Michaela Jill Murphy

Michaela Jill Murphy (born August 18, 1994), also known by her stage name Jessie Flower, is an American voice actress.

[1][2] She became interested in acting at the age of four, and her mother, Evette, moved them to Los Angeles to begin her career,[2] where she appeared in commercials for Barbie and Mitsubishi.

Her first voice role was in the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, where she played one of the school fishes and baby turtles.

[4] She later appeared as a guest on the official companion podcast for the series, Avatar: Braving the Elements, hosted by Dante Basco and Janet Varney, where she would talk about Toph and what the character "meant to her," with Basco describing Murphy as a "dear friend" and praising Toph's character.

[9][10] In a 2023, Murphy said that while she would "love to come back and do stuff" for the franchise, she supported the vision of the show's creators, including possible recasting.

[3] In September 2020, Murphy founded Bandit Basics, an e-commerce platform that sells merchandise inspired by Toph Beifong and the Avatar: The Last Airbender universe.

Murphy at Anime North in 2009