Maile Flanagan, born on the 19th of May 1965, is an American actress, who became known for her works in the English version of anime series “Naruto” and in “Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks.”
So how much is Flanagan’s net worth? As of early 2018, based on authoritative sources it is reported to be over $8 million, acquired from her years working as a stand up comedian, actress, and voice-over talent which began in the late 1990s.
Maile Flanagan Net Worth $8 Million
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Flanagan is the daughter of a US military intelligence father that led her to travel to many countries when she was young, including when she was four, her whole family moving to Bangkok, Thailand as her father was stationed there. When she was 10, they moved to Germany where she also attended the Department of Defense school in Munich, American High School. After matriculating in 1983 in Germany, her family moved back to the US where she enrolled in Boston College.
While in Boston College, Flanagan’s career in comedy also started; as a student she joined the student comedy troupe My Mother’s Fleabag. Right after graduating from college, in 1987 she moved to Minneapolis after a short stay in Washington D.C. to continue her career as a comic. She joined the troupe Every Mother’s Nightmare, along with Tom McCarthy, Andrea Beutner and Wayne Wilderson among others. She thrived in the city for almost a decade as a stand-up comedian, working at the Comedy Gallery and Knuckleheads as well as the Dudley Rigg’s Brave New Workshop, and as a theater actress. Her early years as a comic and an actress helped setup her career and also her net worth.
In 1996 Flanagan moved to Los Angeles, where she continued her career as an actress and comic. One of her most notable performances was in “The Bad Seed” with the whole cast winning the Best Comedy Ensemble of the LA Weekly Theater Award.
In 1998, Flanagan also broke into film and television, and also became a voice-over contributor. Her early appearances in television included in “MADtv”, “Gideons’s Crossing” and “Citizen Baines”, and she also had recurring roles in the series “Grey’s Anatomy” from 2005 to 2007, and in “The Class” from 2006 to 2007. In 2012 she made her debut on the channel Disney XD, as one of the cast of the series “Lab Rats” – her net worth was rising sreadily.
Flanagan also worked in movies, appearing in films including “Overnight”, “Phone Booth”, “Evan Almighty” and “Yes Man.” Her career in television and film helped establish her as an actress and also consistently increased her wealth.
Flanagan has also thrived as a voice-over talent; one of her most notable performances was voicing the character of the young Piggley Winks in the animated series “Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks”, which led her to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program. She also became known for her work in the English version of the Japanese Animated Series “Naruto”, giving life to the main character Naruto Uzumaki. Her work as a voice-over talent has tremendously helped in raising her net worth.
In terms of her personal life, Flanagan is openly lesbian, and married her partner Lesa Hammett in 2008.
