A chat with Lenore Zann, voice actor of Rogue from X-Men the Animated Series

At Wizard World Comic Con in Portland, I talked to Lenore Zann! She is an accomplished actor but she did the voice of Rogue from X-Men the Animated Series which was a huge part of my childhood and was my first exposure to the X-Men franchise which is now my favorite of all the Marvel franchises. She was so sweet.
Just like Rogue was an amazing example for young women when I was coming up, I think Zann is an amazing example for women. She has a personal mission to lift women up and is a politician who advocates again Climate Change in Parliament in Canada where she lives.
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[@carlmorgan1227]

Her rogue voice is the sexiest female voice i have ever heard.

[@CoolDevicesXxm4]

literally nothing can compare to it.

[@bluegrassreb1]

Perfect Southern sass, even though she is Canadian

[@mrfatuglyjoker4460]

Amen brother. Your damn straight on that.

[@ahmedshakib3883]

yep,the most attractive character in the marvel universe.

[@cherie_Ella2511]

IKR, I'm in-love with herr voicee😭😭

[@hyliannerd4541]

She is the voice I hear for Rogue when I read the comics

[@Sleepless4Life]

Haha yep!

[@thesuperfunk2036]

"Ain't that enOUGH?"

[@birdie3rdie]

And Aisha Clan-Clan.

[@konradfraczek6482]

The sexiest voice in the universe. I googled her because I was wondering who's beyond that sweetness of cartoon Rogue.I'm not disappointed:)

[@Sleepless4Life]

Amen! I get butterflies in me belly listening to her.

[@clockwork204]

Her Rogue voice is so iconic and charming! It helps that she also voiced Rogue in X-Men vs Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom. Really helps cement the feel of the character long after the series stopped airing.

[@littlemiho6208]

True...Rogue is and still is one of my fave heroes to date. She was strong, beautiful, sensitive, lonely, insecure on many levels for being a mutant but also because of her first BF. Lenore portrayed her with so much life and power that both Lenore and Rogue are one and the same to be idolized.

[@JDA2185]

It's great that they bring Lenore Zann back for the '97 sequel. I don't think there will ever be any other voice actress who can give Rogue her perfect voice.

[@AnthonySforza]

It would be awesome if they brought Chris Potter back, as well. Hearing Gambit and Rogue together again, would be moving as hell.

[@JDA2185]

@@AnthonySforza Cannot agree with you more.

[@everydaymarvin2490]

I loved Rogue growing up! It was so cool to finally see the voice actor behind her. Thanks for making this! 😊

[@mrjcp5520]

Yes thank you , thank you Lenore

[@victoriascott3651]

Love seeing the lady behind Rogues voice xx Wasn't disappointed!!! Thank you xx Rogue was my crush xx Wow just wow xxx

[@TheDarkFalcon]

Holy crap she was the most amazing character ever when I was growing up. I still think I like "strong" women to this day because of her.

[@TheDarkFalcon]

Funnily enough I never liked TAS Jean or Storm... But Rogue 😍😍😍😍

[@alextyson7717]

Lenore Elizabeth Zann is an actress who played Rogue on X-Men (1992) and Tigra from The Avengers: United They Stand (10-30-1999)

[@Xiatter]

I'm rewatching X-Men: The Animated Series and Rogue is even more amazing than I remember. Such an absolute powerhouse, and still one of the most realistic, complex, and decent people on the show. Power doesn't always corrupt. Well, not always without regret (like what happened with Captain Marvel).

[@nicolaspajuelo]

I talked to her on that day she was pretty nice she was kind she was like a teacher and she was so awesome

[@ssgainz8667]

She also was the voice of Tigra in the avengers animated series a few years later. 👌🏼

[@shanec9840]

I thought they sound the same. I had to look it up to make sure!

[@bluemarvel-mf2yu]

I love it when she says "Shugah!"😁😁😁❤️

[@gibbs615]

The voice of my favorite 90's version of ROGUE! I wonder if Lenore is a southern belle for real?

[@PsychoGemini]

She's actually Canadian.

[@Hamburger-helper]

@@PsychoGemini Born and spent her childhood in Australia though

[@DOI_ARTS]

She is Australian ha ha

[@gibbs615]

@@DOI_ARTS Well her character is a southern belle ya know.

