AWARDS DAILY June 12, 2024 'X-Men '97 Voice Actor Lenore Zann Brings Rogue Into a New Era for the Critically Acclaimed Series By Clarence Moye
βLenore Zann has been a fan-favorite voice actor for several decades thanks to her stellar work as Rogue on the 1990s animated classic X-Men: The Animated Series and, now, the critically acclaimed return X-Men β97.
But Zannβs work spans far beyond providing the voices for animated characters. An incredibly versatile actress, Zann has appeared in live action films and television series, performed multiple high-profile roles on the stage, provided voices for dozens of animated films and television series, and voiced characters in video games. But itβs the decades of live-acting performance work that best influences her voice work.
βVoice acting is really just acting, and the best voice actors started off in theater. I started in theater at the age of 16 when I became a professional actor,β Zann explained. βI didnβt get into animation voice over work until 31. So, Iβm very well rounded that way.β
Zann leverages that experience to put everything she has into voicing the character of Rogue in X-Men β97, which gives the character an incredibly emotional journey across the season.
Zann voices Rogue through love, through rage, and through grief while maintaining a consistent and instantly recognizable tone to the character β even as she changes throughout the series.
Here, in an interview with Awards Daily, Zann talks about a typical day as a voice actor and how she prepares for the dayβs work with a close collaboration of voice actors working on X-Men β97. She reveals how she initially discovered Rogueβs voice and that trademark βSugahβ tone. She is amazed and grateful for the outpouring of love and affection the fans have for her and for this critically acclaimed return to the X-Men.β
X-Men β97 streams exclusively on Disney .