The voice of Padmé Amidala, Catherine Taber, joins us to discuss voicing the queen turned senator, Amidala moments, and recording Star Wars audio books.
The voice of the former Queen of Naboo, Catherine Taber, joins Podcast Stardust to discuss what has been like portraying Padmé for more than a decade. In addition to giving Padmé a voice, Catherine has performed the role of Numa in Star Wars: Rebels, Vette from The Old Republic, Mission Vau from Knights of the Old Republic, and Princess Leia in The Force Unleashed. Plus, she is the narrator for E.K. Johnston’s trilogy of books about Padmé Amidala. Join Podcast Stardust and Catherine Taber as we discuss giving a voice to Padmé and her work in Star Wars across multiple platforms.
In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:
- To what degree Catherine tries to emulate Natalie Portman versus making Padmé her own character,
- The difference between performing Padmé for The Clone Wars and E.K. Johnston’s books,
- How she approaches the voices of other characters, such as Anakin and Obi-Wan, for the audio books,
- Catherine’s memories of recording with the rest of her cast for The Clone Wars,
- Some of her favorite Padmé moments from The Clone Wars, and
- The difference in performing and recording for television, audiobooks, and video games
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Don’t forget to check out our latest discussion of Star Wars: Rebels in episode 395.
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Podcast Stardust is the fully armed and operational podcast inspired by the code name for the Death Star. Hosted by first-generation Star Wars fans, Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs, Podcast Stardust endeavors to bring thought provoking discussion on recent Star Wars news on a weekly basis. Between news episodes, Dennis and Jay review the latest episodes from Star Wars television covering everything from Resistance, Rebels, and The Clone Wars to The Mandalorian and other live action productions on Disney+. Of course, Podcast Stardust wouldn’t be complete without thematic discussions, top ten lists, and interviews on everything from Star Wars literature, comics, and the films themselves.