Actor / Director Profile

Georgia native Catherine Taber made her feature film debut starring in the coming of age drama "The Girls' Room" [2000]. Taber's performance in the film garnered critical praise from industry publications. Daily Variety hailed her performance as "winning, empathetic and intimate." Catherine can also be seen alongside Reese Witherspoon in the romantic comedy, Just like Heaven, as well as 2009's Curious George 2, 2008's Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the film that kicked off the series, and in numerous comedic and dramatic television appearances.In 2003, Catherine made her voice-acting debut playing Mission Vao in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and has never looked back. She has since lent her voice to some of the most popular video games on the market including Avatar: The Game, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse, Final Fantasy X II, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Old Republic. Cat also plays the young Princess Leia in the award winning Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and its sequel, The Force Unleashed II. In 2007, Catherine was nominated for a NAViGaTR Award (National Academy of Video Game Testers and Reviewers) for her portrayal of Penelo in "Final Fantasy 12"Hailed as a Geek Goddess amongst the sci fi, fantasy, and gaming communities, Catherine feels right at home in her current role of Padme Amidala in the critically acclaimed Cartoon Network television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.When this self-proclaimed sci-fi geek isn't living out her childhood dreams on set, she is giving back to her community. Catherine started the organization Games For Soldiers which accepts donations of video games and comic books that she sends to troops deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq.