Overview
Jillian Michaels (born May 10, 1977) is a Canadian voice actress who provided the voices of Lloyd and Fritz Donnegan, and currently provides the voices of Edna, Cathy, Maya, Selma, and the Sphinx statue in Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. She was succeeded by Sam Vincent as the voice for Lloyd from Sons of Garmadon onward.
Michaels returned as a guest voice actor in Seabound as the voice of Maya and the Sphinx statue, over three years after her last Ninjago voiceacting role in "How to Build a Dragon" as the voice of Edna. She later returned in Ninjago: Dragons Rising to provide the voices of Young Lloyd and Tween Lloyd.
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- Apart from her work in the Ninjago TV series, she also has several roles in English dubs of Japanese anime, including InuYasha (Shippo, young Kaede, Princess Tsuyu, and Yuka), MegaMan NT Warrior (Princess Pride), and the Ocean Group dub of Dragon Ball Z (Son Gohan and Son Goten).
- She has the same name as an American personal trainer, businesswoman, author, and television personality.
- Along with Vincent Tong and Kirby Morrow, she had voiced a ninja and a ninja's parent. However, Vincent Tong and Kirby Morrow voiced a ninja as well as their own parent (i.e. Kai and Ray, and Cole and Lou), whereas Jillian Michaels voiced Lloyd, Edna, Cliff Gordon, and Maya, but Edna, Cliff, and Maya are not Lloyd's parent.
- She voiced three mothers in the series, those being Edna, Selma, and Maya.
- She also voiced two Elemental Masters in the series, these being Lloyd and Maya.
- She also portrayed three parents of the ninja, those being Edna, Maya, and Cliff Gordon in Rebooted and Tournament of Elements.
- She was originally going to be recast when Lloyd got older in "Child's Play," but she convinced them to let her audition to voice the older Lloyd as well.[1]
- In the live-chat of the Eljay Johnsen Show, Tommy Andreasen stated that Michaels also auditioned to voice Lloyd in Sons of Garmadon, but they did not think her voice worked well for an older Lloyd who had a love interest.[2]
- She named her first bike Skylor because she liked the character.[3]