“We have hope. Hope that things will get better. And they will.” – Hera Syndulla

We are thrilled to announce that our Media Guest of Honor for 2022 is Vanessa Marshall.

A graduate of Princeton University with a Masters in acting from NYU, Marshall began her voice over career launching various commercial campaigns (Propel Fitness Water and Dove).  In Animation, she plays Hera in “Star Wars: Rebels,” Mary Jane in “The Spectacular Spider-man,” Wonder Woman in “Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox,” Poison Ivy in “Batman: Brave and the Bold,” Black Canary in “Young Justice,” Black Widow in “Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” Mouse on “Fish Hooks,” and Irwin, an African American boy, in the cartoon “The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy.”  In the world of games, she voiced Olga in “Metal Gear Solid 2,” H.Q. in “Socom II” and Jan Ors in “Star Wars: Jedi Knights II.”  She now does promo work for ABC, CBS, HBO and HGTV, as well as commercials for Walgreens, Ford, and Ace Hardware.  She also narrates shows (for E!, MTV, and WE) and announces radio liners for stations around the world (Capital FM in Kenya, 5FM in South Africa, and Dubai Eye).    On camera, she enjoyed working on “Law and Order” and “Scrubs.”  As a stand up comic and former “plus-size” model, she also created a one-woman show “Got Phat?” – which ran successfully in both LA & NYC.
See www.VanessaMarshall.com for more details.  Follow her @VanMarshall on Twitter.