Julie Nathanson (born May 10, 1973) is an American actress known for voicing Rosalie Rowan in The Zeta Project, Silver Banshee and Jewelee in the DC animated film ', Yelena Belova in Avengers Assemble, and Jess Black in Ubisoft's Far Cry 5. Since 2011, she has replaced Paige O'Hara as the voice of Belle in various media.
Raised in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, Nathanson attended Friends' Central School and Tufts University before beginning her career in acting. Her screen debut came in 1996, with the recurring role of Amy on the television soap opera One Life to Live, followed shortly thereafter by appearances on Beverly Hills, 90210 (1996âÂÂ97) and a brief stint as Maggie on Another World (1996). Nathanson subsequently appeared on several television films and series such as Kiss & Tell (1997), Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (1998âÂÂ99), The Zeta Project (2001âÂÂ02), and ' (2003). Since 2004, she is also often heard voicing different characters in video games.
In 2000, she wrote some episodes of the television series Just Deal and has also been nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in the category Best Screenplay for a Teen series.
Nathanson is best known as a frequent voice actress with the Final Fantasy series. She also voices Chill in the Skylanders series, Scarlett Turner in Elena of Avalor, Samantha Maxis in ', Lampita Pasionado in Psychonauts, Medic in ', and Robin Snyder in The Powerpuff Girls.