Deedee Magno Hall

Deedee Lynn Magno Hall (born April 2, 1975) is an American actress and singer. 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
Hall at the Florida Supercon in 2016
Born
Deedee Lynn Magno

(1975-04-02) April 2, 1975
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1988–present
Spouse(s)
Cliffton Hall
​
(m. 2003)​
Children2

Early life

Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Magno-Hall is the child of a sailor in the United States Navy and a nurse, both Filipino-American immigrants. She grew up in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida.[1][2]

Career

She 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.[3] She also appears as Jasmine on the Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular soundtrack. She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film, Sister Act 2.

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.[4] She later played the role of Nessarose on the first national tour of Wicked, from December 12, 2006 until November 16, 2008.[5] 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.[6][7] She played her final performance on September 5, 2010, when the production closed.[8] 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.[4] Hall starred in the East West Players production of Next to Normal as Diana Goodman from May 12 to June 18, 2017.[9]

Magno Hall came to wider attention for providing the voice of the character of Pearl on the Cartoon Network program Steven Universe [10] in 2013, and the follow-up series Steven Universe Future[11] in 2019. Magno Hall provided both the spoken and singing voice for the character.

Personal life

Magno Hall is married to Cliffton Hall,[12] 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.[13]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993Sister Act 2: Back in the HabitClassroom Kid
2002FaceKelly
2013Riff RockitHanna Hat (voice)Direct-to-video

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989–1993The All New Mickey Mouse ClubHerself
1998DellaventuraLin ChangEpisode: "Made in America"
Rear WindowPopoff NurseTV movie
2000Third WatchLori TanEpisode: "Alone in a Crowd"
2017Curb Your EnthusiasmWife #3Episode: "Fatwa!"
2019GoliathMs. KwokEpisode: "Fer-De-Lance"
2020Grey's AnatomyKatrina ScottEpisode: "Put on a Happy Face"
20219-1-1SurgeonEpisode: "Suspicion"

Animation
YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildPrincess Dinner GuestEpisode: "The Princess and the Pea"
2013–2019Steven UniversePearl (voice), Yellow Pearl, Blue PearlMain role
2016–2017Doc McStuffinsSnuggs (voice)5 episodes
2019Steven Universe: The MoviePearl & Yellow Pearl (voice)TV movie
2019–2020Steven Universe FuturePearl (voice), VolleyballMain role
2021TreseEmissary (voice), Vina, Newscaster2 episodes
2021Dogs in Space Penelope2 episodes
2022Craig of the CreekRory (voice)Episode: "Sink or Swim Team"

Video games
YearTitleRole
2014Cartoon Network Superstar Soccer: GoalPearl
2015Steven Universe: Attack the LightPearl
2017Steven Universe: Save the LightPearl
2018Epic SevenDominiel, Pyllis, Doris
2019Steven Universe: Unleash the LightPearl
2020Fallout 76: Steel DawnGloria Chance

Theatre
YearTitleRole
1995–2000Miss Saigon Broadway, 2nd US National Tour[14]Kim
2003–2016Disney's Aladdin: A Musical SpectacularPrincess Jasmine
2006–2008 Wicked Emerald City Tour Nessarose
2009–2010 Wicked San Francisco Production Nessarose
2017 Next to Normal Diana Goodman
2019 Mamma Mia! Donna Sheridan

Awards and nominations
YearTitleCategoryRoleResult
2014BTVA Voice Acting AwardBest Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/MusicalPearl (Steven Universe)Nominated[15]
2015Best 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 UniverseWon[16]
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/MusicalPearl (Steven Universe)Won[16]
Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series - Comedy/Musical (People's Choice)Won[16]
2016Best 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 UniverseNominated[17]
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[17]
2017Best 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

References
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    2. Farris, Christopher (February 11, 2019). "These Filipinos Are the Voices of Modern Cartoon and Anime Characters". Esquire. Hearst Communications. Archived from the original on July 8, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
    3. Hinman, Catherine (April 24, 1989). "They're Hip, They're Hot, They're The Mouseketeers". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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    6. Gans, Andrew. "Dromard, Flynn, Hall and Rioseco Will Join Kassebaum and Wicks in San Fran 'Wicked' Playbill, January 13, 2009
    7. "Wicked the New Broadway Musical: San Francisco Company". Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
    8. Gans, Andrew (September 5, 2010). "Wicked Flies Out of San Francisco Sept. 5". Playbill. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
    9. BWW News Desk. "Deedee Magno-Hall and Cliffton Hall to Lead NEXT TO NORMAL at East West Players; Cast, Creatives Set!". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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