The actor admitted to BuzzFeed that she is often on the receiving end of glares from fans once they realize which seasons she performed as Sailor Moon. Coupled with her sincere desire to emulate Hawkes and to capture the essence of Serena's teenage antics, Ballantyne's performance deserves way more credit than it receives. In an interview with Brutal Gamer, Ballantyne says that her style of acting forced producers to take safety measures because of how physical she was in channeling Serena's manic behavior. Serena's energy is a direct result of Ballantyne's own energetic performance. ![]() Given Hawkes' involvement with the vast majority of the first two seasons, hers is the voice most often credited as defining Serena for North American audiences. Whether hungry or annoyed, her pitch rose and fell in step. ![]() She lost the refinement for the most part and began enunciating her moods. Hawkes ditched the somewhat eloquent inflections and gave Serena an air of 1990s attitude. Not long after production began, however, Moore departed and was replaced with actor Terri Hawkes. Moore gave the Princess an entirely appropriate, if not Disney-esque, range through her introduction as an eternally late student the only thing missing from her performance were the singing birds and whimsical score. ![]() For the initial run, Tracey Moore provided her voice. Serena is a teenager who happens to dual-wield being a ditzy airhead and a Moon Princess. During their reign, three actors were chosen to give a unique voice to the series' titular star. DiC Entertainment picked Canada-based Optimum Productions to dub the series.
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