Adrienne Wilkinson

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Adrienne Wilkinson
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Adrienne Wilkinson is an American actress. She is known for playing Eve, the daughter of Xena in the TV series Xena: Warrior Princess in the fifth and sixth seasons. She has appeared in numerous television series such as Angel, Charmed, ER, and Venice: The Series, and played Captain Lexxa Singh in Star Trek: Renegades.

Wilkinson is also a voice actor who has appeared in numerous video games. She was the voice and model for Maris Brood in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Mina Tang in Alpha Protocol, and has also appeared in Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Secret World, and The Evil Within. She also voiced Daughter, the personification of the Light side of the Force in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Archive audio of her performance as Daughter was used in an episode of Star Wars Rebels.[1]

She is the creator of From the Mouths of Babes, an online interview series that collects impromptu interviews that address Love, Life, and Self.

Biography[edit]

Raised mainly in Missouri and having taken dance classes since she was a small child, [2] her 'professional debut' came as a dancing popcorn for a live 50's music show when she was 10.[3]

Career[edit]

Adrienne Wilkinson is best known for her role of Livia/Eve, the sometimes-warrior-sometimes-saint daughter of Xena on Xena: Warrior Princess.[4] She started on television in an episode of Sweet Valley High in 1996, and moved on to Saved By The Bell: The New Class, Chicken Soup for the Soul and in 2001 she had several guest appearances on Undressed. In 2002 she starred as Nikki on the US version of As If. In 2003 she had a guest spot on Angel as a cheeky flapper from the 1920s, and as Linda Browning in an episode of Days of Our Lives. In 2005 she had guest appearances on Charmed as Phoebe Halliwell's first disguise of the season, Eyes and was a temporary love interest of Dr. Ray Barnett on ER, and Paisley Parker on Goodnight Burbank. She is a series regular on Venice: The Series playing Adrienne, who appears in seasons 2–4.

Her film career includes Lakeshore Drive, (written and directed by Michael Grais and starring Wilkinson and Peter Dobson), Pomegranate, and she was the female lead in Interceptor Force 2 (AKA: Alpha Force), Missy Blue in The American Failure, and Nancy in Raze. Wilkinson's producer credits include the films Perfection and Seconds, which showcases a woman's struggles with depression and self-injury.

In 2008, she starred in the short film Reflections, directed by Barry Caldwell. She received two acting awards for her performance, and an additional two nominations.

Wilkinson is sought after for her voice over work which includes more than 50 characters in several videogames, animated videos and commercials. She also plays the part of Maris Brood, the female Jedi in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. She also provided the acting for the physical character as well, as the video game used the most technologically advanced motion capture available to capture her likeness and performance. Wilkinson had a guest role as the voice of Daughter, the personification of the Light side of the Force, on the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Recordings of Wilkinson's vocal performance as Daughter was later used in an episode of the TV series Star Wars Rebels.[1] She plays Mina Tang in the Alpha Protocol video game, voiced several characters, including Gianna, in Star Wars: The Old Republic, and was the voice of Sarah in the massively multiplayer online game The Secret World: The Black Signal.

Her most recent work includes the pilot for the dramatic series Frequency, the pilot for Bump & Grind, the film Burning Dog, and the feature-length pilot, Star Trek: Renegades, where she plays Captain Lexxa Singh, a descendant of Khan Noonien Singh.

Wilkinson is also known for her charity works which includes a focus on literacy programs, animal welfare and children. Her website hosts an annual charity auction each year which helps to support families dealing with medical expenses. She was also one of many celebrities photographed for the TJ Scott book In the Tub with proceeds going to breast cancer research at UCLA's Jonsson cancer center.

From the Mouths of Babes[edit]

In 2011, Wilkinson created From The Mouths of Babes, an online interview series that collects impromptu interviews that address Love, Life, and Self.[5] The project launched on YouTube on May 15, 2012, under the user ID mouthsofbabesnet.

From the Mouths of Babes began to release compilation episodes in September 2013, starting with "Xena on Love."[6] The series had three seasons which ran from 2013 to 2019.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Return Tara / Girl Short
2005 Pomegranate Commercial Actress
2006 Yesterday's Dream Emily Short
2006 WalkAway Mystery Woman Short
2006 Expectation The Girl Next Door Short
2006 Lakeshore Drive Sally Stein Short
2008 Reflections Carol Anderson Short
2012 The American Failure Missy Blue Short
2013 Raze Nancy
2014 Andromeda Andromeda
2015 Dia de Los Muertos Dahlia Short
2016 The Life and Death of Julian Finn Victoria Finn (voice)
2017 Burning Dog Julie
2017 Nobility Lieutenant Ara Eris
2017 Seedless Alexis Short, post-production
2018 Landfill Judy Birch
2020 Dreamcatcher Josephine Tully

