Deedee Magno Hall (born April 2, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the animated series Steven Universe and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future.
Deedee Magno Hall | |
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Born | [1] Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | April 2, 1975
Occupations |
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Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse |
Cliffton Hall (m. 2003) |
Children | 2 |
Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Magno Hall is the child of a United States Navy sailor and a nurse, both Filipino-American immigrants. Her father is originally from Baguio, and her mother was raised in Manila.[2] Magno Hall grew up in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida.[3][4]
Magno Hall began acting at a young age, lending her voice to the Disney show The All New Mickey Mouse Club (first recorded in 1988) from 1988-1991, and occasionally in 1992.[5] She also appears as Jasmine on the Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular soundtrack.[6] She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film Sister Act 2 and voiced Princess Dinner Guest in an episode of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child.[7][8]
After The Party, Magno 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.[2][8] She later played the role of Nessarose on the first national tour of Wicked, from December 12, 2006 until November 16, 2008.[9] 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.[10][11] She played her final performance on September 5, 2010, when the production closed.[12] 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.[2] Hall starred in the East West Players production of Next to Normal as Diana Goodman from May 12 to June 18, 2017.[13]
Magno Hall came to wider attention for providing the voice of the character of Pearl on the Cartoon Network program Steven Universe from 2013 to 2019,[14][15][16] and the follow-up series Steven Universe Future from 2019 to 2020.[17] She also voiced Pink Pearl, Holopearl, and other characters in both series.[18][19] Magno Hall provided both the spoken and singing voice for the character, in these two series, Steven Universe: The Movie,[20] video games such as Steven Universe: Attack the Light,[21] Steven Universe: Save the Light,[22] Steven Universe: The Phantom Fable,[23] and Steven Universe: Unleash the Light,[24] and other animated shorts.[25][26] She also voiced Snuggs in the animated series Doc McStuffins, from 2016 to 2017,[27] and three characters (Dorris, Dominel, and Pyllis) in the video game Epic Seven.[28]
In 2021, Magno Hall voiced multiple characters, specifically Emissary, Vina, and Newscaster, in Trese[29] and two characters in Dogs in Space, Penelope and Elder Shrubdub.[30] She also voiced the character of Rory in Craig of the Creek,[31] two characters in We Baby Bears (Snowball and Fairy #2),[32] Lola Belen in an episode of Firebuds,[citation needed] and Queenie Santos in the video game We Are OFK[33] In 2023, she voiced Miss Deer Teacher in the Disney animated series Kiff.[34][35]
Magno Hall is married to Cliffton Hall,[36] 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. Most recently, 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.[37]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1993 | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Classroom Kid | [8] | |
2002 | Face | Kelly | [citation needed] | |
2013 | Riff Rockit | Hanna Hat (voice) | Direct-to-video | [citation needed] |
2022 | And One | Melissa Alvarez | [citation needed] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1989–1993 | The All New Mickey Mouse Club | Herself | [5][38] | |
1993 | Blossom | Herself | [citation needed] | |
1998 | Dellaventura | Lin Chang | Episode: "Made in America" | [8][7] |
Rear Window | Popoff Nurse | TV movie | [8] | |
2000 | Third Watch | Lori Tan | Episode: "Alone in a Crowd" | [8] |
2016 | Sanders Shorts | Pearl | Episode: "Life with the Crystal Gems is Tough" | [citation needed] |
2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Wife #3 | Episode: "Fatwa!" | [citation needed] |
Thomas Sanders | Herself | Episode: "Warrior Girl" | [citation needed] | |
2018 | Ching Chong Blues | Dana | Episode: "Rickshaw to Hollywood" | [39] |
Thomas Sanders & Friends | Herself | Episode: "Storytime Madlibs: You All Ruined a Bunch of Fairy Tales" | [citation needed] | |
2019 | Goliath | Ms. Kwok | Episode: "Fer-De-Lance" | [40] |
2020 | Grey's Anatomy | Katrina Scott | Episode: "Put on a Happy Face" | [40] |
2021 | 9-1-1 | Surgeon | Episode: "Suspicion" | [citation needed] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2019 | Steven Universe: The Movie | Pearl, Blue Pearl & Yellow Pearl (voice) | TV movie | [20] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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1995 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Princess Dinner Guest (voice) | Episode: "The Princess and the Pea" | [7] |
2013–2019 | Steven Universe | Pearl, Yellow Pearl, Blue Pearl, Ticket Girl, Hotdog Person, Pear, Holopearl, Hopper, Phone, Cluster, Obsidian, Pink Pearl Thing (voice) | Main role | [14][19] |
2016–2017 | Doc McStuffins | Snuggs (voice) | 5 episodes | [27] |
2018–2019 | Steven Universe and the Dove Self-Esteem Project | Pearl | [41] | |
2019–2020 | Steven Universe Future | Pearl, Holopearl, Shell, Volleyball (Pink Pearl), Mega Pearl, Brandish, Aubergine Pearl (voice) | Main role | [18] |
2020 | The Crystal Gems Say Be Anti-Racist | Pearl (voice) | 2 episodes | [26] |
2021 | Trese | Emissary, Vina, Newscaster (voice) | 2 episodes | [29] |
2021 | Dogs in Space | Penelope, Elder Shrubdub (voice) | 4 episodes | [30] |
2022 | Craig of the Creek | Rory (voice) | 2 episodes | [31] |
2022 | We Baby Bears | Snowball, Fairy #2 (voice) | 2 episodes | [32] |
2022 | Firebuds | Lola Belen (voice) | 1 episodes | [citation needed] |
2023–Present | Kiff | Miss Deer Teacher (voice) | [34][35] |
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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2014 | Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer: Goal | Pearl | [citation needed] |
2015 | Steven Universe: Attack the Light | Pearl | [21] |
2017 | Steven Universe: Save the Light | Pearl | [22] |
2018 | Fallout 76 | Gloria Chance - Steel Dawn DLC | [citation needed] |
2018 | Epic Seven | Dominiel, Pyllis, Doris | [28] |
2019 | Steven Universe: Unleash the Light | Pearl | [24] |
2020 | Fallout 76: Steel Dawn | Gloria Chance | [citation needed] |
2022 | We Are OFK | Queenie Santos | [33] |
Year | Title | Role | Source |
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1995–2000 | Miss Saigon Broadway, 2nd US National Tour | Kim | [42] |
2003–2016 | Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular | Princess Jasmine | [6] |
2006–2008 | Wicked Emerald City Tour | Nessarose | [9] |
2009–2010 | Wicked San Francisco Production | Nessarose | [11][10] |
2017 | Next to Normal | Diana Goodman | [13] |
2019 | Mamma Mia! | Donna Sheridan | [43] |
Year | Title | Category | Role | Result |
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2014 | BTVA Voice Acting Award | Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical | Pearl (Steven Universe) | Nominated[44] |
2015 | Best 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 Universe | Won[45] | |
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical | Pearl (Steven Universe) | Won[45] | ||
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical (People's Choice) | Won[45] | |||
2016 | Best 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 Universe | Nominated[46] | |
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[46] | |||
2017 | Best 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 |
Nominated |