Whitney Avalon

Whitney Avalon is an American actress, writer, producer, singer, and rapper best known for creating the Princess Rap Battle series and other musical comedy on YouTube, where her channel has over 600 million views.[1][2][3]

For other uses, see Avalon (disambiguation).

Whitney Avalon
NationalityUnited States
OccupationActress, writer, online producer, internet personality, singer, rapper
Known forYouTube videos
Websitewhitneyavalon.com

Variety listed her in their 2015 Comedy Impact Report,[4] stating her work has "amassed over half a billion views" worldwide in a year. She was also named one of Cosmopolitan's "Internet's Most Fascinating" people in 2015.[5]

Princess Rap Battles

The Princess Rap Battles series was created by Whitney Avalon and features fictional female characters facing off against each other in the form of a rap battle. Whitney Avalon appears in every episode as a major rap opponent.

She posted the first Princess Rap Battle "Snow White vs. Elsa" in September 2014.[5] Since then, she has posted more rap battles on the channel, including "Galadriel vs. Leia", "Mrs. Claus vs. Mary Poppins", and "Cinderella vs. Belle" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is a fan of the series.[5] Subsequent episodes include "Maleficent vs. Daenerys" starring Yvonne Strahovski,[3][6] "Katniss vs. Hermione" starring Molly Quinn,[3] "Freya vs. Ravenna"[7] and "Rapunzel & Flynn vs. Anna & Kristoff". Avalon then posted two Wonderland vs. Oz themed battles: "Dorothy vs. Alice" starring Emily Kinney, Ryan McCartan, Jason Rogel, and Joey Richter[3] followed by "The Queen of Hearts vs. The Wicked Witch of the West" with Alyssa Preston, Ben Giroux and (like all the battles) Avalon herself.[3] The most recent episode of the series featured Harley Quinn, Black Canary, and Huntress teaming up.

No.Rap BattleRelease dateViews
(in millions)		Special guest stars
1Snow White vs. ElsaSeptember 17, 2014226.31Katja Glieson
2Galadriel vs. LeiaNovember 25, 201431Sara Erikson
3Mrs. Claus vs. Mary PoppinsDecember 22, 201437.46Alyssa Preston and Jim O'Heir
4Cinderella vs. BelleMarch 11, 2015100.78Sarah Michelle Gellar
5Maleficent vs. DaenerysJune 24, 201541.8Yvonne Strahovski
6Katniss vs. HermioneNovember 18, 201544.96Molly C. Quinn
7Ravenna vs. FreyaApril 6, 201637.5Laura Marano and Derek Theler
8Rapunzel vs. AnnaNovember 29, 201630.4Eliza Dushku, Tom Lenk, James Maslow and Jim O'Heir
9Dorothy vs. AliceNovember 9, 201812.61Emily Kinney, Ryan McCartan, Jason Rogel, and Joey Richter
10The Queen of Hearts vs. The Wicked Witch of the WestNovember 23, 20192.69Alyssa Preston and Ben Giroux
11Harley Quinn & Birds of PreyFebruary 15, 20202.31Mary Kate Wiles and SWOOP

Appearance in other media

Avalon graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University in 2003 with a BA in Theater Arts.[8] She is a working actress in television, theater, and commercials.[5] In 2013, she played the mom in the controversial Cheerios commercial "Just Checking," featuring an interracial family.[9] She has appeared in television series such as Speechless, Outlaw, The Big Bang Theory, Days of Our Lives, Monday Mornings, Girl Meets World, Love That Girl!, and Jane the Virgin. She played Mary Shelley in Edgar Allan Poe's Murder Mystery Dinner Party and was a series regular in Hyperlinked, a YouTube Premium series distributed by Disney.

References
  1. Sifferlin, Alexandra (March 14, 2015). "Watch This Princess Rap Battle Between Cinderella and Belle". Time.
  2. Berkey, Rachael (September 24, 2014). "Disney Princesses Throw Down in an Epic Rap Battle". Nerdist.
  3. "YouTube: WhitneyAvalon". Retrieved July 8, 2015 – via YouTube.
  4. "Variety Comedy Impact Report 2015: Whitney Avalon Digital Princess". November 10, 2015.
  5. Kim, Heeseung (n.d.). "Just When You Thought Disney Princesses Were Played Out, Whitney Avalon Created Viral *~MaGiC~* Again". Cosmopolitan.
  6. Riley, Jenelle. "'Astronaut Wives Club' Star Yvonne Strahovski Enlisted for Next 'Princess Rap Battle'". Variety. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  7. "Freya vs. Ravenna". IMDB Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  8. Farrell, Kerri (March 11, 2014). "Alumna enjoying success in Hollywood".
  9. "Whitney Avalon, Actress In Cheerios Ad Featuring Mixed Race Family: ‘I Thought It Was Adorable". Huffington Post. June 6, 2013.
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