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Apollo Smile (born Paula Apollo Anne Scharf) is a pop music songwriter, singer and voice actress. Among her earliest efforts was a track on the Tom Cruise film Days Of Thunder. Later on, she billed herself as "The Live Action Anime Girl" and was invited to several science fiction conventions as a guest. Her convention appearances usually showcased music concerts featuring her original upbeat music and demonstrations of her martial arts abilities. Her typical look during this time was skin-tight spandex clothing, with her blonde hair in pigtails tied off with pink bows.

During the Sci-Fi Channel's Anime Week in the summer of 1998, Apollo Smile served as host. Other notable projects included a self-published comic book featuring herself as the central character and the voice of Ulala in the Space Channel 5 video game series.

Though she did gain a bit of a following among some anime fans, the majority were not very receptive to Apollo Smile. They felt that although she was heavily influenced by anime and Japanese culture (she typically gave her autograph in katakana characters for "Apollo Smile") and had even provided voice acting for a few dubbed adaptations of anime features, she was nothing more than a high-profile anime fan. Many fans particularly resented her self-appellation of The Live-Action Anime Girl, some even going so far as calling her a fake. Those who love Apollo Smile point out that she is always friendly, even to her detractors, and promotes positivity and goodwill. The mere mention of Apollo Smile's name has touched off such hotly contested debates about her place in anime and anime fandom that in some discussion groups, she is a forbidden topic of discussion.

In more recent years, Apollo Smile has seemingly moved away from the "anime girl" role she created for herself, seeking small but more conventional film and television roles. She also toured for a short while with the Virginia "Atari" band Rockbot.

Incomplete list of songs:

Purrr...
Last Stand in Discoland
Rainbow Rider
Feelin' Groovy

Voice actress roles (dubs):

Coco Hearts in Wild Cardz (OVA)
Karin Son in Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer (OVA)
Tracy in Battle Arena Toshinden (OVA)
Nova in "Megas XLR"
Ulala in "Space Channel 5 Part 2" (PlayStation 2)
Ulala in "Space Channel 5" (Dreamcast)

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