Michaela Murphy

Michaela Jill Murphy, also known as Jessie Flower, is an American voice actress who is best known for providing the voice of Toph Beifong in thirty-six episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender. She later returned to the Avatar franchise to voice a young Suyin Beifong in one episode of The Legend of Korra.
== Avatar: The Last Airbender credits ==
=== Meng ===
=== Toph ===
35 episodes and 1 short
* "Bending Battle" (short)
=== Additional voices ===
* 114. "The Fortuneteller"
* 204. "The Swamp" (Toph Beifong)
* 303. "The Painted Lady"
* 313. "The Firebending Masters"
== The Legend of Korra credits ==
=== Young Su ===
== Avatar: Braving the Elements credits ==
=== Guest ===
* 61. "Meet the Cast: Michaela Jill Murphy "Toph""
* 76. "Live From New York Comic Con 2022!"
* 96. "Michaela Jill Murphy on Playing Toph Beifong"
* 112. "'The Runaway' with Michaela Jill Murphy"
* 119.5. "Secrets from the Vault: What's in a name?"
== Selected other credits ==
=== Television work ===
* American Dragon: Jake Long
* Random! Cartoons
* The Emperor's New School
* The X's
=== Filmography ===
* Happy Endings (2016; short)
* The Profit (2016; short)
* That's What I Am (2011)
* An American Affair (2009)
* Meet the Robinsons (2007)
* Night at the Museum (2006)
* Brother Bear 2 (2006)
* The Ant Bully (2006)
* Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
* Over the Hedge (2006)
* Curious George (2006)
* Kronk's New Groove (2005)
* Finding Nemo (2003)
=== Other credits ===
* Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno (video game)
* Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth (video game)
* World of Final Fantasy (video game)
== Biographical information ==
Murphy was born on August 18, 1994, in Southern Indiana. When she was four, she moved to Los Angeles, where she resided with her mother. She began her acting career with work in commercials, appearing in advertisements for Barbie and Mitsubishi. Murphy has also acted live in performances of Meet Me In St. Louis as Tootie, and Annie as Annie.
== Trivia ==
* Murphy's credit in "The Swamp" was as an additional voice, as the name of Toph's character had not yet been revealed.
* When asked how she relates to Toph, Murphy mentioned that she has horrible eyesight.
* Murphy stated at the time of the original series' run that she thought Toph might end up in a relationship with Sokka, citing that "they are both very sarcastic, and they both love joking around, and like being the boss".
* Murphy participated in a live reading of Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy on May 19, 2021, where she reprised her role of Toph Beifong.
== References ==
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