Deedee Magno Hall

Deedee Magno Hall is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in the pop group The Party, and as the voice of Pearl in the animated series Steven Universe and its epilogue series Steven Universe Future. Early life Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Magno Hall is the child of a United States Navy sailor and a nurse, both Filipino-American immigrants. Her father is originally from Baguio, and her mother was raised in Manila. Magno Hall grew up in San Diego, California, and Orlando, Florida. Career Magno Hall began acting at a young age, lending her voice to the Disney show The All New Mickey Mouse Club (first recorded in 1988) from 1988-1991, and occasionally in 1992. She also appears as Jasmine on the Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular soundtrack. She is credited as one of the students in the 1993 film Sister Act 2 and voiced Princess Dinner Guest in an episode of Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child. After The Party, Magno went on to perform in musical theatre, most notable was her role of Kim in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon, a role she later reprised on the national tour. She later played the role of Nessarose on the first national tour of Wicked, from December 12, 2006 until November 16, 2008. She reprised the role in the San Francisco sit-down production at the Orpheum Theatre. Performances began January 27, 2009 with an opening night of February 6, 2009. She played her final performance on September 5, 2010, when the production closed. She joined the ensemble for the US tour of If/Then in October 2015, listed as "Cathy and others" and was the understudy for Elizabeth and Kate. Hall starred in the East West Players production of Next to Normal as Diana Goodman from May 12 to June 18, 2017.