"I sound like a fun grandma and a small boy, so yeah, things are pretty great!"
— Michaela Dietz on Michaela Dietz
Michaela Keenan Dietz (born November 1, 1982 in Incheon, South Korea) is a Korean American voice actor and comedian. She's best known for her roles as Riff in Barney & Friends, Amethyst in Steven Universe and Dolly Dalmatian on 101 Dalmatian Street.
She also has her own YouTube channel
where she uploads comedy skits and vlogs.
Notable Roles
Video Games
- LEGO Dimensions — Chunk
- Fallout 76 — P.I.T.A.
- Grand Theft Auto V — Additional voices
Western Animation
- Steven Universe — Amethyst, the Amethyst guards, Hoppy, Percy, the Cluster, Ocean Jasper, Blue Lace Agate, Chert
- Louis And Georges — Louis
- 101 Dalmatian Street — Dolly Dalmatian
- The Owl House — Vee, Mrs. Smith
- Mighty Magiswords — Danelda
- Pizza Hero Fumika — Fumika
- Adventure Time: Distant Lands — Glass Boy
- Kid Cosmic — Blue Behemoth
- Craig of the Creek — Michelle
- Tuca & Bertie — Dottie
- Monsters at Work — Snore, Additional Monsters
- Fairfax — Jennifer
- The Ghost and Molly McGee — Darryl McGee
- American Dad! — Clephanie
- Middlemost Post — Ariel
- Star Trek: Prodigy — Maj'El
- Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld — Tokki
- Super Duper Bunny League — Bex
- Kiff — Banana
- Spidey and His Amazing Friends — Balloon Seller
- Baby Shark's Big Show! — Wallace
- Royal Crackers — Robin
- Family Guy — Babysitter, Chris's Girlfriend
- HouseBroken — KitKat
- Long Story Short — Hannah Schwooper
Tropes associated with her roles include:
- Cool Big Sis: She tends to portray a lot of these characters, particularly Dolly and Amethyst.
- Cross-Dressing Voices: She has voiced Glass Boy, Riff, Darryl McGee, and Wallace, all of whom are male.
- Star-Making Role:
- Riff, one of Barney's companions.
- Amethyst, in the voice-acting industry.
- Typecasting: She tend to voice character with a similar like voice.