Amy Walker
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Amy Walker | |||||||
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 Amy Walker in August 2013 | |||||||
| Alma mater | University of Wollongong | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2007–present | ||||||
| Genre(s) | Accents, acting, vlog | ||||||
| Subscribers | 182 thousand[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 34.45 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: 10 Jul 2022 | |||||||
| Website | amywalkeronline | ||||||
Amy Walker is an American actress and singer.[2] She is best known for voicing Lunara in the video game Heroes of the Storm and a variety of characters in Fallout 76.
Early life
[edit]Amy studied acting and singing at the University of Wollongong. She later settled in Wellington, and played the character Joan in the short film Dead Letters.[3]
Career
[edit]In Heroes of the Storm, Amy voiced Lunara and various characters in Fallout 76 (Miss Nanny, Beverly Solomon, Dorothy Orris, and Mawmaw). She created a YouTube video 21 Accents,[4][5] which earned her appearances on both The Today Show[6][7] and Inside Edition.[8][9] She also partnered with Nokia as an accent expert to promote their Foreign Accent Cup.[10]
Miss Walker performed her first original one-woman show, Amy Walker: Inside Out, in November 2007 and has since created three other original shows onstage and online.[11][12][13][14][15]
In 2019, Amy Walker filmed two feature films, Evan Wood and Grace and Grit, both of which were released in late 2020. She also voiced Emi Terasawa in the video game, Judgment.[16]
She learned how to paint in college.[17]
Discography
[edit]- Discourse on Accents (Third Man Records, 2011)[17]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Role | Event |
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| 2008 | Best Actress | "Betty" in Remember Wenn by Rupert Holmes | Discovering New Mysteries Festival |
| 2009 | Best Actress[18] | "Pam Brent" in Personal Call by Agatha Christie | Discovering New Mysteries Festival |
| 2009 | Best Music Video | Director, "We Are Connected" (Music Video) | RainDance Short Film Festival |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "About Amy Walker". YouTube.
- ^ "A soul on fire: A profile of actress, singer Amy Walker". The Digital Journal. Archived from the original on June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ Patricia Duff. "South Whidbey's KONG Connection: Clinton resident appears in summer blockbuster". The South Whidbey Record. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ "Speaking in Tongues". Black & White. Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "21 Accents". Archived from the original on June 19, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The TODAY Show". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ Frause, Sue (March 9, 2008). "UPDATE: Amy Walker on NPR and TODAY!". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ "Inside Edition". Inside Edition. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ Frause, Sue (March 17, 2008). "Amy Walker sings Danny Boy, appears on Inside Edition". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ "Foreign Accent Cup Kicks Off". Nokia. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ David Marlett. "DIY Promotion—Amy Walker Style". Movie Maker. Archived from the original on June 1, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
- ^ Patricia Duff (November 9, 2009). "Amy Walker performs live online". The South Whidbey Record. Archived from the original on September 18, 2010.
- ^ Patricia Duff (January 14, 2010). "Amy Walker goes live again!". South Whidbey Record.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Amy Walker. "Live Interactive Vlog highlights 3/6/10". YouTube.com and Vokle Media. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Amy Walker. "The Real Amy". YouTube.com and Vokle Media. Archived from the original on December 15, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Judgment (2019 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ a b White, Jack; Boilen, Bob (March 7, 2011). "The Flipside With Jack White: Why He Loves Accents, But Hates His Own". NPR.org. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "Discovering New Mysteries Festival". Archived from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
