Jennifer Hale

Jennifer Hale (born January 1, 1972) is a Canadian-born actress who is known for her voice roles in numerous video games, animated television series, television commercials, radio promotions, anime, and films for over 20 years. She has also been a guest star on several well-known TV shows, such as Charmed, ER, Just Shoot Me!, and others.
She has acknowledged providing the voice of Samus Aran in Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Metroid Prime Hunters and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Hale did not perform a speaking role with Samus, only recording grunts of pain heard when Samus is harmed, heavy breathing when low on energy and other effort sounds. Her grunts also appear in Metroid Prime Pinball, but strangely are only heard when battling Metroid Prime in the Impact Crater.
In response to a fan asking if she would return as Samus in Metroid Prime 4, Hale said "tell them [Nintendo] that's what you want".Hale, Jennifer (jhaletweets). 14 Jun 2017 12:56 a.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/jhaletweets/status/874837974961324033 She has also expressed interest in recording additional lines for a potential port of Metroid Prime Trilogy to Nintendo Switch.Hale, Jennifer (jhaletweets). "ok, when do we start? ¶ #SamusAran #Metroid" 18 July 2021 7:49 p.m. Tweet. https://twitter.com/jhaletweets/status/1416908122061361156
==Interviews==
===Nintendo Power issue 241===
Note: This section only contains Metroid-related excerpts from the interview.
NP: How did it feel to give a voice to Samus Aran, often considered the "first lady of video games"?
JH: Awesome. She's been very popular and I'm honored to have played her.
NP: Was there anything particularly memorable about the recording sessions for the Metroid Prime games?
JH: Like all games, it had its own world, its own reality, and I really liked the production team.
NP: Was there anything you were told about Samus that shaped how you played her?
JH: Samus really came from the writing and the vision of the director and, behind that, the producers.
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===NintyFresh #5===
Hale gave an interview to NintyFresh, an unofficial Nintendo magazine, in their Autumn 2021 issue. Scans of this interview are below.
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==Samus Aran==
Despite providing foley/effort sounds for Samus, Hale was never credited in any of the Prime games.
In a 2018 interview with Shinesparkers, Clark Wen revealed that a dozen actresses recorded for the role of Samus, with the recording being handled by Nintendo EAD and not Retro Studios itself. Wen disclosed that he used the recordings of an actress with the initials "JH" in the final version of Metroid Prime, which he was reasonably certain stood for Jennifer Hale. However, he used the recording of an actress with the initials "VM" (Vanessa Marshall) for Samus's scream upon death, because he preferred the higher register of that actress. Additionally, in the above NintyFresh interview, Hale stated that she remembered recording Samus's vocals for Prime, with her initial demo reel's first five to ten seconds consisting of "action sounds".
Dark Samus's voice clips are derived from unused recordings of Samus's grunts and screams of pain, although Wen did not specify whether these unused clips were recorded by "JH", "VM", or another actress. Although the first Metroid Prime game's unused opening narration is commonly assumed to have been recorded by Jennifer Hale, this has never been confirmed; "JH" is only explicitly confirmed to have provided Samus's grunts.
==Partial filmography==
*Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego? (1994–1998) - Ivy
*Skeleton Warriors (1994-1995) - Jennifer Steele/Talyn
*Spider-Man (1994-1998) - Felicia Hardy/Black Cat
*The Tick (1995-1996) - Carmelita
*Iron Man (1995-1996) Julia Carpenter/Spider-Woman
*The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996-1997) - Jessica 'Jessie' Bannon (Race Bannon's daughter)
*Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Dr. Naomi Hunter
*Scooby-Doo And The Witches Ghost (1999) - Sally 'Thorn' McKnight of the Hex Girls
*Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) - Emma Emmerich
*Totally Spies! (2001-2015) - Sam and Mandy
*Justice League and Justice League Unlimited ([JL] 2002-2006 [JLU] 2004-2006) Black Siren, Louise Lincoln/Killer Frost, Dr. Doris Zeul/Giganta, Inza Cramer Nelson and Zatanna Zatara
*Spider-Man 2000 Video Game (2000 and 2001) - Felicia Hardy/Black Cat and Mary Jane Watson
*Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (2001) - Dr. Watts and Anna Marie/Rogue
*X2: Wolverine's Revenge (2003) - Carol Hines and Anna Marie/Rogue
*X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2004) - Scarlet Witch
*Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (2004) - Dr Naomi Hunter
*Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) - Dr. Naomi Hunter
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) - Bastila Shan
*Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords (2004) - Bastila Shan
*Tales of Symphonia (2004) - Sheena Fujibayashi
*Justice League Heroes (2006) - Dinah Lance/Black Canary
*Spider-Man: Friend Or Foe (2007) - Silver Sablinova/Silver Sable
*Mass Effect (2007) - Commander Shepard (if the player chooses to create a female character)
*Mass Effect 2 (2010) - Commander Shepard (if the player chooses to create a female character)
*Mass Effect 3 (2012) - Commander Shepard (if the player chooses to create a female character)
*The Powerpuff Girls - Princess Morbucks/Miss Keane
*Wolverine & The X-Men (2008 - 2009) Jean Grey
*The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010 - 2012) - Carol Danvers/Ms. Marvel
*Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (2002) - Alexandra Roivas
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2009) - Aayla Secura/Senator Riyo Chuchi
*Halo 4 (2012) - Commander Sarah Palmer
*Marvel's Avengers (2020) - Commander Maria Hill
*Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) - Rivet
*Return to Monkey Island (2022) - Queen Odina
*Bayonetta 3 (2022) - Bayonetta
*Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (2023) - Rosa
*Guild Wars 2 (2012) - Queen Jennah, Sylvari Female Player Character
==Extracted voice clips==
Note: Most of these are taken from Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, which is the game with the most sound clips.
==External links==
*Website
*Wikipedia article
*Recording of Hale recreating her Samus effort noises
==References==
ru:Дженнифер Хейл
Category:Samus Aran actresses