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==Behind the scenes==
{{MainSee also|Twilight Sparkle casting}}▼
===Portrayal===
▲{{Main|Twilight Sparkle casting}}
[[File:Star_Gazing_Twilight_Sketch.jpg|thumb|300px|"Star Gazing Twilight", a sketch for the series' original "show bible", ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]'']]
Twilight Sparkle was an original character conveived by [[Lauren Faust]] for the 4th Generation of ''[[My Little Pony]]''. In the TV series, 2017 film, all ''Equestria Girls'' productions and ''[[Pony Life]]'', Twilight Sparkle has been voiced by [[Tara Strong]], who has gone down as one of Strong's most famous and iconic voice roles, compared to her roles as Timmy Turner, [[Bubbles]], [[Raven (Foal Titans)|Raven]], and [[Harley Quinn]]. Strong didn't audition for Twilight Sparkle, and was instead approached by Faust as she was in the process of making a pitch for a new ''[[My Little Pony]]'' television show (back then titled ''[[My Little Pony Adventures]]''. Strong portrayed Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and either Applejack to Rainbow Dash, but Faust decided she was perfect for Twilight.<ref>[https://youtu.be/iT-HFkChZEA Tara Strong (Timmy Turner) Breaks Down Her Most Famous Character Voices | Vanity Fair]</ref>
Due to being the lead character in both ''Friendship is Magic'' and the first two ''Equestria Girls'' films, Twilight has appeared in several pieces of media and thus, has had a number of actresses to portray her. In all English-animated media, Twilight was voiced by [[Tara Strong]], though was portrayed by [[Kira Buckland]] in ''[[My Little Pony: Power Ponies]]''. In the Japanese-original series, ''[[Little Pony TV]]'' Twilight was portrayed by [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], a Japanese singer and member of ''[[Milky Holmes]]''.
 
Strong has received and been nominated for a number of awards for her performance, such as the ''Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Children's/Educational'' and ''People's Choice: Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Children's/Educational'' awards from [[Behind the Voice Actors]] awards in [[2013]], [[2014]], [[2015]], and [[2017]].<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2013/television/ 3rd Annual BTVA Awards]</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2014/television/ 4th Annual BTVA Awards]</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2015/television/ 5th Annual BTVA Awards]</ref><ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2017/movies/ 7th Annual BTVA Awards]</ref>
Twilight Sparkle has had a few forays into the realm of live-action, unfortunately many of her actresses in these roles are currently unidentified. These include [[Unidentified Taiwanese actress 1|an unidentified actress in the Taiwanese opening]] and [[Unidentified Twilight Sparkle actress|an actress who portrayed her]] in the music video ''[[Magic of Friendship]]''. At least one of her actresses has been identified however, which is [[Chloe MacGregor]], who portrayed her in ''[[My Little Pony Musical]]'', a theatrical adaptation of ''[[Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks]]''.
 
Though Strong has portrayed Twilight in the majority of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' productions, [[Kira Buckland]], a famous anime voice actress, instead portrayed her in various software and applications.<ref>[https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Kira-Buckland/ BTVA Profile - Kira Buckland]]</ref> In the Japanese TV show, ''[[Little Pony TV]]'', Twilight was portrayed by [[Miyuki Sawashiro]], a Japanese singer and member of ''[[Milky Holmes]]'', who is also her first voice in the Japanese dub. In the short-lived stage production, ''[[My Little Pony Musical]]'', the pony was played by [[Chloe MacGregor]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170726213950/http://www.mylittleponymusical.com/girls.php My Little Pony Musical cast list]</ref> Sadly, most of Twilight's performers have been yet identified, such as her portrayer in live-action ''Equestria Girls'' music videos and her voice actress in ''[[Hello Pinkie Pie]]''.
In-universe, Twilight Sparkle has been played by a few actresses, mostly as meta-jokes involving the release of ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie (2017 film)|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. In {{C|FIM|66}}, [[Twilight Sparkle actress|an unnamed actress]] portrayed her in various films and in the covers to ''[[My Little Pony: The Movie Prequel]]'', Twilight was depicted as being a movie star, appearing at a theater in [[Applewood]] for her own film.
 
===Age===
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