[@Xiatter]

Thanks for introducing us to Lenore, one of my favorite voices in fiction.

[@BowenEros-gt8gn]

If you remember in the series, Rogue's true power is stealing powers. And they did an episode explaining where she gets her other powers and that they were permanently stolen from someone she held too long. Ms.Marvel/Captain Marvel. It also happened that way in the comics. And.....Rogue is rumored to be the "villain" in Captain Marvel 2...so...we know how THAT goes down... plus it would make her the first official mutant in the MCU.

[@IgnizNova]

It brings joy and a BIG SMILE to my face hearing Her, Jesus I was forever in love with this Lady's voice as a kid, and as a teenager playing Capcom's X-Men fighting games featuring Rogue, much respect to Her

[@bootsforemmett1381]

Psyched to have her back as Rogue 🔥

[@alexkramer492]

I remember watching the English dub of Outlaw Star in 2001 and thinking "That catgirl sounds like Rogue"

[@Polycomical]

Loving this video, Rogue was always my fave character and this is very insightful. Love that she's out there as an MP as well, fantastic.

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@denisheabates4344]

I love ❤️ Rogue’s accent she sound like Celine Boudreaux

[@venivediicommented4046]

Yep i kept wondering who voiced aisha from outlaw star. Such an amazing voice!

[@immitationstation3369]

I been watching outlaw star again its one of my favorite anime's

[@CKGoldiing]

Thank you Destiny - Lenore is great. Great interview.

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

Thank YOU for watching. She's amazing!

[@miragexl007]

GEtting back into Xmen...from the 90s because of the new Retro figures/marvel legends figures. And Rogue is and always has been awesome. Never new the voice actors

[@kieferclarkf1674]

I was born in December 1984. This was my childhood, I’m so lucky to have grown up in the time that I did. It was the best.

[@bshays21]

Disney needs to get their shit together. Bring back the original voice cast for a X-Men special. Maybe a new season or a movie special. Disney come on give some recognition to these amazing voice actors. They deserve it. The fans have been begging for it for 20 years now. Listen to the fans please Disney 🙏. Oh man the animation for this series is so great. Bums me out so much how cheap animation looks on most every cartoon. Everything done on computers looks cheap. Lenore is such a talent. I've always wondered about the VA for Jean Grey 🤔. I've heard she will never discuss her time on the X-Men or do appearances. She was stalked by a person with mental illness. Always wanted to know more about that situation and story. It's a shame the actress doesn't feel safe making appearances with the rest of her cast.

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

Oh I didn't know that about the Jean Grey VA, that's so messed up :c

[@princessmarlena1359]

I heard that Catherine Disher (VA for Jean) was actually married to the VA for Professor X.

[@gullscomic]

Just started watching the animated series...for the first time.... yeah, I'm a little late to the party. But, better late than never. It's so great!

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

It's SO GOOD

[@wouldntyouliketoknow9455]

She also voiced Aisha Clan Clan from Outlaw Star.

[@nomMascot]

Zann is inspiring! Great interview

[@kenzielynn3355]

Ahhh, omg this is amazing!! Lenore is so sweet! Yet another incredible video 👏👏

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

thanks for watching! She was so sweet!

[@blogorgonopsid]

Wow, that was a great interview! :) Maybe what she said is right. Maybe many X-Men fans, including me, do sort of shy away from the world. :D

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

SAME! Right? It's like SHE KNEW US. I'm always glad to have the X-Men to read/watch. Has a way of reminding me it's great to be different

[@kk-sr1wl]

Rogue voice is classic wish mcu did her voice again

[@bluemarvel-mf2yu]

PERFECT VOICE FOR ROGUE!! 💯 New York Comic Con is coming up next month. Would be nice if she shows up!!🙏

[@minniescars5178]

She still got it

[@william9152009]

She's awesome! Alot of the actors I never knew voiced certain characters look soo differently , not what I expected but it's alright .. They are good people , passionate and great at what they do , I loved X-Men growing up. Especially Wolverine. 💙💛

[@3llionaireX]

Great interview; Lenore is beautiful.

[@RedArmyMedic]

Love her voice!

