Lenore Zann's Rogue: A More Iconic Voice?

In a very special episode of 2Nerds and an Actor, host Aisha gets the utmost pleasure of sitting down with the legendary talent and voice of X-Men's Rogue, Lenore Zann. Lenore shares her unforgettable audition for the iconic role and the unreal response at their first comic con appearance. Zann talks about growing with Rogue from the OG X-Men animated series through the current revival X-Men '97. She's been on stages, won awards, spearheaded groundbreaking political movements, and warmed our hearts as the Southern bell and rough and tough mutant Rogue. If you like this episode leave us a comment rate and review it. If we get great ratings, we'll do more exclusive interviews and bonus content just for y'all!

00:00 — Meet the Voice Behind Rogue01:15 — From Guys and Dolls to the Stage02:46 — Playing Marilyn Monroe at 1903:30 — The Voice That Started It All04:11 — “That’s Rogue!”05:28 — Goodbye, X-Men?07:22 — “Are They Here for Us?”09:08 — How Lenore Became Rogue10:30 — Rogue’s Heart & Grief12:33 — From Rogue to Politics14:14 — Fighting Environmental Racism17:31 — 12 Years in Politics, Then Disney Called19:23 — Why X-Men ’97 Doesn’t Talk Down to Kids21:30 — Rogue, Magneto & “Deeper Than Skin”23:29 — Voice-Acting Advice from Rogue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices