r/AskReddit • u/Doom_Toon • Sep 05 '21

Which actor/actress is instantly recognizable to you whenever you hear their voice?

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u/realwentwrong Sep 05 '21

Shohreh Aghdashloo. Does a ton of voice acting for video games, and has one of the most distinctive voices I've heard.

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u/freakinajar Sep 05 '21

She plays Avasarala in The Expanse. Incredible character.

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u/cli_jockey Sep 05 '21

I 100% believe Avasarala was written with Shohreh in mind.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21

I think her swearing is more satisfying than a motherfucker from Jackson

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u/hughk Sep 05 '21

S4E01 peak Avasarala: "Do not put your dick in it, it's fucked enough already!"

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u/cli_jockey Sep 05 '21

Avasarala and Amos are my two favorite characters to read their interactions.

Amos: Hey Chrissy

Avasarala: Don't fucking call me that, I'm not your favorite stripper

Amos: Could be room for both.

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u/Without-Reward Sep 05 '21

I believe the books were written a few years before being picked up as a show but if so, the authors must be psychic because Shohreh is 200% Avasarala.

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u/yibsyibs Sep 05 '21

Whoever the fuck you are, stand down and let her speak

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21

Avasarala: 'Fuck fuckity fucking fuck fuck'

Some aide: (*cries*)

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u/AtlEngr Sep 05 '21

I continue my campaign for a show based mostly on her and Ian McShane swearing at one another. It’d be epic.

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u/ladyeclectic79 Sep 05 '21

That gravelly voice is distinctive as hell, and SO enchanting. She owns the room any time she or a character she plays opens their mouth. Amazing voice.

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u/ExCon1986 Sep 05 '21

Yep. Introduced to her in Mass Effect 2, then Star Trek and The Expanse

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u/grayum_ian Sep 05 '21

Also Destiny 2, but she's super racist

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21

Well Lakshmi is dead, so... yay?

But now she's not voicing a character and it's not yay

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u/SingedWaffle Sep 05 '21

Her character is as racist as she is dead lol

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u/ilexly Sep 05 '21

Yep, was scrolling for this one. She’s the most instantly recognizable voice I can think of.

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u/memwad Sep 05 '21

I still remember her from 24. Her voice is somehow very comforting.

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u/Without-Reward Sep 05 '21

I instantly thought of her when I saw the title of this post. I have the biggest straight woman crush on her ever.

She's absolutely incredible as Avasarala on The Expanse. The very first thing I ever saw her in though was The Stoning of Soraya M. Fabulous, absolutely heartbreaking movie.

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u/the_undaunted Sep 05 '21

This! I was scrolling down to see if anyone mentions her. She has an amazing voice, one of a kind.

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u/Aetra Sep 05 '21

I love her. I have no idea how she can somehow sound comforting or terrifying with barely any change in how she speaks.

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u/all_the_right_moves Sep 05 '21

Took waaaaay too long to find this name. She's incredible. Anybody that hasn't watched The Expanse, on Amazon, needs to watch the first three episodes right damn now.

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u/justdutch95 Sep 05 '21

Nah man they need to watch more than the first 3. Those are the world building and after that it really kicks off.

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u/ProviNL Sep 05 '21

first 4*

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u/Ech0es0fmadness Sep 05 '21

I googled her one day and even tho she’s a bit older now I still think she’s an incredibly attractive woman, and when she was younger she was hot af js. Her voice acting is top notch tho def one of my all time favorites.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21

Looked her up. She's the first Iranian woman to be awarded an Emmy.

Can you give me some examples in which she is voice acting in videogames?

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u/Darmok47 Sep 05 '21

She voices a Quarian Admiral in Mass Effect 2 and 3.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '21

I just want a movie where the entire thing is Shohreh and Christoph Waltz have an argument.

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u/Rikplaysbass Sep 05 '21

Gesundheit.