
Chihye "Charlet" Takahashi Chung (born February 16, 1983) is an American actress who is best known for her works in voice acting, as well as for her various roles throughout film and television. She voices the fictional character D.Va in the multiplayer-shooter video game Overwatch and has reprised the role for the crossover game Heroes of the Storm. She also voiced Seraph in the shooter video game Call of Duty: Black Ops III. In television, Chung has made appearances on shows such as Cold Case, Cory in the House, 90210, Shake It Up and Grace and Frankie. In 2019, she joined the main cast of two Netflix animated series; on Carmen Sandiego as Julia Argent and on Fast & Furious Spy Racers as Margaret "Echo" Pearl. In 2021 she appeared in new Rugrats reboot character role voiced as Kimi Finster (1991).
Early life[]
Chung was born as Chihye Takahashi Chung in Long Beach California, to a Japanese mother and a Korean father and is fluent in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Korean.
Chung graduated from Diamond Bar High School in 2001.
Career[]
Her interest in acting began from a young age. She was discovered and signed on by an agent while on an airplane at the age of 5. She landed her first acting role on CBS's Cold Case within three months after graduating with a Bachelor in Communications from the University of California, San Diego. In 2016, Chung made an appearance on the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie where she starred as the character Charlotte.
Chung has also done work as a voice actress. Her video game appearances include her role as Seraph from the game Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and her popular portrayal of D.Va from Blizzard's 2016 game Overwatch. She also voices Ally "Hoops" Nguyen from the game Grounded.
Personal life[]
Chung is married to Tom Yoo. In May 2019, she gave birth to a son and in November 2020 gave birth to a daughter.