Occupation Voice actress Name Renae Jacobs | Role Voice actress | |
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Years active 1984-1996, 2014-present Similar People David Wise, Fred Wolf, Peter Laird, Kevin Eastman | ||
Turtle talk episode 3 interview with renae jacobs
Renae Jacobs (born February 1, 1957) is an American voice actress who is perhaps best known for voicing fictional journalist and reporter April O'Neil in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series.
Contents
- Turtle talk episode 3 interview with renae jacobs
- Teenagemutantninjaturtles com renae jacobs interview part 1
- Early life
- Ninja Turtles
- Voice work appearances
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Teenagemutantninjaturtles com renae jacobs interview part 1
Early life
Renae Jacobs was born February 1, 1957 in Lansing, Michigan, moving to Los Angeles in the early 1980s to pursue a career as a voice actress.
Ninja Turtles
While working in Los Angeles in 1986, she received a call to audition for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She was directed through the audition by Stu Rosen. The first day Rosen made it clear he didn't approve of her for the role, and had waited to show her audition after exhausting all the others.
Every one I played, the producers said 'No, no, no, that’s not April,' and finally I was out of people to show them, so I pulled your audition out and played it for them and they said 'That's April!'
She has said that developed her initial personification of O'Neil after reading the description in the casting material, not the comics themselves:
There was a very good character description of her, so I looked at that and I kind of built her based on me. I felt that she should be a very strong character with very good convictions, she should be a loyal friend; she should be serious about her work and she wanted to be taken seriously, not just looked at as another pretty face.
It was also the first role she was awarded that wasn't a "crazy little made up fantasy character".
In June 2014, it was announced that Jacobs would guest-star on season three of Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. She played April's long-lost mother in the episode "Buried Secrets" who was, in truth, a Kraang creature that had been infused with the human DNA of the real Mrs. O'Neil as an infiltration experiment.
Voice work, appearances
She appeared as a contestant on the NBC game show Sale of the Century in late 1985 but did not win her game though she did win almost $900 in cash & prizes.
She was also the "Lady of the Maze" in the first season of the Family Channel game show Masters of the Maze.
She has also done voices in other animated series and films including The Glo Friends Save Christmas, It's Punky Brewster!, The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda, Moon Dreamers, My Little Pony and all films of Rose Petal Place.
Personal life
She has been married since the 1980s and has two children.
Filmography
Actress
2020
The Breaking of the Band: DeathRock as
Our Famous Reporter
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) as
Mrs. O'Neil / Mom-Thing
- Buried Secrets (2014) - Mrs. O'Neil / Mom-Thing (voice)
1987
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TV Series) as
April O'Neil / Lotus Blossom / Blue Alien / ...
- Divide and Conquer (1996) - April O'Neil / Blue Alien (voice)
- The Day Earth Disappeared (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Mobster from Dimension X (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtles to the Second Power (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- A Turtle in Time (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Power of Three (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Beginning of the End (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Return of Dregg (1996) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Doomquest (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Carter, the Enforcer (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Split-Second (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Showdown (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The New Mutation (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Wrath of Medusa (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Dregg of the Earth (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Unknown Ninja (1995) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Cyber Turtles (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Wrath of the Rat King (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Enter: Krakus (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- H.A.V.O.C. in the Streets (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Cry H.A.V.O.C.! (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- State of Shock (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Get Shredder! (1994) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Shredder Triumphant (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Combat Land (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Invasion of the Krangazoids (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Atlantis Awakes (1993) - Hepax Lagamina (voice)
- Revenge of the Fly (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Attack of the Neutrinos (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Night of the Rogues (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- White Belt, Black Heart (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Convicts from Dimension X (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Starchild (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Night of the Dark Turtle (1993) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Sleuth on the Loose (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Mr. Nice Guy (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Polly Wanna Pizza (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Snakes Alive! (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Leonardo Is Missing (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Donatello Trashes Slash (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Phantom of the Sewers (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Nightmare in the Lair (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Too Hot to Handle (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Shreeka's Revenge (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Return of the Turtleoid (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Sword of Yurikawa (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Adventures in Turtle-Sitting (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Super Irma (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Krangenstein Lives! (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Rock Around the Block (1992) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 2 (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 1 (1991) - April O'Neil / Waitress (voice)
- Welcome Back, Polarisoids (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Michelangelo, the Sacred Turtle (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Zach and the Alien Invaders (1991) - April O'Neil / Military Cadet / Woman in Mall (voice)
- Leonardo, the Renaissance Turtle (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand Faces (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Pirate Radio (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Ice Creature Cometh (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Leonardo Cuts Loose (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Landlord of the Flies (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Donatello's Duplicate (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Raphael Versus the Volcano (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Muckman Messes Up (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Enter Mutagen Man (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Donatello's Badd Time (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- My Brother, the Bad Guy (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Michaelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Once Upon a Time Machine (1991) - April O'Neil / Jersey Red (voice)
- The Turtles and the Hare (1991) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Elementary, My Dear Turtle (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Northern Lights Out (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- April Gets in Dutch (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtles on the Orient Express (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Shredder's New Sword (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Irish Jig Is Up (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Lost Queen of Atlantis (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Ring of Fire (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Artless (1990) - April O'Neil / Yikum (voice)
