Vanessa Marshall (born October 19, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American voice and television actress who is most active in films, cartoons and video games. She is the daughter of actress Joan Van Ark and reporter John Marshall.
Two warring factions from the planet Cybertron, The heroic Autobots led by Optimus Prime and the evil Decepticons led by Megatron flee their dying homeworld and take refuge on planet Earth, where they assume vehicle modes to stay hidden from humans as their age-old conflict rages on.