Julie Ann Taylor was born and raised in Orange County, California. At the age of seven, Julie Ann began her acting career as the wicked witch in a classroom production of “The Wizard of Oz.” She was originally cast as Dorothy but opted for playing the character role instead (“I wanted to do the voice”). While in high school, Julie Ann started to perform in community theatre and Civic Light Opera houses in plays & musicals. In 1983, Julie Ann became a member of The Young Americans Song and Dance Company and did a brief tour before going on to UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. During her years at UCLA, Julie Ann won the Natalie Wood Acting Award for her portrayal of F. Scott Fitzgerald's wife, Zelda, in “The Feast of Youth.” She was also cast as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, which led her to tour with Will & Company, a Shakespearian theater troupe performing and leading workshops in L.A.’s schools through the Los Angeles Music Center Education Division. After graduating college, Julie Ann found a day job working for a non-profit environmental organization translating her work in L.A.’s schools into children’s assembly programs on taking care of the environment. During this time, she continued to work on stage and joined the critically acclaimed Actors’ Gang. While in the Gang, her favorite role was playing an original character named Candy, the coke-addicted personal assistant to Stevie Nicks in a production of the awarding winning musical “Euphoria.” In 1995, Julie Ann took a voice over class and fell into anime dubbing through a friend of a friend. Slowly but surely, after some nervous walla sessions, Julie Ann began getting cast in many anime shows and video games. Anime credits include Moe Katsuragi in Riskey/Safety, Minamoto no Hikaru in Otogizoshi, Rekuta in Duel Masters, Ai Tanabe in Planetes, Noa Izumi in Patlabor, Sophia Forrester in Last Exile, Cz in Scrapped Princess, Ayaka Machida in Stellvia, Ichigo Morino in Onegai Teacher & Onegai Twins, Takumi Kisaragi in Gad Guard and Lachette Altair in Sakura Wars, The Movie. Julie Ann can also be found in such anime titles as Gundam F91, Fafner, Burn Up Scramble, Samurai Champloo, Love Hina Again, Tsukihime Lunar Legend, Witch Hunter Robin, and Marmalade Boy the Movie. Game credits include Jude Maverick in Wild Arms 4, Rachel in .hack, and Miyuki Itsumi in Xenosaga Episode 1. Julie Ann can be heard as the online tutorial voice prompt for California State University’s college applications process at csumentor.edu. Julie Ann lives in Southern California with her husband, a documentary filmmaker, and their son, as well as a one-eyed cat named Lollie.

Love Hina - Christmas Special
Mutsumi Otohime / Young Mutsumi Otohime / Akiko (voice: English version) (as Jean Howard)