- Venice on the Half Shell (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- A Real Snow Job (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Rust Never Sleeps (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Tower of Power (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Unidentified Flying Leonardo (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Big Bug Blunder (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Beyond the Donatello Nebula (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Back to the Egg (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Superhero for a Day (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Splinter Vanishes (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Raphael Drives 'em Wild (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Menace Maestro, Please (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Leonardo Versus Tempestra (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Big Cufflink Caper! (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Dimension X Story (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Name That Toon (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Donatello's Degree (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Poor Little Rich Turtle (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Planet of the Turtles (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- What's Michelangelo Good For? (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Rondo in New York (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Rhino-Man (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Michelangelo Meets Bugman (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtlemaniac (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Rebel Without a Fin (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Farewell Lotus Blossom (1990) - April O'Neil / Lotus Blossom (voice)
- The Big Zipp Attack (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Donatello Makes Time (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Were-Rats from Channel 6 (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Funny, They Shrunk Michelangelo (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Slash: The Evil Turtle from Dimension X (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Leonardo Lightens Up (1990) - April O'Neil / Channel 6 Receptionist (voice)
- Raphael Meets His Match (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Four Turtles and a Baby (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Son of Return of the Fly II (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Raphael Knocks 'em Dead (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Shredder's Mom (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Peking Turtle (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Michelangelo Toys Around (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtles of the Jungle (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Plan Six from Outer Space (1990) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Mister Ogg Goes to Town (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Big Blow Out (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Big Break In (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Big Rip Off (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Bye, Bye, Fly (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Shredderville (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Grybyx (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Gang's All Here (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Missing Map (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Great Boldini (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Turtle Terminator (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Leatherhead Meets the Rat King (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Making of Metalhead (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Usagi Come Home (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Case of the Hot Kimono (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Usagi Yojimbo (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Michelangelo's Birthday (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Blast from the Past (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Beware the Lotus (1989) - April O'Neil / Lotus Blossom (voice)
- Super Bebop & Mighty Rocksteady (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Pizza by the Shred (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Corporate Raiders from Dimension X (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Mutagen Monster (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Return of the Fly (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Green with Jealousy (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Camera Bugged (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Cowabunga Shredhead (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtles, Turtles Everywhere (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Four Musketurtles (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Take Me to Your Leader (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- 20,000 Leaks Under the City (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Ninja Sword of Nowhere (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Attack of Big MACC (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- April Fool (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtles at the Earth's Core (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Enter the Rat King (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Fifth Turtle (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Burne's Blues (1989) - April O'Neil / Elvis Aliens (voice)
- The Old Switcheroo (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Sky Turtles (1989) - April O'Neil / Dress Shop Customer #2 (voice)
- The Maltese Hamster (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Attack of the 50-Foot Irma (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtles on Trial (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Beneath These Streets (1989) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Return of the Technodrome (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Catwoman from Channel Six (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Teenagers from Dimension X (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- New York's Shiniest (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Splinter No More (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Enter: The Fly (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Invasion of the Punk Frogs (1988) - April O'Neil / Florida Boy (voice)
- Case of the Killer Pizzas (1988) - April O'Neil / Spoiled Little Girl (voice)
- Curse of the Evil Eye (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- The Mean Machines (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- It Came from Beneath the Sewers (1988) - April O'Neil / Boy #1 (voice)
- The Incredible Shrinking Turtles (1988) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Return of the Shredder (1988) - April O'Neil / Supermarket Cashier (voice)
- Shredded & Splintered (1987) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Hot-Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X (1987) - April O'Neil (voice)
- A Thing About Rats (1987) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Enter: The Shredder (1987) - April O'Neil (voice)
- Turtle Tracks (1987) - April O'Neil (voice)
1996
My Very First Software (Video Game) as
Cybee / Narrator (voice)
1990
The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda (TV Series short) as
French Woman / Additional Voices
- Rosinate by a Nose (1990) - French Woman (voice)
- Pity the Poor Pirate (1990) - Additional Voices (voice)
1986
My Little Pony (TV Series short) as
Additional Voices
- The Ice Cream Wars (1987) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Golden Horseshoes: Part 2 (1987) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Golden Horseshoes: Part 1 (1987) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Revolt of Paradise Estate: Part 2 (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Revolt of Paradise Estate: Part 1 (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Would Be Dragonslayer (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Fugitive Flowers: Part 2 (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Fugitive Flowers: Part 1 (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Mish Mash Melee (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- The Great Rainbow Caper (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
1986
Moon Dreamers (TV Series) as
Additional Voices
- The Star of Stars (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
- Zodies on the Loose (1986) - (voice)
- The Dreamnapping (1986) - Additional Voices (voice)
1985
The GLO Friends Save Christmas (TV Movie)(voice, as Renee Jacobs)
1985
Punky Brewster (TV Series) as
Additional voices (voice)
1985
Rose Petal Place: Real Friends (TV Movie) as
Sweet Violet / Cherry Blossom (voice)
1984
Rose Petal Place (TV Movie) as
Lily Fair / Orchid (voice)
1983
Teachers Only (TV Series) as
Experiment Volunteer
- The Rose (1983) - Experiment Volunteer
Self
2022
Cinema Insomnia with Mr. Lobo (TV Series) as
Self
- Cinema Insomnia Goes to RetroCon (2022) - Self
2022
Convention Mentions (TV Series) as
Self
- RetroCon 2022 (2022) - Self
2021
Funny Science Fiction Podcast (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode 56 - Here She Is, April O'Neil! ft. Renae Jacobs (2021) - Self - Guest
2017
Talkin' Toons (TV Series) as
Self - Panelist
- Talkin' Toons with the TMNT Villains (2017) - Self - Panelist
2014
Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Documentary) as
Self
References
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