Deborah Gates

Deborah Gates is an American actress and director who founded the acting company Shakespeare at Play in Los Angeles, California that specializes in abridged versions of Shakespeare’s works for young audiences.
Career.
Gates has played many classical roles, including Ophelia in Mark Ringer's staging of "Hamlet," Kate in "Taming of the Shrew," Hermia in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" at the Globe Playhouse as well as non classical roles in "Mrs. California" and "Quilters", winning a Drama-Logue Award for the latter. She has also done extensive work as a voice actress in such films as "Oliver & Company" and video games like "Guild Wars". She played the lead role of American journalist Helen Foster Snow in the Chinese film "Yi ge mao xian de mei guo nu ren".