Jen Taylor

Jen Taylor (born February 17, 1973) is an American voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Cortana in various Halo games as well as the intelligent personal assistant of the same name. She also voices Zoey in Left 4 Dead; Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in various Mario games between 1999 and 2006; Salem in RWBY, and Lina, Windranger, Puck and Medusa in Dota 2.

Jen Taylor was born on February 17, 1973 in Seattle, Washington.[2] She taught herself how to do voice work by recording the radio and imitating what she heard.[3] She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in theater.[4] Before starting in voice work, she worked as a radio DJ for KNDD.[5]

Taylor has voiced characters in multiple video games. She voiced Princess Peach, Toad, and Toadette in Mario games between 1999 and 2006.[6] She has voiced the character Cortana in Halo games since the first game in the series, Halo: Combat Evolved (2001).[7] She also voices the virtual assistant Cortana, which was named after the character and first released in 2014.[8] Two decades following the original game, Taylor reprised the role of Cortana by voice acting and performance capture in the Paramount+ TV series