[@marqwright6436]

Omg! I love her! This was amazing 👏🏽👏🏽

[@trcsonic]

Good night, sugar.

[@user-ow2yr4nu4z]

Pizza Hut did this promo comic with a Rouge poster insert, she stayed on my wall for years in her full glory, ample feminity, lovely hips and high gloss lips 💋. Made my little boy teen heart flutter.

[@user-ke8vk8bo4j]

"She can never be intimate with anybody she can't bet close to anybody" I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people at Comic Con that face that very same dilemma. 😂

[@fallen222.]

So amazing and perfect as Rogue! She was and is my favorite super hero from all genres! Lenore was so perfect for the voice that I've never accepted any 9f the movies with a "Rogue". They never did her justice! Either in voice or the way she was portrayed.

[@AnonymousanonymousA]

Rogue and Gambit had the best Voices Pause

[@nicobam3739]

She's amazing.

[@hardnewstakenharder]

Aisha Clan Clan of the Ctarl Ctarl

[@bryangomez4455]

Love her! 💚💚💚

[@rexrickard6333]

I fancied she hulk too along with rogue those two female characters made me love powerfull girls .

[@mihai000000]

i used to crush so hard on rogue when i was younger....and half of that was her voice. The other was the spandex

[@NBKRebelGamer87]

If only they did a Rogue movie! Find an actress with the body type and voice! I loved her voice and design in the 90's animated series! So hot and the cartoon itself was awesome I have it all!

[@yaboyee3911]

Wow this is so awesome! I smiling from ear to ear😅

[@jeremiah_12]

As a man, the women of the team were organically awesome along with the rest of the team. X-Men were flawed people who had issues but had teammates that would pick them up or they would focus on the task at hand. The issue with Disney is that they take away femininity, flaws, and failures of the female characters and just have them be perfect ( not all of the time but there are examples of that). Disney just needs to let the characters be without falling into the “girl boss” trap.

[@AnonymousanonymousA]

I think EVERYONE loved the X-Men 90s cartoon, just maybe the individuals going to Comic Con, but the 90s X-Men show is the greatest cartoon ever up there with Gargoyles and The Real Ghostbusters

[@KBAFourthtime]

I've known her for _Dragon Tales_ roles, such as replacing Erin Fitzgerald as the voice of Priscilla, and she also voiced Lorca (who, for those unaware, is really a *boy* dragon).

[@jeremiah_12]

She does a believable coastal Southern accent….I don’t hear the Canadian at all. She’s good, real good at that.

[@LoyalmoonieProductions]

She was Lorca on Dragon Tales.

[@slavaigntova3304]

She is the voice of my favourite character - Alia from Bratz Desert jewelz

[@mrfatuglyjoker4460]

She has got to have one of the most sexy voices I have ever heard.

[@edgonzalez6200]

Smartest move was putting Miley on this record... Their voices blended BEAUTIFULLY very UNEXPECTED. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@matt-chew-of-steel]

ROGUE IS MY FAVORITE BECAUSE OF HER

[@lovegratitudemadoka]

Youre da best. really, keep it going!

[@Aligatorxx3]

Master Cyclonis and Kitt Wonn 😍

[@princessmarlena1359]

Lenore Zann could read the dictionary out loud in her Rogue voice and I’d enjoy listening.

[@miamimagicians]

She’s beautiful

[@_hencethename]

Thank u for this. So cool.

[@xavierkrantz1098]

She's working in Canadian politics since 2011

[@ZeroverseChronicles]

Is she coming back for x-men 97

[@dawitlaboy]

She plays roll exe from megaman ntwarrior

[@knucklesmega]

What!?

[@jimmyo1123]

Awesome

[@goddess9545]

AISHA CLAN CLAN!

[@Dreygo81]

You ever notice they never put a collar on rogue or how in the savage land, they didn't acknowledge that she could be touched. So weird in retrospect.

[@ilahmaecunanan2629]

Kitt Wonn and Master Cyclonis ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DIY4CFH]

Is she on for xmen 97, cuz it doesn't sound like the same rogue....on top of looking completely different.

[@arceerogueharleyquinncapta9925]

love her Rogue.

[@jontnoneya3404]

That's so cool. She sounds like a delightful person and I do love her voice. My god it's amazing!!

