Amy Palant

Amy Palant (born 1979) is an American voice actress and singer. Her most famous role is that of Miles Tails Prower in the English version of Sonic X, and the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series from 2005 to 2010.

Amy Palant is an American voice actress and singer formerly associated with 4Kids Entertainment who has done voice work for the English dub of the Sonic X anime series and the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

History
Palant studied voice acting at Edge Studio under founder David Goldberg. She worked with the studio as a performer and a voice coach up until the early 2010's.

As a singer, Palant has performed with numerous bands. In 2001, she was the lead vocalist and producer of the children’s band FunkeyMonkeys self-titled debut album and also sang some songs in the Girls Scouts album, Sisters Hand in Hand, which was also produced by the band. She was a founding member of the New York-based Alternate Folk band Bombshell, formed in 2005. She left the band in 2006.

In addition to her voice work, Palant is a child psychotherapist, and operates a practice in New York.

In 2008, Palant left 4Kids to work for Pokémon USA for the Battle Dimension anime.

In 2010, she was replaced by Kate Higgins as Tails' voice.

Filmography

 * Shaman King - Milly
 * One Piece - Miss Valentine (4Kids dub)
 * Magical DoReMi - Dorie Goodwyn
 * Mew Mew Power - Cassandra
 * Pokémon - Additional voices (seasons 5-7; season 11)

Voice acting

 * Sonic the Hedgehog series:
 * Ali Baba
 * Anna
 * Blacksmith
 * Miles "Tails" Prower (2005-2010)
 * Mimic Ghost (in Tails form)
 * Sonic X:
 * Daisy
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Wendy ("The Last Resort")

Reception
Palant had received mixed reviews for her performance as Tails. She had been criticized for making Tails sound girlish, but was highly praised for sounding more intelligent, cute and more like an 8-year-old. As the games progressed, many fans saw major improvement in Palant's voice acting, mostly in Sonic Unleashed, where many fans claimed that Palant finally perfected the role and was sounding more boyish. Though some fans praise her replacement, Kate Higgins, other fans still prefer Palant's role as Tails.