It wouldn’t be a PlayStation exclusive without Laura Bailey, would it? Insomniac Games has announced that the veteran voice actress has joined the cast of Spider-Man as Mary Jane Watson; she’s also voiced Nadine in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, Fetch in inFAMOUS: Second Son and inFAMOUS: First Light, and is set to star in The Last of Us: Part II as well.
Bailey’s no stranger to the Spider-Man series, as she portrays Gwen Stacy in Disney XD’s animated series. You can hear some of MJ’s dialogue in the PS4 exclusive’s brand new trailer.
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She's great.
No Troy Baker? Literally unplayable.
@AFCC He'll be in there somewhere.
I love Laura Bailey's work. I was surprised when I found out it was her who voiced Nadine.
One of the best in the business.
I love Laura Bailey. She also does Jadia Proudmore in WoW and is part of the weekly YouTube series Critical Role where her and a few other voice actors including her husband play Dungeons and Dragons. Her and her husband also just welcomed a son to the world a few weeks ago.
@LaNooch1978 I think they just hadn't announced the cast yet. I'm sure she's been involved for quite some time.
I'm surprised that this is news. I knew about this since around Paris Games Week.
bailey is the best... this is good news.
I kinda wished they mixed it up a bit and gave some new guys a chance
That said, Laura is awesome
Wow, I didn’t realize all the roles she’s done. Nadine Ross? Really? I may have to play Lost Legacy again just to see, but I could have sworn Nadine had a British accent. If so, I’m very impressed.
I commented in another article recently that I actually prefer that new and fresh voice actors be used because sometimes it is immersion-breaking when a familiar voice pops up from another game’s character. I am playing through Horizon Zero Dawn and despite finally getting used to Chloe Price’s voice coming out of Aloy’s face, I have to pause when I talk to NPC townspeople and every other one is Lee from The Walking Dead.
But if Bailey can change up her voice that much so that I don’t recognize it, then I’m all for it!
Let us not forget BloodRayne and Kaine
Not a bad pick. I'd like to see what she's bringing to MJ.
I honestly remember her best as Persona 4's Rise. Mostly because I can't remember most of her roles other than Chun Li. She's been in tons of stuff.
@DerMeister Yeah— Rise, Nadine, Fetch, ... and the awesome character Fiona in Tales from the Borderlands.
@ApostateMage She's had a large variety of roles. She has even voiced characters in the dubbed versions of a few anime series and JRPG's.
I reckon Fryda Wolff should get more main roles in video games, I thought she was great as Sera Ryder in ME Andromeda even with some dodgy dialogue.
@ReanSchwarzer7 I hated her Rise from Persona 4 at first but ended up loving it in the end.
I first noticed in her in saints row 3 and looked back at her other works. I didn't know she was Rise though thats cool.
@Th3solution I think the dynamic between her and Troy Baker was one of the reasons I loved Tales from the Borderlands. They did a fantastic job.
Laura Bailey is awesome. Voicing core characters in WoW, Halo, Street Fighter, SWtOR, Dragon Age, RWBY, Diablo to name a few that haven't already been mentioned.
My favourite character she's done in a game has to be Fiona from Tales of the Borderlands, but I see there's already enough fans in here to save a rant on why that game deserved so much more love. That said, by far her best performances come from Critical Roll. role-playing Vex and now Jester, she's just so lively and charismatic. In front of camera having the greatest laughs (and occasional tears) you really get to see how great a person she is. Looking forward to the upcoming game even more now!
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