[@victoriascott3651]

She is so insightful sugar xx

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

She was so sweet, too!!

[@sdoijhadaoskdjfasokd]

Lenore Zann is amazing

[@thejourneyofe3131]

How when I read an x-Men comic, I’m always going to picture her voice as Rouge.

[@AnthonySforza]

Oh, no kidding. Like in... what, Uncanny #343 in 97, when they were in the Shi'ar and Rogue was being consumed by the Phalanx. All alone and thinking her next words would be her last, she shouted her declaration of love for Gambit and how she always loved him. Totally heard her voice when reading that frame. Then he blew in and saved her with something like "You think Im gonna let you punch out on a line like that?" I think it was shortly before she ditched him in Antarctica and left him to die... but a rather touching moment where I heard both voice actors in my head while reading it. Due to him being very clear about his infatuation with her and being in love with her, but we never really knew where she stood. She was always so ambiguous about her feelings toward him.

[@kakerumasumoto3275]

is she coming back for the disney remake?

[@leroygreen459]

I just want to come back and hate on you for getting this interview! Hate hate hate!! LOL!!!

[@MurderHoboRPG]

Dope

[@ASLackey22]

Some will disagree with me here but if they gave Rouge her own animated series she could easily take off on her own without the X-men. Don’t get me wrong I like her with the X-men but she’s got plenty of potential to do her own thing and has more than enough story to do so. Lenore Zane’s 90s Rouge I mean.

[@khaozochozinco7419]

💥

[@4ll4nb31l]

cool video

[@RudyTheInternetGod]

🥭

[@twiggycosmicyob]

Comparing rogue to Marilyn Monroe is genius. Especially since Blonde came out I really see her. Both their sexuality is a dangerous burden to them.

[@steviletourneau5142]

This was great. My daughter turns 2 in a few days. Let Lenore know we named her Rogue after her X-men character. Here is a picture from my husbands instagram. :) instagram.com/p/CGDn5mLjYH3/

[@CombatGod]

Is she single?

[@AnonymousanonymousA]

h.a.a.r.p. climate change?

[@WaitWhatsMyName]

She sounds like an old chain smoker and she looks like one too

[@biker-dr1ne]

it was a cartoon dudes get a life

[@torterratortellini6641]

Kangaroo

[@JDA2185]

Regarding her rhetoric about teaching young girls (in particular LOL) to "accept themselves for who they are" and "just love themselves"... First of all, that means to accept mediocrity and reject any kind of self-improvement and no, that's not what the show was about LOL. It was actually about the contrary to that. She's a great voice actress but she should just stop pushing her personal biased deformed political and social views onto people. That is not at all what the character she voiced and the show she was a part of preached to people. It was about teaching people, particularly the young ones about looks-based discrimination and prejudice yes, but that is not the same thing with what she rambles about here... As for Marylin Monroe, she did not commit suicide because she "didn't love herself"... LOL. She committed suicide because she had severe psychological and emotional trauma from years of physical and sexual abuse (her real story is actually a very sad one) which she never got over because she never got any kind of help for that. So that is a very different situation from what Lenore Zann tries to make people believe here. These social engineers must really stop dumbing down and brainwashing young people with this kind of phony self-righteous notions about "acceptance" and "tolerance" and all the other crap they lecture people on... But then again, if they did that they wouldn't be social engineers anymore, would they...? LOL.

[@blindoldenglish1]

U had me before u said u believe in climate change. They're called "SEASONS"! plus Marilyn Monroe was murdered do u you're own research!! Rogue is still awesome tho

[@olraca.2976]

Climate change... but there is a plastic bottle next to her 🤐

[@NerdNewswithDestiny]

Did you know that in 2017, just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions? While doing things like recycling and reducing your own plastic waste are great steps, pushing for change in local legislation and beyond, as Lenore Zann is doing, will have the biggest impact on our future. Also, she was doing meet and greets at a con, that was likely given to her. But if you have a comment on the content of the video or your love of X-Men the Animated Series, I'm all ears.

[@WiggleBabies]

Awesome actress for an awesome character

[@abebutts4342]

i might be wrong but im pretty sure she also voiced cyclonus from the 2007 animated series "Storm Hawks"