode of Firebuds,[24][25] and Queenie Santos in the video game We Are OFK.[16] In 2023, Magno Hall voiced Miss Deer Teacher in the Disney animated series Kiff.[26][27]

Personal life

Magno Hall is married to Cliffton Hall,[28] who has starred opposite her in both Miss Saigon and Wicked national tours, and as Fiyero in the San Francisco production of Wicked. He also played the role of Dan Goodman alongside her in East West Player's production of Next to Normal. They played opposite each other as Donna Sheridan and Sam Carmichael in a Guam production of Mamma Mia!. They have two sons named Kaeden and Brycen.[29]

Filmography

Live-action

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitClassroom Kid[7]
2002FaceKelly[citation needed]
2013Riff RockitHanna Hat (voice)Direct-to-video[citation needed]
TBAAnd OneMelissa Alvarez[citation needed]
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1989–1991The All New Mickey Mouse ClubHerself[4][30]
1993BlossomHerself[citation needed]
1998DellaventuraLin ChangEpisode: "Made in America"[7][6]
Rear WindowPopoff NurseTV movie[7]
2000Third WatchLori TanEpisode: "Alone in a Crowd"[7]
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmWife #3Episode: "Fatwa!"[citation needed]
2018Ching Chong BluesDanaEpisode: "Rickshaw to Hollywood"[31]
2019GoliathMs. KwokEpisode: "Fer-De-Lance"[32]
2020Grey's AnatomyKatrina ScottEpisode: "Put on a Happy Face"[32]
20219-1-1SurgeonEpisode: "Suspicion"[citation needed]
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Voice roles

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2019Steven Universe: The MoviePearl, Blue Pearl, Yellow Pearl (voice)Television film[17][16]
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YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildPrincess Dinner Guest (voice)Episode: "The Princess and the Pea"[6]
2013–2019Steven UniversePearl, Yellow Pearl, Blue Pearl, Pink Pearl, Holo-Pearl, Hopper, additional voicesMain cast[13][16]
2016–2017Doc McStuffinsSnuggs (voice)5 episodes[21]
2018–2019Steven Universe and the Dove Self-Esteem ProjectPearl (voice)[33]
2019–2020Steven Universe FuturePearl, Holo-Pearl, Shell, Pink Pearl, Mega Pearl, Aubergine Pearl, Brandish (voice)Main role[16]
2020The Crystal Gems Say Be Anti-RacistPearl (voice)2 episodes[20]
2021TreseEmissary, Vina, Newscaster (voice)2 episodes[16]
2021–2022Dogs in SpacePenelope, Elder Shrubdub (voice)5 episodes[22]
2022Craig of the CreekRory (voice)2 episodes[23]
2022We Baby BearsSnowball, Fairy (voice)2 episodes[16]
2022FirebudsLola Belen (voice)1 episode[24]
2023–presentKiffMiss Deer Teacher (voice)[26][27][16]
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Video games

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YearTitleRole Source
2014Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer: GoalPearl [citation needed]
2015Steven Universe: Attack the LightPearl
2017Steven Universe: Save the LightPearl [16]
2018Fallout 76Gloria Chance Steel Dawn DLC[citation needed]
2018Epic SevenDominiel, Pyllis, Doris [16]
2019 Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable Pearl, Lonely Pearl [16]
2019Steven Universe: Unleash the LightPearl [16]
2022We Are OFKQueenie Santos [16]
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Theatre

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YearTitleRoleSource
1995–2000Miss Saigon Broadway, 2nd US National TourKim[34]
2003–2016Disney's Aladdin: A Musical SpectacularPrincess Jasmine[5]
2006–2008Wicked Emerald City TourNessarose[8]
2009–2010Wicked San Francisco ProductionNessarose[10][9]
2017Next to NormalDiana Goodman[12]
2019Mamma Mia!Donna Sheridan[35]
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Awards and nominations

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YearTitleCategoryRoleResult
2014BTVA Voice Acting AwardBest Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/MusicalPearl (Steven Universe)Nominated[36]
2015Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical
Shared with Zach Callison, Michaela Dietz, Estelle, Grace Rolek, Tom Scharpling, Jennifer Paz, Susan Egan, Matthew Moy and Kate Micucci
Steven UniverseWon[37]
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/MusicalPearl (Steven Universe)Won[37]
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical (People's Choice)Won[37]
2016Best Vocal Cast in a Television Series
Shared with Zach Callison, Michaela Dietz, Estelle, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Shelby Rabara, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Charlyne Yi and Erica Luttrell
Steven UniverseNominated[38]
Best Vocal Cast in a Television Series (People's Choice)
Shared with Zach Callison, Michaela Dietz, Estelle, Kate Micucci, Matthew Moy, Shelby Rabara, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Charlyne Yi and Erica Luttrell
Won[38]
2017Best Vocal Cast in a Television Series
Shared with Zach Callison, Michaela Dietz, Estelle, Shelby Rabara, Tom Scharpling, Jennifer Paz, Grace Rolek, Kimberly Brooks, Charlyne Yi, Reagan Gomez-Preston, Kate Micucci, AJ Michalka, Colton Dunn, and Matthew Moy
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