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Sweet Valley High Tara "The Tooth Hurts, Doesn't It?"
1997 Saved by the Bell: The New Class Sonya "Suddenly Ryan"
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Vikkie "The Right Thing"
2000–2001 Xena: Warrior Princess Eve Recurring role (seasons 5–6)
2001 Undressed Lois Main role (season 5)
2002 As If Nikki Main role
2002 Interceptor Force 2 Dawn DeSilvia TV film
2003 Angel Flapper "Orpheus"
2003 Days of Our Lives Linda Browning 1 episode
2005 Eyes Melody "Wings"
2005 ER Jessica "The Show Must Go On"
2005 Charmed Phoebe #2 "Still Charmed and Kicking"
2006 Going Up! Mary TV short
2008 This Can't Be My Life Monica "The Pink Pages"
2010 Freshmen Floozy (voice) TV film
2010–2014 Venice: The Series Adrienne Web series
2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Daughter (voice) "Overlords", "Altar of Mortis"
2011 Goodnight Burbank Paisley Parker Main role (6 episodes)
2014 Broken Things Annie Collier TV film
2014 Fame Game Wendy Thom "Pilot"
2014 Partners Heather Garrett "The Curious Case of Benjamin Butt-Ugly"
2015 About a Boy Tammy Idalis "About a Boy Becoming a Man"
2014–2015 Pretty the Series Lily Devonshire Recurring role
2014–2018 Suspense Various TV series
2015 Eff'd Tia TV film
2015 Star Trek Continues Edith Keeler "The White Iris"
2015 Hot Girl Walks By The Hot Girl/Nurse "Visitors in a Hospital"
2015 Club 5150 Dr. Pope TV series
2016 Sidetracked Jess TV series
2017 Monster School Animation Andrea Satin (voice) "Welcome to Monster School"
2017 Star Trek: Renegades Capt. Lexxa Singh Regular role
2018 Star Wars: Rebels The Daughter (voice) "Wolves and a Door", "A World Between Worlds"

Voice work[edit]

  • 2019 Reads for Joan Collins in the audio book for These Are The Voyages - Star Trek: The Original Series, Season One.

Video games[edit]

Year Title Role Consoles Source
2003 Kill.switch Duchess PS2, Xbox, PC
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed Daphne Blake
2004 EverQuest II Danielle Clothespinner / Andrea Dovesong / Breeza Harmet MMO
2005 Dead to Rights II[8] Ruby PS2, PC, Xbox
2005 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie Malice PS, PS2
2006 Saints Row[8] Samantha Xbox 360
2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect Multiple Characters PS2
2007 Bratz 4 Real Meredith PC, Nintendo DS
2008 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Zone Raider PC, Xbox 360
2008 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Maris Brood PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC
2008 Saints Row 2 Sorority Girl / Stewardess / Hippy / Stripper PC, PS3, Xbox 360
2010 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Maris Brood Maris appears in the Wii version
2010 The 3rd Birthday News Anchor
2010 Alpha Protocol Mina Tang PC, PS3, Xbox 360
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Gianna MMO
2013 The Secret World: The Black Signal Sarah MMO
2014 The Evil Within Laura (monster)[9] PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
2015 Sons of Anarchy: The Prospect Bea iPad 4, iPad Air/iPad Air 2, iPad Mini Retina/Retina 2, iPhone 5/5c/5s/6/6
2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider Additional Voices PC, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One
2016 World of Final Fantasy Shiva PS4, PSVita
2019 Epic Seven Coli / Judith / Azalea Google Play, App Store [9]
2020 Star Trek Online LouAnn Wilkens PC, PS4, Xbox One

Awards and nominations[edit]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Film Result
2008 Big Easy Shorts Festival Best Actress Reflections Won
2008 Beverly Hills Shorts Festival Best Actress Reflections Won
2008 Long Island International Film Expo Best Actress Reflections Honorable Mention
2008 Action on Film Festival Best Actress Reflections Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Britt, Ryan (March 5, 2018). "Every 'Star Wars'...Voice Easter Egg Explained". Inverse. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "About Adrienne Wilkinson". Official Adrienne Wilkinson Fan Site. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ Torres, Xena (May 5, 2001). "The Final Chakram Throw". Bitch of Rome Entertainment. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Adrienne Wilkinson- BioGamer Girl Magazine
  5. ^ "About the MOB". From the Mouths of Babes. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ ""Xena" on Love". YouTube. September 13, 2013. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  7. ^ ""Dreamcatcher" on Self - SEASON 3 FINALE". YouTube. July 13, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Adrienne Wilkinson". IMDb. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Adrienne Wilkinson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 8 February 2022. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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