Grey DeLisle

**Erin Grey Van Oosbree** (born August 24, 1973),[1] credited as **Grey DeLisle** (/dəˈlaɪl/) and **Grey Griffin**, is an American voice actress, comedian and singer-songwriter. Her roles include Vicky from *The Fairly OddParents*, Samantha "Sam" Manson from *Danny Phantom*, Mandy from *The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy*, Frankie Foster, Duchess and Goo from *Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends*, Azula from *Avatar: The Last Airbender*, Yumi Yoshimura from *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi*, Kimiko Tohomiko from *Xiaolin Showdown*, Lola, Lana and Lily Loud from *The Loud House*, Queen Butterfly and Jackie Lynn Thomas from *Star vs. the Forces of Evil*, Wubbzy from *Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!* and Prince Puppycorn from *Unikitty!.* As of 2001, she is the voice of Daphne Blake in the *Scooby-Doo* franchise. In video games, she voices characters such as Amanda Valenciano Libre in *Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker*, Jacqueline Natla in the *Tomb Raider*series, Catwoman in the *Batman: Arkham* series, and Nova in *StarCraft* series and *Heroes of the Storm*. On September 27, 2018, she released her debut comedy act, titled "My First Comedy Special

On November 10, 2019, *The Simpsons* producers announced that DeLisle would replace Russi Taylor as the voice of Martin Prince and Sherri and Terri, after Taylor's death in July 2019.

## Early life and career

DeLisle was born in Fort Ord, California, to truck driver George Van Oosbree and singer Joanna Ruth.[1] Her parents separated when she was young.[4] She has one younger brother.[5] DeLisle's mother became a born-again Pentecostal when she was eleven and she was later raised by her maternal grandmother, Eva Flores, a vocalist who performed with salsa musician Tito Puente.[1] She credits her father's love of country music as the biggest influence on her musical taste. She attended Chula Vista High School in the same graduating class as Mario Lopez. In her late teens, she started singing old gospel tunes, and entered the world of comedy on the advice of a friend. In her comedy routine, DeLisle imitated voices. Her impressions earned the attention of a casting director and was advised to take up voice acting. At this time, she went back to her musical ambitions but also took classes in voice-overs. She soon began working with talent agent Sandy Schnarr.[6][7]

In the *Scooby-Doo* franchise, DeLisle began voicing Daphne Blake with the direct-to-video film *Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase*, a role she inherited from her friend and teacher Mary Kay Bergman following the latter's suicide.[6] She later said of Bergman, "It was an interesting turn of events to get to play Daphne, but I'm so glad that I have the role, and I was glad that I was able to carry that on for her. She set the bar very high."[8] DeLisle also credited the work for helping her maintain her music career, stating "I think Daphne just saved country music."[9] In 2019, Warner Bros. announced that Amanda Seyfried would be voicing Daphne in the animated film *Scoob!* instead of DeLisle.[10] Both DeLisle and Matthew Lillard, the voice of Shaggy Rogers since 2010, were upset about not being contacted about the decision to recast their roles for the film.